Ummm... okay. So are your characters black people who are ashamed of being black (hence the 'acting white' thing?) Because I can kind of...
For some reason this has me thinking about the three evil witches from the 90's movie Hocus Pocus. From memory, they wanted to collect the souls...
At this stage in my writing-or at least in my current project-I'd say it's crafting short but descriptive sentences. After a few years of stopping...
So, I've read through a lot of older posts and still have a question I'd like to flesh out. In my current WIP my chapters range quite markedly...
I call it 'mood reading' when I reread my own writing and try to be objective. If I've just read a great book and am feeling a little out of my...
Also remember that most villains don't see themselves as villains.
The first paragraph reads more like a prose poem to me while the second was a lot more readable and approachable. Personally, I see the issue as...
Hope you have a good recovery. It may be too soon but it might be therapeutic to write through it. I haven't been through anything physically...
'And' can actually have a good impact and flow in action/revelation (not sure what else to call it) sequences. I find it can keep the reader...
I just began using Scrivener and it's pretty good if you have a lot of intricate details you need to sort out and arrange. There's a bit of trial...
I agree wholeheartedly. We can pick apart language until there are no words left. As a writer you could go insane trying to write something that...
If you write compelling and interesting characters that develop throughout your story then it doesn't matter if the conflict is world-changing or...
I think KaTrian, Cogito and GingerCoffee answered the question well. The only thing I would add is that I think people make the mistake of...
You did EdFromNY. Here's the link to the one I read (though I'm sure there have been many discussions on this topic):...
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