Regarding something like this, beta-readers are going to be your best friend. They'll be able to give you feedback directly regarding the plot and...
I'm a little confused. If the cops believe they have a victim, but she is unwilling to testify and the cops have no perpetrator of a crime, what...
Humor can be worked into anything. I'm more of a fan of humor between characters, like two buddies joking around or sarcastic comments made by a...
Fear of retribution is huge. Perhaps you can show how people whisper about what happened to this-person-or-that after they reported your...
A character's goals often change throughout the plot of a novel, so no, you do not need one defining goal. I do think it is a good idea for you to...
I've never been big on writing detailed character profiles--I find them tedious. But after watching Jenna Moreci's video on believable characters...
A complex or round character feels like they are an actual person rather than a character in a story. The exist beyond the story. If a character...
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8YydnShI45jikZS368KCB20PulvmK14p The above is a link to a series of videos recorded at a panel from...
Mix up the blow-by-blow descriptions (which can get boring) with some emotion and impact. I enjoy action scenes, but only if I can feel them. If...
Ever since I was a kid and won a "create-an-author" award in elementary school, I just knew that one day I would be a writer. In high-school I...
I've heard of it. I'm also a big fan of the podcast Writing Excuses which Dan Wells is a part of. I like Dan Wells 7-point structure (which he...
I haven't read much in present tense (Hunger Games is the only thing I've read that I remember being present tense) and when I attempt to write in...
I agree. Since you said yourself that you find writing scenes without dialogue "boring and a chore", you may need to punch up those scenes a bit,...
Since most of your experience comes from writing shorter pieces, its important for you to understand that approaching a novel length piece is...
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