True, but naming your characters makes understanding easier. That's why you do it.
"The boy" is not OK. Using him and her is since there's only the two of them and the reader can easily distinguish between them. If not, use...
Always name your characters. The only exception are those that are just background and do not interact with your other characters. Not naming...
Do you mean a comic book? A daily comic like those in newspapers? Or a webcomic? A graphic novel? BTW, writing for a daily comic is called...
Total and complete commitment to the first novel. If you hold anything back from your first story, your readers will sense it and be less than...
I think you're concentrating too much on the mechanics of publishing. Concentrate on the story. Without it, your thoughts about future books...
You start with trouble. Writer John Brown says your readers have fear and hope for your characters; fear that they will fail and hope that they...
Self-defence. Nothing else will be tolerated. If you want your protagonist to be "good", then justifiable use of force is his only defence. He...
Writer John Brown says that your readers must have fear and hope. Fear that your main character will fail and hope that he doesn't. It is too...
What makes a Great hero great? A Great villain. And by great here, I meant a completely-deranged, psychopathic villain, dripping evil from every...
You'd be surprise that Canadians know more about the US than most Americans. It's sad and kind of scary.
I lived in Canada for all my life and it's not hard to find out things about it. You don't have to live here to find out. Most of Canada's...
I can't see Canada accepting any state unless there is an overwhelming majority to do so. Some northern states might apply but I don't think most...
The best way to start any big project is to do the things you know you can do. Write the parts that are clearest to you at the moment. Don't...
A male practitioner of magic is a wizard; a female one, a witch. A warlock is someone who breaks an oath. A person can be a warlock without...
Separate names with a comma.