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Something I don't think anyone has mentioned: a very big factor is how long the story is. Around 1,000 to 2,000 words will grab you a lot more reviews than ...

Doubt you've done anything to annoy them. Probably best if you don't get your hopes up about getting paid, though. I can't imagine them paying for a reprint.

I think that more often than not, a short, simple title works best. Ash would fit that. Also consider: Inquisitor .

If your goal is to become rich and famous, then you will have to consider which publishing route you are going to take - whether traditional or self-publishing. Please don't ...

If you outright steal other people's characters, then that is indeed illegal. Referencing (eg. characters sharing a name, even if they're not the same character) them is fine. Using real ...

I almost always use 'said'.

Write a good query letter. This is more important than most people realise, and if you realise this, you'll be giving yourself a big advantage. The query letter is the ...

Not a teenage girl, but surely it'd be 1, wouldn't it? He could morph into a famous person, like, say Johnny Depp. ^_^

The term used now days is simply 'buy alcohol', as far as I know. As in, 'would your older brother buy alcohol for us?' Never heard anyone use any sort ...

Yes, that'd be fine.

Almost everyone here hears their characters voices in their heads, and talks or writes to them. 0_0 I don't. Haven't heard of many people who do this, actually. Anyway, my ...

Whatever you think best. Personally, I think the different name route might work better, but then, I don't know what sort of things you intend to be doing. *shrugs* Try ...

Entry Five -- ‘I can’t believe you like writing too - obviously we should have sex.’ Well, I wrote the plan faster than I thought I would. Huh, who knew. ...

Give your main character a different gender to yours.

Which one you working on at the moment? ^_^ (You know, I've had 2010 on my hard drive since the begining of January, half way through critting it. I'll have ...