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I second (or third, fourth etc) the idea of skipping a place. I've done this in two of the four first drafts I've completed and I feel it does make ...

Casualness. Familiarity. It's basically show don't tell taken to a whole new level. This, I think, is what people love about Harry Potter -- the extraordinary settings are fleshed out ...

Cool! My computer isn't fast enough to load videos, but I'll have to check those out later. Usually I don't have music when I write, but oddly, I find it ...

Usually I start with a premise. About a quarter through the book, I can see where it's going to end up, but not exactly how it's going to get there. ...

Either can be good. I've been using almost exclusively first person for a couple of years now. I don't know if I'll ever be able to switch back. However, I ...

Okay, I must say I love writing chase scenes. and consequently, I also love writing about writing about chase scenes, so this is probably going to be a long post. ...

It might be that the phobia builds from lack of exposure to the fire, as well as the actual event. For example, she was initially scared of fire, but has ...

I agree with making it real for characters. In the action, they might think or remember random things (and not just in the cliched "life flashes before my eyes") way. ...

People always say I use too much dialogue and not enough description, but since I write first person, it's kind of hard - they're not going to describe their own ...

By the aftermath, do you mean a scene looking over the battleground (or any area where the fight took place), or more of a discussion/debriefing between characters about the event? ...

I had this moment yesterday: "It would be so helpful if I could quickly see how much of my novel is dialogue." I don't know if this software exists, but ...

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 ...