When I was very young, I read the Percy Jackson series. I had not been introduced to Greek gods before that, so Hermes was "Herms," Poseidon was...
This is a little long, I know, but the last line needs context: “That’s not why I’m here, I swear. Just want to chat, alright? So tell me about...
As pretentious as this sounds, I got one page into the Hunger Games and put it down because of the tense. Do I suck as a human being for that?...
Interestingly enough, I think the best way to learn to write is to read. Not necessarily a "how-to" book, though. Instead, I'd suggest reading as...
Ask any high schooler what their thoughts on Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises are and many of them will tell you it doesn't have a plot. I tend to...
Dear companions, We've been together for awhile now. The few of you that have settled in my brain and formed a small village are easily the most...
Not sure how you're both 17 and 18, but I suppose I can let you into the club ;)
Welcome Morgan! I too am a 19 year old kid trying to figure it all out. Best of luck and hopefully we will see you on more threads!
I think that a lot of what sells doesn't necessarily make for most poignant or intriguing stories. We're all writers here, so we have an...
My grandfather served three tours in Vietnam at every stage of the conflict: 1963, 1970, and 1971 I believe . He has dealt with this very...
I'll echo both of you. Literary fiction has always been fascinating to me, so I write in a style that generally lends itself to my characters...
+1... Even though sexuality isn't necessarily crucial to a story, it can be crucial to a reader's view of a character (for better or for worse)....
One way to humanize him is to give him little quirks. They could be anything, but the first one that popped into my mind is to have him tell jokes...
Yes, I agree that there is a distinction. I used that particular book as an extreme example, but it really has nothing to do with chapters at all....
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