Kibble

I think that while research is important, unless the facts are pivotal part of the story, if you're in "the zone" writing, you can just put a note to check ...

You don't necessarily have to improve your writing with short stories. Most of what I wrote initially was the start of novels, which I never finished. Great for developing writing ...

I love this anime face maker for generating character faces to look at! It can help with descriptions.

Huh. I must be weird. I saw 'Ciana' and thouht, "Chee-ah-nah". But that's just me. Yeah, I'd suggest changing it so it's not so confusing. Not weird at all. You ...

Could you have two separate documents, open them both and then resize the windows so that each one takes up half of the screen?

You've probably read a lot of books where the "collect things" plot is done in a cliche way, right? The fact that it has been done many times in a ...

I think it does depend on whether the narrator is looking back and giving commentary (eg. To Kill a Mockingbird, Gallagher Girls series ), or it's just first person past ...

I think it sounds like a good idea. The alleyway/night thing is the only cliche I see -- maybe you could think of a more unusual place to find a ...

I would definitely avoid "rich" stereotypes, because not all rich people are mean, snobby etc. I think rich people may take things for granted, but I imagine a few downsides: ...

Difficult questions but I have to agree with tori1234. I think with the friend's parents, usually I think "x's mum", rather than their name! And most people I know talk ...

I agree with Hawkie: knowing a lot about characters and not putting it in your story (but possibly hinting that there is more) builds a believeable world. Even if you ...

Wonderfully terrible, Night. Nah, seriously, it's cute. :) Actually, just to add, the fact that you were writing voluntarily at that age is a sign of a true writer. :)

Thanks for the help everyone! That really simplifies things a bit. As for gathering the courage to actually send the query... *gulp*

I think this works out. The first novel I ever finished (okay, second, but that other one doesn't count because it was only 30 000 words), I skipped one scene, ...

Apparently amnesia also affects memories after the accident. For example, if a person hit their head, they wouldn't just forget things that happened before then, but would probably also have ...