Ohio Impromptu

Oooh. wow. Can't wait. Much appreciated. :wink:

There is something very Dead Poets Society about your circumstances. Please don't resolve your problem the way the main character in that movie did. Personally, I don't think there is ...

Well it definitely couldn't hurt. I want to be a journalist myself (either print or something else) and I'm studying it at university, so I know that anything you can ...

My ideas come from the things I already know. My inspiration comes from those ideas. Current example: I have a solid knowledge of theater, which led to an idea about ...

...and please, for the sake of every writer who was ever able to look themselves in the mirror without feeling horrible, do not, ever, base a character on Jim Carey. ...

Firestarter: I really like your list. Mine looks sort of similar. But in addition to stuff like Bright Eyes and the Decemberists, post-rock is a goldmine for creating a mood ...

I used to be the patron saint of over-description. I used to write entire stories because I wanted to describe things, and then try to weave a plot in around ...

Ok, well I can't tell you which one you should choose, but I think I can offer some advice that might help you make the decision on your own. You ...

So, you know that precise moment when that grand idea hits you? I just had that. But then after that second where your head explodes, you have to pick up ...

Great advice. I've been tinkering with the idea of attempting sci-fi for a while, and this should prove useful when I finally take the plunge. Hopefull, it'll be soon. I ...

I write to music all the time. Maybe it accounts for my lack of writing as of late, but if music while writing is wrong then I don't want to ...

Some advice that I wish someone had given me ages ago, that I've only just found, is that the best stories aren't necessarily the ones that require obscene amounts of ...

I did this, and it works very well. I set it up by having scene in the first column, characters involved in the second, events in the third and other ...

She had syringes, and no medicine.

If a more comprehensive character-building guide has ever been produced I will happily sell my right hand on the YWS online store. Some of this advice is great. The rest ...