As Vaporo said: speaking from a scientific standpoint - no. Hollow planets are not a thing that happens naturally. That being said, it wouldn't be...
I have a heavy perfectionist streak and often have trouble finishing projects to my standards as well - this results in a lot of unfinished work....
Not in anything I've yet finished, I don't think. But I had a couple instances in incomplete or still-under-planning work. Foremost was a world...
For myself, it is very much "write organic, edit by rule." Or some measure of that. I rarely think about "the rules" while I'm actually writing,...
Hello everyone. Apparently Pixar is going to be doing a Storytelling course over at Khan Academy. Here is a link to the first video. I haven't...
This struck me as interesting. Especially insofar as whether or not it will end up mattering to the reader whether or not the antagonist's...
Query letter writing is a very important part of the traditional process. Fortunately, that means there are lots of resources out there to help...
If you don't want to take the time to write all of the different beginning and just see which one feels better, you can try thinking about what...
Generally speaking, when I first get an idea I write down as much as I can about it. The plot, key characters, etc. Whatever I've got at the time....
If they're the puppetmaster type, a solid option is to introduce them early, without revealing them as the/an antagonist. Just another character,...
Sanderson went through a phase that many of us probably have/will: that time when you think creating a good book is just about how pretty your...
Physical submissions only? That's surprising. I didn't think any of the venerable old names were still holding out on digital submissions.
Taking "bandits" as meaning pretty much any thief/outlaw types, Lies of Locke Lamora is the first to come to mind. Naturally, any Robin Hood books...
I could see a future tense passage having a very interesting effect, especially in fantasy where things like prophecy are commonplace....
Gotta say, that's a very interesting tactic to do less editing while writing. I have the same problem... but I don't think that particular...
Can't think of offhand examples where a character has conscious ideology and sticks strictly to it, really. Seems similar to the (few) animes I...
Pretty much as Reaver said. The project is in what we can generously describe as a dormant stage. Anyone who wishes to expand upon anything...
Not necessarily bad writing, no. The prose may be wonderful. This is an instance of bad storytelling. Writers/Storytellers need to be very careful...
Offhand I would say it is simple trend following behavior reinforcing itself. Authors who hope to write in a certain genre and for a certain...
Loved the short film. It was hilarious. I have rather vague memories of watching the first 1 or 2 seasons of Power Rangers when I was a kid, so I...
