Megrim

Should I write in first-person or third-person POV? Which is better for a "new" writer? The one you're more familiar with will probably be the easier one. Third person past ...

Rosendorn's comments are spot-on for conceptualising and plotting the scene, but I'd argue it could steer you wrong with regards to the actual writing of the scene. You need all ...

Brandon Sanderson's lecture on sympathetic characters. Broken up into multiple parts, I highly suggest you watch the whole thing!

The summary you just wrote, shadowprincess, sounds really compelling.

I'd like to mention that there is a genre known as new adult. That may be what you're looking for if you feel it's between the two. (Edit: Bad at ...

It's hard to gauge what's "enough" conflict. In a creative writing lecture I learned that often beginner writers don't put enough into their plots/worldbuilding, and you probably shouldn't be worried ...

Personally I would't read it (based on that short summary alone). It sounds too much like the rest of the YA dystopian novels that are super popular right now. I ...

I think you can develop either first, but the story will be about the characters. If you worldbuild first, you have to be careful not to overload the narrative with ...

Arkhalon nailed it... not sure if I can add much there :) Remember to make characters, not roles. I can't emphasise that enough. Like, if a character exists only to ...

You may not be a plotter. I know some people feel like if they plan out what's going to happen, they lose the need to write it, or it takes ...

The best advice I can give is that even though it's science fiction, it's first and foremost a story. About people. Never forget your characters or let them fade into ...