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While everyone here has given you good information, I think this is a topic you need to research extensively, and thoroughly, on your own--especially if you're going to write a ...

Oh, goodness. I don't have any major habits, not really, but the question was how I like to write more than how I actually do, so... Outside. In the mountains. ...

This. I assure you, it wakes me up *every* time.

I prefer writing by hand. As Skinsy mentioned, fixing a mistake is as easy as pushing backspace on a computer--which means fixing a 'mistake' is just as easy. What I ...

Yay! Another novelist! Welcome officially, Lance. I've seen you around the site before, and in chat too. I imagine we can help you reach that publishing dream. What genres do ...

Oh, why yes, that did get my attention :D Hello, Literary Subspecies Specimen Kyprin. And welcome to YWS! I'm Rach, the frog's Ribbit. I write post-epic fantasy and semi-postapocalyptic multilingual ...

Hi, Sarah! Welcome to YWS! I'm Rach, the frog is Ribbit... and you sound like you're going to fit in here marvelously. Not to mention, you love orange. As a ...

I've been learning to trust my initial response to things, and my initial response here was something to the gist of, "Forget the stinking 'rules' and write the darn thing!" ...

Review, Rach, review like the Ribbit!

Hello! Welcome to YWS! I'm Rach, the frog's Ribbit, and since Twit made you a gift, have some... papaya. And as Sheary said, I hope you stick around and have ...

Starting the action in the first chapter is a wonderful idea! Action = exciting, and readers like exciting stuff. The sooner exciting, interesting stuff begins to happen, the sooner the ...

Yay post-apocalyptic! I have one of those novels... they're so very fun, to both write and read. So have oodles and goobles of fun :D I like your villains here ...

Hey, Ash! Welcome to YWS! I've seen you around, and even reviewed your first chapter this morning, and am looking forward to getting to know you and your writing more! ...

I love cheese! The user below me loves writing in colored ink.

Spark, that's 8 in the morning for me too! I, of course, will be there, and I'll be bringing my entire imperial entourage of characters with me.