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@Iggy action sequence, huh. i sort of have one written in the first few paragraphs of the story, a scene where the main character's best friend rescues a kid from ...

okay so i've got a type of permanent writer's block when it comes to the first page or two of a novel, or even more pertinently, the first paragraph. i ...

My friend always used to do an interesting one. He isn't a writer but he often egged us on to create something from this: "Just as I left the bathroom, ...

thanks everyone for your input, it was all very helpful. i made a story sheet for a short story i've started, i'd like some feedback on it. and before when ...

@EloquentDragon thank you for the excellent response, the character onion concept is very helpful and i'll be referencing this post frequently as i create characters. @Tenyo i love your suggestion ...

more specifically, creating strong characters. i can't seem to get into my character's heads and instinctively know what they'd say or do. whenever i'm writing dialogue for a character, i ...

i feel like i've seen/read this story a hundred times. a young person with strange abilities, a more experienced person comes along and teaches them how to use their abilities ...

if you get scathing criticism on your early works, don't get discouraged. this can be tough because in my experience, writers frequently believe that their first works are going to ...

a very successful and my personal favorite writer, Stephen King, uses mostly real brand names in his stories. i like that, it makes the story believable, even if it contains ...

too friggin cool. bookmarked.

In the future/on a different world There is a new leader, a harsh one who misuses his power. A rebel group/one of the prophecy/a group of kids Has to fight ...

I make stuff up as I go. That way, I never have writers block. Well, I do have it, but that's another story this. on every story i've written, i've ...

61. rubs the tip of his left ring finger against his lips when nervous 62. when he steps on a crack with his left foot, he has to immediately step ...

as others have said, it just depends on your own preference. i wouldn't put too much stock in arguments for or against it, just try it and if you like ...

you bring up a good point, @Tenyo, in that i'm kind of stuck in movie-mode where you can't blink or you'll miss a move. when i envision the fight in ...