He is totally right about that. A professional writer will never have writers block. What about a writer who is learning the craft though? One who...
Agreed. I find travelling a good way to explore character, seeing the world shows interesting people. In fact I'd recommend all writers travel and...
I understand how you feel. Write your way until you are happy with what you achieve. Writing everyday is one thing, but working out exactly how...
No. It is a good concept. Keep going with it.
I think it's a great idea! Most of my stories contain real people. I do that in order to create a sense of realism within my stories, even if some...
Your post made me smile. I am like that in real life. It is often the people around a good person who tries to corrupt them because they lack...
You need to look into how you develop your stories. Apart of your story development process is Character, in fact character is the most important...
This story chose you. You didn't chose it. Now you need to make a decision to develop and write it or forget about it. That's in my opinion though ;)
To be honest it sounds like he's jealous of your abilities. He may be skilled and qualified in English but as a critique he's obviously...
Ask them to sign a release or a waver. BTW a truly good writer knows that taking another's story is soul destroying. Because a great writer...
Archetypal Stories I wouldn't worry about if its been told before or not, its the way you tell it that really matters. When you think about it,...
Yes, you are on the right track! Just continue to develop it further. Think of the end, the beginning, the middle. How many chapters there are,...
No you are not weird or old fashioned. A great writer writes when he/she is most comfortable also with the tools they use.
When does it occur? Is it when you get to a certain point in your development or writing?
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