Advice for Fun and Profit

[vanity-lost.livejournal.com]

I know we have a ton of writers and writerly types in this group. Almost all of whom are talented like whoah. Plus just lots of intelligent, snarky peoples. So, I was wondering... 

If you could give LKH one piece of advice (literary or even otherwise I guess) what would it be? 

Or alterately... what's the best piece of writing advice you've ever gotten and how does Mad Ms. Hamilton violate it? 

Because seriously I sometimes wonder what her series would look like if someone was standing next to her with a 2x4 of Literary Wisdom. You know, someone to go "Peachy, darling, now just what the hell does X have to do with the main plot?" or "That's redundant. Delete and rephrase." 

There are some things that just seem so elementary going wrong- like time and characters popping into scenes they weren't in a moment before, but how to fix it?

Okay. I am stepping away from the keyboard now before the Nyquil takes further control.

Comments

[allova.livejournal.com]

I'd give Ms Hamilton the same advice I give newbie roleplayers, or old hand roleplayers who forget:

At the end of the day, none of it is real. Remember the difference between you and the character, for that difference is golden.

[vanity-lost.livejournal.com]

Good, sound, sane advice.

It weirds me out to no end when people get that line blurred. Like... buying their character gifts? Promising them no one will die? And then making sure no one dies. By making them a harem-boy...

[allova.livejournal.com]

I am certain that at least one of the characters would prefer death to being a living sex-toy. Seriously!

[salveo-opes.livejournal.com]

Poor Richard.

[vanity-lost.livejournal.com]

Probably Richard who has been the only one to protest and just look at his punishment... The rest are too afraid to say anything lest they share his terrible fate. It was probably more humane to lock them in coffins and terrorize them.