Recent content by Memmorio

Bullying can work in the case of a character like Dresden where he hates bullies and stands up to them even when it's stupid to do so. It can be done to death though so avoid it unless you need it. It can work for teen fiction where it is more immediately relevant to the audience but I'd say...

Absolutely, 100%. Characters just shooting off shot after shot is something I find terribly irritating as a former infantryman. Your characters ability to reload fast on reflex should be a device you use to his advantage. Keeping track of how many rounds he's fired, also how many the enemy is...

You don't necessarily have to split it in half, but a revelation or change in the journey can do wonders to finish a book though.

I have always loved writing but never really been able to do it if that makes any sense. I can make the story, I can develop characters and evolve them in my head on a high level I really think. I cannot seem to write the story though. Dialogue feels forced and unnatural even when I can...

Well if the villain knows that the main character is an empath then you make said villain a character actor. They make themselves feel happy when they act happy and completely confident in the lies that they speak. The villain should feel angry when they act angry, that's really all you need...

When reading, I enjoy seeing the POV character described little by little. Little quirks and body issues piece by piece. Introducing none POV characters should contain a few sentences outlining at least the major features so that the reading can pain the picture without the pace being pulled...

I wouldn't even consider myself a writer really(cannot sit down and write a story). It is important though to make sure the creature makes sense in your world. Is it something your people have to fear? Is it an animal that can be used for some sort of labor. Don't just throw a griffon into a...

Enough to tell what you tell in that segment. Seriously, plenty of excellent books fluctuate between very long and very short chapters. Don't feel compelled to write more to a scene than feels natural. On the flipside, don't feel like you need to shorten a chapter that doesn't feel finished.

Give some detail so that the reading can visualize the place, but don't kill the pacing by describing every brick and building.