I can answer that one. I live in West Virginia, and I don't have an accent, but most people I know, when they are speaking, say 'are' for both. So...
I guess I'm just not that judgmental when it comes to stuff like this. If italics is the clearest way for the author to portray a character's...
So I should NEVER use italics for thoughts in a first person story or use 'I think' ? I was just curious because i was only using 'i think' when...
what if the MC is talking to himself/herself? I'm writing a story where most of the time the MC is alone so most of the dialogue is either to his...
In A Song of Fire and Ice, George RR Martin has a different character perspective every CHAPTER. People I thought were gonna be MC's end up dying...
sounds to me like she needs a new reason for leaving, not just constantly being abused. Some event that broke the camel's back. Maybe her only...
Are you implying Kurt Vonnegut used awkward, cheap tricks? Blasphemy! May the Internet gods give your computer a flood of viruses! :p I agree...
I think Richard is probably right about the genre playing a big role in how much planning goes into an author's writing. I think it also matters...
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