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I also listen to Pink Floyd and occasionally Metallica when writing. The Tea Party is my all time favourite though (Favourite songs are Temptation, Sister Awake, Heaven Coming Down, The ...

I agree, short stories are a much better place to start than novels, and I wouldn't advise someone to attempt a novel unless they'd proven their skill with a couple ...

Still, if you only post chapter 1, people can often tell you a lot about your whoe story. They can tell you if your pacing, dialogue and style are good, ...

Agreed Wariofart (awesome name).

Sauron was friends with Gandalf before he turned bad. I don't remember what caused it because I haven't seen the movie for years. I've never read the books, which are ...

I agree, generally the short stories are of a higher quality, probably because they'r edited. However, there are some good novels I've read here. It does take a good one ...

Well I'm glad video has its limmitations that books can fulfill, otherwise where would us writers be. But sure, there's things I wish a book could do. Sometimes I picture ...

Well, I'd consider Smeagol one villain with split personalities. He's a good villain because he's got a good and bad side. The thing that makes him the villain is that ...

The reader doesn't neccesarily have to know all of the backstory. It's mainly there so you know the character better, so you can write them more realistically. I write backstories ...

I also like sunshine and deep conversations, but don't get enough of either. :( YWS can be good for deep conversations, but as for sunshine, I've got to go on ...

Some things work better in one medium than the other. I'm reading the Dark Tower now, and I think there's no way a film could do it justice. On the ...

Villains don't have to be evil, and in fact, I prefer if they aren't. I think a good villain has enough good attributes and reasonable motives, such that if the ...

I've written 6 short stories all about the same characters because I love them too much. And those stories were each about 5000 words. I guess I feel that after ...

I used to like Vampire weekend, then didn't like them for a while, and now like them again. I'm often that way with music. I used to listen to The ...

That's some good advice, and a big number. These member interviews are a great idea.