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In this case you might want to just make up the name of the church and the club. Mentioning specific places can end up being troublesome for additional reasons, such ...

The short answer here is yes, you're allowed to use the names of real places and locations. And yes, there are complications that come with using real names, masked publicity ...

Chiming in on a few aspects. I'm in no way an expert on any of the medical aspects, but I'm sure enough to wager a small amount of money (like, ...

What Kyll said. Previous publishing creds in nearly anything reputable are helpful because it means someone gave you the consideration and found you worthy. With luck, as Kyll mentions, it ...

You're going to have to provide some source of illumination, whether the moon or a flashlight or the headlights of a car. Unless there are night vision goggles involved. That'd ...

It is best not to worry about staying on topic when talking with me. Digression is as natural to me as breathing. I think you're spot on with your attitude ...

Hrm. Most of what I've written has been very limited, very personal, and highly free indirect, so I'm not really experienced in your style.. (Also, I don't know why I ...

Help is on the way. First, though, I need you to identify which type of Third you're using so that I don't have to talk about the entire spectrum: So: ...

At this point, you really don't need to concern yourself with the back cover synopsis, unless you're planning on self-publishing, because to my knowledge (someone correct me if I'm wrong), ...

The protagonist knowing more than the reader/player isn't necessarily bad writing at all. It can most certainly be done well. The problem is that it's hard to do well without ...

Research. Research research research. Use the power of Google to see if you can find some firsthand accounts of seizures, maybe read some book excerpts, pry around on a medical ...

What Rosey said, with the addition of, "You'll never know until you write it."

Ohh, I like Twit's point a lot. Very important. Knowing what someone looks like down to the exact location of freckles is usually unnecessary. How much to include depends on ...

You're on the track for not wanting to describe them all in a single sentence. Characterization is an ongoing process. It starts before the novel begins and continues after the ...

Porter sounds right to me. It depends perhaps on whether this person was operating the lifts truly or more just there so rich and fancy folks didn't have to lift ...