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The Q is a sound actually made in the throat, even further back than the sound romanized as q in Arabic. The ai is line the i in "mine". The ...

Hey, Lefty! Just thought I'd chime in a bit with the two above me, and offer a few practical things I find help me in similar situations. I feel like ...

I may come back to elaborate more on some helpful pointers (wonderful job with this, by the way, Merlin!), as I don't have much time, but... #1 biggest mistake when ...

I kind of like a blend of the two, I think, if it works for your style and can be incorporated into the rest of the scene which you've built ...

...Wow. Excellent advice, Kyl! That is an awesome idea. I just might start doing this from now on. xD

Well, I too have chosen 'few characters and a vague plot'. xD There're only two stories (which I'm still currently writing) which I've made complete plot outlines for, but that's ...

1. Does nothing happen in the first fifty pages? No way, Jose. Everything happens. >.> Well, the start anyway- -I'd say that's something. 2. Is your main character a young ...

My current I-absolutely-adore-and-spend-like-all-my-free-time-on-even-neglecting-my-current-YWS-story is about 55 k words. I'm so proud. :D :D :D *huggles story* It took me over a year to finish mine.

I'm not really sure about my male characters. They're all in the fantasy genre so I don't know if I can help with the more modern day guys, but...I can ...

Hm. I'm wondering now if I should try to change my playlist. XD I find it too much of a bother for me to be so specific about my music ...

Ha ha ha oh yeah. Definitely. I carry a notebook with me whenever I can. I actually have two notebooks, and a digital writing journal (aka Word file I use ...

Well, I'm kinda both. I understand where the guy's coming from, but I'm a girl myself so I know how I (or girls like me) would react to certain things ...

My best advice for that: Just draw it. Make the landmass big enough to dot a couple random cities in each country, then (unless you've already got the history and ...

That's interesting advice, Sam. I think, Monki, the way you draw your maps depends on what kind of novel you're writing. Mine, for example, works for my fantasy stories where ...

Well, I've got a couple maps drawn up I might be able to put up for you... *a minute later* There. How's this? It's a computer-drawn map from paint (which ...