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Well I hope you pull it off with some originality. My story stems from the same concept, minus the Judeo-Christian God. The setting is totally different though. Fan fiction is ...

I want the heroes to struggle more, in a very physical way. Sorcerers and wizards are really cool, but there needs to be a limitation to their power in some ...

Great post! Though I would posit that gore works two ways... Either people get sickened, or find it cheesy and overdone. Some of the best horror stories and creepypasta don't ...

One thing is make sure you really take into account how horrible war really is. Even if you survive, you're likely to never be the same person.

Well, it seems the popular opinion to have characters come to life first. Characters are very important (duh) and are the part of a novel that stands out the most. ...

When writing a new piece, do you focus on the setting first, or do you care more for characters? I spent the better part of 2 years fleshing out my ...

It's all there... Well, some of it, anyway. I have a couple more chapters to put up before I cut off.

I will be sure to check it out! I have some of my novel up, but its three chapters out of ten that I've already written

Outlines, outlines, outlines! Each character gets an outline, so I know their backstory even if I never mention it in writing. Some things I outline: Factions Places Weapons Technology Mythology ...