Gracie

> Its certainly fine to have dialogue for a bit but there's a fine line between a bit and too much. I mean I think you have the right Idea to just interject a bit of what they see and what they ...

Hey I'm writing a story and for a portion of it they are in a car and talking, but I feel like that is too boring. It isn't super long dialogue but long enough to seem like to much when it is just ...

> Not my blog, but a useful link: http://wordsnstuff.tumblr.com/post/168630786375/resources-for-writing-sketchy-topics Thanks! Super helpful blog!

@doug and @Azuresbend thanks for saying this because I kinda thought the same thing. Some fiction when creating characters is good but taking and ordinary person and making them amazing with their ...

> > Hey I'm looking for a dark realistic fiction prompt. Anything works; characters, plot twists, or just simple prompts. Thank you!! > > (You have the ability to see how lethal peop...

> I wouldn't rely on crime shows like NCIS. They're very inaccurate with regards to crime, not just portrayal of killers. A lot of forensic crimes are often unsolved for weeks-months or even nev...

> > As for characters, try to build characters off of people you've met, or people you know well. This will help them feel realistic! Stories are always better when they come from reality. Us...

> Something I recommend to do is watch different NCIS shows or documentaries on killers. Or, there are plenty of psychology things that get into the mindset of a killer (criminal profiling and F...

> I believe that doing your own research is the best thing to do. Psychotic characters in my opinion are very difficult to write. You might also be confused with what a psychopath actually is. I...

> I personally like reading/watching stuff about criminals so I would recommend that. If you have a certain mental illness you want to portray research criminals who had it and see how they beha...