Hi! I'm Scott. I'm Canadian, hence the user name "Cdn Writer" ("Scott" was taken) and I've been here a while. Sadly, I've had a serious case of...
When I try writing, one of the things that throws me off a lot is whenever I have an image in my head of a thing, a feeling, etc. of I want to...
"Hey dad, the toilet's clogged!"
Wan. I've read it in so many books, but never said it. "Ooh, you're looking a bit wan. Everything okay?" Nah. Also, I am playing "the half-light"...
I'm writing a fighting scene but I'm in need of some good verbs that help convey the savagery of the fight. Does anyone have some suggestions?
Hi. I'm new here. Just looking for some help on changing up some words in one of my books. The current sentence uses the words eerily beautiful...
Ersatz. It just looks amazing. It's such a pretty word to look at! It means "impostor" and I tried to find some ways to use it in cases where I...
Basically, don't have the money for Oxford English, so can't find it myself. Looking for a list of archaic words that are synonymous with teacher....
Good morning everyone. :superhello: In this scene I would like to know your opinion: With a cheerful smile, ‘Good morning!’ said a young redhead...
As the title suggests, write the famous last words that you think are plausible. (no need to quote anyone, just make one up that you think is...
I like discovering, or rediscovering, words. Thought it might be nice to have a thread to share these words and for others to post their’s too....
I'm writing a scene where John is sitting in the back of a scifi vehicle driven by his friend, Paul. The seating arrangement of the vehicle is...
Hi Everyone! Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I always have problems with repeating the same words in the same paragraph that I can't seem...
Hi folks, So, I use various writing tools to assist my writing and whilst I adhere only loosely to their suggestions, the one thing that is...
So, in an old WIP that I've recently taken up again, my MC wakes up in the middle of the forest being cared for by a "feral" woman. She speaks a...
Hi everyone! So this could either be a bit of fun or it could be incredibly dull and get washed away by something infinitely more interesting in...
I'm just not sure about the use of the word 'variant'. English is not my first language. "One may find it to bear variants of a very serious...
white supremacist or white supremacy ...….just another slogan guaranteed to open up old wounds...… is it just laziness or convenience? A childish...
So every power plant in the UK simultaneously explodes in my story. How do you put into words the sound, the horror, the fire, the sheer panic....
I used to write examples 1)he started his journey 2)he began to kiss her which I feel like telling the story instead of showing the scene to...
Separate names with a comma.
