I am a harsh critic and that is what I typically suggest. By harsh, I don't mean I'm just looking for problems. It's just that I like to be...
Thanks everyone. I'm guessing I've got a long way to go since I am still working on the History and have not really started on character profiles...
Hi all! So a little background. About a year ago, an idea for a story struck me. Basically, I felt that I had a fairly strong idea for the...
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Hi, I'd be more than happy to take a look at your work and provide you with some critique. I am a sophomore in college and do not have any...
Carl, I would be more than happy to take a look at your work. I too am looking for critique on my WIP, though I am not near so far into it as you...
Hi Nebuchadnezzar, I'd be more than happy to take a look at your writing and provide you with some critique. I actually have a WIP and am in...
Thanks again! I'll have to look into that- sounds like it could be extremely helpful. And thanks for your previous post- I will definitely try...
Basically An idea struck me for a series. I know the Beginning, Middle, and End but am struggling on everything in between. Has anyone else...
So I'm new on this forum and relatively new to creative writing, though I do a lot of reading. For the past 6 months or so, a story has been sort...
Personally, I don't find filling out a questionnaire very helpful. I prefer to start with a blank page (or several) and brainstorm by considering...
I would say it depends on how complex your novel/series is going to be. Are there going to multiple different countries/kingdoms? Will there be...
Michael Sulliavan's Riyria Revelations refers to magic as "the art". If you are creative, there are all kinds of things you can do
Personally, I don't see a problem with occasionally telling the reader about a characters emotions. I prefer to describe them but there are always...
For me, a writer must be consistent. If not, it makes the novel or series extremely unbelievable because they are just able to shift things to...
I'm going to have to disagree on your statement that there are no happy endings in life. There are plenty of happy endings. On the other hand, I...
I know exactly what you're going through because I am going through it right now. I am trying to plan out 2 series: one would potentially consist...
