Recent content by Alex_Darkling

It's all in the angle you tackle your opening scene from, if you want the reader to know it's darker than they may be expecting and not just a Potter clone then describe it so. Only you know what you want them to think when they first begin your story. It's all in the way you tell the story, the...

I really like the way the OP presents their villain, I think sometimes the less typically evil a villain looks the creepier and more menacing it makes them. In real life evil and twisted people don't stand out from the crowd a great deal, that to me is what makes them truly scary. My man...

I went to the midnight opening and loved every second of it, the humor, the action and the development of the Avengers as a team. Really impressed with it, Spader's voice is just perfect for villains.

I have a fantasy project which I have been writing on and off for a few years until I recently started to dedicate real time too, I found that when I was writing it as a solo project I was getting hung up and my creativity was being sapped by spending all my writing time in that world and...

When I started my main project a few years ago I planned to work on it and have it at least drafted before moving on to another. I found that working on one project only was sapping up my creative ideas and interrupting my flow of writing so I began to write short stories set in the same world...

Hi Cup Lets hope the good UK weather continues! Thanks for the welcome :)

Hi Zephyr! Thanks for the welcome :)

Hi there! My (pen) name is Alex Darkling and I am currently designing and building a complex fantasy world within in which I am planning on setting a chronicle of stories. I have joined your ranks to gain advice on world building and other aspects of writing as well as to see what all...