Hey everybody, I'm new to this site and thought I'd say hello. I've wanted to be a writer since I was a little kid, always coming up with...
Hi everyone. Recently I've been doing some writing, and when looking for some answers I stumbled upon this site. I've been writing for quite...
Prologue: My friends and I came up with a card game that involved 3 players, or factions. Each side had specific, well-balanced traits that...
OK, I keep talking about the "winnowing problem" with regard to self-publishing, every time someone says that self-publishing is the way of the...
I am wondering if the type of novel i wish to write might be more suitable for self publishing vice traditional publishing. I want to write...
Currently, I am working on a novel fencing adult/young-adult fiction, set a few years before 2020. I suppose it can be categorized as a science...
Since I’m currently taking a hiatus from writing my larger work to finish a short story that hinges on the use of a “McGuffin as a plot devise. I...
Well, the reason I've created this thread is because, when you're dealing with a fantasy novel, it's fun to think of powers for your supernatural...
Hey guys, I'm currently in the process of writing a story for National Novel Writing Month, and I've just had a great idea for a plot. I...
The main plot of the story is this. Abigail is watching a movie with her friend when she noted that being controlled is fine as long as the...
Hello, everyone! I'm 21, male, unemployed at the moment. I wasn't much of a reader as a kid but got into books in high school. Mostly(but not...
I just recently finished Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood and have to say that it was one of those books that I just couldn't get out of my head....
Mythology imo is the most interresting form of fiction to write about. You can say almost anything! Thats why in the novel i am working on it is...
Hi, Just a quick post to say hello. I recently joined, have already posted a couple of quick posts before my intro post - sorry about that!...
Sounds like a bit of a silly question, but exactly how long, or short is a short story? I've think I've read one or two that were approximately...
What is passive voice? why is it bad?
When you write, what genre is your favorite? What is your niche, so to speak? Some people are good at erotica, and others at westerns. What are you?
I'm just about to start writing my first novel. I've written many short stories before but I've been sitting on an idea for a while and now that I...
The story I'm working on currently is a sci-fi oldie, the cryogenic ship launched away from the dying world to preserve the last of the race. But...
Hi guys, I asked this a year or so ago and got some rather concerning replies about copyright on quotations. But I made some changes and think...
Separate names with a comma.
