Hi all, I'm a new writer. Though I have always written as a hobby, I'm now trying to make sure my writing is readable and perhaps even enjoyable....
Hi! I am new to the forum. I am writing a narrative. This is how I plan on opening... I first had this: "Inches away from my eyes, I could see...
Often writers receive the advice 'Don't use adverbs; find a better verb.' But is this rule absolute? No. I'd like to introduce new writers to a...
I recently took a much-needed hiatus from writing to focus on some other things (reading among them!). It's been good to look at and edit my...
Tonight I find out that to use adverbs is "telling," and as we all know, telling is bad. I should have known that about the little buggers...
I've repeatedly run across author advice that tells people to lose the adverbs most of the time. A special hate comes from using them to describe...
I know that quickly is an adverb, but can fast function as one? I was talking with one of my friends about it and he said that you can go fast. He...
Separate names with a comma.
