Passion's Killing Floor

I know what you mean by discouraged. Lately I've been discouraged because two of my friends have won contests for their writings and I have won nothing. Yeah, yeah I ...

Internet. Damnit.

I'm thinking of majoring in English and minor in some arts so that I can break into the creative industry and eventually build my way up.

I write on the computer, usually aiming for a finished chapter every weekend. In class I usually scribble down ideas and scenes so that I can incorporate them in once ...

M.S. Crawford for the win. It rolls off the tongue nicely. I'm going to write in both my pen name and real name. It really depends on what I'm writing. ...

Madora sounds menacing... Look at small things like the meaning of words. From many languages, it's origins, etc. That can help you out. Look up the Greek or Latin words ...

Another thing to consider is taking a look at the small publishers that don't require you to have an agent. Other than the fact that they publish very few books ...

A pocket watch with something special hidden with in it. That would be neat.

It needs a little bit more originality. Think "What can I do to make this one stand out from all the other Angel/Demon novels/stories?" Give those readers something new to ...

Cool! You should post them, I love looking at stuff like that. :D I would like to, but I don't know if this is the appropriate place to post such ...

DITTO! actually, I've already casted characters for my book. *blushes* Very lame, but true. Go to my Writer's Corner, A Writer's Schizophrenia. Alas, you're not alone! In all my shame, ...

I would love to have my books turned into movies. It would be fun. As would I, but I'd be there every step of the way so they don't destroy ...

Call me lame, but I love looking up actors to cast for my novel were it to ever become a motion picture. I find this very helpful in developing character. ...

Music. It's usually the only thing that gets me going.

I completely understand. My parents understand that I want to write novels, but encourage me to find a back up career so that I don't go hungry. Unfortunately I really ...