- Is it wrong to inform the reader what music the narrator is listening to etc?
- Write -> Learn the rules or Learn the rules -> Write
- Dialogue...
- "Hi, there," he grinned VERSUS "Hi, there," he said with a grin
- What book has the best fight scenes, IYO?
- Using italicizd and bolded words
- I have an Idea.
- what to do?
- Which name of a fictional town sounds better??
- Is it a bad idea to plan your setting comprehensively before...
- Clever ways of introducing new characters in fiction
- Pen Name Help...
- Building a Universe
- My Protagonist is a horrible human being.
- Working through a Q&A exposition dialog.
- Pacing. (Introducing the characters and slow historical time line)
- Probably wrong board but lets discuss the awesomeness of this all the same.
- New Idea for a Horror Novel
- should i take this as a compliment or worry?
- Words of wisdom and advice?
- Eyes and wings
- What music inspires you while your writing?
- Writing Advice from Thirty Published Authors
- Unclear to the character, Clear to the reader, hoping for examples..
- villain or victim?
- How To Write Consistently?
- To Hero or To Anti-Hero, That is the Ultimate Question!
- The Importance of Naming
- Characterizing Laughter in tight phrases
- Biography - Help request
- Guarding against the "Mary Sue"
- How to Describe Hairstyles and Hair Movement?
- Dark Love
- Errors in Writing
- Taglines?
- Recommend any good villains?
- Most Fitting Backstory for My Antagonist?
- An Epiphany on Opening Scenes
- Markets Overflooded with Male Villains - Why?
- Villainess in a Sex Scene?
- Query Advice
- I'm looking for passages that describe grand, awe-inspiring architecture
- Motivational Help and Tips Needed
- Help w/ a big problem!
- Using a branded concept technology in my novel?
- Need your opinion! Have a Look! comment your opinions!
- Stories that add too many characters
- The lessons that haunt us...
- Survey for short story writers
- Using Music in a novel?
- Conjunctions Misfunctions
- Trying to create a sense of threat but without creating an unstoppable force, ideas?
- Chapter Titles
- Purposeful Repetition
- When did you REALLY start writing, and why?
- Should I Write This?
- I need your opinion
- Electrons or cellulose?
- What are your Influences and how have they affected your writing?
- Do you find consuming alcohol enhances your writing in any way?
- Help on a character's reaction?
- Why don't I read about Dwarves more often in Fantasy?
- First Person Question
- Dialect and accents: The dirty south?
- Looking for test readers for manuscripts?
- My style is somewhat old-fashioned...
- Characterization?
- Character creation. Where to start and when to stop?
- defining Lovecraftian Horror
- Best way to represent this dialogue
- The Whole Story as a Flashback
- Fatigue
- The I conundrum.
- Can I publish a book series with different self publishing companies?
- What's a good # of words for a day
- Orginzational methods
- planning your writing with chapter
- Writing a blurb
- How do you feel about not repeating words in writing material
- Art Imitating Life
- Tips for writing short stories?
- Getting lost in your work
- Do you have to read a lot to be a good writer, or write a lot, which one would you do
- Aliens: How Alien an Alien Should be
- Dialogue and your ideas
- Usage of first names in biograpical article?
- FWIW-Lovecraft on writing
- Non-Linear Story Telling
- Writing in the first person
- Question about flashbacks.
- Should peruse the following knowledge in order to write a better character for a nove
- fool for <3
- Divorce in literature
- Writing about a Frightening Experience in a MRI. Did you ever have one?
- character- vs plot-driven story
- Does my description of events sound cold and flat?
- Sequel Advice?
- woe is me -- word count
- LM Contest
- Several questions
- Emotion in Writing
- Character relationship advice
- Help me understand a pluperfect conundrum please
- Need help with writing dialog in different languages
- Fragments & Run-on-sentences
- What do you consider good dialogue?
- Show, but tell.
- How to get a page count?
- Opinions on shorter chapters?
- Writing the evils
- Writing Marathon
- The Unreliable Narrator
- Referring to Characters by First Name or Surname
- Truth and Lies
- Characters without proper names
- Is it normal to get bored with an idea you haven't thought about too much?
- Series, Anyone?
- World-Split
- Names?
- Converting my work to an email friendly format
- "Sensitive"/Psychic Characters
- Facts in the Age of Google
- A novel made up of many short stories that amount into a complete narrative...
- First Person, Present Tense?
