Cpt. Smurf

Yeah I would think your example for structural devices is on the right lines. Basically I think it just means to make sure you paragraph your work correctly, subtitles, titles, ...

Please don't post the same topic twice. **LOCKED**

In other words, mimic Eragon as much as possible? Exactly :wink: And do it in style!

Yes, don't forget the wise old man with a long silver beard who seems to know all, but never tells. And, of course, he must die half-way through, but then ...

Wow, it's a long time since I did the Wars of the Roses in school. Let's see what I can remember... Well, the whole thing was between the House of ...

Unfortunately, there's no way for you to change your names. We were given a period of three days some time last month, maybe the month before, to change ours, and ...

My surname is double-barrelled, and, as far as I know, it's unique to me! :P However, for this reason, I'd have to either give myself a fake initial for my ...

Congratulations! And perhaps... don't take up Clau's challenge - you wouldn't to end up in hospital from a caffene over-dose!

I think I speak for everyone when I say just power on! Just write, it doesn't have to be good. That'll come later.

hurray for allegories! i love allegories. C. S. Lewis and Tolkien, oh my! although Tolkien doesn't like to think of his stories as allegories. anyway. I would have thought that ...

*restrains gyr from doing the unthinkable* Was that one of the flames you got on fanfiction.net? Some site - you may have flamed their work, but personal insults like that ...

I think it depends on you and the book. Some books have hundreds (OK, slight exaggeration) of little chapters, whereas others aren't split up at all - they're just one ...

Well said! The name Paolin springs to mind...: "I'm sorry," apologized Brom. Hehehe!

But specifics! What does it mean by "how they participate on YWS"? This is only out of curiosity, by the way, I'm not seeking nomination (and it's looking doubtful I'd ...

Yes, what exactly are the criteria for a nomination?