Audy

^ what they all said. Start where it matters. A lot depends on the type of story you are trying to create. An action story's opening line is most likely ...

Depends on the size and scope of the story. How many characters are there in Harry Potter? More than forty, I can tell you that. A lot of characters can ...

What exactly do you need help in? I read your poems and I don't find them bad in any way. You handle rhyme very well and both of your poems ...

To add to what SmylinG was saying, you can base a character off a real person, or you can base certain characteristics off of real people. Any one character of ...

Hm. Usually when I come up with characters, I get an essence of their personality and characteristics in my head. When I first started writing - it was a list ...

Jadah, You were looking for a beta-reader, and coincidentally, I am looking for something to read. It always makes me happy when I see other writers who are passionate and ...

The majority of fanfics are just wish fulfillment. When you're a writer with your own characters, you tend to have a little more dignity :P

Above examples are spot-on! Just to add on to what was said above about word-choice and diction, probably one of the best ways to portray a character's emotions is through ...

Meh, it doesn't sound like Uglies -- except for the whole future-perfection thing and dysfunctional society, but that's just a common theme in any futuristic novel -- Brave New World, ...

xD I love yours Icaruss! Once upon a time...the end. (couldn't resist xD) Finally finished my novel! Didn't save. "Why no, drunk I'm not Officer." "Oh. See, what had happened ...

Do the trees everywhere have any symbolic meaning, you think? :) That would be neat! Anyway, it sounds like a good idea! However, I think it would be better to ...

If I ever need a quick idea for a project I've procrastinated, or an essay I need to write, inspirational quotes usually do the trick -- music works well too, ...

More detail does not necessarily mean more strict. I guess it all depends on your story, and what personally works better for you -- I find that without an outline, ...

Very awesome! I one day hope too, that you will visit my thread if I ever finish my first draft :X But all the same, congratulations; finishing a first draft ...

OR sometimes your characters are the ones who come first :D I remember I was sitting in class one day and I had so much work to do it was ...