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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 ...

Don't worry yourself with character appearances so much (shallow characterisation makes for a shallow story). Instead, focus on backstory. Where did they grow up? What sort of family background did ...

Try the snowflake method. I'd guess you can't finish because the task is so huge and daunting. The snowflake method breaks down the entire process into stages, so you can ...

I've tried and failed seat of the pants writing. Planning is the way to go for me. My planning style has changed over time. Once it was just a scene ...

I write fantasy. Not your typical dragons and elves high fantasy mind you - I prefer a darker, grittier style like that of the Dark Tower Series. I still enjoy ...

Read heaps of books and start planning another novel while you wait. That's what I'm doing.

It's nice not having that stress, but I'm bored. I wish the postal service was faster becasue I ordered six books and was hoping their arrival would coincide with finishing ...

I haven't read the book, but I've been fortunate enough to attend a seminar by Markus Zusak. He said he rewrote the first chapter 80 times to get it right. ...

I read the first one in the car while my brother and sister had a movie going and there was music on and didn't like it a lot. I re-read ...

Critiq is right, but that's why stories about animals use personification to make the animals human like. I used to read Gary Kilworth when I was younger and really loved ...

I like Junkwriting. I've always called it freewritng, but Junkwriting is a better term. I'll use it from now on. The technique has been helpful to me too in the ...

High Fives all 'round.

That's cutting it close. I myself am on 76.5K and the end seems to be retreating faster than I approach it. There's no way I can rap it up by ...

You can do it Magnus. I'm at 65K and am going for 80K by the end. That's another 15 for both of us. We can do this!