RacheDrache

All of writing involves telling at some point. If a writer showed everything --well, that would be rather impossible, and also really annoying to read. Usually I'd much rather be ...

Thirding what the others have said so far, and adding a little bit. There's Voice, which transcends everything you write, from work to work, and this can take years to ...

Sorry if I came off as jerkish or aggressive there. I get...well, aggressive...when it comes to language-related things. You should see how hard I have to bite my tongue in ...

Conlangers are awesome. As long as they know what they're doing. Can't count the number of published authors who make me want to pull my hair out because of how ...

I have two answers for you. The first is that yes, using 'imaginate' would be considered 'improper.' Not improper grammar , necessarily, because it has nothing to do with grammar. ...

I think we're getting caught up on the difference of a fantasy novel versus a fantasy plot and, in this case, mystery novel and a mystery plot. To Ride Hell's ...

1) What are the most annoying and commonly recurring fantasy cliches you've come across? I've been fortunate that my literary upbringing has come largely through a filter. I read what ...

1. The first step here is to write the ideas that excite you. The ones that keep you up at night, the ones you daydream about. The story you really, ...

There is most definitely a possibility of overdoing it. Unfortunately, there's not a good way to measure when it's being overdone. But, I'd say if the mentions of facial expression ...

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!" ...

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 ...

I downloaded a sample to my Kindle. If I like that, I'll get the rest. If I like that, you're in luck--I've actually got a decent amount of reviewing clout ...

I do both. I have playlists of songs that fit my characters and my novels, and if I write with music, I usually try o start with something that fits ...

Creativity is a muscle, and like all muscles, it can fall out of use and get wimpy. So flex it. If it's too rusty for writing, draw some squiggles on ...