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Re: So I had this idea...
@StellaThomas nailed it with how your explanation still doesn't bridge the gap between how your general audience will view rape versus how the in-book culture views rape. As for the ...
Jan 20, 2016 -
Re: Stop the constant He/She said!
Please try to stay on-topic. In any case, I think @Meandbooks brings up a good point. If you're using tags for every piece of dialogue, it points towards a larger ...
Jan 20, 2016 -
Re: Story Ideas! (Opinions?)
Posting them on here wouldn't make them not be actual novels. Depending on the publisher, so long as you retain all the rights to your work (which you do on ...
Jan 14, 2016 -
Re: So I had this idea...
Those tribes also come from very different geographical areas, so I would be leery of mixing and matching. The stationary nature of those tribes also doesn't match up with the ...
Jan 14, 2016 -
Re: character background
I would recommend putting the scene under a spoiler or something to separate it from the rest of your post. It was really confusing reading your explanation and then realizing ...
Jan 14, 2016 -
Re: Story Ideas! (Opinions?)
I would say work on the one you love best. You'll be more likely to put your best work into it and have the most fun writing it.
Jan 14, 2016 -
Re: So I had this idea...
Well, I do see two major issues with the idea as-presented. 1) When you say "Native American culture", which tribe are you using as your model? 2) If "The Great ...
Jan 14, 2016 -
Re: I need help!
As Lefty already mentioned, using the WRFF forum is a great way to get more feedback. Just be sure to read the rules first as they contain a lot of ...
Jan 14, 2016 -
Re: Writing in verse
Depending on how long the verse is, you have several options. Typically, the longer the verse, the more likely it will be offset from the regular text, usually by a ...
Jan 14, 2016 -
Re: Essays
This was posted as a reply to someone else's question, but a lot of the advice applies to yours as well:
Jan 5, 2016 -
Re: Any tips on writing descriptions of people?
Ultimately what it comes down to is that characters in writing are more memorable for the things they do rather than their supposed physical appearances. Even people who claim to ...
Dec 26, 2015 -
Re: Nova or Nora
I want to point out that "Nora" in Japanese means "Stray" (as in the "Noragami" anime that means "Stray God") and something like that. If it suits your story, then ...
Dec 19, 2015 -
Re: Time lines and time skips
It sounds like you have a purpose for the switching, which is good. I'm wondering why you are worried about the switching though. If you're worried about the audience being ...
Dec 19, 2015 -
Re: Location?
The parking garage is a lot more plausible, and depending on how late it is, the garage would be pretty empty, not just of people but of cars as well. ...
Dec 11, 2015 -
Re: One Sentence Pitch
My first impression is that your pitch is very cliche. There's several reasons: the phrases you use ("darkest demons" is particularly glaring) are so common as to be trite, and ...
Dec 11, 2015
