BenFranks

Hi there, Usually I'd be pointing you in the direction of formality--and if you're interested in that side of letter writing you can check out this brilliant guide here: , ...

Hi Alfred, When you write your news story the important part is the hook, so you'll need to think what stats grab your reader the most -- if it's for ...

Just a thread for anyone and everyone to ask questions relating to non-fiction. This can include (but is not limited to): formatting, layout, style, formal mannerisms, language and semantics. I ...

All my characters are given nicknames that relate to their personalities. It allows me to remember what they're like but also suits my humour writing style.

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Often in something like this you'll get the spectacular feeling if you go down the violent or shocking route, but it's very important you do this well. Now instead of ...

A lot of fiction writers who go down the self-publishing route will also create fiction serials on their blogs . It's a great way to gain readership and recognition for ...

As much as writers dislike doing it, try planning . Go back to basics, what's your beginning? What's your build up? What's their challenge/conflict? What's their resolution? Are you making ...

My short stories... A Poet Once Dead Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 8. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 56. Letters from my boy John Flesch-Kincaid Grade level: 11. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease score: 5

You're writing in first person. If you're coming at it from the narrative style of a "stream of consciousness" you are alright flicking from past to present as you've done ...

Sometimes you'll end up with some very interesting, multi-layered narratives if you stitch together rather than write "conventionally".

The best way to write lots, as Ky suggests, would be to set-up a blog. You can do that on YWS itself or an independent site such as Wordpress (there's ...

Good Evening, YWSers. My e-Magazine, Pie, has set-up a fiction publishing wing to coincide with the enlistment of my new Books Editor. We use a site which prints on demand ...

1) Who is God? God is a symbol of something a person or group of people have faith in. That faith and symbol can take any form based on the ...

Send me a PM when you post an article and I'll give you a thorough review with tips & hints.