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    First draft problems

    Ok, seeing a pattern here. I will push on and finish the 1st draft before doing anymore editing/revising of previous chapters. I am already keeping a note of all of the changes that I plan on making, that way I can easily go back at the end and spot where things will need to be altered. And I...
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    First draft problems

    Thanks for the feedback T.Allen.Smith, I see your logic that the story will likely go through further changes in the future, I'm currently only just beyond the midway point so a lot is bound to go through developments from now until the end. I have an ending set in stone but the chapters...
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    First draft problems

    Hi all, It's been a while since my last post on here, I have been really trying to knuckle down with the first draft in my WIP, but I now have a problem and I'm hoping you will be able to share your own experiences with me. So, the problem: I am currently 70,000 words in my first draft...
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    Info Dump x 3

    Wow, guys, thanks for all the helpful tips. I especially like the idea of head hopping, as it think it would work well with each religion depicting the history differently. However, I don't think I will be able to orchestrate the story so that each character is hearing the history for the...
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    Info Dump x 3

    Hi Guys, I've hit a real problem in my WIP that I need your help with. I have 3 seperated main characters, each fighting for a different god in the same war. The problem I have is that all three of them are going to need to be told about the history of this war. It's going to be an info...
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    Struggling with word count

    Thanks for all the advice guys, looks like I am getting ahead of myself! Svrtnsse, thanks for the detailed post. It's good to hear from someone else on their first novel. I see what you mean about leaving the editing until last as theoritcally I should be a better writer then. That makes sense...
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    Struggling with word count

    I definitely understand what you are both saying about it being too soon to worry about this sort of thing but it is something that is affecting my writing. Ive got a bullet point outline for every event for the remainder of the story, which i'm going to follow theough with despite how many...
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    Struggling with word count

    Hi All, I am writing this because of a personal problem I am experiencing with my WIP and I am wondering if others have a similar struggle. I am currently 40k words into my first draft and it has dawned on me that I don't have a great deal of words left if I want to get this book...
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    Chapter/POV structure

    Thanks for all the advice guys, it is massively appreciated. I have been going over my previous chapters and can see where in my story a major event breaks the mold of the story and it is where I will end my 1 chapter per POV. I think this is going to be a natural phase of the story to break...
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    Chapter/POV structure

    Hey guys, So I have a question about chapter structure. My current WIP has 2 MC and I have been alternating between the two of them for each chapter. I've now got to the point where I am not sure if it working. I feel like maybe I should be spending a few chapters with each before switching...
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    Are orcs over used?

    Something I would like to see in a story are orcs that are genuinely scary. Almost all books I have read the orcs are fairly useless, only posing a threat in large numbers or against characters who cannot defend themselves. Considering most orc cultures are centred around fighting and war I find...
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    Skipping time in a novel?

    Waz, The Last of Us is great reference, it's almost exactly the kind of thing I am going for. I also like your advice Psychotick about having a formal break for the time lapse. The novel does follow 2 MC so I think I could work through the time period by focusing solely on 1 character and then...
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    Skipping time in a novel?

    Hello! I am currently trying to plan out the second half of my WIP but I have come across a problem. I'm trying to portray a world that is being ravaged by war. My problem here is that the first half of the novel takes place at the very outbreak of the war, so the land and the people are...
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    Developing a character - Gradual or sudden changes?

    I never saw the Bruce Banner link until you said that Addison, but rereading my first post I can definitely see where you got that from! The story for this character is more heavily focused on the events after the possession, but they are only important because of how different he is when...
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    Developing a character - Gradual or sudden changes?

    Thank you for all the great advice everybody! Really appreciated! I was actually inspired by comic books when i created this character so I am definitely taking clues from Spiderman and Chronicle. A the moment I am using a voice inside the characters head as a device to really understand the...
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