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Thanks for your replies guys gives me so options to try out. Hopefully soon I can put it up in the showcase and you guys can let me know what you think.

hey all i'm having an issue with my wip. One of my characters is thinking to himself while calling out commands. Is there a good way to do both in a paragraph or should I just do the commands in single lines and thoughts seperately?

Most of the time actually.sometimes writers are their own worst critics. I would suggest that if you have something done like a short story orchapter for your WIP post it in showcase and see what other people think. Just remember to keep an open mind.

Sounds like your on your way. Really the biggest problem I always here is: how do I put my ideas onto paper? The answer is simple but very disappointing you have to just write the trash and keep working until it is something you would want to read. Then you try to make it better.

Thannks Aidan. Never to late to say good morning

I agree completely writers should write what they are comfortable with. As far as it goes most of the short stories I have done are for my benifit not the readers. I like to have that history with the characters to fall back on. Plus I have some shorts ready to drop once the world gets popular...

I have always looked at short stories more as a prelude to the actual novel than anything else. If you are writing a novel based on a world you created why not toss out a few short stories to fill in your world better? Create a world and write a few short stories with different MC's. In your...

I agree that good story telling is almost impossible to teach. I would still like an idea about what makes for a good story. I know what grabs me in stories and doesn't let go. My question I guess would be what grabs everyone else? What makes it impossible for you to put a book down? For me...

Welcome, I'm sure you will be able to find everything you need and want here. Look forward to reading the work you have done already, and your future chapters. Let us know if there is anything you need to know I'm sure someone here has researched it before or can give you a spot to look into it.

Welcome hope you find everything you need and want here.

Like I mentioned before and Steerpike mentioned in fantasy writing once the God or gods card is dropped your model is done. If this was a strictly Sci-fi book you would need some form of explanation for the randomness of it. As this original question stands I believe it has b een answered.

Thanks Steerpike. Sorry if my posts look a little funny using my kindle fire to view and type at the moment. I also live in california, well of to work join everyone later for some coffee and stories.

Morning everyone. I ran across this forum while searching for a local / online writing group. so far i have found some really nice threads and some helpful insight on this site. I hope to continue improving as an author and hope that i might be able to drop so tips or insight for others to use...

This answers the original question you had. The two warring gods makes your idea completely feasable without having to go into complex scientific equations to model the planets path through a complex solar system. Keep it simple so that you don't lose your audience just describing the night sky...