I recently read all nine Will Trent stories by Karin Slaughter in a week. Now I have to wait... a year?! for the next one. Blimey. (It's great...
I believe this brief discussion about it with you guys has helped me get on the right track already. You know when you're looking for something...
Oh, gosh yes, I have lots of random pieces of stories saved in documents dedicated to dribs and drabs I've cut or changed over the years. Don't we...
The first few paragraphs show why and how my main character ends up where the rest of the story takes place. I know that's very vague, sorry. I...
Hi guys. Ten years ago I wrote a story that I always believed had potential but needed a lot of work. I've put a lot of work into it and it...
I much prefer the Stardust movie to the book. (Sorry, Mr Gaiman.)
I'm reading The Hundred-Year-Old Man who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson but am finding it a bit boring so far to be...
Yes, you're probably right, and that would probably be more helpful to them than a pat on the back before they've done anything. I do see your...
Not everyone is the same. Maybe a person thinks of a "great idea" for a story. They feel excited about their idea. They want to crack on and...
I don't remember ever not writing, really. I was writing crappy little stories from the moment I learnt how to string sentences together. But...
I'm really not that computer savvy, so it's plain and simple old Word for me.
It irks me a bit when the writer keeps repeating a certain sentence or a certain word throughout the story. (I'm sure I'm guilty of this myself,...
The Highway Man by Alfred Noyes left an impression on me.
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