I tend to write a character bio or a rough scene for a character for a character before I settle on a name. The majority of the time, once I've...
Yep, pretty much echoing everyone else's sentiments here. Over the years I've heard lots of advice from published authors and other such...
You're very welcome. Just remember that nothing anyone tells you about writing should be taken like gospel. They might be highly intelligent...
Is it not possible to see who has given you positive rep? I wasn't even aware that this forum had a reputation system until I spotted a...
Bianca only conjures up the sound of that shrill voice. "Riiiiiiickyyyyyyyy!" Eastenders has forever ruined that name for me.
The thing is, you don't have to plot out a characters entire life story and personality straight away. If you find that sort of thing boring when...
Great advice here. If you've got a great idea, write it down. Some of my most complete and satisfying work that I've done so far came about...
Children's books a pretty much full of anthropomorphism. Seldom will you find one where the animal characters aren't given some sort of human...
It sounds like a fascinating idea for a story. Good luck with it! And welcome, from a fellow newbie.
The thing about your examples is that they're from horror movies where the 'good' characters are usually written in such a way that we don't care...
My preferred method of 'killing' a ghost would be to write it in such a way that the ghost is being tied to reality by some sort of unfinished...
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MilesTro, have you read the Song of Ice and Fire series? In the later books you start reading chapters from the perspective of the queen, Cersei...
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