I have been struggling with my Pronouns, and I need someone as a sounding board. When writing, I find myself wondering when to reintroduce the...
Hello there! I'm new to this site but not new to writing workshops in general. I'm a fan of giving critiques and I like that this site has a...
I live in cowboy-land, so I reserve the right to say "howdy" whenever applicable. :D But anyway . . . introductions . . . right. Okay. What...
...you realise the characters you are growing to love in your story are actually a bit too similar to characters you've read in other stories you...
This topic seems to be done to death. And usually I'm on the side of "cliches are good if you do them right". But I wonder if the answer could...
Hello, it’s been a while since I’ve been on any forums. I’ve been back to writing again, and I’m really enjoying it. A few of my short stories...
I'm assuming that rejection is a sign that what i'm doing isn't right. I queried 10 agencies and so far I've been rejected by 8. If the next two...
I'm having trouble finding a job at the moment (big shock right now, I know). I have very specific criteria, which is holding me up. I have...
I've noticed that when I write... I have a specific plot or anything. I don't plan out the story or the characters... its all ordered in my mind...
There are a myriad of cultures in my Trilogy, spread out over a world which equal about 2x the size of Earth. As such, I think it would seem out...
My name is John and I missed this forum at first. I posted in the general writing forum before... Oops! As I said in the general writing forum,...
Hi everyone, my name's Josh. I'm a university student at Bournemouth Uni, currently in my third year. I'm doing a creative dissertation at the...
I wrote a short story where I was told the ending was fairly predictable. It wasn't my first choice in ending but I thought since my goal is to...
I wasn't planning on having humans in my fantasy novel. All of the races were going to be unique or have special abilities. The race closest to...
I do this every year on this day, and this year is no exception. Today is Remembrance Day, across the Commonwealth. It commemorates the day on...
Hi, I'm part way through the second novella in my Wizard at Law series, and looking for interesting ideas as to what my wizard Thomas Crow can...
Learning creative writing has been such a journey. I would have to say that it is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I am almost...
Well I have some finished short stories ready to farm out for publishing but before I get started on the grueling process of rejection, I thought...
Hello. This is my first post so apologies if I do it wrong. I started to write a book a few months back and I feel I have amazing ideas for it...
So, I've never submitted a short story to a magazine before, but I think I should start getting my feet wet. But I don't really know where to...
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