If you're going to do it, don't just put it in the beginning. Use it periodically. If you have a pattern to it, readers will be fine with it, and...
I sympathize with your struggle. It's aggravating to discover half way through a book that your tone is changing because it means you need to go...
You have to take into account how attached you are to it. Some writers just can cut things, and if you're one of them, you had better consider...
I think in modern times, one of the biggest factors is the "lameness" (for lack of a better word) of the love. Maybe a century ago, you could get...
Only a few of your readers will even notice; of those, a small fraction will take offense; that small fraction will have a moron quotient of 1:1...
"Different" can be a strange beast. Many times, we want something familiar, which is why there is a market for romance fiction stuffed with books...
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Are you looking into e-books because you don't think your work can be good enough to go through the regular publishing process, or is it just...
Well said. I think that's exactly the thought I was trying to articulate to myself. So if it's sort of foreshadowed, does that help make it less...
I've been thinking about trying to write with my young child, but I've been a little discouraged because the child either isn't interested or...
My writing music is usually (but not always) composed of songs without lyrics. For the most part I end up singing along if there are words, and...
I'm intrigued by the idea of a story where the narrator/character notices the important plot elements around him or her, but fails to understand...
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