In my superhero-themed story, there are a number of characters/groups with names that start with The. The Gothic. The Bulwark. My thought is that...
Cause the advert said, "Sunset canoe trip," not, "Sunset canoe trip through croc infested waters."
When I was in Nepal, I took a canoe ride. The canoe sat about 2 inches out of the water at the sides (if that). The banks were lined with crocs....
You do run the risk of making the POV character more sympathetic to the reader. Readers tend to be more forgiving and want to side with the POV...
I can't start writing without some sort of outline. It doesn't have to be much - just a few plot-points that get me from chapter 1 to the end -...
I agree with Oz. Are you sure you are out of plot in just two chapters? With a character with so much internal conflict (as you describe it, she's...
It always seems unrealistic for people not to shoot a zombie that was their relative. It's realistic to have them pause before firing at the first...
There certainly isn't enough information about the character to answer but, what the hell, here I go. There is no reason you can't keep...
One of the things I try to stop my readers from saying is, "Why didn't they just..." When I read, plot holes and logical inconsistencies...
I just reached the section of my MS that needed this description. Thanks for the help.
So the Ankou is like the grim reaper. What if the dog is another manifestation of death? Perhaps the Ankou takes souls to one afterlife and the...
When I started writing back in college I think I rarely broke 1.5k words - probably closer to 1000 words. My novella is around 35k words and the...
I remember being told at one point that you had to have a gripping first line. I still strive for that. I know that I get annoyed with books if...
I usually let an idea ferment for some period of time before I put anything down on paper. When I get a beginning, some sort of basic idea of the...
Separate names with a comma.