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He does sound too perfect Pretty Crazy. Give him a bad temper or maybe the one girl he loves is the one he can never have. Nice article, by the ...

I like titles that are short, sweet and to the point. The name of the book has to jump out at me when I'm at the bookstore. If the title ...

I guess you could do it, but do you really think that you'll be able to make your story unique enough to stand out among all the other vampire stuff? ...

Well, there goes my dreams of writing. Guess I'll go chuck golf balls at the neighbor's garden gnome instead. Seriously though, I really don't agree with this poem at all. ...

I using just use "said" and "asked." Maybe the occasional "mutter" if it seems appropriate, but that's about it. No, wait, "snapped." I use the work "snapped" way too much. ...

Okay, I know that sounds ridiculous, and maybe I'm not exactly "afraid" of writing. But lately, writing's lost all it's fun for me. Every time I try to write something, ...

Here's Jas' score: Score Breakdown I Love Her, I Let Her Go 5 She's The Anti-Cool 3 Plain Jane 0 Healthy as a Horse 0 Momma HATES Her! 0 Total: ...

I live in NE US and I've never heard someone say that before. Never.

I agree with what everyone else has posted. Basically, keep it short, sweet and to the point. Don't ramble on for pages. A lot of authors use the prologue as ...

I'm on the very first chapter of a new urban fantasy book. The story takes place in our world, but with hidden magic and mythical creatures. Now, here's my problem: ...

Nope. Realistic as my characters are, they know that they aren't real. (Well, except for Jimmy D, but he's just crazy.) I wasn't aware that people write letters to their ...

They came for her at midnight.

Oh, I love this site! I use it all the time. It's really useful for just getting the words out, although I usually need to go back and edit a ...

I just start with two characters. Any two characters. Hobos, circus clowns, a librarian, two college kids, whatever. Then I stick those characters into a random situation, like buying candy ...

Wow, great article! It's very informational, and I know I'll be reading it again! Luckily for me, my beginnings are always the best. Then the whole story kind of goes ...