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I use a MacBook Air for all my writing, even at home. It's light and thin enough to carry around. It goes everywhere with me, and is one of the best purchases I ever made. Before I had it--and should there ever be a time when I can't use it--I use my iPhone with an apple wireless keyboard. It...

I tend to use real world names, but I choose them from a culture that has similarities to the world I'm building. For example, my current revision in progress uses a lot of Welsh and Irish Gaelic names and terms. Many of these are real names, but I will make up my own once I get a feel for how...

Hah! Working hard to hardly work (or in this case not work at all) As Aryth said, I'm an "always needs to be productive" kind of person. If I'm not the stress is crazy. Luckily for me, by day job keeps me jumping. I would hate a job where I could manage to do this, it's nothing but a waste of...

What looses me here isn't the baby care customs you have set up, but rather the concept that a society with stone age technology could manage to use an IV. These are a people who are still using stone knives and clubs, but they are able to create a needle to enter the skin, and a sterile tube...

I love the revision process, since I feel like that's when I really get to work on the story and it comes together in a way that makes sense and reflects the theme. The last novel I revised ended up being 100% new material, not a single word was saved, though the general concept of the story was...

Pacing problems aren't exactly a simple fix. For myself, I mostly go off my gut instinct, and that sees me through fairly well, but sometimes I have to sit and think about it too to make sure I'm not overlooking something. Pacing for every story will be different, some benefit from a relaxed...

Perhaps you might take a look at Wind and Fire wheels? They aren't really intended to be thrown, as they are classified as melee, but may possibly give you some more ideas on how one might fight with a disc shaped weapon. There are some videos on youtube of demonstrations, but my quick search...

This biggest thing is to write. And then write some more, and the after that write even more than you've already written. Writing stories is a skill as much as playing the guitar or drawing a picture, and you have to practice. Reading How-To's will help, but nothing will substitute for sheer...

Thank you! I'm glad to be here!

Hello, I'm a fledgling author, having recently indie-published my first novel on Amazon. A YA Fantasy and the first in an ongoing series. Right now I'm revising my second novel, which will be the first in an Adult fantasy duology. I'm here looking for other writers just as in love with...