Hi dear writers, I hope you are all well. As first it sounded easy with my idea of writing about a Neanderthal kid but it isn't. It is a...
do you speak to your characters or do you tell them what to do? when you write out a story.
Hi all Just a quickie . . . ! I am writing a sci-fi book at the mo, and there is a fair amount of technical jargon - with a LOT of numbers. In...
Evening all I have had my first chapter proof read by a friend and he enjoyed it. He had one critique about it. He suggested i take a new line...
Hi! This may seem simple, but I'm just seeking some clarity on when I should start a new line in dialogue. Here's an example: “If there was...
Let's say I'm writing a character who had his lips cut off so he can't really pronounce words with B, M, W, V, and to a lesser extent F, and V....
I'm currently studying what makes a sentence sound/ read conversational to native English speakers. Do word contractions and brief sentences make...
This is a part of my novel, and I am not sure if I have used the correct formatting for the speech. if it is wrong please show me how to correct...
So if a scene is purely about two people talking. How do you make it less as my style has been called "two floating heads?" See, I get how...
Hello, hopefully a quick and easy question.... When writing dialogue, I tend to sound it out in my head how I expect the character to speak,...
Hi, my name is Gary, I'm 16 years old and I'm new to writing. I have been given the task of writing a two minute long speech on the subject...
Greetings, everyone. I actually have a few questions related to the content of an English Composition course that don't necessarily have to do...
Well, the reason I've created this thread is because, when you're dealing with a fantasy novel, it's fun to think of powers for your supernatural...
Hi there! I'm new to the forum and super excited to discover more about the community! I have a pressing question - I am trying to write a...
Hello, total newbie here, i haven't seen a thread yet that addresses the issue that i suffer with all the time with writing. This is speech. It...
I'm setting my new novel in a fantasy world which is not unlike our own; It has towns and cities, roads, cars, shops, restaurants, etc. -...
Hi everyone, I'm curious to find out what people think about dialogue and/or speech patterns in fantasy novels. I've noticed that a lot of...
The rule says: place a colon/comma in front of direct speech, but not always. For example: He said she was "smart and pretty." So I would not...
I’ve heard it said that children have a remarkable capacity to learn new languages, well I’m kind of a strange case in point. My father is...
How do you write dialogue? --- Personally I write dialogue in two stages. First as a pure flow of lines, no actions, no "He/she/X...
Separate names with a comma.
