Would you say it's better to tackle a smaller scale project when unpublished? Something to get your name out there, and establish yourself before...
Apparently it's also fine for your character to change gender mid-sentence... :P
In summary, this entire thread amounts to a mere battle between: Prescriptivism -(aims may be to establish a standard language, to teach what...
tl;dr - I vaguely touch on why the setting and ethnicity were important. And talk about some of my personal thought processes. Okay... wow this...
I'm Australian, but don't want to set my novel in Australia as international audiences may not empathise with it. Likewise I don't want to set it...
Which do you: -prefer to read? -prefer to write, and why? -believe is more difficult? -believe is more useful? -believe is more...
mammamaia, you have been a great help. I've gone on and read several websites and blogs detailing punctuation and what not and I understand all...
The main character in Fight Club remains nameless. The whole story is basically a concoction of thought and there is very little dialogue. This...
When do I use - Hyphens? What's the difference between a long – hyphen, and a short - hyphen? When do I use italics? In speech 'Is it okay?' to...
You truly hit the nail on the head with this one Ed. I don't want to write short-stories if short-stories is not what I want to write. It's a...
I've been writing since I was 14 (I'm 18 now). And since then I've started and stopped at least a hundred different projects. Some I've made a...
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