ggiaquin16‭

I agree that it is possible to fall in love with female characters. I have on several occasions including that of shows. It isn't that I want THAT particular character, it's that I see many trait...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I really like this question but I don't think you will be able to completely eliminate the "cool" factor. Look at most horror films. They all end up commercialized for costumes and certain social...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Characters are usually memorable due to personality traits. If we think back to all of our favorite characters as we grew up, you may even notice a pattern of characters you liked in comparison wi...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Well, I finally managed to put pen to paper and start writing my first couple paragraphs. I have an issue though. I noticed that the word "the" comes up often. Well actually it was pointed out t...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Some writers put their image on the back of books, some don't. I think in the end as long as you provide it as a choice and not make the image required, you shouldn't have an issue. Some people...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

well it is hard to really assess this kind of situation, however, I would think that editors would not give out praise too liberally. Many people submit stories in hopes of being the next Tolkien,...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

This depends on you. If you want it published, you should look to do so soon... The longer you wait, the more it appears to be based off real events and not your imagination. As Mark said this is...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

This is typically done in Anime quite frequently. Usually anime has a whole slew of main characters that each have their own tropes... and usually 1 of them are dark/were dark/converted/converting...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I plan at several parts of my book to have war chants done in the fictional language of my main race/species. Would it be better to write the chant in their language? Put the fictional language w...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Editing as you write isn't bad but it's not good either. As you are well aware it stops your creative thoughts to switch to the more logical thoughts for editing. Fixing things like a typo or rew...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

The target audience depends on the kind of material you want to talk about. If you want to add in rape, sex, drinking, and detailed violence, you probably won't be writing a novel for 6 year olds....

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Only add details that are relevant. If the temperature point of -25c will play a factor for later when it warms up to say 10c, then ya specific temperatures may be needed. However if you only wan...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

No one needs to do anything. It is your story. There are plenty of stories without death. One option that could also allow you to go on with a series is to have it so the Antagonist is "Driven out ...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Awkward talks, no words, a night full of talking, all are realistic parts of a potential first date let alone a blind one. This also greatly depends on their personalities. Is one shy? is one aggre...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Stories like Castaway, Gilligan's Island, Lost, and the such would be examples of an environment that is the antagonist. The MC has to survive their surroundings which is threatening their lives or...

posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