Recent content by CrystalD

It depends on what you're comfy writing. I started by writing longer chapters, around 3000 to 4000 words. When I went to reread them, I gotbored and started chuning into smaller, 1590ish words scenes that I find move better, and I prefer readin. But really it's what the story needs, and what...

Yah I think a lot of the time the author gets attached to a world they've spent so much time in, so they wan to wrap up as much as they can with shrts and the like. Did we need to see two side characters gt their happy ending? Not really, butit's stillnice to see. Depends on the type of...

The books I read, the epilogue is usually wrapping up one major plot point, but then the author is like actually wait I want to wrap up more and they either write a whole set of side stories they release later in a collection, or give out freebies in newsletters, then add the "better" epilogue...

I wouldn't shove someone straight into a battle at the start of a book, we need at least a paragraph or two setting up the POV character, but if there is no connection to eiter the POV character of the main story, or it isn't the POV character in the prologue, I don't see the point of having...

I let a story idea play out in my head like a movie, then it's easier to figure out what yo do and do like, what scenes to shift around and change, etc. I agree that it's not about the journey, but the characters and the motivations for why they are going on said quest. I really don't care...

I love a good anti hero but I don't tend to write them. Hm, what character types I write are usually people who have hardships in their lives, but they fight for what they want and need, in spite of their darker pasts. They usually struggle because of their past influences, but try to rise...

I agree with the advice of just write. Yesterday I was outall day, came home, and thought don't write, do it tomorrow. But instead I pushed myself to do so, didn't like it, and stopped having met my just write quota for the day. Write anything, if you need to plot, go to writing an outline...

Tamora Pierce is a solidfantasy writer with a good femal protag. But I agree with the advice of write a compelling character who happens to be female, it's easier than you might tink. I like a lot of indi authos, so Tara Grace, Debra Grace White, she isn't indi but I think Marissa Meyer does a...

I don't understand why someone would write to try and make a ton of money, for me, it's passion that driveswhat I do. I know thatt I want to self publish my books eventually, and that a arket can be made with the genre I like, because I read it and see you can have an auience for it. Whether...

I have 3 POVs going right now. All characterswere introduced in the first act of the story, then two of them split off, the third is doing his own thing right now. I plan to have them all meet again waylater, as their plots are divorced from each other at thi point, but are all important for...

I think number 2 is the more interesting option that has a lot of development potential. I've seen it done well before, you can totally flesh out a story easily with it. I think making the god have possessed the person is better than the person having never existed, it adds for extra conflict...

I edit as I go right now, because I find as I'm writing book 1, draft 1, the plot and characters keep on evolving, and I need to go back in and add info here and there that would make sense to the story thus far. I think it's easir than waiting until I'm done with the whole story, an I have to...

I don't have a rehersed pitch, but I can tell someone about what I'm writing in a straight to the point manner and I think that's the most important thing. If you can't summarize your book in a few sentences period, then you're in troubl ;)

I've found in th 1st draft I'm writing right now that I've doubled back on character moments plenty of times saying wait aminute, this is what the characters need to do, or need for their development. None of it is what I planned, so it seems the more you write, the more they take on a life of...

I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer to this, and it depends on what your writing style is. Of course, you don’t want to lean on any verbage too much, but I find myself using it when there is no other way to describe something. There’s also a time where you just want to use it to...