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Chapter TITLES are tricky. I like them sometimes, but in general you don't need them. Chapter titles generally work if your chapters work like episodes, the way they do in ...

Oh yeah. When I read people writing like that, it's so annoying. It's a struggle to keep focused on the actual story. Sometimes I'll stop all together, depending on what ...

Definitely, reading Anne Frank's diary is a great place to start. Also, read any published diaries/journals you can get yuor hands on. The real ones are better, though. The fictions ...

Yeah, and besides, I think more people are interested in film and television anyway. Very rarely does theatre actually make a profit.

You can probably do more than you think. Ever see Peter Pan on stage? With sets, a lot of the time all you need is something to suggest the setting.

Yeah, that's the tricky bit. There are some stories that just don't work on stage. What you could do is choose two or three key locations that could take up ...

Do a little planning, brainstorm ideas. Decide when in the timeline is the best place for you to start, and then get a very clear image in your mind of ...

Sometimes I choose names based on they mean, like my middle name Rachel, which means innocent lamb, and find one with a meaning that best suits the personality of the ...

There's a big difference between going blindly and having the kind of detailed outline Wandwaver described. I do the same thing as you, Crysi, only I don't actually put it ...

I personally find outlines to be a bit restricting. Very general outlines of what will happen are good because they leave room for things you may discover along the way. ...

So true, Eloere. Take some of our favourite comic book characters. Spider Man and Superman are both attractive, with all the physical strength you could ask for, plus a bunch ...

Then why not just simplify things by making them different colours, or giving them names? Is there a really good reason for not giving names? In some books, when enemies ...

Are the two white dragons identical in every way? If not, make sure you have a very clear image of what they both look like and find certain qualities that ...

It's actually a lot harder than you think. Researching the publishers is really important. The first step is to choose the publisher. Forget about Random House, Harper Collins, Scolastic, and ...

No, you're problem is that you can't spell or use proper grammar.