I'm actually having a similar problem. I have a villain but I can't figure out what her motivator is. Why is she really after my MC? There's a...
Start thinking about how these people would interact, what problems they might face and how they would handle them. What are the dynamics between...
Keep in mind when writing about scenery that the purpose is to provide setting and suspend disbelief. Use it as an opportunity to explore the...
How about writing it like a story would be told. A bedtime story, something told around the campfire, etc.
That's how short stories should be. They give you a peek into the world you are creating, just a snipped. They don't have plot arcs like a novel will.
I've found that if I start editing before I complete something I. WILL. NOT. FINISH. Ever. If you have ideas about changing or adding...
All the time. Sometimes something I dreamed about intrigues me or something someone says gets the brain juices flowing. Sometimes its a whole...
So think about the rule breakers. The Mist by Stephen King (the movie at least) doesn't tie up all neat in the end. It leaves you in a horrifying...
Not so long as he dissociates them from those groups. It's like a white supremacist believing that blacks are a-holes but that his black friend...
Jane Austen wrote several characters named Jane. Do what feels right.
Flawed characters are more interesting and more fun. I think flaws give them more dimensions and make them more human. It also makes them less...
I love withholding information when I'm writing. I like to make the reader wonder. So yes, I think you can withhold your character's name a while,...
To me a hero is someone who strives to do good even if it means they don't get credit for it. I think the most interesting heros are the...
Separate names with a comma.