Empire might be overused, but doesn't have to be named as such -- maybe it will help the reader to swallow the pill better :D In fact, many forms...
I am back after a few months off! Aand I recently finished the second draft of a novel and it's actually consistent and not falling apart like a...
Uh... Nope. Every time I stop to think about the ideas of my stories, I think: "man, this will never get published." Still writing them, though,...
Theorically I can write 30,000 words per month -- or more -- so I could finish a first draft in three months, and since I edit as I go, I might...
Not really. I realized it only later... Although I'm pretty aware of symbolism in other works rather than my own.
I think that this is definitely my problem. I don't like to spend too much time describing and flowering. I like to get straight to the point, but...
I usually talk to myself about the scene I'm writing: how I got the idea, what's the point of that scene and so on.
I guess the thing is discipline. Write, no matter what excuse you have not to. Turn the internet off, close all games and entertaining programs, I...
I agree with marktx: it's not about giving her a "secret" for the reader to think she's soft inside. I think the matter here is more about...
Yes, it is awful. That is why is called draft. Especially with a "first" before it. ;) Don't be too hard on yourself because of this. Keep in...
I never stop writing but I do switch projects a lot. But read other things, analyze what I've written so far, and write a bit even if I am going...
Not everyone roots for romance, but I think the "show don't tell" rules applies rather nicely here if you don't want your story to be covered with...
I usually start with a mental ramble of a character about certain event that takes place or will take place in the chapter -- because I'm all for...
It depends on the situation. I do use more details on major characters but not in only a paragraph chunk -- I go adding slowly as the story goes...
I don't think they are holding back to spare my feelings, though. Probably because they aren't used to nitpick plotholes and dissect characters --...
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