I've been re-reading Salem's Lot, to try and get a handle on Stephen King's style. The first thing I noticed was that there are a lot of dialogue...
In a book I’ve been working on for a while, the kings retain power by controlling dragons. I was thinking of a dragonbone throne, like this: The...
Synopsis: King Rob is the king of his kingdom. King Rob is the head of state, head of government, head of defense, head of the church, head of...
Maybe they're both dumb ideas. And I'm sure both have been done a hundred times over. Anyways, interested in writing some humorous stories either...
I have been an avid reader of Stephen King for about a year now and I really enjoy him, I would like to know what you guys like about him and your...
From his last few books I really liked Joyland. It was light on the supernatural, but had a good coming of a age story from a likeable protagonist.
I have looked at so many different articles for the use of grammar in titles such as "the king" or "the captain" etc, and I'm slowly starting to...
Hello, Usually I just bypass these introduce yourself forums but guess I wanted to give it a try this time. no real reason other...
What are the search terms that will lead me to stories where someone grants a boon or petition, and the person requests something ridiculous, and...
Yeah, I've been listening to the Ghostbusters theme-song again. How did you know? :p But anyway, it gave me an idea I've been thinking about for a...
Hello, __________ My current WIP begins after a major car accident in which my MC is the only survivor; she lost her sister and three friends....
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...
So, I've been wanting to write this basic idea for awhile now. It was born out of a theory I had about the Inheritance Cycle a while back: that...
I've noticed that when I write... I have a specific plot or anything. I don't plan out the story or the characters... its all ordered in my mind...
A thought crossed my mind today and I would like to hear your opinions on it. I admit I don't read much so called 'literary fiction', I'm the...
One thing that I find myself running into as a problem is imagery. While its something I've tried so hard to improve, I always fail. I have a...
I've been pondering this 'idea' (for lack of a better word) for some time now. I started thinking about it when reading discussions of...
I find writing around characters quite daunting at times because I cannot always be thinking ways of figuring the hero from the none and so on. so...
I am new to navigating forums, so please forgive me if my suggestion is not relevant. Or if there is some easier way to address my issue please...
Okay, I know some writers who just plot out their book as detailed as possible... others who just let it happen as it happens. What kind of writer...
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