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Re: Creating a rarely used conflict
This is my issue, I've come to realize. I cannot create a story idea without an idea for a conflict. Lately I've been wanting to use a conflict that's rarely ...
Jan 28, 2013 -
Re: Outlining
Tell me... Does it really help writers or is it just a time consuming obstacle that dampens a writers motivation to reach a dream they have harvested for however long?
Dec 3, 2012 -
Re: The one thing I dread above all....
The Synopsis I need to find a decent example that can motivate me to write mine. There are plenty that would say wait to write this after the story has ...
Dec 2, 2012 -
Re: Using close sounding names
When creating characters for a story I've read it's not okay to use names that have the same first letter or sound especially close together. Lately though I've had a ...
Nov 23, 2012 -
Re: The Cute Meet
So I am writing a romance novel with two generations. The first starts with a middle class woman who falls for a man that comes from a family of money ...
Nov 6, 2012 -
Re: Novel Introduction
So I'm figuring my novel will be around 200 pages in length. How long should the introduction be for a novel of such length. I was thinking perhaps three chapters. ...
Oct 25, 2012 -
Re: Time Travel or Teleportation devices
So I got to thinking about writing a future story of a girl who has the gift of vision. Her visions lead her to an attic...not known where as of ...
Oct 21, 2012 -
Re: Story Line
Okay so here goes.... Driven by her deceased father's vision of the future a young woman makes acquaintance with the daughter of the man that took part in her father's ...
Sep 19, 2012 -
Re: GRRRR....Synopsis
I cannot for the life of me write mine! It is driving me CRAZY. I've tried so many different variations and still have nothing! It's young adult with two main ...
Sep 19, 2012 -
Re: First Person POV for three characters
I know this sounds totally crazy even to my own ears but I was wondering if it was possible in a novel. I have three very different characters in my ...
Sep 13, 2012 -
Re: Starting all over...Again.
So I'm thinking I may just have it this time...maybe. I have a rough outline a seriously rough outline, but for now it will do. My only issue now is ...
Sep 12, 2012 -
Re: Third Person
I'm conflicted on which I should use. I'm really leaning towards limited but....I mean my story is dealing with witches and it's a young adult so what do you think?
Aug 3, 2012 -
Re: Setting
Alright. So I am starting work on a young adult novel which will be themed about witches set in today's time. The usual good against evil, yada yada yada. I ...
Aug 1, 2012 -
Re: Romance Novels
What is is about the romance novels other than the obvious romance about them that makes them sell so well? I've been pondering this question all day, looking for that ...
Jul 17, 2012 -
Re: Characters-How much detail is needed?
Okay so I've come up with a thought about them. A writer works too long on how they are going to present themselves in the story, their likes, their dislikes, ...
Jul 15, 2012
