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My source is my publisher (I am not self-published,) and the reader demographics they collect from their distributors. Check the bookstores for where they sell the 'fluffy' novels. Compare that to the Sci-fi/Fantasy section not in the kids books section. The Romance section is even bigger. The...

Don't Insult your Readers. A minor Rant. "You don't need to put neon signs around your plot points. Readers aren't as dumb as you think." -- Mojo Castle Books, Editor in Chief -- Just say No to: PLOT WAFFLING! Plot Waffling is a form of Author Intrusion that appears when the author is...

Have you seen this? Link --> Making Magic 1 - A History of Magic?

Meh, when I need names, I just use online baby name sites for whatever culture I'm writing in.

In Haitian Voodoo, the loa (spirit/god/power) Erzulie embodies love, passion, and jealousy. Erzulie is a triple goddess, with different aspects: -- Erzulie Fréda, a gentle and benevolent figure associated with love and beauty. -- Erzulie Dantò, the fierce and passionate loa of jealousy and...

Have you tried looking at Existing pantheons and why those cultures developed those particular god forms? In other words, if you know what your culture values, creating gods for it is obvious. Examples: Because Greece had a highly developed culture where Music, Literature, and Science were...

This style of writing is called Poetic Prose. -- According to Google's AI... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Poetic Prose, also known as prose poetry, is a form of writing that combines the lyrical and expressive qualities of poetry with the structure and flow of prose. It's characterized by the use of poetic...

Because I am terrible at writing emotions, and comedy, this is a tutorial that was written for me by one of my favorite Beta-Readers. Enjoy! Writing CrAcK By Kita the Spaz ~ Posted with Permission ~ ----- Original Message ----- How do you come up with the ideas for writing crack/comedy? --...

This was brilliant. -- Do more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you can't get through this, how do you read a whole book? You know, one that doesn't have pictures in little boxes with word balloons? If you can't handle this much text, how do you plan to Write a whole book? Novels have a hell of lot more...

LOL! Ah! You're right, it was Kevin Costner. My bad. My guess is that he was in there for the same reason Netflix has a very...eclectic cast in everything they produce. At least Azeem was played by an excellent actor. I loved that part. Rickman was HOT in that movie, and yeah, he pretty much...

I think I read that one...! Um... I think that line goes: -- "I can speak with an English accent." He was dissing the Robin Hood movie that came out a year or so before with Mel Gibson, who spoke with an American accent -- while the rest of the cast didn't.

Understood. LOL! I know the feeling. (It's why I have so many tutorials on backlog.) Nice! I look forward to seeing it. Thank you. ☕

Good story, and relevant, but... -- Why have you separated the dialogue from the actions that go with them?

The easiest way to get Beta-Readers is to ASK for them. -- Right here on this forum, post a thread and Ask if anyone is interested in being a beta-reader. You want More than Two, if you can get them. Make sure to include: -- A quick synopsis of your story -- that doesn't include the whole...

It did! I Read the first chapter of the damned thing on FanFiction.Net! Holy crap it was Bad.

YES. -- And that R-18 rating had better be R-18 in Content too, or there will be bitching.

Welcome to the world of WRITING -- fiction or not. -- You're going to need Beta-Readers; as in: More than One, to help you sort out what works in your story, what needs bolstering, and what doesn't work at all. Link! --> [Tutorial] Test Your Story's Popularity Potential -- Beta-Readers Every...

Exactly!!! -- It's all Hemingway's fault. Films are not done the same way as books. Screenplays are written by Committee. Or rather, 5 to 10 screenplays (written by 5 to 10 different people,) are submitted and the director pulls all their favorite parts from each one then mashes those parts...

YES. -- I use references for every aspect of my stories. I just make sure no one can tell where they came from. I have Published (with a legitimate paying Publisher!) several Fan-fiction stories that no one even knows were originally fanfics! All I did was a few name changes of characters and...