Recent content by MFontana

The "B-Plot" and the premise "Orks Attack" Basically, stuff happens while the characters are travelling from point A to point B. The world itself is a character (in a sense) and it responds to the things the characters do. (This is the basis of the premise of a "Living World", which I've gone...

Romance, and specifically, Love in general, is one of the most difficult things for me to write as well. Partially, because if you ask a hundred people what their definition of Love is, you'll end up with a hundred and two different definitions. There are also as many different ways of...

Most of my story chapters average out to be within the range of 5500 - 6500 words, those that end up significantly longer, I tend to break down into smaller parts (IE: Chapter 1.1 & 1.2 are both halves of chapter 1 in Duskfall, since the chapter ended up being upwards of 8,000 words.) As for...

People actually study creative writing? I guess that makes sense, to a degree. I can't say I've ever studied it formally, and probably won't. I firmly believe that Artistic expression, in its truest, and purest sense needs to come from within the artist, and is conveyed through the medium they...

To answer this question honestly, no. It isn't viable, even by light novel standards. @FRWriter already covered basically everything that I'd be saying on this front, so I'm not going to dive too deep into what's wrong here, and instead I'll just jump straight into the advice and foundational...

If I'm being completely honest, it's not for me. Not my thing, but no judgements here for fictional narrative and storytelling. It can be made to work within a narrative structure (like any other form of romance). If it's something you're planning to include, then take the time to build up the...

I hate migraines

When in doubt, both. And over the course of my stories, both are frequently seen. Some stand-out examples of both in said stories are: Ravenna in The Elarian Chronicles; Duskfall, and the sisters, Aliya and Mikala in Aestelle Nocte. Though none of them have been introduced yet in the respective...

The only warnings you'll ever find on any of my works are those necessary for website rules and legal compliance. I'm firmly of the belief that it is the responsibility of the consumer to self-moderate their own "triggers", and not the responsibility of any creator to give tailored warnings...

Ultimately; it comes down to the reading order, and narrative scope. If the story in question is the second (or later) in a series, then it is safe to expect the readers are already familiar with the recurring themes and characters, and there is no need to repeat the content unless it is...

Hey @MakBow, I'm just popping in to see what this is all about and have to say it's a vast improvement over some of your earlier stuff. That much is obvious at just a glance with your sentence and paragraph structure. Compared to the earlier, consistently staccato one-liners, this has a much...

I'd say go for it. Give it your best shot and then maybe ask again for feedback once you've gotten things written and sorted out. The worst that can happen is that it doesn't work out all that well after all, and you'll gain valuable experience through the effort and attempt. Personally, I'd...

Tools that I use for writing: Notebooks Pens Pencils Wordpad (Word-processor free on all windows PC's) Google-Docs (secure backups) Exercise / Tips for writing and improving your writing. This first set is something called "Drafting". It starts with accepting that your rough draft is going to...

Popping in over here for another weekly update. Aestelle Nocte - Chapter 4 is coming along quite well. I've finished writing up the shower scene, and now just need to finish writing up the rest of the chapter leading up to it.