Karsten

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 ...

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 trying not to give my obligatory rant about how third person can be every bit as deep as first person. :P Pick whichever. The only difference is the pronouns.

My writing is pretty dark. I like violence and conflict and drama. Snappy dialogue. Fight scenes. Sarcasm. :D

I've never explicitly thought about the aftermath of a fight. I guess I try and do a little mental triage. Injuries are important, barely-restrained bad guys who might break free ...

This is a common problem with, I think, some easy fixes. 1. Skip minor actions unless they're important. Your example takes four separate actions (looked over shoulder, turned around, walked ...

The only real differences between first and third person are the pronouns. Depth/closeness of viewpoint is an entirely separate issue. You can have close third person and distant first, or ...

I had this moment yesterday: "It would be so helpful if I could quickly see how much of my novel is dialogue." If you zoom right out so you can ...

What's a good publisher for a Wolf Fantasy novel? Each imprint (subdivision of a publisher) generally only handles one age range: adult, YA, MG etc. So the right imprint and ...

You're welcome. :) I'm glad you're doing your research. If I could recommend a few websites where aspiring authors can research, I'd suggest AbsoluteWrite , Writer Beware and Preditors & ...

I have a question if you don't mind. Do we send the whole 'book' or just like the first 50 pages\3 chapters? Or a summary for beginning,middle, and ending? Or ...

Isn't practicing spelt that way not practising?? Good question. My understanding is that in British English, to practise is the verb and practice is the noun - but in American ...

Thanks. I don't care how old i am I just want my book published. Sureal and Blink have given some excellent advice. I also wanted to note that writing at ...

I want to published fantasy book that I have been working on. Part of it is posted here.. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get it published, or ...

I think the opening is the hardest part of the novel. I went through upward of ten drafts and several writers' groups before I hit on one that gets consistently ...