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I've met some of my best friends through writing :). It doesn't have to be lonely although of course the actual writing tends to be done alone. I find when I'm focused on a story the hours fly by too fast. However, given that it may take a while to get published and earn enough to live on...

Hi - stumbled across this site by chance and I'm glad I did :). I write fantasy novels but currently unpublished. I've written six full length (100K+) novels and a few smaller ones (50-60K). I love writing first drafts but I'm not so good with the editing side so I'm hoping to get inspired...

I've been writing forever and always wanted to be an author. However my partner wasn't overly supportive of my 'hobby' - we have four children and I have a part time job so writing time has always been in short supply and I've felt guilty working on it rather than doing housework etc. However -...

'Grey' characters. Also 'mysterious stranger' kind of characters. Examples of those I've liked - Dirk in Jennifer Fallon's 'Second Sons' trilogy. Bran in Juliet Mariller's Son of the Shadows. Kelsier in the Mistborn trilogy.

I've found using multiple view points useful for giving the reader the information required in a more complex plot, but since this trilogy is the first time I've handled quite so many it's been much more challenging to write - not a bad thing as it's taught me loads (including the usefulness of...