Azila

Hey Skins, When I first saw this post the first thing I thought of was the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn . Have you read it? It's been a ...

Hey there! These are great questions--let's see if I can help answer them. #1) Can a story be written in second person, and if so how commonly is it done? ...

Hi! That sounds somewhat childish, but not overwhelmingly childish. ^.^ If you're going to rely only on the change in narrative style to distinguish the two sections, the change needs ...

Hullo! Yes, I think it works fine having it in italics. Though if you don't like that, you could always put some sort of devision in between the paragraphs, like ...

Thanks, Gyr! I actually was thinking of doing this partially as an exercise in writing using only non-visual senses. I still might do it, actually -- and I think he/she ...

Thanks for all the advise, people! Like I dais, I'm not even sure I'll end up writing this -- but it's nice to learn what y'all know. gamechanger10 >> I ...

Hi all! I'm thinking of having a (main) character who's blind. So I just wanted to learn all you guys happen to know about blindness: what can cause it, especially. ...

In spatial-sequence, or number form synesthesia, numbers, months of the year, and/or days of the week elicit precise locations in space (for example, 1980 may be "farther away" than 1990), ...

Firstly, there are the people like you (and me!) who love rats. But I know a lot of people who associate the word "rat" with plague, disease and filth. Also, ...

Does the hate of Eragon have to come up in EVERY topic around here? Anyway, congrats Harmony. I salute you--I can never keep interested in one story for a long ...

This is the reason for YWS, no? Yes, it is a great tip. I can't tell you how much I've improved since joining. :D ~Azila~

You're so organized, Cal! It's amazing that you can keep track of it all to well. :D *blows a kiss* ~Azila~

Gahks>> Very true, very true. Just to let everyone know: I posted an article about repetition (based on this one) in the Knowledge Base. ~Azila~

Repetition is one of my biggest pet peeves. It (in my opinion) is what determines a great flow from a good flow--and thus a great writer from a good writer. ...

I have the same problem. ALL THE TIME. I think maybe if you start with writing short stories, then gradually get longer and longer, that might work... maybe. I don't ...