I laughed picturing walking in on someone doing this. Or even better an office with cubicles and everyone doing this! :) Imagine a company...
Oh the movie I watched was most likely a cheap budget film, poorly written. But as a child I didn't notice and ate up every word. I guess,...
So true! I find that happens when reading bigger pieces online instead of on paper in my hands. I skim more and create a whole new story!
I watched a TV movie from 1985 (on VHS) the other day and although I loved the movie as a kid, I found it hard to stomach all the 'telling' it was...
I find it humorous when reading stories to children and coming across scenes and scenarios that seem out of place now and these are books written...
Sometimes to strengthen my ability to even think metaphorically I will observe my surroundings (people, objects, etc) and make up metaphors just...
Oh, darn, must change my story then... kidding. :) Thanks for the input everyone. Anyone aware of any movies set in 1890 in America and...
I'm working on a YA fiction that takes place in 1890. Is it tacky to use modern dialogue? I find I want the reader to feel connected to the...
Don't work on your manuscript longer than 2 hours at a time. Then you might get too critical than creative and start cutting/changing all the...
Okay so I joined a local writer's group because somewhere along my research someone said as a writer, it is a good idea. But now I am there,...
Thanks everyone. I think I will go and pick up Harry Potter and start counting how many times his name appears on a page. My hope is that the...
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