I write young adult. My recently completed project was 74,000 words in the first draft and 66,000 in the final draft.
Fictional tough-sounding? Gorrell Tank It's the name of a car park in Whitstable, and since I first saw it, I always thought it would make a...
Original poster - your post shows that your writing is not beyond hope, and in your position I'd seriously consider getting in touch with...
Silicon behaves chemically extremely like Carbon, so in theory you could use equivalent gases - have them breathing in an air that's similar...
I would use single quotes for the actual words. "He finally had the space to say words like 'process' and 'professional'."
Why shoot from the blimp? If he can get an accomplice close to the driver, he can get himself there, and that presents much easier ways to...
Not sure it's what OP is looking for, but I love this as a picture of sleep. The noise forced me out of the ________ of sleep. Sanctuary...
You're looking for some stuff you can read about memory to pick up on the jargon? I don't know about any text books, but for general...
Title is rather similar to an existing work: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/044654082X/?tag=postedlinks-21 (erebh - the series was based on the book,...
"These Foolish Things", published in 2004, did rather well - the film "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" is based on it. So, there is certainly a...
I'd use the boat itself to show off her aquatic knowledge - it takes a fair bit of practice to get the steering right, whether it's a rowing boat,...
Someone familiar with wild swimming knows "Jump, never dive, into unknown water." - unless you can SEE the bottom (and preferably something to...
Observe. Listen to how women/girls interact with each other. Eavesdrop on the bus or train (in a non-creepy way). Read novels with the kind of...
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