Yeah the TV thread looks like a mess. In threads every comment seems to pertain to the comment before it. So you have to either start in the...
I posted a thread last night asking people what shows they were watching and what shows they thought had good literary value. My thread got...
I felt "House of Leaves" was boring and gimmicky. Very overrated in my opinion.
I like it when writers create their on references within the story. It is a bit more work but it will make your piece a little more timeless...
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You there! Aren't you a racist who draws caricatures?!" He yelled. "No! I was the very first member of the cult of Yehova's witnesses who...
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy is like: Blah, blah. It blew my mind.
I joined back in August but never really logged on again until the other day. I don't know what to say so I guess I will tell you some of my...
Thanks again! That cleared it up for me quite a bit. I will probably still do a little more reading on the subject too.
F.E. when you say "it can be used to show an abruptness between two clauses/phrases" do you mean that a writer may use a dash when they want two...
Thank you. That was helpful. Do you know why one might use an em dash instead of a semicolon or colon? (Besides their already being a colon or...
I think it is kind of a cliche opening. The very first sentence of a story is one of the most important sentences. It doesn't have to be fantastic...
Separate names with a comma.