Recent content by GregorsMentor

I'm usually all for a bit of humor, As long as it flows naturally from the characters and circumstances. If it feels forced or if a character exists purely as comic relief then that can get a bit annoying. Otherwise it can be good to break the tension occasionally and let the characters have a...

He could always do his due diligence by asking around at the nearby village. Perhaps the knight or the maiden could supply character references.

I'm a terrible cook, but I do enjoy baking bread. I make a pretty mean french bread.

A normal gap might not have much impact on adults but years of living as a fugitive would take it's toll on anyone. They might become skillful liars, foragers, and intensely secretive and distrustful. The kids would likely become hardened and skilled at survival but also somewhat stunted...

well, children are more than capable of revenge. whether or not the reader stays attached might depend on just how a character matures. They can just be larger, more wrinkled versions of your child characters or they can have a whole host of new ticks and foibles. It's more interesting to...

It might depend on just how much time the reader spends with them at the younger age. If it's a relatively short part of the story then it might not matter, if it's a large part, it could be quite jarring and bifurcate the tale to jump ahead.

I suppose it would boil down to whether you want the main character to be a proxy or a guide. I'm often fine with a main character knowing things I don't. If a character is first told how to traverse a maze or solve a puzzle and then they have to traverse the maze or solve the puzzle, I'd...

It does seem that it might be best for the sister to tell her everything, all at once, but the reader doesn't get to listen in. The main character will then just know the info and can run it through in her head as the situation demands, filling the reader in.

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It would be great if the hero came upon her again, once he understands better what her existence means and why it's a crime. If that sounds good then it might work best to approach it from the question of where in the hero's travels and travails would she make sense. An elite kiddy assassin...

I could see an estate owing a publisher money from an advance but I have trouble seeing a scenario where an estate would be forced to publish an unfinished book based on a contract signed before death. Death usually voids contracts. A lot of estates will publish posthumous works, either...

Still, a place where mistakes are put away and either cared for or forgotten, it could be a sign of the villain's mercy and an urban legend legend that haunts the hero.

Is there room in the city for a vampire orphanage/jail/Juvee? It could be an incredible creepy place to visit.

I'm trying to like arrow but the lead love interest just irks me. I don't even really know why. I liked the actress well enough on Harper's Island but I just don't believe her as an attorney, a cop's daughter, or the repeated focus of billionaire party boys.

Many authors will name a literary executor to handle their published and unpublished works, this is usually a trusted friend, fellow writer or former student.