True. Like all tricks, when it works, it works. When it doesn't...well, you get Hermione and Ron, I guess.
I woke my partner up last night (I'd stayed up to write) because I slapped the desk in frustration. I wasn't frustrated, you understand; the...
I'd always go with the first version. However, if I was trying to avoid any confusion, I'd swap the period at the end of "...John reacted" for a...
You could always have the characters swear without quoting them. For example, if something is frustrating me, then rather than describing what I...
I agree entirely with Kingzilla, except I'd tended to keep the amount I write small. I'm aiming for between 500 and 1000 words a day, everyday....
Thanks for the welcome Banzai. I'd better get reading and posting then. ;)
Hey everyone, I've been writing off and on for I don't know how long. The craving recently came back, and I hammered out 4,000 words before I...
Separate names with a comma.