lyrical_sunshine

"he swore loudly" or "he swore violently" is a good substitute, and it doesn't get old. i have the same problem. sometimes i need to spell out my swearwords, but ...

Yay! My sabbatical is going really well! (Is that an oxymoron? I don't really know...) What I really mean to say is that I got some of the tangles in ...

I'm at like 38,000, but I'm on a sabbatical (lol, sounds so professional). When I'm finished it may be around 50,000.

Just make your characters real. People get mad at each other, they fight, they cry, they scream, they get scared, they're uncomfortable, they change their minds - don't make their ...

I have a writing playlist! It actually evolved sort of accidentally. I just started hearing songs that reminded me of my story. It's really helpful to play them when you're ...

When writing query letters you're not supposed to put your age, but you ARE supposed to list any qualifications you have. So if you've taken college classes in high school, ...

Lol, thank you very much!

Well, progress on my novel has officially stopped for a while. I'm taking a sabbatical, which will probably last until I graduate. There are a couple reasons for this. One: ...

YWS and Youtube. *blushes*

^ that's a good point. Even if you're characters are a little cliche, if they're good characters, they still have merit.

I have a pretty one. :D I'll post a picture as soon as I can, cuz it's just adorable.

I get a lot of ideas from dreams. Dreams are awesome. Almost all my bad guys come from nightmares...which isn't so awesome, but at least I can create realistic antagonists. ...

Actually, dialogue is a great way to go...if it is used properly. Your dialogue should flesh out your characters and give voice to their conflicts. Otherwise it is pointless. If ...

go for it! And don't forget - if at first you don't succeed, try, try again! I didn't get my job at the paper until the THIRD time I went ...

If you live in a small town, newspapers are always looking for relevant pieces about high school/middle school sports, choirc concerts, honor students, and things like that. I work for ...