Ok, let's face it. We all know of the Mulder and Scully dynamic. Where Mulder is the one that believes everything. From bigfoot, to aliens, to the...
As someone who works in a library, I've grown increasingly depressed over the idea of publishing a work of fiction. Its scary for me because of...
I like to think my ideas are original. I read a lot and I never think, oh, I've read this story before. But just because I haven't read it doesn't...
Hello to all! I'm attempting my second screenplay applying lessons learned in the first one. For this attempt I'll be doing a beatsheet and a...
I've been coming to these forums for a while now and never felt like I should sign up. Having released a novel through Amazon, now seems...
Well I have had vague ambitions about this. I couldn't do a lot of justice to my older siblings because I missed their early childhood. I cant...
I am a newbie, when it comes to writing books and short stories. The most writing I have done is essays for school or writing a note in a...
I've been rejected in the query letter stage a couple times, but I always thought being rejected at the full manuscript stage would hurt more. If...
This might seem like a dumb question, but does the nature of the content of what you are writing determine which styles you can use? Are some...
Hi folks, So I have a character that is a bit pretentious who is paid a compliment. She says "Thank you" but does so as if its uninteresting....
Thread for premises you've scrapped, haven't done anything with, set aside, etc. I had an idea once about a modern day French Revolution taking...
Hi... The new guy has a question I often try to put a parenthetical phrase in my dialog and I'm not sure if it should be in parenthesis. I...
Greetings! I have an earnest desire to write with eloquence, and to bind words together in a manner which is syntactically, semantically, and...
I was quite surprised that I just typed in the words: "writing forums", searched on google and found this website. I've been surfing here for...
I've heard nothing but rave reviews for this fantasy series and some even say it surpasses A Song of Ice and Fire. I've simply come to ask what...
As the holiday approaches, and I reflect on all that I am grateful for, I find that the thing I am most grateful for is WF. I have only been a...
A thought crossed my mind today and I would like to hear your opinions on it. I admit I don't read much so called 'literary fiction', I'm the...
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...
Hello, for some time I have had desire to start writing something again, but something always appeared. Now my computer is useless for playing...
I bought what I thought was my first ebook for Kindle for PC. Dragon in distress: paid $.89 I had trouble keeping it in my Kindle, it...
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