- Wizards Vs. Warlocks
Is there a difference between wizards and warlocks (not the WoW ones)? To me, wizards are the ones who can shoot fireballs or ice-balls and some…
- Some Tips and Insight from Steve Berry
I was listening to Book Radio on Sirius XM today and they were interviewing an author named Steve Berry…
- Examples of Show vs. Tell
I’m trying to think of good show vs. tell examples. Just something to help me practice conveying character’s personalities. What are your thoughts…
- Ways of Addressing
My lady beta reader had a remark about my use of ‘boy’ between two youths of similar ages. My MC, who is twenty, said to…
- Book and Chapter Length Help?
So, right now, my chapters are about 1300-1400 words on average. My longest chapter so far is 2700 words and my shortest is around 900. So far I’m…
- Need reasonable physical indicator of drug use
One of my characters is using a dangerous stimulant, and I’d like for long term use of it to be recognizable via some kind of physical indicator.
… - Zingers in Fiction
Ever read a sentence or passage and think, Wow, that’s a remarkable sentence or passage. Could I have written that…? Most of my favorite books…
