Recent content by Robert hildenbrand

The idea of a whole world to save really doesn't work for the character you have written, not until he has changed. So before he takes on the burden of saving the world, he must learn to take on the burden of saving one life. Otherwise you've written a cartoon character, who's life journey has...

His body shuddered as the toxin filled his lungs, his grip on the poisonous plant weakened with the blur of his vision. Vertigo set in, as the blood flow to his inner ear flowed with the ammonia, his leg over compensated to his inability to stand straight. He threw his open palmed hands to brace...

Write a 15 year old boy, who must embark on a heroes journey. As for his lone redeeming quality? Yeah... Kill it. I mean the brother. Then have him happen upon another boy who has nothing, a surrogate. This then becomes the catalyst for his change.

Sounds like you put world building before plot, before character development. In my writing, all three must occur like a triple helix. The plot of the story informs the world building and the world building informs the characters and the characters informs the progression of the plot. For...

Whatever keeps you writing is the answer, always whatever keeps you writing. The editing process is when you can subtract that which doesn't work, should not have been added, or simply is misplaced. I have even changed locations of chapters, or condensed chapters during this editing process. The...

Depending upon the technological advancement of the species, you can make their algae based food stuff taste just like their normal foods from a planet. Remember that space on a ship of any kind will be limited, and algae food stocks would be compact when compared to any other form of food...

You are god, you are the one who should decide. But as you have elected to listen to the other gods here, I will advise that you weigh the reason for having an above or below ground city. Human habitation has mostly always been above ground, even in the mountains. Why would your characters build...

There is as many reasons for, as there are against including transition scenes. In truth, if you are reusing the same environment time and again, then you need not include the transition scene, unless it builds upon the world building. Case in point, in chapter 2, you describe a character's home...