I just edited my latest post because it was too much of a dead-end for the day.
Hopefully it'll be easier to play against! Please reread.
I was reading the "Resources for RPGs" thread in THe Shire and ran across a link Imladris supplied. It's
here . Very helpful. That (and lmp's advice about flabby adverbs, and point of view, and characterization-- hey, lmp, you da man-- ) ranks high up there on the list of "Helpful Advice." CHeck it out.