GoldFlame

I've never been fond of italics. They're useful but easy to overdose on. Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time irritated me for precisely that reason. Italics inside words, between syllables, ...

I'm not a character-template type, but it helps some writers: Basic Statistics Name: Age: Nationality: Socioeconomic Level as a child: Socioeconomic Level as an adult, if an adult: Occupation, if ...

I have a massive Writer's block at the moment of how to write things down, I have the idea down but everything that comes out on the page is like ...

Each side has pros and cons, but "quick" tips toward my favor. With quick, there's less chance of ideas trickling through your fingers. Sometimes I'm typing and I have this ...

Hey, Names! "Big words" is an ambiguous term. I assume you're referring to words like soliloquize, physiognomy, pertinacious. Words that brighten your lexicon, but also words that sabotage your descri

@Deanie I refer to your reviews a hundred times when I edit. They're insightful and honest and just amazing in general. @Silverlock Your enthusiasm makes me grin. You're kind without ...

"Write about a potato and his/her adventures working in McDonalds."

If you live in the United States, keep up . Seriously, it'll become your best friend. You can learn what a word means simply by clicking on it. If you ...

Some simple prompts from the Internet or my imagination... 1. The protagonist falls in love with the reader. 2. Write from the perspective of the antagonist...or a murderer. 3. Write ...

This might be helpful. Have fun, y'all :twisted:.

Pacing? I always encounter a problem with that. My beginnings tend to be slow and my middles fast. The solution is details: fleshing out description. "That made him angry." How ...

You do not know how much I agree with you. It's more important to be well-acquainted with the words in your vocabulary. I mean, who'd prefer "her pulchritudinous physiognomy" over ...

The quantity of description determines the pace. Excessive description is classified as "filler," meaning that it's wholly unnecessary for us to read. For example, Stephenie Meyer's writing. We're jus

What's the point of the nerve-controlling? Why will the main character know little about this? If you have to limit the MC's knowledge, then I'd suggest jumping to another person's ...

(Some thoughts I'd like to add...) Best advice any new writer can get: Don't think. Just do it. What's the definition of a rough draft? A piece with bumps you ...