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I prefer italics, because then it's impossible to forget that the character can't speak. If there are quotes, but you write he/she signed after each one, it might be easy ...

Yeah, Snoink makes a good point. You don't have to go to extremes. In one novel I'm working on, the main characters are four sisters. They all have different eye ...

ON MARRIAGE What age is a reasonable age for marriage? It depends on both parties. I'd say no younger than seventeen, and I only say that young because I know ...

I really like Jack's example, because I remember enjoying that story. But what fascinates me about it is that to the first one, I would say, "Wow, Jack, that's very ...

I wrote a thesis in my sophomore year, defending the Harry Potter books from a Christian perspective. The thing I would stress to you most strongly is to get right ...

Some of the advice here has been great. My biggest caution to you is to make the death scene appropriate to the rest of your novel. If you have a ...

I think I would. I agree with Sureal; changes would have to be made because screenplay is a different medium than the novel, so for it to be a good ...

I know a famous person!!! Well, almost famous. You will be famous. I'm so jazzed. Promise me you'll have a book signing in Texas somewhere so I can go. I'm ...

Congratulations, Brad! I have faith in you; you're a talented writer and I could see your works being very marketable and competitive once they're out on the market, no matter ...

Comma splicing is most painful to mine eyes. I think I'm guilty of over-using the semi-colon on occasion. I just love him so much; he's perfect and good for every ...

I can't wait to buy like seven trillion copies. Your sales will be off the charts thanks to the members of YWS. :P

That's a really good idea, but I don't know anyone who wouldn't either mock everything I've written or be too embarrassed to do me any good. I usually run the ...

I definitely agree with Number One. I know I have a tendency to think about if people are going to like my writing or not, and spend way too much ...

Oi vey. :P

I think we all have our things we're prone to, especially in the early phases of writing. Mine was so-sappy-you'll-choke sentimentality. For some reason I thought every short story had ...