If the person in question has an extremely recognizable name (this is likely a bad example, but 'Sarah Rose Hitler', even if she's a ballerina,...
It's not inherently evil, and a writer can use it to great success. The key word is 'can' - it's not a guarantee. The complaint I've heard most...
Speaking personally, I'm partially writing because I backed myself into that corner (saying it when asked about my hobbies, for example) and...
What I would use myself for that definition is 'absentmindedly', but yes, the fact that she's self-absorbed seems to be repeated a bit too often.
The first thing that actually came to mind was Tintin's ''La Castafiore'', an opera lady with an exceedingly high-pitched voice. Otherwise, the...
Before, as an unexperienced writer, I kept most of my notes on computer on the computer, under a document [Story Name] Backriver. I don't know why...
I usually go by instinct - it feels more natural to refer to some characters as 'he/she' than 'I', while some may suffer the reverse problem. I've...
I myself would suggest pushing on to the end before starting any editing. This may be applicatable only to me (as I can be, I freely admit it,...
I usually write using a computer, but I've started recopying everything I've written to date in a binder as well (to 'have a physical copy'). I...
If you're basing this on your real experience (and are not, I presume, used to writing romance), I'd suggesting sticking to reality as much as you...
I'm not particularly offended by this issue - but this may, admittedly, unconsciously stem from the fact that I am male myself. I have, however,...
I'd be interested to know in what sense your info-dump is necessary - is there anything unique about your town that we imperatively MUST know?...
Even in narrative description (unless you're writing down a traffic sign or something of the like), I'd suggest using lower-case letters in your...
I would suggest using the foreign language (either a version you twisted from this African language, the actual African language or a completely...
I can't reply as to this forum in particular, but for writing in general: I have to be pretty careful about editing as a whole. If I get started...
Separate names with a comma.
