Recent content by R.H. Smith

Excellent question. I think before we could get down to the nitty gritty we would have to see what type of char is your crime boss. Is he the quiet type? Doesn't need to make noise, doesn't like to call attention to himself, or is he a show-off? If he's the quiet type, then maybe something like...

I like the concept. The only thing, in my humble opinion, I can see messing with your concept, is the fact that the more broken you are emotionally, the more powerful. So someone that had the worse childhood (parents died, got sent to foster homes, was raped/molested, etc.) will be the most...

From what you described, the crime boss' mistress is very pragmatic. Following that logic, she would simply use the most efficient poison for the job. I'm sure she will try to not leave as much a mess as she can, but in the end, she believes it's her 'last job' so she might not care, she just...

Hey Fantastic, I love political intrigue. I love writing and reading it. My advice is to think of it as war basically, but without the fighting. It is playing chess in real life. The Art of War is an awesome book which teaches you about warfare (all warfare is based on deception basically).I...

Hey all, My world is not necessarily a magic one, but I would like ideas and input into fleshing it out a bit more. It is a world where angels and demons have human characteristics, except for free will. That is only reserved for humans. What type of world would heaven be, and what type would...

Hey D. Gray Warrior, nice concept. :) For some reason your mentioning of the swiping of fingers had an image of someone opening their cell phone. I know you are concerned that someone will steal your ideas, but don't be. We are here to help, plus I've already posted countless ideas and even...

Interesting topic. Love all the well thought out points and views. Got me thinking (for some weird reason) on Star Trek. You got the Federation, a group of allys in a democratic setting. You got the Klingons. A military state that has the vibe of only the strong survive. This type of setting...

Hey Osimur_wil, 1.If Creation is represented by the sun and fire, what is Ruination represented by? 2.If all other gods are representations of the 'true' God, are there any other representations of Ruination? 3.Creation has saints, does Ruination have their version of saints (evils)? What I'm...

I like guns specifically for all the reasons mentioned above, though my love is in that 'in your face' type of assault. For me, there is nothing more exhilarating than two people fighting to the death, sweat and blood flying around, the ring of metal on metal...you get the gist. But!!!! (yes...

This is awesome! Born and raised in Puerto Rico, I had never thought to do something like that. Kudos to you my latin brother. You have all my support, and if you have any questions regarding Caribbean culture, society, Taino indians, anything, let me know. :)

Not sure if i'm too late for this, but you can try watching Black Sails from Starz. That show, i think, accurately portrays pirates in the Caribbean, back when the bahamas were the pirates "home" base, so to speak. Hope this helps :)

I think the biggest advice i can provide is simply to ignore your time situation. Trust me, if this is more than just a hobby, you NEED to write, then you will, regardless of where you are at at any moment of your time. I feel that if you start writing with that deadline in mind, then that will...

I think you could write about a single celled amoeba wanting to do stand up comedy, and if you humanize it enough, readers will invest. The one thing that all readers have in common are feelings. If you made them feel something, then you've done your job (as long as they feel what you want them...

Here's my interpretation of the process. I take it as if I were creating a char for a D&D game. You give them attributes, aspects, a short bio/backstory, gear and powers/abilities. I think having this to start out with, you will be surprised how the chars gain a life of their own, but you must...

Hi Spectre, Nice work. The sense I got from reading that is that he was talking to himself? I don't see any back and forth with someone else to, i guess, justify so much dialogue. You could probably cut that dialogue in half by just removing what doesn't really need to be there, and I'm sure...