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Hard one, Elinor! I'll start off by saying I have little experience with writing such things, so perhaps I am not the best source of advice, but I will try ...

The nature of the name has to fit your character, and really only you can judge that, but Gaerwn does seem a bit hard to pronounce. Mostly due to the ...

I am mostly in agreement. :wink: Characters do not have to possess remarkable beauty or stunning defining qualities to stand out and, while I would never condemn every character with ...

All the advice you have here is great. ^^ I've killed off a few characters and my two biggest suggestions are to think about the stuff leading up to it ...

Narration degredation! This is fun! I actually just wrote a chapter in which the narration deteriorates this past NaNoWriMo ( link in case the example might help you ). I'll ...

No need to apologize! This just means I get to throw some good book recommendations at you! :wink:

Personally, I think it is very possible to retain the personal aspect and focus on one person while juggling multiple viewpoints, but, if you want to keep it from the ...

Admittedly, there are some dry pieces of fantasy such as what you describe, but to view the entire fantasy genre as succumbing to this is silly. :P I have read ...

So, I'm really not a photography person, so these comments will probably be completely useless, but you asked me to take a look, so take a look I am. :P ...

I don't tend to use many fantasy races in my writing. Like Jack said, it tends to frustrate me. The one thing that bothers me about fantasy races most is ...

I think short stories can be just as deep as novels; they're limited on how thorough they can be, but I've read plenty of short stories that address themes and ...

My advice? Finish it. Even if you have to take breaks and force yourself to sit down, if you've started something, finish it. If you haven't started writing something and ...

I'm reading this book now! :D I like it a lot so far. Very well-written and unique. Wonderful so far. :wink:

Hmm, I haven't really noticed a pattern of a story like that, but I don't read much YA and what I do read is mostly Fantasy YA. :P Some YA ...

Maybe I'm a little late here, but I thought I'd pitch in my two cents. :wink: 1. Scope. A short story has a smaller scope than a larger story. It's ...