I am currently working on a novel (I'n my spare time, undergrad here) but I am really unsure about a couple ethical matters and possible copyright...
Having decided to opt out of Nanowrimo this year in favor of more thorough plotting for my next project, I have finally found the core problem...
How do you react when you're reading a book and the main character is "chosen" to be something or accomplish a great task to save the world? Do...
I find writing around characters quite daunting at times because I cannot always be thinking ways of figuring the hero from the none and so on. so...
Hello, everyone. I am working on a plot, and I wanted to see if the concept is good. It is a fantasy story with some "hero" characters (comparable...
I wasn't planning on having humans in my fantasy novel. All of the races were going to be unique or have special abilities. The race closest to...
Hi everyone. Recently I've been doing some writing, and when looking for some answers I stumbled upon this site. I've been writing for quite...
Prologue: My friends and I came up with a card game that involved 3 players, or factions. Each side had specific, well-balanced traits that...
I've read a few posts on here and it came to my attention that I might be over-describing my characters' physical attributes. I don't go insanely...
Lately I've been having this problem where I make these fleshed out characters with various backgrounds, and create a setting for the story to...
Afternoon, I have an Agents who have expressed interesting in ready my Crime Novel. I am doing some final polishing on it before I send it to...
Long story short: Lot of ideas I'd like to continue working on, but as soon as I start one, another call to me and I turn my attention to it. So...
Currently, I am working on a novel fencing adult/young-adult fiction, set a few years before 2020. I suppose it can be categorized as a science...
Hello all, I'm new here and have just started writing a sci-fi novel. The trouble is, to understand the situation of the world and the motives of...
Hello, everyone! First of all, thank you in advance for any suggestions. I'll be sure to pay it forward and reply to other threads in this forum...
This may be a bit long but here it goes: Originally, I had this idea of writing a werewolf fantasy series. I had characters and backstories and a...
I'm still just getting to know all these different sub-forums, so forgive me if this isn't the right place to post a thread like this. Anyways, I...
Well, the reason I've created this thread is because, when you're dealing with a fantasy novel, it's fun to think of powers for your supernatural...
I'm sure I'm not the first to have this problem, but eh, I figure what the heck. Might as well. I've got this brilliant idea, and I know those...
First, let me say that I hate Mary-Sues. Hate. I loathe them with every fiber of my being. The last thing I've ever wanted is to write one myself....
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