I've got two rules for my writing: Brevity and Tight. Purple Prose falls into my brevity rule. I'm very comfortable with my ability to use...
For me an outline consists of a synopsis and a scene list. I start my stories with a visualization of a main character and setting. I work on...
I'm very bad in that I simply struggle to think of an imaginary face, so I always use actors. It helps me play the scenes out in my mind better....
Find something that you're comfortable with that does a reasonable job of "sounding" like the character. For example : Jonathon may be a poor...
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