- Is this the Secret to winning a poetry competition ?
- Openings
- Typically, how long is a short story collection?
- The Balance between Detail and Imagination.
- why are books falling behind in genrea creation{just my oopinion}
- length question
- How soon should the overall goal of your lead character become apparent in a novel?
- Planning a novel: Finally seeing the light
- Review
- Motion in language
- Forcing an idea to behave - questions.
- Opening with a Quote
- What's your genre?
- Automatic Writing...?
- How in depth should sex scenes be?
- Building blocks
- Describing eye movements.
- describing a scene or mood,
- two questions (anti hero / obsession)
- No happy ending okay?
- whats a good way to introduce an official anouncment? in a story?
- Profanity and Violence in Fiction
- Too Much of a Single Idea?
- Moral issue in a short story
- S = c + g/o
- I'm terrible with names...
- Is there still a market for short stories?
- how can you tell whatg rating your biook is,
- For motivation :) - How many words has the novel you're currently working on?
- Your thoughts on thoughts...?
- what is the weirdst thing you've ever done for a story
- whats the word for that list of translations at the back a book with foreign words?
- lets try to post this again Looking for "angry" sad md "happy" sad songs?
- looking for something better than theasirious
- I might be getting published for abite of my work
- How Many Words Until You Decide to Scrap or Not
- Voices From Times Past
- Out of Era Circumstances
- Any unwritten rule??
- About Prose in General
- The teaser / blurb for my WIP
- Any unusual techniques you like to use?
- New Genre or Style of Writing
- Copyright before getting an agent?
- New Writer in need of advice
- Atmosphere
- Coming up with story ideas
- Outlining your ideas
- Specialized Phrases
- Where is the line between research and plagiarism?
- an offer you can't refuse
- Walk the walk, talk the...
- What Are Some Good Books To Read On Screenwriting?
- Which book title do you prefer?
- Is there any major differences between novel writing and screenwriting?
- Bringing Back Melodrama
- Trying to name stuff on a futuristic colony planet
- Staying the distance
- No women main characters?
- Is it normal to get bored with writing something you didn't think about too much?
- Aftermath: writing books, and what to do with them
- An interesting wording question for you - Please reply and we'll talk it out
- does a poem have a better chance of getting published if...
- Self publishing, back cover book description.
- how to fictionalize a true story
- Writing Drunk
- I have a dilemma!
- Writing Surplus Scenes
- Serious Study
- What font size should I use for an E-book?
- In need of an antagonist
- should i become a writer for hire{no literally}
- Travel writers?
- Bad Review
- fight against a necromancer
- Losing Points of View
- I need some simple guitar songs, music lovers.
- Ideas for my book's series, should I keep them or abandon them?
- I think I'm in trouble. I'm much more motivated to write when I drink
- Help with question.
- Not cliched names for cities?
- advice on breaking that paralysing wall of fear?
- Having a sword strapped to your back - impossible? Stupid? Unforgivable?
- your opinion on this imagery would be appreciated
- Idea Dump vs. Elegance
- Are these good ideas for evolving my main character?
- change in narrative point of view
- How Soon is Too Soon?
- Making a Treasure Hunter Story - any advices?
- How to introduce your protagonist's goal without info dumping?
- I must be wierd ...
- Best Cure For Writer's Block
- Cliches
- Changing POV
- Originality a lost thing?
- How do approach rewriting?
- Purchasing rights for an unused project?
- What facet of storytelling do you start with when beginning a story?
- Novel with 15 years old point of view
- Main Character Name Revamp
- Creative Writing movements and International ones
- Are There Any Children's Book Writers?
- Can your sequel have a similar opening to your first book?
- Synopsis Question
- The feeling of your booking being done (hopefully)
- Like vs as though
- White Collar
- Short instructional book in progress
- Help! Can't find my non-english speaking character's voice. Examples or advice please
- How do you select the genre of your book?
- An Issue of Principle
- works in progress
- Filling in the Details
- Adding a little realism in a work of fiction?
- What is your favorite love story of all time?
- Need help with word - tab problem
- How much do you write in one sitting?
- variation
- final desperation
- Nerves about Writing Long Fiction
- Is it possible to publish a 3D eBook? The revolution has just started with EPUB3
- Pollution: Reading While Writing
- Repeating series of events
- Do's and Don'ts - Any Tips?
- Giving a POV to a hallucination
- Brainstorming: The best way to get inspiration?