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The Basics of writing : Flashbacks vs backstory.

Hi ! Can someone explain to me where the differences between FLASHBACK and BACKSTORY lie? Thank you.

Thread by: Everlast, Oct 6, 2017, 5 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Mental break down of a writer which leads to him writing his first book

My MC is a journalist who aspires to write a novel, but for this he needs to go through a mental breakdown where he will find that noone is going...

Thread by: Sudhir Raina, Oct 5, 2017, 7 replies, in forum: Character Development

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Understanding Poetry for Writing Fiction

I suck at writing poems. However, I can see the usefulness in learning poetry for writing fiction, so I'm studying it more often. I was reading...

Thread by: anitaex100, Oct 4, 2017, 3 replies, in forum: The Craft of Writing Poetry

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Writing about a 3-headed beast without overusing "head"

Soo....I've got this fight scene with a Chimera, which is a nasty beastie with a lion head, a goat head, and a snake-headed tail. Can anyone...

Thread by: Stormsong07, Oct 3, 2017, 4 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics

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I need some feed back about a screenplay I am writing.

I have always had a love for movies and how they're made, but I also have had a love for writing. In the recent months, I have been experimenting...

Thread by: Brandon Cipriano, Oct 2, 2017, 2 replies, in forum: New Member Introductions

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Writing Quote Generator

http://selfpublishingteam.com/free-tools/quotegen/ "You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." - Jack London

Thread by: OurJud, Sep 24, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: The Lounge

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Writing about characters who are so unlike you

I think I figured out what my main issue with my character was and why the narration was so hard for me when it came to him. I thought it was...

Thread by: cherrya, Sep 20, 2017, 15 replies, in forum: Character Development

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Your Creative Writing Speed

How does your creative writing speed contrast with your copywriting speed? Almost everyone I know writes faster if they're given something to...

Thread by: Sclavus, Sep 17, 2017, 25 replies, in forum: The Lounge

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I'm writing without a story...oops.

Hi there! I'm a very new member, and I had a question. How do you fix a story that has no story line or plot? I've been writing what seems to be a...

Thread by: Dakota14breyer, Sep 17, 2017, 22 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Writing for a play

Are there any writers out there who are focusing on writing a play? Just curious

Thread by: Leah Surette, Sep 17, 2017, 2 replies, in forum: Genre Discussions

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Writing a Short Story

I am thinking about writing a short story, but unfortunately I don't know how one should be structured. I seldom read fiction nowadays, and though...

Thread by: waitingforzion, Sep 16, 2017, 9 replies, in forum: Plot Development

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Are publishers really interested in good writing?

It's what we all strive for; wonderful prose, tight punctuation, strong sentence structure. But while all this is important, how much does it...

Thread by: OurJud, Sep 15, 2017, 145 replies, in forum: Traditional Publishing

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Writing a Character who Hears a Voice

Hi all - back to writing again after getting some hard to find inspiration. That inspiration came with the urging to write my character with a...

Thread by: VioletBlade, Sep 12, 2017, 8 replies, in forum: Character Development

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Writing Contests and Copyright

Hello all! I have a bit of a concern regarding submitting written works without registered copyright to writing contests. One I am particularly...

Thread by: GloriousEternity, Sep 12, 2017, 14 replies, in forum: Research

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Two Questions: Tips for writing fiction in general, and tips for writing your first novel/novella.

I'm a fairly decent writer, but certainly no expert. I have recently gotten hooked on writing fiction, but can't seem to formulate much past 3 or...

Thread by: JCowboy, Sep 12, 2017, 4 replies, in forum: Genre Discussions

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Novel Novel Writing Strategies

So, about three years ago I started writing a novel. Then life happened, and I've only recently gotten back into writing. I really want to see...

Thread by: Cammie B, Sep 12, 2017, 7 replies, in forum: Genre Discussions

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Use One Editor or Two?

I had my novel edited professionally a while back, and now I've made various changes and tweaks, I don't know whether to submit my work back to...

Thread by: C. H. Connor, Sep 11, 2017, 3 replies, in forum: Revision and Editing

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Writing a song in chiasmus

So I'm working on a musical called Scotch Tape and one of the songs is the first song the protagonist, Gill, writes. The idea is that the lines...

Thread by: rktho, Sep 11, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: Word Mechanics

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Writing when you're not at home.

I have heard of some writers that carry a notebook or journal with them during their day to jot down ideas or write scenes that come to mind or...

Thread by: Plaidman, Sep 10, 2017, 24 replies, in forum: General Writing

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Writers who hate writing

While rereading Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slapstick, I came across the following passage. In it, Kurt and his brother Bernard, a prominent scientist,...

Thread by: JLT, Sep 10, 2017, 32 replies, in forum: The Lounge

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