Maybe its just me but while I read my own sentences in a story I always tend to dislike them. Are there any tips out there to improve my writing?...
Or not specific to a topic that nobody really reads about For example I’m talking about special education in my story and I don’t want to have...
Is this the form to post about poetry in general? I want to know if what I write qualifies as poetry and I want to discuss Charles Bukowski. May...
I've been jotting down ideas for stories and even going indepth on some favorited ideas. However, in reviewing what i've wrote, i realized that i...
So the first "chapter" of my story takes place in a prison. I'm thinking the first chapter takes place 2-3 years before the rest of the story...
I know the rules advise new members to give critiques on other members' work before posting their own, which I've done several times, but I'm...
Is anyone interested in putting together just a short list of 10 or so of the best indy publishers who accept un-agented submissions directly from...
Hello forum, I wanted to ask you all about the subject of book covers. How do you approach them, do you make them yourself or use a service? What...
Hello everybody. My name is Tomb1302 ( Or at least, that's what you'll know me as ;) ). I have always loved to write, but have never been able to...
I'm a fairly decent writer, but certainly no expert. I have recently gotten hooked on writing fiction, but can't seem to formulate much past 3 or...
So. Story is a (very low) fantasy - pretty much just fictional countries and people, no magic or dragons. One of my leads is a past-his-prime...
I have two characters I want to have a bit of wit to them. The first one is the protagonist's best friend, Ash. Ash enjoys cracking a joke...
First question - How done is "done" for the purposes of queries? I'm at around 97,000 (it's sci-fi, so I'm okay) words on my main WIP right now,...
I recently wrote an article as part of the #SuperVoices campaign- a campaign which encourages individuals to share their stories about how their...
AMP's General Writing Tips v.2.0 or How I am Retouching the Target Painted on my Back Introduction Last year, I wrote something similar...
First and foremost I have to say I'm new here! Just signed up and it seems to be a great community! Now allow me to apologize for my grammar and...
Hello there! I'm new to this site but not new to writing workshops in general. I'm a fan of giving critiques and I like that this site has a...
I live in cowboy-land, so I reserve the right to say "howdy" whenever applicable. :D But anyway . . . introductions . . . right. Okay. What...
The trouble I have with writing is the proper use of Vocabulary. Reading doesn't always do me very much good because of my poor reading...
My name is John and I missed this forum at first. I posted in the general writing forum before... Oops! As I said in the general writing forum,...
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