I'm about 85k into a planned 120k fantasy novel. It's by far the furthest I've ever gotten and I think that I'm afraid to finish. Then I have to...
Thank you Gigi! It's good to be back, and I'm already integrating myself back into the discussion.
However evil the villain is, it's always important to give them an understandable motivation. In the villain's own head, what he's doing is needs...
I honestly don't see the point of including a musical playlist in a book, even if there is some abstract relationship between the writer's work...
I'll reserve final judgment until I'm finished, but I think I agree with you. The funny thing is that I actually liked Elend in the first book....
I'm reading The Hero of Ages. It's the third book in the Mistborn trilogy, which is okay, but not fantastic. This book shouldn't have trouble...
If your superhero is a human being, then he's going to naturally face issues that regular people face. The easiest time to form a connection with...
I quit the hotel job I had back when I was more active on the forums. That job was ideal for discussion because I was just sitting at a desk all...
After being away for about six months, I'm going to try to become more active in the forum again. It's good to see that some familiar faces...
This is a very workable idea, though I'd be careful how you go about revealing the eventual villain's intent. If the turn seems too sudden then...
Giving the character an obsession with violence isn't that big of a stretch, since a lot of young people go through that kind of morbid phase in...
I tried doing this once and it didn't really help me. The novelty of having a robot-girl reading my story to me was kind of fun for thirty...
I was in the April PDF version. I didn't realize it was that long ago until I looked it up. You probably don't have access to it, but my story...
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