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I think one of the biggest rules for writing is, "Don't have an ego."

I disagree with number 3. Sure, "said" should be the main word to use, and "expectorated", "averred", and other such words should never ever be in a book, but what's ...

Xavier: Scream and run. Lily: Scream and run. Wolf: Kill it and make some tiger-burgers. Lord Latrapi: Try to escape if possible. If not, kill the tiger. Merenor: Hide in ...

Green eyes are actually more common among certain ethnic groups, like Celtic, Germanic, and Icelandic peoples.

I'm not sure. You shouldn't make a name that people wouldn't be able to pronounce, and I cannot pronounce that at all. Is it "Gayr-win"? "Gey-er-win"? Something else?

Xavier's Quest: Boy must find his way home after stumbling through a portal into another world. Kalu, Newborn Spirit: Newborn animal spirit must discover what he is and save the ...

In every book there is a character that has green eyes, or red hair, or a killer body. What's wrong with green eyes (I assume by green, you mean bright ...

Merenor: Any specific shadow on the ground. What would be your first thought if you walked in on someone who was naked?

I'll use Merenor. Q: What's your full name and what is it's meaning? Merenor for it's meaning, my parents never told me. Q: Where is your favorite place and what ...

Also, where are the paranormal romances with creatures besides vampires, werewolves, and angels? I want a VALKYRIE, dammit!

I don't like horses either. Too darn smelly. Carnivorous mounts are bad ideas though, since they will likely require A LOT of meat, unless they are cold-blooded. Still, cold-blooded creatures ...

One thing I've noticed is that in a lot of fantasy worlds, the ordinary, non-magical animals, are all ripped directly from Earth. Rarely do I see an author make their ...

The Mirror of Merlin and The Fires of Merlin. And there's also another amazing book. It's called Maradonia and the Seven Bridges. It is so wonderful! [/extremesarcasm]

Okay, I changed the title. As for me, I think that inspiration is taking an idea and putting an original twist on it. Rip-offs would be having a short protagonist ...

Where do you draw the line between taking inspiration from a story and just plain ripping it off?