I find it a useful tool - it definitely encourages you to write write write! And I find it rather nice to be able to update my word count and see...
You can also think about your experiences at that age, and what you feel you would be capable of now, since you're not that much older than your...
Look at Ender's Game - the protagonist is only six for the first chunk of the book. Years younger than your heroine!
You can treat magic however you like! But how you choose to use or treat it will very strongly influence the world you're creating. There's going...
Sounds like it could certainly be an interesting story, so just start! You can always go back and change the beginning if you don't like it, or if...
I think your last two sentences describe the two different aims you have, and I think you need to choose one of them - is your story about a...
I do enjoy the somewhat trashy vampire novels, like the southern vampire series that true blood is based on... They're definitely very quick and...
Well definitely good luck with the short story competition!
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That sounds pretty fantastic! Out of curiosity, what were some of the writing exercises you had planned and then neglected?
Primarily pen and paper - there's something more organic and real about seeing the words on paper in your own (or someone else's) hand. It tells a...
I think it depends on the province/state, and sometimes the distric school board. Some do it by calendar year, others by the school year. Some...
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