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I've been thinking about an idea for about a year (no, seriously!). It's about a depressed boy who falls in love with another boy, but he refuses to admit it, ...

1. Writing just seems to be the place I can put my emotions into. 2. I can really visualize where I wanna go, what I wanna do. And it's fantastic ...

I don't really have any specific advice, but I do recommend you to listen to the kind of music you wanna write. Some examples to start you off... - "All ...

I've done about nine attempts at a novel and I recently wrote down an idea I'd been mulling over for four or five months. The only problem I really have ...

Things to remember while picking names... SETTING You should probably research the setting they're in. If they're Native American (like Quil or Embry from the 'Twilight' series) or Russian or ...

Don't use tags too much if you want the dialogue to flow well. Only use it if neccessary or if you think the reader needs a breather. Most forms of ...

SEX OR LOVE: Well, the problem is that some people make their characters sex objects. Bond Girl wannabes. ;) And then other writers aim for the mushy sighing and googly ...

I would love to see a perfect set of real, fleshed-out characters. Characters CARRY the story. They are the ones who make the decisions, decide to push that red button, ...

1. The soundtrack of my current story. That way, the music will be a writing lifeline. (Can be anything from heavy metal to classical) 2. Confortable clothes. I have to ...

Use dialogue, thought processes or foreshadowing. But keep it drawn out, otherwise the reader will toss it aside.

Watch movie trailers, not television episodes. That will help you create your own characters and stuff. Read the first line in a book and decide how you can twist that ...

You have to people-watch. Jot down what fascinates you, what repulses you. If you see a beautiful woman, analyze what makes her beautiful. See people's gestures, their signs, their twitches. ...

To be honest, I write because I can express myself in there. One of my stories (now on hold), Highest Degree was about deaf culture discrimination. My horror novel was ...

I agree with Annie. You have to be a MASTER at exposition and suspense to be able to execute a second-person story, let alone a novel. Read Stephen King and ...

Garrison, I have to disagree with you. I am a big fan of James Patterson's thrillers. In them, he switches it up a LOT. It will be risky to switch ...