Whats the worst thing that can happen if you stop the editing-during-writing? The words don't matter. Tell yourself the story first. I used to...
Tell me all about how you made your dream a reality. I'm finally taking this shit seriously and moving to publish my finished novel and finish an...
Yeah, it's amazing that even though I thought I had enough to start writing novel how much I don't know about my world and how boring it really...
Some of the best advice I heard is to turn off your internal editor. That's sort of saying quantity over quality. If I worried over every scene,...
You'll find your own voice once you've written enough. The people you read while you write will certainly influence you, but I wouldn't be afraid...
Best to start with some kind of conflict. Maybe about why he has no memory. I'd be pissed and dissoriented if I had no past. Then that conflict...
Has this sort of thing been done in science fiction?
Yeah, it's temporary. Like the Mangalores do in the Fifth Element when one of them poses as Corbin Dallas. No time to do any real examination....
I don't know what else to call it. She can change aliens to look like humans. Is there a name for that? Has it been done before? If so, what...
If an editor/publisher thinks a book is going to make money, they buy the book. End of story. As long as the author isn't infringing on...
See, I've been striggling with this conflict as well. George RR Martin says that you shouldn't start a novel (or a trilogy or a series) without...
What? Is this website that stifling?
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