Good article - thank you! I like the descriptor "prescriptivists." And the idea that I can take or leave whatever it is they prescribe.
Here's a brainstorm of possible meet-cutes (based off your idea about them meeting at school): 1. She broke a rule and he took the blame for her...
Interesting idea and I couldn't help but play around with it a bit. This is all just brainstorming on your behalf, so grab what you like and...
Having the problem surface in the first chapter works really well, and I like that you followed it up with your MC's immediate attempt at a...
If you want to let the reader decide, then I think you should ease into it. Let the readers argue with themselves about what is happening. It...
I finally had a chance to start reading Benjamin Percy's _Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction_, and it is illustrates a lot of writing techniques. He...
So glad you up and moved to California, but please don't sign up for a masters degree that will never pay for itself. . .
I started off in proofreading (for a tool company - as in should upright butt-welder be hyphenated or not), moved on to copywriting (for an...
Not certain, but I think the difference is in how the rooms are used. Parlors are for receiving guests (callers), lounges are where guests retire...
I found this book to be very helpful as a first look: Police Procedure & Investigation: A Guide for Writers - Lee Lofland If your character...
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