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Hahaha... I've cried so many tears for my characters, it's ridiculous. Although! Usually I hide away when that happens so it doesn't needlessly worry people. Also, sometimes I'll just think ...

Dude! I say dude a lot. Just because. I also say like. Like, a lot. Then there's "What?" I talked with smaur (who's from Canada) on the phone and she ...

Look at a thesaurus! A thesaurus is your best friend. :)

This idea doesn't have enough to really make a novel. Add more to it (especially on the conflict side) and see where that takes you.

The basic rule of thumb is if you find yourself thinking more about the style and less about the story, you're paying too much attention to the wrong thing. Concentrating ...

Another question. How does one avoid the "token" minority in a story? The same way you avoid any token characters... develop them properly.

"He heard a little girl crying softly. The sound came from the bedroom." ^ That's all you need, really. ^^

Psh, killing characters is fun! But killing main characters? Laaaaaaaaaame! It's like, "Oh, hmmmmm... let me see, I'm not quite sure how to end this properly, so instead of attempting ...

Okay! So now that it's in the right place, you have to think... why would somebody fall in love with another person in the first place? Don't think in terms ...

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Okay! This may sound like weird advice, but you should totally look up names in a baby name book. My mom had one from the time that she named us, ...

Write about whatever you want. :)

Come up with specific tasks. Like, "I need to rewrite this chapter." Or, "I need to change this description." And systematically go through them. Also, don't try to delude yourself ...

Just remember... capitalize your I's. All else will follow. ;)

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