Griffinkeeper

People reading your work simply destroys the rush of writing. Having people read it over your shoulder is bad, when they comment on it, it is even worse. So how ...

My input: this belongs in writing tips!

It seems to me that they are interchangable, but there probably is a better explanation than that.

This seemed like it belonged in writing tips.

But thank heavens that you don't have to kill anyone to write! :wink: What? *Hides bloody knife and whistles innocently.*

Question #7: What should I avoid other than bad characters? Long Spiel #2: There are many things to avoid. First, you need to avoid getting overly technical. Stories that get ...

Writing in Storybooks can give you lots of practice.

Forgive me if none of this makes sense, for it is early early morning. Storybooks are an important and seemingly undervalued writing instrument. They are a great way to improve ...

8. Switch gender roles with all of your characters. Everything feminine should become masculine and vice versa. Bob is a good name for a lady anyway. 9. Japanese names are ...

I don't know. Showing a person that is depressed that he will be missed if he kills himself is a powerful deterrent. But, that is your call.

I give you the US Declaration of Independance , which sites all the reasons, in writing, why the colonies declared independance. This is probably the best primary source you'll get.

I kind of think that making outsiders feel special will only have short term effects. A better strategy would be to get them to feel normal, by gradually involving them ...

God, I kind of want to make this a sticky. Nah, I'll just link it to writers in need.

Well, we might pronounce it like 'erb, but consider this little funny English expression: "Chop off is 'ead" It is slang-like, very loosely used. When people came over to America ...

What the--?