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It could work but we would need to be totally clear on "who" was speaking. Perhaps each Chapter could begin with the character name? If you have several main characters, ...

Write because of your ideas and not because of impulse. A lot of people disagree with me but writing garbage that you aren't remotely interested in seems a pointless waste ...

Hanging out won't work. Males behave differently when in single sex groups. I have studied Gender Linguistics this year and I've attached a summary document that may give you an ...

Titles usually come to me after the first few sentences. I'm not sure whether they are good or not but they are certainly different: Silver Ferride, The Boatman etc...

Magic in groups is one of my favourites. This eliminates any clichéd "all powerful sorcerer" scenarios. Magicians need to form gangs in order for Magic to have any effect at ...

I actually create maps as a hobby - sad perhaps but I really enjoy inventing new worlds.

Just a little celebration note to say that I have completed the first draft my first full length play, a stage adaptation of Wilde's A Picture of Dorian Gray. :D ...

Be careful. Songs with words can throw a spanner into your creative engine sometimes and result in poorer work. I listen to classical music: Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Wagner are my favorites.

I have two views of rats. I used to have them as pets also - they are an intelligant, loving creature (much better than a hamster or gerbil). However the ...

I agree. The story is only as good as its writer. Any idea can be taken, yes even cliches and crafted into something original and refreshing. I'm going to use ...

[size=large] xx.I wandered lonely as a cloud;; [/size] Clasir's Engine My current baby. Not sure if it will be a novella/novel/short just yet I'm taking it as it comes. Its ...

When I started writing longer stories I went in head first and barracaded thousands of words into the story. Can you guess what happened? The story became blander that an ...

Plotting is often considered a hard, boring and perilous task to complete by writers both young and old. Many writers find themselves buried in maps, character sheets and plot outlines ...

My last name is terrible so If I was to be published it would be: Adam Rimrose Eric Matthew Odum, your proper name is better.

5000 words of Silver Ferride done. Hoorah for battle scenes!