No. Your muse isn't missing. It's there. Just make sure you're tuned to "the right channel."
That's the way to do it. Now get in there and kick some story arse.
You're using your outline as a crutch. Take the basics of your outline, the general sweep of your story, then put your outline away and sit and...
Kind of a sweeping generalization to make about fantasy and SF, isn't it? And are you referring strictly to YA fantasy and SF? Or to all...
Write. Write every day. Even if it's just a free 15 minutes. Write. Write write write write. And read. Read as much as you can. Read the...
Story outline--the quick and dirty. --Who is my main character? --What is the problem/conflict they face that has great personal and emotional...
Just remember: your outline is not set in stone. It's just a framework on which you build the other parts of your story. But if you're...
Your main character would do better to go with a rifle for that shot.
Write it. Then pass it to your beta readers and see how they react. That'll tell you if it's working or not.
Write it. Forget what "suggestions" we might give you. Write the story you want to write. You can always tweak it later.
Sorry, Matrix, but this reads like really bad villain dialogue. I hope you're planning to use it for comic effect. Otherwise, you might want to...
Nothing wrong with it. It's just another way of writing the story. If you write it in first person and later find it's not working for you and...
Echoing evelon. Why do you need worksheets? Use your word processor, make a new document for each critter, and write away.
I try to keep "telling" to a minimum. To denote the passage of time, for instance. ("Three days later, they arrived at the gates of Haven.") Or...
Separate names with a comma.
