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I've gotten little bits of advice from people which are a bit broad but a good way to get a mindset going. -Short sentences to keep it fast-paced -Strong verbs makes it more dynamic -Purposeful paragraphs moves it along

So far I've been using my real name, but since my novel series is written by several people, I was considering just combining everyone into one pen name. Something we can all agree on, of course.

I have to admit that I like this show too. A lot of my friends put it off immediately by the title simply because of the vampire stereotype these days, but VD has a lot more to it than what they think. One of the biggest things that attracted me to the show was round characters. There's very...

Agreed! I think endings can be happy or sad, depending on what the plot is about. However, what happy endings should definitely avoid is the whole "and they lived happily ever after" because seriously, I don't think that needs much explanation to why it should be avoided. Another option...

As people have said above, 15 villains does seem like a lot to me, especially if you're going to have a motive for each one. But hey, if you can pull it off without making it contrived, go for it. Some ways I've used to make villains "better" are: 1. Having a backstory to them (how they got...

Avoid it unless absolutely necessary. I'd actually feel better about the usage if the divine being that interfered appeared before the situation or was referenced to the point of being extremely important to the plot. Then the being appearing before the character would make more sense. As...

Yeah, definitely define "immortal" first. Considering the definition of immortal is an immunity from death, it'll all depend on what their immortality means: old-age, invincibility, stuff like that. And if they're invincible and immortal well...it would be redundant to find a way to kill them.

Yeah, you definitely want this, or else all the books in the series will seem choppy. Have a goal or motive in each book that will contribute to the final goal or motive. Focus on a certain aspect of your story in each book. If you're in need of some recording device, I recommend trying out...

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Since the Titans acting would only occur under an extreme situation, perhaps such an event happened in the past? Or because of something, they granted the power to use light and shade to those certain people for a limited amount of time. But then maybe those people found a way to record the...

Yeah...not going to read through the last few pages out of pure laziness. I would be pretty interested and rather happy if someone made a fanfiction out of my work. Firstly, it shows that someone is reading whatever I'm writing. And secondly, I'd like to see their take on it - what they like...

In my story one of the main storylines is centered around five extremely powerful magical artifacts/weapons. But like how Mindfire put it, the objects aren't just "get out of jail free cards". Sure, they're dangerous and can potentially be used like that if it was in someone's possession (you...

It's manageable right now, though sometimes some chapters are better left cut in the middle. What gets me the most is that one chapter can be a couple of pages while the next one is ridiculously long because of what happens that day. >.>

How do you feel about separating chapters by days? Like, it starts with the morning and ends at night? Right now this is the format of my book, but sometimes I find that it doesn't fit very well. However, it would be a lot of work to change it. What's your opinion on it?

I don't know much about Norse Mythology, but I'm a total geek for Greek Mythology so I'll be able to give you input on that when you need it :) As for the magical universe, the way you put it makes it seem a lot like the Yggdrasil Tree. I've seen this model be used in many other books, so you...