I can never remember the correct way to do this. If a second character performs an action while the first character is speaking, should that...
I know it’s one of those things we shouldn’t spend too much time deliberating over with a first draft, but I do so there we have it. Whether or...
Hi, I'm in the midst of writing for my new website, and where I don't have any problems with grammar I want to make sure that I structure my...
Hi. I'm new to this forum and new to publishing as well. I would like to take this moment and introduce myself. I'm from London and have long...
I sometimes feel like I make my paragraph`s too long. I can't help but compare myself to books I've read that all seem much better than anything I...
From Helping Writers become Authors: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/paragraph-mistakes/ NOT LIKE THIS Chris shifted his weight. If...
Someone in another thread suggested the essay topic, "Walking for Pleasure". I was going to write five paragraphs, but I could not elaborate on...
It is my understanding that a paragraph is usually longer than one sentence, but that most of those sentence are elaborations of a single topic...
Hey, I thought I'd just dump this question here because it has to do with the story so kind of also the plot. Problem: At the start of my story,...
First, I need to make a confession. (Hands tremble) ..... I haven't read more than three novels in the past decade. (Ouch ... that hurts.) For...
Hi, just wondering if there's a hard and fast rule for the use of paragraphs. When I'm reading a novel the use of paragraphs seem so natural that...
I find that when i'm writing i sumetimes run into the problem where i am creating to short paragraphs. Or even parts. It seems like i'm writing...
Separate names with a comma.