Nathan Bransford - The Forums

You want elves (other mythological creatures) the way Tolkien (and others) created them, but before LOTR, elves were short, ugly little things that hid in the grass and played tricks on people. That depends on your mythology. If you take a look at the Celtic traditions in Ireland, Wales, and Scotla...

One way to approach it might be to move to first or close third and work each chapter from the PoV of the character who allows you to best control the information you give to the reader. If you include character names in chapter heads, it can also allow you to have one character who operates under t...