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(Not a lawyer) In my country at least, the law is very clear: truth cannot be libel. However, for something to be considered "truth", you'd need undisputable proof, you'd need evidence, the truth ...
You have two ways to go here. Add to book notes or social media or whatever you wish that you are open to people creating sequels and will grant permission to do so on a case by case basis. Then...
First, I will direct you here, because the questions overlap some (but are not duplicates). How to present an alien culture with different morals, without it coming across as savage? You can't kee...
Does he have any friends there? One solution is to push the training camp into the background. The problem sounds like you don't have enough conflict, your scenes come up short. I'd focus on some...
I'm dealing with some similar problems, on a smaller scale. The first third of my novel is composed of short chapters that move the story along. All the emphasis is on getting to the main locatio...
Just have him say thanks and goodbye and wish them luck. I spent many years in my career as a consultant, everywhere I went I made friends, often for less than a year. These often began with lunch...
I'll try to answer your question: Will computer virus characters tend to act like over-the-top villains? Is this the most likely way for them to act? With reasoning or not? Eh, no. There is n...
In this case, recognizing the problem -- recognizing that you want a narrative arc, that something should be intensifying beyond the scope of a single sexual encounter -- is also half the solution...
If a work was published in more than one place, you only have to cite it once. You can pick which publication to cite. Edited to add comment from another answer: Original source vs secondary sou...
Only cite sources you've actually seen. In this case, it sounds like you have a secondary source (your link) that quotes from and does not cite a primary source. All you can say with certainty is...
There is no conflict between duty and conscience The man's duty is to neutralize the asset, with minimal loss of life and resources on his side. He would be doing his duty if he killed the asset ...
Well, I answered much of this question with this answer, which is a more general question about beginning writing. So read that, it will get you through the first chapter. Now to be more specific ...
I don't think there is a particular word because the actor is the former slave owner. He or she is the one who freed Tsidia. So your descriptions would be about how Tsidia influenced the action...
How to plagiarize: Deliberately steal someone's work. This is always ethically wrong and usually illegal too. Students who do this get expelled or otherwise punished. Authors who do this get l...
Basically anything that is a virus is infecting a host in order to reproduce and survive, and by its nature doesn't really care what harm it is causing the host. Just like we don't care (not enough...
How can I make this leap? The MC needs proof he cannot deny. Perhaps, by his own hand, he doesn't just shun them, he takes action to prevent this ritualistic murder from happening. What are t...
You can't copyright a name, you can only trademark it (which is expensive). Chaos Realm seems pretty generic to me. After all, you did come up with it independently. Even being legal, I wouldn'...
What is the unifying factor of your book? Is it an anthology of disconnected short stories? Is it an exploration of some theme? If you are exploring a theme, Structure the parts to make a cohesiv...
You must decide first and foremost how you want your readers to initially treat your MC's belief that he is influenced by an "entity". If you tell the readers right from the start that the entity i...
You can have the murder be of someone the MC knows, or of a stranger, but they will be different stories. If the murder victim is someone the MC knows, the MC's intentions will always be clouded w...
What you're describing is a trope known as Broken Pedestal (tv tropes link). It describes the painful disillusionment with someone the MC considered a role-model, or otherwise a person to be respec...
The old-fashioned language alone is enough to provide a hint that the characters are quoting something, and since you mention Paradise Lost, it's clear what they're quoting. Strictly speaking, you...
Without us seeing any particular shade of eyes, it will be pretty hard to help you! "Brown" is pretty generic. Find something (perhaps personal to you) that the shade reminds you of; the more poeti...
There is no special secret technique to writing. No methodologies that you must follow. No "right way". The best ways to learn about writing are reading and writing. When you read, you are exposed...
You are right: there is enough backstory to make a well built female character. I appreciated the contrast between the male protagonist, who lacks self-motivation, and your female lead, who seems t...
