Tenyo

For me personally, I always start off with really short chapters during my first draft. They usually double in length when I do the second, so you could try getting ...

Have you tried looking for biographies? When I start writing with something I don't have much clue about I find biographies useful. More than the factual specifics they'll give you ...

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Even if you deliberately based your story on someone else's work, that you're using different characters and setting will make it a different story. Romance and crime novels quite often ...

That day ruined me, and made me. I remember when some grown up put a pencil in my hand, and I painstakingly copied the slow, elegant curve of the letter ...

Hey guys! Okay, so those who have seen me write will know how dangerously and haphazardly I do it, but now I'm wondering if I can pull off a crazy ...

Ah, I love it even more now =]

If I were browsing the shelves of my library I think I would be more likely to pick up 'Adonia, Beloved.' Although 'Anathema' has a bit of mystery to it, ...

1) Is the price something that lasts longer or shorter depending on how powerful the magic is, or can some price/prices last for their entire lives? 2) Is it possible ...

I don't know much about this >.< But you could probably Google (carefully) what it looks or sounds like in the womb, so you'll know how much of the outside ...

You can never ask too many questions! There's always someone else who is going to have the same issues as you, and can recycle the advice in this thread. I ...

Personally, I wouldn't pick up a book called Taste the Sorrow, because it seems a bit generic. It tells me is that there's something in the book that's sad, which ...

Hey Esca! I assume you're looking for techniques on the writing itself rather than the portrayal of a disabled person? If so then this might help. The beauty of italics ...

That depends on if you're being practical or philosophical. Technically, being a writer is to have a trade in writing, in which case getting one novel published doesn't count. Building ...

Have you ever been in love? People do stupid things when they're in love. Like if you really badly have a crush on someone then you'll stay up until 1am ...