Sorry, I generalised a bit too much there. I totally agree. Some films use visual elements to add to the story and our understanding of it. But...
I think the advantage of picturing your novel as a movie is that it allows you to test what works, particularly avoiding problems in the dialogue...
Our current society has a poor attention span. You don't exactly have to have physical action, rather you need to have a quirk to your story...
I'm just going to use NaNo as a reason to write everyday without that pesky 'internal editor' that I sometimes just want to shoot. It prevents me...
Man, this year I'm definitely going to give this a shot. I have never in my life been able to write that much on one topic, let alone in one...
I have a trick to get me writing: open a new word document, and time yourself for 10 minutes to even half an hour, and all you're allowed to do in...
I think on the computer, the idea of a first draft is completely different to that of a handwritten draft. Anything handwritten is the raw...
This would work. The major super-countries pulling out of the UN because of a threat to their country. As in, no country can be trusted and the...
True. But there's a bit more to it than that. I'm nearly 17 years old (FYI: Year 11, Australia) and study both Literature and English at...
Desdemona. Gertrude. Those two names are obnoxious in a way if you put them into context.
My editing technique is full of self loathing. I write say half a page, re read over it and edit it until I'm happy (which translates to...
You're welcome =)
This issue really hits close to home. A girl that I work with met her boyfriend online. He lived in the nearest capital city which was about...
Oh you have to have a little bit of Nickelback in there! "Side of a Bullet" is the best track for fight scenes with emotion, but try their earlier...
I need to listen to music when I write. Right now I'm compiling a playlist so I can write without having to skip through a bunch of songs to find...
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