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Not necessarily. I mean, you're going to have to identify with your character whether you like it or not, so the more you get to know your character, the better ...

They can do a lot of things. They can: fiddle with their hair pull a string hanging loose from their sweater lick their lips glance at a clock kick out ...

Yeah, that's what we Americans think brackets are. ^_^ But, in King's English, brackets and parentheses are the same. :)

Basically? Don't make it an angst-laden trip on the character's emotions. Just because your character is so woeful doesn't mean you should put it in first person "so we get ...

Just continue writing! I know it sounds hard (I hate bad opening sentences too) but you just have to grit your teeth and just keep writing. Remember, anyone can write ...

Basically? They're the same thing. ...wait, you expected a longer tip? Yeah. So you'll find that American people use this "(" and ")" and we call them parentheses (plural). As ...

Hahaha... trust your readers! And besides, you think it's rushed because you know the WHOLE story. So you're aware of all the side plots, character movement, and everything. So when ...

Hahaha... FREAK is also very rushed. Especially towards the end... The freak looked at the bunny rabbits. DEATH! DEATH! DEATH! Sadness... First of all, remember to enjoy your characters. That ...

Er... it's here. Heck, in that case, just check out the home page of that place! :D Also... maybe this will find you something? And don't forget to consult wikipedia! ...

Most civilizations have things buried underground. If you're thinking about doing a treasure hunt, you might consider uncovering something from an volcanic explosion that covered the civilization, lik

*coughs* Guilty as charged... IV. Purple Prose. Overusing adverbs and adjectives, using cliches and euphemisms, and getting carried away with description in inappropriate places is called "Purple Pros

Right now, it's okay. But most likely, during writing, you'll create plot holes. But that's for Nanoedmo, no? ;) Good luck! :D

But most times it's an info dum... *kills* But I did like, My Side of the Mountain . :)

Strunk and White's The Elements of Style . ...or was that too obvious? And! The dictionary! Any dictionary. And thesaurus. I wouldn't be able to function without those two around.

Make the "see you laters" narrative. Don't waste dialogue on something so trivial. ;)