Krupp

...just because darkness is beautiful does not necessarily mean that it is a good thing to be around. I've written many dark things in the past, and embraced it, and ...

Thanks people. Just thought I'd check. Some people think it's highly offensive to write about a terrorist from his own viewpoint and try to justify his I figured it wouldn't ...

Well, I have yet another idea for a story that'll probably be put to use in the future. The problem is, I am thinking it may not be appropriate, so ...

This is defenitely a big help. Much obliged.

As a fellow college student who went through the American high school system, I think your story would be much more believable if you used 11th graders (juniors) than 9th ...

...mostly, everything Monki said will work well enough. However, it's not the grade of high school that matters in the ending; it's how the characters are written. There is one ...

Well, it's 2009, and I still have yet to finish a follow-up story/novel/novella to It's in the Blood, which has never happened to me before. I usually get something finished ...

I think the key then is that you blend 'said' with action tags in a manner where you aren't getting carried away with using either too much. Problem solved. haha.

This helps considerably. Thanks mate.

I don't know if there's a thread on this already or what; I just put this down without even really checking. But for the first time in my ten years ...

I can't answer the first question, because that's your decision to make, not ours. But sure, definitely post it on here some time.

are these supposed to be our own personal rules, or rules that generally should apply to everyone? if the former, then here are mine: 1. It's okay to bend the ...

My one real requirement is that I need to be in a certain mood to write a specific storyline. That's my only real requirement.

I look at many books being published today by adults, and I know I'm better. It's that simple. Age shouldn't matter; it's the talent that is what makes us authors. ...

Writing is something I'll be doing for a living; if that's by doing journalism, then so be it. If I can get published that'd be great, but it's not gonna ...