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    Ideal length for chapters

    It depends on your target audience and on the story.
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    Authors, what do you prefer digital writing (typing) or writing on paper (pen)?

    I prefer writing my outline on paper, and I prefer actually writing the story digitally.
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    Help with sentence

    I think it sounds fine. I understand it. It's very good use of imagery.
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    Does writing your story make you feel better or worse?

    I enjoy writing very much. It improves my life. I enjoy it because I become very invested in the characters that I'm creating. There is a part of myself inside of each character, and it helps me to process whatever it is I have experienced (pain, joy, loss, relationship struggles, etc.). I also...
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    Do You read a chapter a day, or do you like a 'page turner' and prefer a completed story?

    I'm alright with both, although I prefer stories that are still being updated. I don't have the time in my day to sit and read for hours on end, but I do have 20-30 minutes at a time. That is usually enough time to read one chapter of a really good story.
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    Do you kill off an important character?

    It depends on how it serves the plot. If it drives the plot forward, then sometimes I do. Or if I'm trying to reflect on how a character's poor decisions get them killed, then I will. Even so, I rarely kill off my characters.
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    As an author, how do you feel when writing villains who commit crimes or immoral acts?

    It depends on the story. I write my villains to be defeated in my Teen Titans fanfiction. They also serve as a foil for my protagonist, who always internally battles to do the right thing. My villains also help raise the question "how do people raised in the same environment turn out so...
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    What to do with backstory?

    I would include them. Those who don't like the flashbacks will skip past it, and those who like flashbacks will enjoy them. It's impossible to write a book that pleases absolutely everyone.
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