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Old 2nd May 2008, 01:46 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: 16yr newbie with good ideas. plz help

It's difficult to get helpful feedback on bare-bones world-building and plot outlines. If you see enough of them on the internet, you also begin to see just how many elements they all share in common, which can be disheartening if you've put a lot of time into your world trying to make it yours.

All I can suggest is to keep at it, if it's what you really want. Keep writing, developing, deepening, plotting, and reading. Read a great variety so you have a larger pool of influences to draw from. Learn to transform elements of your real world into story parts. And learn proper spelling and grammar. And don't speak in netspeak. I know you're probably used to it, but... don't. You'll only reinforce bad habits to the point you won't see spelling errors in your manuscript and won't be building good habits.

Anyway, good luck with it all. It takes a lot of effort to come up with something both good and original.
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