I hated school in all its forms. I loved to read but hated that I had to write about things I didn't care about. I also hated certain assigned...
Similar to what Jannert said, I'd suggest considering if it can be broken up into two parts or more. If it's good people will want to read the...
When I read, I keep a pencil nearby so that I can highlight certain words, phrases, or anything else that might help me. Or I'll note description...
There's a difference between evil and shock. Shock is baby eating and the like, but evil is another matter. I'm in agreement with another poster...
I personally wouldn't write a story about zombies right now. I've been a fan since way back with the original Dawn of the Dead (yeah, I'm old)....
Do you want to make a statement or are you writing something that's just fun? For example, there's a book called Guns of the South (also by...
This^. Some chapters are going to be of different lengths. Sometimes a certain thread in a story only needs to be a few paragraphs while the...
The ______ Lounge. Insert name of town. Then characters can just call it "the Lounge". Or something like that. Don't give it a name that's a...
+1. I just suffered through a little less than half of an autobiography written by a former Marine drill sergeant that was so poorly written I...
One quick thing, they had hot and cold running water in Rome and other ancient cities. If you're worried about things technological, you might be...
Don't do that. While we do have the foster care system we also have foster families that somehow manage to adopt a surprising number of kids. A...
She needs to feel like her low self-esteem is low for good reasons. For example, "I don't have a job, I have no skills, I'm 20 pounds overweight,...
The dog scene could be funny. The problem is that it lacks a couple of things. First is timing; there isn't any rhythm in the prose that leads the...
I'm using Word and now that I've learned how to use it effectively for book writing purposes, it's fine. Cutting and moving is nothing but copying...
Books that try to be hip. And dammit, now I can't remember the name of the book I'm talking about. It was a murder mystery set in L.A. The size...
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