You snagged my post while I was in the process of editing it. That was my bad for not doing a better job of checking myself before hitting the...
You're probably looking at my corrected sentences. I was referring to the original.
Forget about the types of nouns for a moment and look instead at the sentence structure of your examples. Number 14 and 17 are passive. They could...
I'm going to assume you mean fantasize. I don't recall fantasizing about being a writer, but I probably had that fantasy somewhere along the line....
Defrosting a can of Raid in the microwave would almost certainly have dire consequences for those inhabiting the dwelling. What would happen if...
Story transitions are the logical places to end one chapter and start another. Take for example the fight between Mayweather and McGregor. One...
Lots of events leading up to the main story would motivate me to make a book series. Does it not seem plausible to turn the two prologues into...
I read everyday. I read at night in bed before turning out the light. Because I write as much as I read, I've developed a habit of editing....
I believe all ideas will work. If the prose is strong and the story-telling lucid and engaging, I'll be with you to the end. One time I read a...
I began in my youth as a discovery writer. I still do some discovery writing to brainstorm ideas. But once I've got something going, I stop and do...
It's strictly you're call. I personally prefer stories where the protagonist survives the story. One of my complaints with the Star Wars flick...
The only prolog I've written was in first person. The story was written in third person. The effect I was going for was like a voice-over intro...
Write what you know is good advice. When I was a young adult, many of my friends were involved in weed, alcohol, and tobacco. Most ran afoul with...
I think you're close to a plot. A sixteen year old boy involved in crime, making friends (accomplices) along the way. What if he and his friends...
I've seen writing advice denigrating the practice of beginning a story with the weather. I guess I can see why this could get old. Bram Stoker did...
Separate names with a comma.
