My current novel has three main characters, Josie, Liv, and Lue. What I worry about is if Liv and Lue's names are too similar. Liv is short for...
I would recommend developing the universe as the story progresses. You want to hook the reader in the first couple of pages/chapters and he or she...
I think the rules of starting your plot too early or too late are flexible. As long as your characters are developed somewhere along the way and...
It doesn't sound overused at all. The only way I could think of overusing it is if you started adding characters whose stories were exact copies...
I believe that if a writer has a beginning and an end, then once they start writing they'll find a way to connect the two. If you finish the first...
I imagine this question has been asked in some variation a million times, but what are your suggestions for promoting a self-published ebook? I...
Strong female characters can still mess up and need help. As long as you don't characterize her as weak (i.e. make her seem generally needy,...
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I think it would be really interesting to include the super natural elements, especially if you play around with the "Am I really seeing this...
Welcome! Stopping by to have a brief fangirl moment over your icon. FAVORITE scene of True Grit. Oh my god.
Almost all agents and agencies say on their websites how long it takes them to respond to queries. In my experience, it's anywhere between two...
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