I read that 80,000 - 90,000 is the ideal for a sci-fi, but who cares about word count? (Well publishers do I suppose) Don't slash scenes for the...
You say you write the character as if they were yourself... is this a bad thing? Maybe it's something to develop into a potential story :)...
Has he read it? That might be interesting...
I usually name characters after people in my life (I'm so bad with names). I'm not sure how the main ones came to me, as they were created so long...
How many crime novels have you read though that have pretty much the same plot? If it ain't broke, don't fix it - there are people out there that...
I've had mine for seven years. I wouldn't say it's discouraging for me but sometimes I get a little irksome that I'm not 'there' yet. Especially...
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