In a post-apocalyptic world, the survivors would be focused pretty heavily on survival. They wouldn't take pointless risks, waste resources, or go...
I have a rather macabre quote from an anonymous source that may be of interest to you.
I would suggest using an ordinary name and giving it sinister connotations through the way people talk about it. In my opinion, people whispering...
I don't see any problem with your example. I usually think of show and tell as referring to characters more than the narrative itself. Like, don't...
Congratulations! I've only ever reached that milestone with one of my stories, and man did it feel good. Good on you for being dedicated enough to...
She's absolutely right. You should never like your writing, or even enjoy the act of writing for that matter. TRUE writers like myself maintain a...
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Are there just too many detective characters out there? Are they too cliche? Has the detective character been done to death? Sorry to make fun,...
If you don't want the reader to think about the mask too much, maybe make it seem as though it's a cultural thing rather than a personal thing. By...
Thank you Iain, that's an excellent idea. There's a character with a nickname they got in the war that nobody dares to say in public, so that...
Hey there. Today, I found myself trying to think through a few issues with a story I'm working on, and lamented the fact that I didn't really...
What are some subtle ways to describe a fragile, recovering society? My setting is a decade or so after an enormous, continent-spanning war that...
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