Recent content by Holdwyne

Just finished Hidden Empire by Orson Scott Card last week........Was well written like all of his stuff..About a future civil war ( not too distant) in the USA....Kind of timely considering the social unrest....Was a good read, Highly recommend if you Like a cross between sci fi and techno...

I am not certain you can ever actually control the readers image of the character. Even if you have fleshed the character out in your mind or in notes you will only write so much in and the reader will still need to fill in the blanks. Besides that, Every person see's another person through...

I ran across an article online from Lucia Zimmitti. She is a Writing Coach and Independent Editor ( among other things). The article gives some great exercises in character development designed to make you really flesh out a charater far beyond that you might need to ever portray in your...

Ye Gads!!!! Now even our Pirates must be politically correct!!! So what happens if one from the tribe of the pillage people has an off day and acts and reacts as if he were of the tribe of the plunder monkeys?? Do we Hoist him from the Yardarm or give him a medal for having a moment of moral...

Joe, a Most excellent list.......I did note one very small error however. The Shanarra Series is by Terry Brooks....its jus a lil oops but we wouldnt want to offend Mr Magic himself ;) I might add also that while your list is quite comprehensive and loaded with excellent choices worthy of the...

Rather than a Problem Child can we dub thee the footnote king?? From one noob to another, welcome aboard and may you find within these halls that which thou dost desire'st most and whilst perusing the halls of Infamy & grandeur, Please avoid using the head, Its broke. Trust me on this one...

Rather than a Problem Child can we dub thee the footnote king?? From one noob to another, welcome aboard and may you find within these halls that which thou dost desire'st most and whilst perusing the halls of Infamy & grandeur, Please avoid using the head, Its broke. Trust me on this one...

Outstanding!!! :)

Dang, I was hoping to quietly auction of that glass to Pay my Rent ;)

So, how many words can one reasonably get into a single sentence?( the one below is around 70 give or take) This ones a bit Wordy i would say but still, it did make sense within its context ( life's curve-ball's) Beyond the basic requirements of food, clothing and shelter that all of us...

JC..My bad, Yes I meant Antagonist ( antichrist) rather than Protagonist......of course if one were a Devil worshipper one could look at that antichrist as a Protagonist i imagine :) Shelve the Character??? Just when the character starts to get interesting?? Problems are opportunities in...

If its a Chteau Le Pin Pomerol 1999 I will hold it all day..............you may not get back exactly what was once IN the glass...No promises !! In case you are interested: The Thienpont family's Chteau Le Pin venture is another garage wine. In an average year, they produce about 6,000 bottles...

Hello all, this looks like the place to say hi and let you know absolutely everything I do not want you to know about me,,,Or Not!! :) I've been studying, watching seminars by writers etc trying to pick up on some of the great tools used by the experts to polish their work which is how I...

Well, I am not an expert by any means but Still, I think it could be a serious problem if the character is intended as a Heroine. The Problem of changing (lets call it alignment for lack of a better word) From a Good aligned person to a Chaotic or Evil aligned person would change the entire...

I am guessing here but it sounds like you do not write a book synopsis?? A couple schools of thought... 1 - stop worrying and keep writing your draft......1st drafts are never good but momentum IS a good thing always. 2 - Stop everything and write a synopsis so you have a clear line to follow...