I don't like italics. I think it makes the passage more difficult to read. The meaning can come across just fine without them. I don't even like...
I want to start this off by saying that my writing process sucks. I saw an interview from a playwright (I'm not interested in being a playwright)...
For context, I just finished reading a book called Kinesis. It skipped around in ways that didn’t feel natural to me, and I eventually realized...
Hello, I'm a tad confused about formatting my novel manuscript, specifically the chapter's structure. I read I should center the title about...
Hello, I am a 26 year old Computer Science student who has a passion for writing. To start, I have all of these ideas of characters and plots...
I have now read many articles about conflict in literature but I'm still confused. What exactly is "conflict"? I know there are two main types...
Hello all, Does the following sentence make sense... Can I follow 'But with the...' with a question? e.g. But with the planet becoming deadly,...
I need help. I've never got on with this. I don't understand it and I've barely used it. I thought I might try and look at it again but the...
Imagine having a nagging internal voice! How do you structure and or format that internal dialogue. Though my MC does talk aloud sometimes, but...
I usually have a lot of ideas about characters, plot, how I want the story to start, how I want it to end, etc. But those individual scenes that...
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...
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'm working on a story, I really like it and I know it's in part due to its departure from my usual headspace. The working title is 'Prologue'...
Many people seem to think that a story has to fit into a preestablished structure. Sometimes, they even think that a scene has to fit into a...
A question about the below sentence. I realise that I think in Mandarin/Cantonese (Chinese) when I write creatively because I grew up influenced...
When creating a chapter, what are your structural objectives, do you have a method? So what I am talking about is: Goals, plotpoints,...
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...
I'm about ready to start writing the revised draft of my story (though, to be honest, it's quite different from the first draft to the point that...
How often do you guys consciously switch up your sentence structures? Do you mind this while writing the first draft, or when revising? I tend to...
I just thought about how to make a story interesting and came up with a simple theory. The idea is to create rules and hints, so the reader...
Separate names with a comma.
