I've just watched an episode of the British comedy series Blackadder, in which the "hero" is a soldier feigning madness so he'll be sent home and...
My name is John and I missed this forum at first. I posted in the general writing forum before... Oops! As I said in the general writing forum,...
I was searching around for stuff on novel word-counts and came across this great series of letters by Orson Scott Card. It starts out with a...
Speaking of idioms... I've always wondered about the phrase: "Do you walk to school or take your lunch?" At first glance, this looks like sheer...
I find writing around characters quite daunting at times because I cannot always be thinking ways of figuring the hero from the none and so on. so...
I am new to navigating forums, so please forgive me if my suggestion is not relevant. Or if there is some easier way to address my issue please...
Hey everyone, I'm in the thick of a first draft right now. The whole novel is generally forward moving. The first eight chapters deal with a...
Reader, Alright so I'm working on a children's book series (closet resemblance would be Goosebumps; ages 9-12+), but the TOP 6 publishers for...
I am planning writing in pieces for my scrapbook of my Appalachian Trail adventure in 2009. Initially I wanted to use handwriting but after about...
Participants in the Sci-Fi workshop might know I'm writing a short story there, and I've come up against some interesting thoughts. Space...
Hello. This is my first post so apologies if I do it wrong. I started to write a book a few months back and I feel I have amazing ideas for it...
Lately I've decided to write some unusual fantasy stories. I've encountered abuse on other sites when asking for help with the general setting so...
I recently came across an article (I can't remember where, for the life of me!) about the domination of white people in stories. Most of the...
Hey guys, I'm Flying Sheep. I'm friends with one of the members on here, and decided to join after a while, since this place looks pretty cool. I...
While crafting a perfect short story isn't quite the easy job many non-writers think it is, is there still a paying market for the traditional...
What is the proper format for writting a screenplay if you intend to get it at least looked at by someone who could get it made into a movie?
Sounds like a bit of a silly question, but exactly how long, or short is a short story? I've think I've read one or two that were approximately...
What adjustments would one have to make to go from writing poetry to writing song lyrics? I've noticed in quite a bit of the writing that I used...
[IMG] Here are the new ranks with their colors. I will provide a more detailed list of what each ground entails soon. This is also viewable...
Okay, I'm looking for a few devoted people who are willing to help with the site. Firstly, I need someone to take charge of the ezine. I'd set...
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