Is it possible for a story to be impossible because it is the wrong length? I am not referring to publishing. I mean like is it possible for an...
Not about italics for thought. Suppose I could have said that in the title. Sorry, the small troll that lives within couldn't resist. This is...
In Waukesha, Wisconsin two 12 year old girls had planned to stab their friend so they could become best buds with the internet's favorite...
I was reading an article about adivce for starting out your novel, and one of these tidbits of advice spoke of not introducing too many characters...
I recently posted a thread asking how you think a good way to start a novel is. I shall now continue that trend in this thread. This will be...
These characters of mine, are they good? Are they perhaps too cliche? Or do they bore you? Maybe you adore them. All you have to do, is tell me. I...
I've been working on the first bits of a novel and am curious to see what you folks think I should continue this. It's not that I've hit a...
Character development can be one of the most challenging aspects of writing fiction, especially for new and aspiring writers. Characters often...
So the one thing that bothers me about every fantasy novel I've ever been been prevailed upon to read is the fact that nary a single character is...
There are a myriad of cultures in my Trilogy, spread out over a world which equal about 2x the size of Earth. As such, I think it would seem out...
Fellow writers, I am currently in the process of writing a screenplay for a short feature film (1:20'). I have decided to try out a writing...
Hello everybody - I'm new here, and I usually just read. A few months back, I decided to start writing, but would stop every time due to horrid...
I plan to post some writing of my own in the Writing Workshop. But I’m aware I must do some constructive critiquing as well. But this leads to my...
I just recently finished Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood and have to say that it was one of those books that I just couldn't get out of my head....
Hehe, sorry. I couldn't think of a good title, so I went with something not so related but sounding good. :p Well then, where were we? Hello,...
For about two or three months now I have been planning out a story line. I am basically an ancient Egypt geek and have always wanted to write...
What is your opinion on graphic writing? Be it sex or intense violence, is there a line you like to draw? I tend to make scenes as graphic as...
I am finding a lot of division on this topic. Some published authors love them, some don't use them at all (replacing colons with dashes and...
Let's say there is a problem with the network. Do you "troubleshoot the network"? Or do you "troubleshoot the network problem"? Both seem...
OK this is very vague for the moment so go nuts! The areas im stuck are as follows: Tea ceromonies Japanese atire(what they wore and when,...
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