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Re: Why did you start writing?
I don't know why I started writing, but I know how. It all started in fourth grade in English class. We were going over how to write a story, and ...
Dec 24, 2014 -
Re: What does this username make you think of?
It makes me think of a lone person in a room with a pile of books.
Dec 23, 2014 -
Re: How Do You Plan?
I just create a very vague outline for each chapter and make sure to write down the main events of said chapter. The rest just kind of flows... Of course, ...
Dec 17, 2014 -
Re: Ask a question here (or start a new topic!)
I've got a question! How do you publish a draft? When I go in an edit at the bottom it says "unpublish." I'm new to submitting works.
Dec 8, 2014 -
Re: I'm a Newbie!
Welcome to YWS! Hope you like it here! :) (Psst, I was in choir during my freshman year, too! *high fives*)
Dec 5, 2014 -
Re: Writing A Book
Writing doesn't work like that. You've got to find your own ideas! Is finding an idea easy? Sometimes it isn't. Sometimes an idea will randomly spark your imagination, and other ...
Dec 2, 2014 -
Re: Having Kids - A Controversy?
Do you want to have kids? -No, I don't. What do you think about people who don't want to have children at all? -It's their choice, after all. I think ...
Dec 1, 2014 -
Re: Fanfiction Debate
Fanfiction has a horrible reputation for being horribly inappropriate fantasies dreamed of by sick losers with nothing else better to do. Yes, inappropriate fanfics certainly exist, but they aren't al
Oct 29, 2014 -
Re: Best Songs for Writing?
Indie/Alternative is my favorite music genre for writing. I use the iheart radio app when I'm writing, too.
Sep 18, 2014 -
Re: Writing Question!
Okay, I'm going to turn this question a little on its head: The spirit of your question is: if it's okay to have the main plot of the story start ...
Sep 13, 2014 -
Re: Writing Question!
Of course it is fine! The novel that I am working on right now didn't have a stitch of plot sown in the first chapter or two. Albeit, my novel ...
Sep 13, 2014 -
Re: Writing Question!
Hello, I have a quick question to ask. Do you think it's okay for the plot of a story to be introduced later instead of in the first chapter? This ...
Sep 13, 2014
