thunder_dude7

The process you have worked out is correct. Edit the crap out of your book before looking into an agent. The beginning of your novel is key - in order ...

Alright, so I've been writing third person all my life. I'm not completely sure why - maybe it's because I started writing in 1st grade and I thought it was ...

I'm going to have to ask you to do something: go to Google right now and type in "writers block". How many results do you get? If you're like me, ...

On the age thing, I'm going to have to go and quote Oprah... "It's hard to argue with excellence." If you excell, people will take notice, regardless of age. Oprah ...

Said is an amazingness word, but you need to be careful to avoid this: "Ow!" Bob said. "Sorry," Alex said, ignoring him. That's just flat out irritating - when repeated ...

I think of a title, then think of a plot, then characters that work in each role, then I write, then I edit, then I edit, them I edit, then ...

How to defeat a villain... It's really up to you, but I really like the idea of taking her power. I'd do that. As for finding a way for her ...

You sound like the kind of person who'd like the snowflake method of outlining. Basically, you start with a simple plot and characters, then you gradually add details until you ...

2nd person is really only good for 'how-to' books and "choose your own adventure" stories. Not much else. First person and third person both work - however, it IS possible ...

Description gives plenty of people fits. The writer, who has a pain trying to pull it off, and the reader, who gets annoyed with too little or too much. So ...

He wants attention, eh? Characters can do that. It's irritating, but there is a solution. What you need to do is not KILL him, but rather occupy him. Maybe he ...

I very much prefer happy endings. However, I always love it when there's a happy ending with lots of suspense before it. Therefore, I say Lydia's idea, but she survives. ...

YWS actually has a page for that: You can probably track down a magazine that works for you.

It really depends on how many people are in each plot. In my novel, Betrayed and Plagued , there are three plot lines: The main trio - Daniel, Allyson, and ...

1) I can't have any objects near me that I can pick up. I inevitably will play around with them if they're there, and they distract me. 2) No food ...