But if you begin with a rough idea of the background, you don't risk contradicting yourself later on (this much is true for longer form material...
It may not be fatal not to write extensive backstory, but what makes your friends the interesting people they are is their own backstory. Even...
As suggested by Gingerbiscuit, a backstory is essential to a character. Throw them into different circumstances in their past, and allow them to...
I started my current novel about 3 years ago, but it died quickly at about 10 pages. I picked it up over the holidays and I've almost tripled the...
Thanks for a good read! Will definitely apply some of this to my personal work. UG
That's my best advice right now.
You would think a stern spanking would put the girl off the carnival idea, but no it didn't. She kept trying to sneak back to the carnival, the...
Hey Guys! Another informative post here. Today I want to talk a little about writing workspaces and how they can positively and negatively...
I have a good friend who reviews my work sometimes. We are also co-writing a novel together, which is quite fun
Without giving away my own ideas, I think the best way of creating something new is to look at what you have. See how it compares to the...
This is something that I am struggling with as well. I have read so many great fantasy novels that they are really bleeding into my novels. Not...
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