A lot of them. lol
I think a key thing to remember is that approaching this as writing a "child character" is an easy way to fall into stereotypes. Like adults,...
Screw the ratio. Some people love little to no dialogue. Some love almost all dialogue. There's no way to please anybody. Work towards whatever...
I've been told that my dialogue sounded fake too. I've also been told it sounded real and very believable. I've been told it sounded...
Read when you find something you want to read. Write when you have something you want (or need) to write. I think, to be a good writer, you...
Ambiguous endings CAN work in select circumstances, depending on what is left ambiguous. But you have to deliver an ending that resolves the story...
I never really bought into this notion. Even as hyperbole. Always struck me as a mindless stereotype of writers. Again, doesn't mean one buys into...
Use as many as your story requires (and I suppose, as you can handle). Your cast doesn't sound all that unreasonable at all. What your story calls...
Some say it is indeed pointless and shouldn't be done. Yet published works include prologues all the time. So who knows? Maybe it's just a...
If it happens, just go with it. Unless you really feel like it's going too far. While sometimes you have to reel your characters in, having the...
Writers often don't get a say in what happens. Happens to me all the times.
Can't think of any off the top of my head but it sounds incredibly common to have several main characters. I don't see what the issue would be.
I would say most series should start with a standalone novel. Mine does. Each book in a series should be as stand alone as possible, IMO.
I think critiquing can always be useful. Different kinds of critiques can just give you different perspectives. And you'll probably learn...
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