Recent content by Moore_Attuned_Ed

I agree with Prince of Spires and the others here. Fantasy tends to be longer, of course, but coming in at a huge word count when you're a debut author would make publishers wary about the quality. That, and it's a big ask for readers to commit themselves to a huge novel from an author they...

Agreed there, perhaps I should have used 'believable' rather than 'realism', which is more of what I'd meant! aha Your idea about pretending to be someone who's just met your character and seeing them through their lens is such an interesting way to go about it. I can imagine using both POVs...

Of course, my post was just one way an author might go about characterisation and wasn't intending to be prescriptive – anything that works for you is what works best. :) As you said, you have character consistency on point by the sounds of it, but for those that struggle with this, knowing this...

How to paint realistic character development and bring them to life on the page. Relatable, realistic characters are the backbone of story. If we don’t empathise strongly enough with them, we won’t care for the outcome of their story or their transformational change. The key word here being...

Oh definitely! I'm aware it'll be a ton of work to make it a successful venture, and I haven't researched too deeply into the ins and outs of it. I just thought it was worth a mention in case it was something the OP hasn't considered and would have been of interest. :)

I guess it really depends on your mindset and how you view the pros/cons of each. As it's already been mentioned, trad publishing takes plenty of time for progress to be seen – you could be waiting from months to years (more likely) to get your book through the chain until a senior editor says...