lyrical_sunshine

great advice, cat! I do most of that myself. :D of course, you have to be careful when you're making your characters like people you know - someone could get ...

I do that, but I don't "chart" exactly. I just dedicate one or two pages to them in my sacred pink composition notebook, and I write about them. It looks ...

ooooh... *is jealous of Suzanne's pretty descriptions* I agree with method B. If it helps, this is the first paragraph of my story - not really an infodump, but it ...

Click on "home" and "edit my profile." it'll show up next to your avatar. :D nice meeting you by the way! i'm Sunny *cyber-handshake.*

this might help:

yeah, volleyball was weird. it was like, "Oh...she's a leftie...that means she's a right-side hitter!" which sucked, 'cause I'm a terrible offensive player lol. the dinner table is weird, as ...

:shock: I almost called one of my friends Jake the other day. P.S., Jake is the main male character in my novel. Sorry, just had to throw that out there. ...

This actually sounds like a really cool idea, but I agree with Sleeping Valor. You need to give her a REASON to want to make a bunch of friends. Maybe ...

:D I was just reading that article last night, Kadie. It was very helpful.

Okay, sorry, I'll edit that and make it a link. And I realize that college isn't evil, I just appreciated the fact that she was encouraging those who never went ...

THIS WOMAN IS MY HERO!!!!

I think ADHD is a load of baloney. I think frustrated parents label their hyperactive boys as ADHD because they want the doctors to give them drugs. I like ADHD ...

I've become fairly addicted to these: ^ for those who desperately want to be published but have no idea where to start - "writing for dummies" if you will. ^ ...

yeah! *hi-fives Ayra* It's ok, "Sunny" is what my character's boyfriend calls her lol, so I understand.

I'm only on my second draft of Firebrand, but about once a week I go through the book and edit chapters. As for when and how long I write, I ...