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Tips for writing under pressure?

As a strand of my English Language GCSE, we're required to write a story in response to a vague prompt like "write about a time you hid something...

Thread by: labelab, May 28, 2019, 32 replies, in forum: General Writing

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Writing jobs

I don't know how many of you have had or have writing jobs, but I know at least a few of you have. No matter what kind of writing job it was were...

Thread by: deadrats, May 23, 2019, 7 replies, in forum: General Writing

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Do you need permission from famous people before writing about them?

Hi, I plan to write a book on the band Oasis and one of their tours in the late 1990s. The members who were on the tour are all still alive....

Thread by: Oasis101, May 18, 2019, 13 replies, in forum: Character Development

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Writing about crimes in memoir?

Do you think a publisher would object to the mention of some illegal acts in a memoir of a rustic homesteading life in the bush over 40 years ago,...

Thread by: Hublocker, May 14, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Non-Fiction

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Is it impossible to stop writing?

OK, this strictly isn't off-topic, but I didn't want to clutter up the main forum with my inane chunterings. Who else finds it impossible to not...

Thread by: Partridge, May 12, 2019, 16 replies, in forum: The Lounge

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Question When it comes to reviewing...

So, I have a short story that I want critiques on and I just read that prior to posting it in the workshop, I need to review two short stories...

Thread by: daringderek, May 9, 2019, 7 replies, in forum: Support & Feedback

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Writing Partner

I often have trouble writing when it seems like I'm the only one who gives a flip, and while I wouldn't wish that difficulty on anyone I'm hoping...

Thread by: DarkPen14, May 7, 2019, 9 replies, in forum: Collaboration

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Writing Playlists

I'm sure a lot of us listen to music while we write, and this might affect our frame of mind and therefore how our writing sounds. I prefer rock...

Thread by: DarkPen14, May 6, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: The Lounge

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Will anyone give feedback on writing?

Okay so I have started writing a fantasy fiction, set in middlesque times. There will be technology present, like photographs and audio msgs, etc,...

Thread by: Jayesh Sinha, May 5, 2019, 5 replies, in forum: New Member Introductions

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I'm feeling a bit distressed about this

Recently I sent a few chapters of my current WIP to some of the people in the social groups that I'm in and this one person told me that my first...

Thread by: LVL1Mage, May 2, 2019, 28 replies, in forum: Revision and Editing

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Writing a fantasy based on real life.

Let's say there's a story of a kingdom of kingdoms divided and an empire threatening it. The kingdom of kingdoms voted to leave the empire and so...

Thread by: Bobby Burrows, Apr 27, 2019, 6 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Problems with the Writing Community

Shaelin(http://www.shaelinbishop.com), a writer who I follow on YouTube has released a thoughtful video on her problems with the writing...

Thread by: Stormburn, Apr 26, 2019, 11 replies, in forum: The Lounge

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are there different styles of writing?

I don't mean genre... different styles that the author use to make dialogue interesting some writers use proverbs... some use rhyming in the...

Thread by: varma, Apr 25, 2019, 3 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics

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Hello, Writing Forums!

Hello everyone, I am a writer from Romania, looking to join a nice and helpful community, in order to gather input and also offer help. My...

Thread by: mihaiwords, Apr 17, 2019, 12 replies, in forum: New Member Introductions

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Writing a fantasy adventure story: The middle is the worst....

I have a grasp on where my characters need to go, and what they'll do when they get there, however writing the travel portion of the story itself...

Thread by: LexStorm, Apr 15, 2019, 6 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Pro Writing Aid

Hi all, Just curious if anyone has experience with the above tool? It's excellent at highlighting repetition, overused words, clichés and...

Thread by: Maverick_nc, Apr 13, 2019, 1 replies, in forum: Writing Software and Hardware

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what things do you avoid doing when it comes to writing?

I personally avoid long paragraphs. I prefer dialogues. you?

Thread by: katina, Apr 9, 2019, 14 replies, in forum: The Lounge

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writing without a fully developed plot

I have the initial ideas of my plot. A country parish priest with a crisis of faith and an addiction to Jamesons who has recurring dreams which...

Thread by: Moridin, Apr 4, 2019, 24 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Writing small scale conflict and stakes?

Ok, fantasy... lots of stuff. Science fiction as well. To defeating the evil empire, saving the world, taking down the dark lord, grabbing the...

Thread by: Accelerator231, Mar 30, 2019, 12 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Injuries you can get from getting beat up

Hi there, new stuck writer here! I have a character, Max, who gets jumped one night by four guys, all with a bone to pick with him. They take...

Thread by: Emma.ch, Mar 27, 2019, 45 replies, in forum: Research

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