I've written enough that I don't need to look at the keyboard to type things, so I look at my screen when writing. Makes it easier to see and...
I pride myself on not being a very emotional person, but Miriam's death in A Thousand Splendid Suns really moved me. And while the book itself...
Generally, speculative fiction. However, I'm up also up for contemporary fiction exploring social issues, I'm a big fan of Haruki Murakami and Ben...
Getting addicted to new songs with awesome lyrics (usually something indie, last week it was Mumford and Sons' Enemy) inspires me, so I tend to...
I third that. It's original, and it actually sounds like something a giant, medieval/fantasy market could be called.
There is no ratio. Writers need both dialogue and narration; some are better at one, some are good at both. Personally, I let my characters talk...
It's hardly controversial if set in a time and place where such things were common place. Having racist characters in the pre-Civil Rights south...
@peachalulu Thanks! @Banzai Thanks for the info! I think I'll make a few casual posts and then get myself to reviewing.
Just finished The Swallows of Kabul, it had a good ending but a rather lethargic and predictable plot. Moving on to a collection of Kafka's short...
Ooh, toughie. School project. Though I am rather attached to my drawings. Would you rather: be an art plagiarist and be internationally...
I can't count the number of writing websites I've been on now, but I'm hoping this one will be one of the last. It looks pretty good, I must say....
Prewriting. I never plan, I usually wait for inspiration in the form of a new song, film, artwork, etc. Or I see another writer's work, and...
What compels you to write? The idea that all the thoughts meandering about my head could die with me. I need to get them down on paper. Or a...
As others have said, re-reading inspiring/classic works is a much better method for improving your writing as you can pick up on technique and...
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