Karsten

You might find it helpful to read this article about pitfalls in romances . It's specifically about romantic comedy films, but I'd apply it to any romance. The article identifies ...

Just get out there and review! The only person stopping you from reviewing is yourself. ;) People who feel guilty might be whiners who should get off their lazy backsides ...

Sounds like meandering isn't working well for you. I'd suggest you try an outline, see if that helps. I prefer to use pretty detailed outlines - I'm four novels to ...

I often feel guilty for not reviewing, and for turning down review requests, and generally not being as much help as I could be. I'm a good reviewer and I ...

As for revelation... there's a car crash, not involving the main character. She is walking along, sees this, when she sees vamp-boy tear open the door, and drag this horribly ...

Thanks very much for your helpful response, Peter. I hope my questions didn't come across as accusatory - I know that vanity publishers like to prey on young, inexperienced writers ...

Hi itsabook, This sounds very intriguing, and I'm sure many of our young writers would love a publication credit if it's with a reputable publisher. Since you're posting anonymously and ...

You could try a three-act dramatic structure , which goes roughly: * Setup. * Inciting incident, which kicks off the plot. * Act one. * Act one turning point, a ...

I'm so glad I learned to review on about fifteen different forums before I got here. :P

I rather like it. Plenty of Welsh names end -wn: Annwn , for instance - probably because the letter w is a vowel in Welsh. edit: I'd pronounce it Gare-wen ...

Science fiction can't win because of the prevailing idea among literary critics that SF can't be good, so if it's good, it's not SF. SF classics such as 1984 are ...

6. You Were Lazy in Writing YWSers don't mind reviewing something that sucks. We're here to help after all. However, a lot of YWSers do mind reviewing something where it's ...

Karsten-- you sound like you might enjoy Maximum Ride. XD Thanks for the recommendation! I've never tried any James Patterson before, and if I pick up Maximum Ride I can ...

I'm not saying that no one has ever had characters that stand out, I myself do. But I also have reasons for their standing out eg. they are a demigod ...

You have a point, I do this as well but I guess it's because the character has to have a reason to stand out, to make the story and usually ...