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I don't think either would be particularly terrible, there are too many more important things to really care about. Although thinking about it, if I had a choice of being ...

If I woke up one morning with wings my inner coward would drive me to the nearest biking shop for some high quality crash helmet and knee pads. What would ...

Do you have any particular method to creating good characters?

@Alliyah Human fault seems to be the main issue in these, which could lead to some interesting plot. It also looks like the worst of the damage happens within the ...

My latest project involves a few chapters running through the events of a major fire that engulfs a mansion and a few smaller surrounding structures. Does anybody know of any ...

It's tidier than paint and cheaper than a guitar.

I see no reason why a lack of heterosexual characters would be a huge issue, just be aware that your novel might likely end up catagorised as gay fiction because ...

For The Night Dancers ; "A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors. Waxy yellows, cloud-spot blues. Murky darkness. In my line of work, I make it a ...

Ughhh... that's a tough one. If you info-dump then you risk it being boring and irrelevant. If you obscure then you risk it appearing boring and irrelevant. I would say ...

Personally, I really dislike endings where the main character dies, especially ones that leave things unresolved. They tend to feel like a betrayal, like the author wanted to evoke some ...

I'm pretty sure the genius hivemind of YWS has already covered most of what I could say on this. My general principle is that if you see something beautiful then ...

Personally I'm a huge fan of short stories based around relationships. It's the ability to see, just for a brief glimpse, into the life of someone else. Although I've seen ...

I've found that if written badly, monotony can be boring, but if written well it is one of the most beautifully entertaining things to read. As for how to show ...

I would say it depends on your genre and audience. I love space operas so I did a bit of research on this before answering, sorry if it's a bit ...

I did a quick google search for ' books based on true stories ' and came up with a fair few results, but they're based on other people, rather than ...