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    Star Wars Style Prologue?

    it's worked well is several works, so I can't see why it wouldn't work here :) I'd say go for it.
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    Help with my Paranormal novel?

    either coudlw rok fine, though the second dosen;t really scream paranormal so much as regular crime. unless there's more paranormal elements to this (such as the killer?) if you want to incorporate both without mixing, perhaps give the girl the memory thing, and the detective the psychci...
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    Writing Style?

    I wouldn't say distincitve, but from what feedback I've gotten I have a rather fast paced semi descriptive style. also feminine, apparantly. also, an addicition to short sentances - and hyphons - that I need to break... lots. too many to list, though I don;t think I've ever conciously...
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    New Writer: how do I develop basic writing skills?

    read a lot write a lot get feedback as much as you can repeat until satisifed (then keep repeating anyway :D)
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    Alternatives to typing your manuscript

    question? does using dictation software/ghost writers* somehow change the contents? if the answer is no, then of course not. it's the same tale, it's just as good no matter how it was written. * Though I do believe in crediting ghost writers as the nly differnece
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    Alternative fantasy races

    I agree with mindfire; humans end up the boring, mundane but adaptable race because the writer finds it easier to say humans are boring" and just go with that. I like races if theyir thought out, and if they're not there to simply represent a different country with a different race, I think...
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    vampires, who likes them, who doesn't?

    I like vampires. I like the idea of them, I like what can be done with them. as for what type, I can't say I have a prefrence - so long as its not stupid and well written
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    Our plots in their most basic form

    right now working on a project that is an unholy merger of three previous ideas that I couldn't get out my head when I was ill and now seems to be a good idea... the main plot for my thing focuses at first around actions to bring down a large, anti-technological terrorist orginization. From...
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    question about descriptions :-)

    my personal prefrence on description is it shpoud be either light enough to give a strong impression of the character but leave most details to the readers mind, or very intense. whilst writing I personally end up going for brief because if I go much more my prose ends up positivly purple...
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    Flash Back format

    I think flashbacks are something you need to be careful with - I'd advise, for flashing back, cutting out everything thats not exactly nececary to be shown first hand. Things like the guys race can be explained with dialoge as eaisly, and will cut away length. also, if you do decide to cut them...
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    How do you plan your stories?

    I theortically have it all saved on word documents on my laptop, with the world planned in excruciating detail but the plot itself just plot points (I find I write better if i kninda know several main event but don't have everything to planned out) and ideas. I say theoretically because I also...
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    My Novel's got 'The Shrinks'

    a small word count dosen't really matter all that much, and I personally would rather read something short and good than longer but drivvel/overstuffed. If you are worried about your wordcount however, maybe try and weave in an additional subplot or two, or expand upon others. also, if this is...
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    Giant Sidewinder Cobra: Too OP?

    no offence to the guy who linked a dune picture, but, yeah. it's kinda unwarented and actually contributes fudge all, regardless of any insultingness with/without it, since he never said his snake idea was origional, and the planed version of the dunesnake he presented has next to no simmilarity...
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    But Our Orcs Are Different!

    well, humanoid is a creature with arms/limbs that can be used as arms quadruped is a creature that walks on four legs so, centauresque, mayhaps?
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    The ethics of reviewing

    be honest its better in the end. lying hurts everyone involved, and giving him a review will actually help him improve
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