A couple of years ago, I posted a thread along the lines of, "....what do you call that material girls wore on their legs in the 70s?????"...
Hi everyone, I am writing a fantasy series (in a fantasy world) and most of the characters are people of color. It's important for me that readers...
Hi everyone :) I'm a new writer (just finished a first draft of a novel) but I just wanted to ask some advice on tense in descriptions. My wip is...
Now this... I suck at. I've never been able to properly describe clothes before and dresses are doubly difficult. Please help me describe these...
Is it appropriate for the first person POV character to describe his own facial complexions or facial expressions in the novel? In real life, we...
As I'm editing my fic, I've felt very conscious of the fact that the characters' appearances in my head have not been thoroughly translated at...
Hi! First post from this noob author. My main character is the 13-yo daughter of a veterinarian and sometimes observes her mother in surgery. Is...
I'm a new user here but I've been reading this forum for years. It's a really nice place to exchange ideas and get help and many insightful...
So im writing a story that takes place in the far flung future in space, now in this time period none of our well known gun companies exist...
I'm not sure they do, but I wondered what you guys thought. Physical descriptions feel a little like an afterthought and sometimes when I work...
I have a problem with describing objects and creatures in a natural and attractive way, I always end up with very disconnected or awkwardly...
Hi, everyone. Something I like to do for scenery is to get inspiration from other people's photos, quotes, etc. I used to have a Tumblr where I...
I am bad at them, because I have trouble seeing their value. I think it's because I personally never really care about these descriptions as a...
Ah yes, I know the comma rules when it comes to adjectives... or do I? All right, so I know the rules of when to use commas with adjectives....
...an accusatory look? Like, I'm trying to have one character tell another one, non-verbally, to shut up, because what he says is counter...
It's all very well to say "...his bright blue eyes twinkled beneath his brown hair" in third person. But my question is, what are some ways to...
Separate names with a comma.
