I have fallen into a trap. I have lost the spark in writing by getting lost in the formulaic approach towards writing and now I feel like anything...
As I continue to work on the second draft of my fantasy story, "Fire Heart", I'm already starting to think of things I may want to add/change when...
I don’t know where to post this. But I’m struggling with something. MC wakes up in a car (passenger seat) after fainting. She knows who the...
I have a scene in this manuscript I’m writing. To give the short: The Emperor’s son meets his father. He is referred to from the beginning as...
[MEDIA] starting in minute 6:22. When I first saw that while playing bioshock infinite I was like. WOOOOOOOOOOW..WTF IS HAPPENING?! I want to...
I'm wanting to write a scene where my main character visits his mother's grave shortly after becoming a vampire. Just for some background info....
I know some of you might be thinking, 'hey have you even tried?' My answer, 'yes sooooo hard and I am genuinely stuck and have been for far too...
Hi, I'm a new writer attempting my first novel, written in Third Person Limited. This is a real newbie question... Golden rule: Do not head-hop...
I am busy writing a scene where the protagonist is walking down the street for a chance to catch a creature he has been trying to locate for a...
I've decided to go back and edit my WIP a lot sooner than expected. I came across a scene I am now questioning: in the scene, the MC is leaving a...
Hello Can you give me some advices and guidelines on the opening scene of my book which I hope to be a hook? The scene take place inside...
Do I have too many” I just finished my final edit on my new work, Sting of the WASP and just for kicks I checked to see how many scene changes I...
Hi! I feel like I should've introduced myself first, but... I'm a mess. I'm 18; I'm writing a book with a really, really layered plot that I can't...
I can understand writing a normal fight scene that could be equivalent to a brawl at a bar, or a man surviving a bear attack as they're just...
As you know, scenes consist of a goal, conflict, and disaster. It is generally recommended that scenes be filled with action followed by a sequel...
Majority of my scenes takes place in a prison. The MC stops a rape from happening to his only friend in the shower. Basically, some inmates paid...
I've been deep diving into Swains Scene and Sequel (SS) and comparing it to the Storygrid scene structure (the 5 commandments of scene structure...
Will Amazon KDP take issue with me if my work contains a scene with a little girl getting raped this isn't some G rated disney shit edit: I...
Anyone have any good advice on writing a big fantasy battle scene? I'm talking sword on sword, charge at each other, Lord of the Rings kind of...
how does it happen? I feel blind to this process. I have written dozens and dozens (maybe close to a hundred) of scenes in the past couple years,...
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