.... People already know who you are? For example, everyone knows that Nora Roberts is J.D. Robb. There are some books i find that say "X writing...
Long story short, I have a key character in a story, who is poor but is a principled person and doesn't overvalue money. He feels money is used by...
Subject says it all. When you read a book, do you view characters differently depending on their gender? For example, if Harry Potter was a female...
Is there a rule like should stick to one point of view in a chapter? I usually write in a first person pov. So, I go for multiple (two...
Scribble, scribble, scribble; tap-tappatty-tappaty-tap. Everybody's writing. Whatever for?
I usually have my amazon orders delivered to my folk's house (as my postman has a tendency to keep my parcels for himself) but while I was in my...
Okay, this popped into my head and I can't get it out. What is the most popular talking point on this website? I mean like, really specific...
Basically, there's this thing called the sunk cost fallacy and it sounds to me that it's a better way to treat plot. The argument is: If at every...
I have started a story and so far it's in third person. i am considering writing the 2 main characters in first person. his side, her side....
I wrote a novel. I sent it to many literary agencies. None wanted it. I shelved it. 2 years later I edited the crap out of it and resubmitted....
I've heard many writers give the advice that in every story the protagonists should have a breaking point (or at least a low point), before the...
The opening will be of John Charling sitting in his study preparing for a service. As he turns the pages of his bible he turns to a certain verse...
What actions and what thought process do they have to display to become, irredeemable as a character? Like no matter if I tried to redeem them,...
So this character the idea is that she starts out as the Big Bad's right hand and she is in the beginning very evil and unsympathetic. However...
Greetings, I have been studying deep point of view more closely and I have been rereading some of my favorite authors' book. I was rereading one...
I am wanting to write a first book and try to take it to publication. I have been working on a much larger series for many years, but I do not...
Different places around the site you get to see how many "messages", "likes" and "points" people have. I understand the first two: how many times...
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