While crafting a perfect short story isn't quite the easy job many non-writers think it is, is there still a paying market for the traditional...
Hi everyone - first time here. summarising and paraphrasing - I need some clarification on what is considered `fair use` for my book. I`m...
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 adjustments would one have to make to go from writing poetry to writing song lyrics? I've noticed in quite a bit of the writing that I used...
I've been like this for as long as I remember. Basically, my ideas for writing are usually really, really specific, and don't seem to grow out...
Hi, I stopped writing for a long time even though I was still thinking of story ideas. I decided it was time to get back to writing. This time...
Things to keep on mind... a) I'm not going to publish this book traditionally, for a variety of reasons (namely that it's too long). b) ...so...
Hello, everyone. I go by Toad (a long-standing nickname). Just thought I'd stop in here and see what goes on. So far I like what I see and I'll...
I have a chapter that i want to post for review but its long. I was wondering if it would be best to shatter it into little tiny pieces or just...
Hello, my normal username is superpotroast or SPR for short.. That doesn't mean that I'm abnormally obsessed with Pot-Roast or anything like...
I'm 55k into my novel and I think I'm about halfway. It's pretty exciting to get this far but it's also pretty daunting to think that I still have...
Hey folks, it has been a long time since i used a forum to show of bits of my writing, or to read the work of other people, was something i used...
...being haunted by the 'Lorem Ipsum' ghost? There was I, minding my own business, getting ready to spill some more words of beauty into my...
Hi, I've been writing a fantasy book for several years with a fantasy name I made up for it. But over the course of the years, before I managed...
I was wondering how long a short story (hopefully published in a magazine of some description) written for young adults would be, on average? Or...
After more than four years as a Site Moderator, I have decided to parole myself. I never really wanted the role, but once I agreed to it, I did...
Thought I'd post a recent writing achievement. Took me a long time to 'get' it, but I finally understand the basic foundation of comma usage....
...since the changeover, we only have a day to do so, when many of us can't check each of our posts within that time frame... and besides, there...
I'm working on a new conceptual short-film, and unfortunately, have hit a pretty terrible case of writers' block. I've got an extremely basic...
I'm at the editing stage (well, and also 2 chapters to finalise) and I have a crucial scene where the hero is holding up a beam and part of the...
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