Hello, I'm new! With a recent increase in my desire to write a novel, I thought I'd seek out a writing forum instead of relying on slow reply...
I have started writing a story. I am about 5 pages into the story, and I decided to stretch my characters a bit with a character analysis. My main...
Hi :) I'm back with another question: Can psychological trauma cause fever? The thing is, if a girl got a psychological shock "because she was...
How does use of pop culture in writing work when looking to publish? If I have a character rant about Twilight saga books or make a joke about...
Hi, I have a question. Is it possible to create a fantasy universe, eg: with simliar but different histories, different continents etc,...
I am a new user and going to be over here for a long time. I am working on a topic for my hobby. If you guys can help me, then it will be great....
If you could have a conversation with an author of your choice (dead or alive), who would it be? And what would you talk about?
Just curious if anyone knows how a flail would have been used against plate armor. I am sure you would use it to attack the weak spots like the...
How do you refer to objects cars and robots say in a story? I drove my car to the garage. It is a fairly new car or she is fairly new? then in...
Hi sorry i havent written on here for a while I've been quite busy. But I've got a quick question. When writting my first book would it be ok to...
I just received an offer of rep. but the agent said it needed editorial help. She just emailed me today saying they do not offer proofreading or...
Hi again. Just posted another thread, but something I've been wondering about. Perhaps you could help. What exactly makes a story a thriller? I...
Hey! Just registered on the forums and am looking forward to the discussions to come. I found this forum by complete accident after searching a...
As a writer I feel that one is not complete unless they experience a wide variety of styles and ideas. The more one experiences different...
this is in reply to: the first thing you notice about a book? so I was thinking do we really need a title to a story? sometimes I pick up a book...
OK, rules are simple. Pick one of your main characters, pretend he/she is being interviewed, and get him/her to answer the following questions....
From experience I find that if I am more perceptive that the main character then I can work out where the story is going and it then annoys me...
can you use the word FIT in this context: for example can you say: Is Blackadder fit or fixed? meaning is it true to life or is it made up? you...
What happens when an author gets paid, and their accounts are in a different name. I know its a thick question, I think I would have a pen name,...
are you TROLLING or are all these random questions some kind of PERFORMANCE ART?
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