Pretend this is the kind of place where men are expected to wear a jacket--like a sport jacket or whatever. I have never been to one, but I assume...
When I look at pieces written before that flow with poetic cadence, I wonder how the words contained therein could be changed into ones more...
I have weird fascination with the era and the copasetic font that many places used at the time. With my story that takes place in modern times,...
After looking at the share your first three sentences of your novel or story thread. I had an idea. I think I expressed before in the critique...
Are there any other acceptable fonts these days - other than New Courior? Or is that still the best one to use when writing a screenplay????
I feel like I might be over-using my metaphors, especialy since I often make them extended metaphors and refer back to the same image later in the...
Many years ago I started reading McCarthy's The Road, but gave up about a quarter of the way in. I can't remember why I gave up on it, but on...
So I'm trying to write this piece of dialogue, and I want to show the way the speaker emphasizes each separate word. The line of dialogue: "No...
I have read some books on style and I think that through practice I can learn to write clearly and gracefully. To practice, however, I need some...
So I'm currently in the process of writing a high/epic fantasy series, within my novel I will be referencing ancient history, myths, legends etc....
For the record I try to avoid redundant threads because I think they clog up the boards for everybody. So I did a search and it seems all the...
A: She only loves you for your money, obviously. If you told her you sold your car and quit your job, she'd be gone in a minute. B (being...
I am eager to hear your top three (or five?) writing tips for CRAFTING sentences. (not story advice please. I'm referring to grammar/style/clarity...
I am going to use my style of writing as general writing. I cannot understand using the subject and predicate only in every sentence. I am going...
I read a story last night that really re-vamped my love of the classic English style of writing. I was wondering if anyone of the writers, or...
I’m not sure where this goes, but I feel like it’s a general writing topic since it’s more about writing style than characters. Initially I only...
Recently the muse has taken me for one heck of a ride. One of the reasons I joined this site. And while waiting for the 2 weeks to post actual...
I cannot find information about this anywhere. Maybe someone here can help. How should I go about formatting sign names? Quotes, italics, nothing...
When I consider the art of writing letters, both letters written in ancient times, and letters written today, three styles of writing come to...
Hello writers. I'm annoyed with myself. Thankfully, the internet is full of lists like "other ways to say 'said'" and the like, but that doesn't...
Separate names with a comma.
