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Reiner’s spent his whole life working to get a Councilman’s mask seared forever onto his face — until he’s given one final test, and realises getting his little brother away ...

Tough women and soft men, is my short answer. For example, super awesome female characters I love include Suzan Ivanova, Jadzia Dax, River Song, Debra Morgan (Dexter's sister), and Dana ...

Diversity! My favorite subject. I already tended to write LGBT or disabled leads as my top two preferences for protags, and I always thought it would be a hindrance, eg ...

I love romance. I notice I get extra invested in characters when I'm rooting for them to get together. I think a big issue with romance in general is that ...

I write in past tense. I try different tenses and POVs for my flash fiction, and it's kinda fun, there are some merits to other ways of doing it, but ...

A little late to the party here, but a really interesting question! I couldn't resist. I think there are a few possible answers. 1. Change. Characters that grow and affect ...

Introduction Welcome to Megrim's elevator pitch workshop, where I can help you hone your one-sentence description to catch people's attention. This is helpful for your own understanding of the story, ...

@CandyWizard Sentence 1: There's a lot of debate over whether it's okay to start with dialogue or not. The major drawback is that there's no context. I think dialogue openings ...

5/10. It's kinda intriguing, but it's vague and doesn't actually give any info or context. I think it's too gimmicky for me. --- Iari drew a shaky breath and checked ...

So many cool titles in this thread! Hmm I'm not a big fan of the intentionally strangely spelled words. I could imagine this going really well with a dark fantasy ...

Hmm, 3/10. I took off an extra point for the typo :P I know, I'm a harsh critic :S Two similes in a row, and it feels a bit overburdened ...