Mods plz delete if necessary. Not sure it's considered cricket to ask on here. Even after all my years as erm, esteemed member. Got a v. short...
Hi all, Just curious if anyone has experience with the above tool? It's excellent at highlighting repetition, overused words, clichés and...
Figured some of our members would want to hear this. Effective September 1st, 2019, the minimum per word pay rate for professional short fiction...
I have been struggling with my Pronouns, and I need someone as a sounding board. When writing, I find myself wondering when to reintroduce the...
Recently I've decided to get down and work on one of the larger background stories that have been clamoring for attention- and with a cast of...
This topic seems to be done to death. And usually I'm on the side of "cliches are good if you do them right". But I wonder if the answer could...
So, the main antagonist of my novel is a forty-six year-old man who, due to a reaction to a particular medicine, now has incredible strength....
Hey, I'm new here, but not to forum living - just wanted somebody's input on character names and details. Here are a few characters I've named...
In my current WIP I'm toying with the idea of taking the traditional protagonist vs. antagonist struggle -- the one in which the reader stays...
I'm having trouble finding a job at the moment (big shock right now, I know). I have very specific criteria, which is holding me up. I have...
That's the idea. Hey, this is my first post asking for some kind of advice on here =] I've done a lot of planning and character creation on...
I thought we could pull our ideas together and share them here by posting them. it will should make a fun read. I usually like to rely on...
I'm writing a novelette/novella but I've having some plot issues. This is the synopsis of the story: USSR, 1963, a self-trained pilot and forge...
I just wanted to see what people would think of the Hazgon I set up for the story so far; to see if my ideas were original or not. Seraph:...
The main character of my story is a sentient machine called Seraph, and I want help to develop his character. Centuries into the future in a...
Hey everyone, I'm in the thick of a first draft right now. The whole novel is generally forward moving. The first eight chapters deal with a...
I'm writing a fantasy novel that takes place on my own created planet. In the skies, there are pieces of floating land where people go after they...
Participants in the Sci-Fi workshop might know I'm writing a short story there, and I've come up against some interesting thoughts. Space...
There already are threads about this I think, but something I'm curious about is this. Have you written a story where you started out with one...
I am currently nearing the end of the first draft of my first novel. Nearing completion has raised some fresh concerns with me surrounding my...
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