Michelle Black

Of course, when killing off a character, you don’t want readers to feel that they died for no reason. And if the reader didn’t feel connected with the character, it won’t resonate with them as much. The character needs to be made memorable first before thinking about killing him/her off.

That being said, a character dying because of a sacrifice…[Read more]

You say the two characters knew each other before this meeting. I think it would be really interesting if they had some bad history together, even if they didn’t really know each other. Even if they only met once, they could have negative or critical thoughts about each other. Backstory always makes things more interesting.

I hope this helps!

I think you should let your characters develop on their own instead of picking a type. To me, picking a personality type sets your character in a box. And writing is all about thinking out of the box right? What I love to use is the ‘What If?’ question. What if my character loved……? Hated…..?Had a secret about…..? This works even better…[Read more]

If you want to submit your short stories to publishers or agents, some of them don’t like to use already published material (including stories on blogs, which they might consider published). But this might be a very slim percentage. I think you should collect your short stories, and maybe put one here and there on your blog. I hope this made sense…[Read more]

I actually really like it the way it is; it has a clean crisp feel. But if you feel like it needs something in the background, maybe a different texture background or a neutral color maybe?

Okay, I’ll give this some thought as I figure out the characters’ goals. Thank you!!! 👍

Thanks so much for your advice! It makes a lot of sense. 😊

I like Narnia too! I haven’t read The Lord of the Rings, but it sounds interesting. Thanks for this list! 😊

Yes! *fangirls* Chuck Black’s one of my favorite authors!!!!!!

I haven’t read the Wormling series, but I’ve heard it mentioned. Is it good?

Thank you for this info! I love the creative names for the ranks! 😊

Thank you!

*hardy handshake back* Hello to you too! 😉

Hi! I JUST JOINED KP!!! Ahem…

For the girl robot, I really like #1 and #3

For the first boy robot, I think #1

And for the second boy robot, I like #2, though #3 is cool too. 👍

@delightinlife Thanks! I’m glad so many people like this idea, this is really encouraging! 😀