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I foresee a big problem. If the characters can see what's going to happen, what are you going to do for suspense? Maybe you could make the viewpoint character unable ...

Third person is more versatile. For example, I wrote the draft for The Wrong Side in 3rd person. Whilst revising I decided I wanted to gloss over a long tedious ...

Aren't they like, a manifestation of who the writer wants to be or wants to have around them? And the plot a manifestation of their hidden troubles/wishes/dreams; what they want ...

For my fantasy novel The Wrong Side, I have a scene on a fishing boat. Does anyone know what sort of boats in the medieval period would be suitable for ...

The climatic reason is good. Fantasy often resorts to magic as an excuse for anything. "A spell was cast over the land that prevented the plants from growing" or "they ...

For a minute there I thought you were serious about the first outline, and thought, "who are you and what have you done with Merlin." Lucky it was just a ...

Self Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King is good. And I get Randy Ingermanson's e-zine as well. It's good and its free, so there's nothing to ...

The best way to do major edits of plot and character is to have used a plan in the first place so you could spot the problems before you spent ...

Whenever I'm on the internet if I spot a good name, I copy it into a text document. That way I've got a whole list of interesting names to choose ...

I've read some of Karsten's reviews, and they're top quality. Anyone can correct grammar, but Karsten goes into plot, characters, setting, and all of the things that really matter. If ...

Here's a few things I do when I'm upset or frustrated. 1. Tear up the paddock in my car 2. Victimise my chemistry textbook 3. Masturbate 4. Eat chocolate 5. ...

A prologue is an option, but a bad one. If a prologue seems info-dumpy people tend to skip straight to the first chapter. Is it really necessary for the reader ...

I think believability would be the most important thing to take into account. Not everything needs to be different just for the sake of things being different on this world. ...

What I want to get out of this idea is just a one guy (main character) taking on hundreds, possibly thousands and coming out with a few bruises or scratches, ...