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Yup. And in regards to dragons, you could mention them having hollow bones to make them lighter. There's a reason bones aren't hollow...

If someone disagrees with a point another has made, they should say so. It's much better for the author to get two sides of a story. And sometimes, a critique ...

Finding one thousand replacements for said will do you more harm than good. Said is your friend, and the sooner you embrace that, the sooner you'll improve. A lot of ...

If you listen to a song when you write, you have an extra mood that the reader doesn't have. If you are going to listen to music while you write, ...

I have a huge problem with prologues. Ninety nine times of your a hundred, you don't need it. See if you can fit it into the story, as prologues tend ...

Ideas sell stories, prose help. The ideas are the writers department, I'm afraid.

Third person is your best bet. I'd say scrap what you've written and start again.

Don't talk in the second person, you won't get published. Basically, hook the reader. If you don't know how, read more. - Andy

I focus on the prose for those writers that haven't got the basics down (or enough for the prose to go unnoticed). For others, its the ideas behind the story. ...

Incan, if you choose to critique something, you must be doing so with a want to help. If there's a chance of demoralising the writer, and doing more harm than ...

The safety was off, it seemed.

I don't get it. Why make more work for yourself? Okay, maybe as a little boredom cure, but to write a story? Surely it's better to go at a pace ...

bob, it means what other hobbies do you have. A high maintenence girlfriend takes up most of my time. *sigh*

Smells like a plug to me, lol.