Francis Michael Buck

, It's strange because ninety percent of my dreams are totally bizarre and nonsensical. This one is like one of the only exceptions I can even think of having.

I nominate Attolia, she gave me the best review I've ever gotten on this website, as in the most hopeful and honest.

You can never be too cruel, as long as it's not unrealistic/unreasonable/without greater purpose.

In my opinion, reading just about any novel will, in some way, make you a better writer. Bad books will teach what NOT to do as well as how to ...

Well it's kind of hard for me to tell other people how they should write their stories considering how many factors are involved at any given time, but at least ...

While I agree to a certain level, not all books require emotion to be good. In fact, I'd say lack of emotion can sometimes be as powerful as emotion itself. ...

The first story I wrote was quite literally an almost exact copy of the show Jackie Chan Adventures, with different character names and more dragons. I started it in fifth ...

The Departed is probably my favorite title for anything ever, especially with how it ultimately fits into the story. It almost gives everything away, but you'd never know it until ...

I actually did the same thing with my own novel and it worked out great. The first-person POV really allows you to empathize and relate to the main character, usually ...

To be honest I've only truly read three of McCarthy's books, No Country For Old Men, The Road, and Blood Meridian, so they're the only ones I'm going off of. ...

I will usually plan out an overview of every major scene/event in the story, with a general (not exact) idea of what takes place there-in. This way I always know ...

Amazing. I want to see it three more times at least, but unfortunately I don't have 10.50 to drop every session (yes, that's how much the CHEAPEST theater in my ...

One of my favorite authors, Cormac McCarthy, gives very little description beyond the necessary environmental stuff, at least in certain novels. His most recent one though, The Road, is kind ...

Damn, that's one comprehensive name guide. I like it, you clearly put a lot of effort into it. And I'm definitely in the school-of-thought that believes naming characters is a ...

Thanks a lot Attolia, your tips are really helpful and I agree with almost everything you say. It's hard to find a lot of this stuff on my own. I ...