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Honestly, inspiration comes from anywhere, and as long as you aren't using any of another writer's names, characters, or settings, you should be totally fine. Every writer borrows ideas from ...

@GoldenQuill - Ooh, yes, TED Talks are a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion! @Carlito - Thank you so much, that's really helpful. I knew a bit about ADHD and ...

In my AP English class, we've just begun a semester-long research and advocacy project on the topic of our choosing. Currently, my broad topic is as stated in the title ...

I actually have a really hard time developing a character's personality until I've named them. So I usually pick a random name generator that fits the setting of the story ...

There is a market out there for unlikeable characters and dark, gritty stuff. Personally, I'm not a fan of it, but a lot of readers enjoy extremely morally grey or ...

Does anyone, or could anyone, take offense to this? Yes. I guarantee you that with almost anything you write, someone, somewhere, could be offended by it. Do your best to ...

@Lightsong - I guess I should explain more about what's going on here, because those are all very valid questions. So: at this point, there has never been a manned ...

@Lareine - Therapist, great idea. Will add that. @Rosendorn - Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I think freeze-dried food isn't what they'll want to be eating ...

@Rosendorn - I probably didn't make that clear in my opening post, but the engineer is basically supposed to be the mechanic, so yeah, double duty. Same with the cooking, ...

@Rosendorn - I'm thinking the max they'll stay is 5 years, but they can pick up and leave earlier than that if they need to.

So! I'm currently planning a murder mystery set on the first ever manned ship outside of the solar system. Specifically, it's going to Proxima Centauri, because, as luck would have ...

I don't think you should switch between timelines. Flashbacks are controversial enough, but flashbacks to what's only a few days before would probably be confusing and are probably unnecessary. It's ...

Feel free to disregard my opinion because of my intimate knowledge of what Captive is about. :P I feel like the first paragraph is wordy and sounds too much like ...

Oh, that's what you mean by the "curse riding him hard." I see. I think having the retiring part and the accepting the gift part in the same sentence doesn't ...

This may just be because of how your synopsis is worded, but what do you mean they feel others' "desire"? Is it just the things they want? Is it sexual ...