- Books You Wish You Never Read (For Better or Worse)
Sometimes I regret reading Game of Thrones. Why? Because now I compare everything to it. Nothing is good enough anymore. And of course there are…
- How do you make a world you created something new?
How do you take a world that you already created, perhaps many years ago, and turn it into something new? I created a world when I was a teen and…
- A question on punctuation
Are these sentences punctuated correctly? Knees bent, shoulders back, and a glittering sword held high; the man known as The Ghost Killer…
- Writing Discipline
Do you follow a specific regimen when writing? For example, do you have a daily word count that you hold yourself to, or a set time during which…
- Need some serious help.
I am trying to portray one of my main characters as death. No not the grim reaper type, but similar in a way. What he is ties into the history of…
- Different Races
As in, elves, trolls, dwarves, dragons, vampires, werewolves and made up races all in one world. I usually put them miles apart on my maps of worlds,…
- Using repeat words close together
Hi. I noticed that when I write I tend to use words like ‘just’ ‘but’ ‘he/she’ or ‘despite’ alot. Sometimes its once a paragraph but others its three…
- Writing Better Dialogue
Writing engaging dialogue can be a serious challenge. It can end up sounding artificial, stilted or tedious. Do you have any tips for writing…
- Dealing with magic in low-magic worlds
How would you do it? In my current project, magic is a rare thing that has practically become myth. I have one character, though not yet revealed,…
- Preparation Before Writing
On average, how much time do you spend researching, outlining, etc. before you begin writing your novel? I’ve been known to spend 3-6 months,…
- Fantasy Elements in Nonfiction Settings – Your Thoughts?
This has been on my mind quite a bit lately. What do you all think about the incorporation of the fantastical in peices that are or appear to be…
