Blues

...but they all have different settings, plots and characters. Or even sometimes, the plots have similar elements, but I suspect it's because of the same theme. Both novels have the ...

Ooh, I have one from when I was younger and the police knocked on the door and asked if we had lost a snake (which was found in the neighbour's ...

Thanks for your answers, everyone! I really appreciate it and I'll be acting on it. Thanks again!

Lately, I've been terribly unmotivated to write. I don't have any enthusiasm for writing, the actual quality of it has dipped and what I do write is generally in word ...

Generally, I derail from my outline halfway through. I see it as a loose guide to finding my way across the path of novel writing and I don't need it ...

The first novel for me is always the best thing to write. You're not self concious, you really don't care how it'll turn out and it's all about having fun. ...

I remember 2 nightmares vividly: 1 where I dreamt that I was going to be run over by my angry parents on a steamroller on the motorway. Another time, I ...

Insects. That includes massive bees. *shudders*

Personally, I like to write the first draft straight away, without editing much. If there's anything I want to change, I leave that for the next draft, but I do ...

If I'm honest, I'd have said it was fantasy xD But not like wizard stuff etc. Maybe Urban fantasy? Depends if it's in a city though. It could also be ...

Watson sounds good! Simple and nothing that's a bit... well. Weird xD I've considered using either my middle name or Blues (for my surname) if I ever published. I don't ...

Thanks for the responses, guys. @Elo - thanks for that! I'm currently seeing where the plot's events would fit into it all, but some of them won't really apply ;) ...

Hi, everyone! So. I've been rewriting my novel, and I've come to chapter 8. I hit the middle act two (in the 3 act structure) at the end of chapter ...

Slightly off topic, but Tenyo, that post made me want to write a detective novel now xD Edit: Very off topic, but Tenyo, you made me write a detective novel.

Why not? If you publish it, that's a different issue, but even then there are still many books with book/movie/brand names in it. So go ahead! It also adds to ...