Show, don't tell...;) I'm working on a first person narrative, too. And since it's a fantasy and the action starts abruptly, there's hardly...
Yeah, that's what I was going to suggest, Charlie. Perhaps you could make it a minor subplot in the first few chapters after she learns her name...
I've finally settled on an idea for a novel. I just started the other day, and it's only got about 1500 words on it so far. It's a fantasy sort...
Yes, Ivan, but I also know that my teacher has been known to strike whole pages with REDO in capital letters at the top. Even to my nerdy...
There were actually things here I didn't know. I guess I shouldn't be so surprised, but I guess I thought I was a dialogue master or...
I think, In Ender's case, he put it in his blog because it was a little lengthy. But in any situation, a person who puts their work up on their...
I've been trying, fruitlessly, to bring my closetted love of writing into my everyday life. That's why instead of writing an essay on All Quiet on...
Here's where I ramble. Sometimes. I guess. Maybe. I don't know. Maybe it's just where I put stuff that doesn't go anywhere else... :p
Great, thanks. I think working on sentence structure like Cogito suggested will help me out a lot. And, Charlie, I think my problem with the...
What are some tips for changing the style of a piece? Lately I've noticed that my prose is beginning to sound like a history textbook. I could use...
Word 2003. Cuz I like giving Microsoft more money. But it works, and I've been using it since grade school, so I'm pretty well settled down...
Separate names with a comma.