Kylan

Don't even introduce the character's past memories as a flashback. Finish up your scene/chapter and then begin with the flashback. No intro, no swimmy screen. It's just there. And then ...

I wrote a story like this. It was a novella about a school shooting and I would narrate in first person for the crazy messed up fiteen year old kid ...

You're writing for fun. You're not on a deadline. You have no book contracts, no agents, no outside pressure. If you're not having fun anymore with a story, drop it. ...

I work at a law office, so I just snatch a last name from client files. It's kinda fun actually. Choose a first name and then mix and match with ...

So this is an example of the cover letter I'm sending out. It's not exactly what the editors will see but it's close enough : __________________________________________________________________ Obi H.

Thanks Sureal and Prokaryote for your input!!! I have posted TOFAB under Science Fiction purely because it takes place in the future. But I'm not sure that I should submit ...

Hmm. Well, I edited my first draft and something very bad happened. The word count jumped from 7,000 to 8,000. :shock: I guess I'm just a natural "putter-inner" instead of ...

2nd draft = 1st draft - 10%. From Stephen King's, On Writing Good advice. -Kylan

Thanks for the hyperlink, Clau. I read it over and will incorporate it into my ms. Very helpful. Yeah, looking back on the story, I definately need to lay off ...

I've recently written a short story - posted here on YWS - called The Oil Fields Are Burning . It's probably the best piece of fiction I've ever written. Good ...

:wink: I'm guessing you're refering to me, jabber, and your story Scientific Proof. Very wise, insight. I really hope I didn't offend you in any way. Well, actually, I probably ...