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I find it rather difficult to emulate a story just for the sake of emulating a story. It would probably be more helpful if you thought of a plot first, ...

You finisheddddd! *throws confetti* :D

That's awesome, Kylan :D Good luck!

Don't worry, blustarr ^^ Anyways, a resource I really like is where you can search for names by country of origin, gender, letter, and all kinds of other awesome things. ...

Info dumps are, of course, bad. Except when they're helpful. In the above example, the author segued from an action into a related memory. Yes, it's telling, but it's not ...

This sounds like a wonderful idea :D I'll be sure to try it sometime!

Technically-grammatically, it's totally incorrect. But that doesn't mean it isn't effective for style (just like this sentence ^_^)

- Finish my ongoing story [finally] - do a full edit on said story at least once - Perfect my theme series of poetry type thing - think up something ...

Like Suz said, edit-edit-edit. It can only get better over time. Even in the process of typing it up, I'm sure you'll notice things that you didn't notice while writing.

5 Tips for More Realistic Characters* *Results may vary ah-hem, what's with this disclaimer at the beginning? :P Lovely article, Razo

Stella needs Fred because he's the only friend she's got and her only connection to the real world. Fred needs Stella because, well, he needs a purpose. Whee; now you ...

In this modern time, is it ever appropriate to call someone "Ma'am" or "Sir" anymore? If so, where/when?

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, the Expert List is no longer listing experts. This is an awesome list, but until there is some evidence of it being used, expanding it ...

So what's it about? And I must say, labeling any book as an "inspirational novel for youth" instantly turns me off to it.

I'm getting distraught with my first draft, because I feel like I don't know what my character's have in mind. This could probably be an outline in itself. A list, ...