I would like to write fiction about current political and social issues. But I'm hesitant to reveal too much about myself in my characters and...
For me a true horror story is one that makes me ill at ease, causes the hair on the back of neck to stand up, and spooks me into getting out of my...
As a person who actually knows a thing or two about guns, I just wanted to say that every now and then it becomes painfully obvious to me that the...
The behavior of your basic criminal is only governed by the fear of getting caught. He has little or no standards, morals, ethics, or...
I'm a bit confused by this discussion of "large," "long," and "big" words. I don't know how the size of a word makes any difference at all. It's...
At the risk of sounding flip, which isn't my intent, why not just write the date at the top of each chapter and let the reader make the temporal jump?
It sounds to me as if you, and especially your parents, need to go to Alanon at least to check it out. Take a look at their website and go from...
Put the Special Forces on a train, and bring it into the Station. Let them search from the inside out, as it were. People in a train station...
As I understand it, the rule is to use "were" in all cases except where the suggested alternative is an actual possibility. So it's "If it were...
I am extremely happy with two books, "Woe Is I," and "Words Fail Me," both written by Patricia T. O'Conner. All of my grammar, punctuation, and...
Shinn - Your little town looks just lovely! Tell me, what is this unusual looking facility on the South East side:
I love reading fiction. The more action and larger the looming disaster in the plot, the better I like it. But I've gotten so tired of reading...
OK, so you've got an idea about writing a fiction story. No details yet, but you know the central theme or subject of the intended story. So,...
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