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I can totally relate to your desire to create all the things that make up your new world. I almost enjoy that part of it more than the writing because I love to design, create new things. Creating the language(s), the world maps, races, histories... it's alot of work, but it's well worth the...

Sounds like you have some good ideas and a creative thirst that needs quenched. You'll find tons of helpful insight and inspiration here. Good luck and welcome aboard!

I think your title's not too bad. But I would think about changing it up a little bit. Try looking up variations of the words "Rise" and Dormant". That's what I do alot when searching for a good title. Some suggestions: "Ascendancy of Dormancy" "Escalation of Dormancy" "Dormancy Rising"...

I agree with so many things people have said here. I have had plenty of my own scraps of brilliance that fill my wastebasket. And it's very true that they weren't total wastes of time. They were valuable learning experiences, practice sessions while learning the craft. One thing I like...

Well, Eeirail, I applaud your efforts and can appreciate your desire to try something new. It might work very well, who knows? I would say work hard on it as long as you believe in the idea, and story. The story is, of course, the main thing. If you have a cool unique new structure with...

Hmm.... your description is definitely a little fuzzy, but I think I get the basic idea. I do think it could work, if you did it right. One way you could do it is to group chapters into sections. Such as; before chapter 1, have a page that has just the title of the section- "Section 1: John...

I completely agree. I think they work great. That's a good idea, using words from another language that correspond to the english word. And I don't think it matters if people can necessarily pronounce the words or not, as long as they don't sound obviously made-up like "Happyworld" or...

I agree that it can be handy to use a descriptor, but not necessarily using it as a name. What works best for me is, I limit how much "jumping around" occurs. It could be tricky in a fight scene, for sure, but if you can focus on each baddie at a time, and don't jump around to the others too...

Personally, I like them. Especially if they relate to the chapter at hand. I would say go ahead and use them, because people like me will read them; people that don't care for them will just ignore them. It's maybe an easy way to enhance your novel, add a little flavor.

I agree... in the appropriate context, it can work very well. I use them occasionally, and am tempted to overuse them at times. In speech, it's definitely more common because we do tend to speak that way in everyday life. One instance I thought where it might also be acceptable would be...

It's not bad, actually. It does have a somewhat unique, appealing style. I think that if it was my own story, I would plan on eventually, having a more exciting section of the story to start, and then "flash back" to this morning when he is waking up. That seems to be what alot of stories...

Well, it sounds like you might have too many training sequences. I think if you kept them down to 2 or 3, it might work ok. You definitely need to make sure the story flows. If you are sensing a slowdown in action, the reader will definitely feel it. You may need to trim down some of the...

I agree, I prefer the latter. Maybe because we can understand them easier. The ultimate villain who is completely evil in every way is hard for most people to relate to. Just like when we see in the news about someone killing innocent people or children, or other horrific crimes; we look at...

Don't feel bad in the least.. It's not original, I know I've seen it in some movies before and no doubt it's been in books. You might even come up with a different variation. At the very least, it can jog your creative process and give you new ideas. Good luck!

It looks like you are getting some of the structure of your story ironed out pretty well. I had a thought, however, that might add an interesting take to your story. What if, during their journeys, they run into a terrifying, evil (or so they think) creature of some sort that almost defeats...