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I can understand not wanting to call your elves "elves" since people have a preconceived notion of what elves are like, but why not call humans "humans"? There's no point ...

Sounds like you've got a case of exposition overload in the beginning. Do we really need to hear all the regrets and angst first thing? Probably not, and it's difficult ...

And if your characters are changing into Twilight characters in more than just in appearance, there is a very simple solution to your problem: stop reading Twilight. Seriously. Anything you ...

Hey there LauRux. Moved this to Writers Corner since this is talking about your project. Ask an Expert is more for when you want information on specific subjects rather than ...

Moved to Writing Tips. Writing Activities is more for word games and such. Writing Tips is for where you have advice or a technique you think might help other writers. ...

Novels do have to be consistent and coherent, but that's what the second (and beyond) draft is for. :P

Fanfiction cannot be published. Even if you have an entirely original cast of characters, if the story takes place in a universe/world created by someone else, then it is considered ...

Vivian/Viviane is also sometimes called Nimue. The legends are old, and they've been adapted many times, so there's a lot of variation in names/spellings. Just so you know.

Arthurian legends are a pretty specific type of myth. They focus only on King Arthur and the members of his court. Gawain and the Green Knight is my personal favorite, ...

I found the piece written for Writer's Digest that was mentioned in the introduction to the article: What Agents Hate . It's much of the same as what's posted on ...

Not everyone can listen to music and write, though. I for one find music distracting and find myself often just sitting there and listening to the song instead of writing. ...

It sounds interesting to me, though I think the twist ending might be a bit tricky to pull off without making it look like a badly done deus ex machina. ...

I'm in the exact same boat as you, actually, and I have to say that Rosey's advice is what has worked best for me. My current novel project is not ...

I think you really have to ask yourself the question "Why do I write?" and answer it honestly. Right now, just from reading the above post, I get the feeling ...

There are also programs like yWriter that exist specifically to help writers organize everything related to their story. I suggest looking around a little to find one that you like ...