I'm rereading The Sirens of Titan, one of my favorite books. It's amazing that Vonnegut grew as a writer so much from Player Piano to this.
No more back story is currently necessary. If the plot ends up demanding it, deal with it then. What is necessary is that you've created a...
Lol Johnny Got His Gun is the only 'obscure' book I've read, I suppose. I had to read it for a class, and while I was reading it, I hated it....
I can, but I find that my thoughts flow more freely when it's off. I only listen to music when I'm doing a basic outline of something. It's too...
I don't do meaningful names. I pick the names based off what 'feels' right rather than contemplate what fits their personality the best. Giving...
The epic concerns itself with a larger-than-life hero who accomplishes amazing, impossible tasks that pertain to something crucial to his life, a...
I agree that too much characterization and revelation of backstory too soon within the story itself is detrimental and holds the writer to a...
Yep. Since I started to seriously critique people's stories about seven months ago on a different website, I've become a more critical reader. In...
I've never understood the argument of 'Guns protect our freedom!' If the government transforms into a police state, it comes down to whether or...
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