Dynamo

Well, if it's fiction then it doesn't need to be exactly like what happened to you. To me it sounds like you're trying a little too hard to convey the ...

I write in third person all the time. I find it easier, plus it's simpler to switch perspectives with other characters if you write that way. But if you want ...

To be honest, you could make her anything you wanted to as long as you make it sound believable.

The way I see it, it all depends on what feels right for you. As for me, I write completely in third-person and I use the past-tense in all of ...

I'm kind of the same way, I think the closest thing to a writing class I've ever taken was highschool english class. The last book I ever managed to finish ...

This is an easy one, a college proffessor.

I agree with Apple, this is one of those things that only practice can help you overcome. My suggestion, try working on some other literary projects to give you more ...

This is kind of like what I did for the story I'm writing right now. I'm making a medieval swords and magic type story that'll take place in the supercontinent ...

Why do I suddenly feel like I'm back in math class?

I do that too, but I just use a seperate word document where I cut and paste all my "out-of-place" paragraphs to store them for later.

Info-dumping is when you bog down the narrative of your story with paragraphs of information that, while helps explain a character's history or how an object works, contributes very little ...

To me, a truly terrifying villain is one that cannot be seen or fought. A puppetmaster if you will, hiding in the shadows and manipulating people and events to suit ...

PC all the way. You can write faster using a keyboard instead of a pencil, it's easier and takes less time to correct mistakes, there's spellcheck (of course), looking up ...

You could always go on google earth and find a real island to use as reference.

The way I see it, anything that draws your attention away from the story trying to be told is a big no-no. Reading a book or a novel is supposed ...