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Re: How long does your editing take?
I've been editing for quite some time, but that is because I am doing major rewriting. I discovered an entirely different avenue for my story to go and I am ...
Apr 1, 2008 -
Re: best tip!!!*^*
Oui, oui! A most excellent tip, no? No wonder why YWS is such a great site! So much interaction between writers will always add up to something good! I swear, ...
Mar 30, 2008 -
Re: Story Plans
Generally I write without plans. I just let the story go where it's going to go, with maybe a general idea of how I want it to end (e.g. the ...
Mar 27, 2008 -
Re: Two Trustworthy Tips
I totally agree with the first, but with the second, I would have to say to read the crummy stuff too. If you read enough, when you come across the ...
Mar 27, 2008 -
Re: The mirror - A writer's friend?
I'll admit that I don't do it in front of a mirror (I have this paranoia that someone is watching me all the time) but I'm pretty sure that I ...
Mar 27, 2008 -
Re: Writing from the POV of the opposite gender?
I have written from both and haven't had any difficulties, but then, I don't write from a romantic standpoint. I think that if I were to try and write a ...
Mar 26, 2008 -
Re: Said?
Yes, I would say that 'said' is past tense. Hey, no problem... Tenses are nitpicky.
Mar 26, 2008 -
Re: Suddenly a big dragon flew out and killed everyone...
Hmmm, interesting examples. This article seemed a little lacking. Why not explain the dangers of the "Deus Ex Machina"? Talk about why it is not exactly a good idea to ...
Mar 19, 2008 -
Re: Fighting scenes
Hmm... Fight scenes... Don't worry about outlining each and every hit that lands. Go ahead and skip over some things if they are just sucker punching each other. Talk about ...
Mar 18, 2008 -
Re: Editing and Revising Tips
I've got each chapter saved as it's own document in Word. I go back and edit to my heart's content, saving the revised edition as it's own document. I end ...
Mar 16, 2008 -
Re: Favorite Form of Procrastination?
YWS webcomics The internet in general, I guess... *sigh* And reading... and movies... Yeah... Bad me... It's funny that we are admitting our faults right here on the thing which ...
Mar 16, 2008 -
Re: Is your first sentence ugly?
Hey, very nice article. I have recently begun a first sentence fetish and am freakishly bashing everything I have written and am reading voraciously, all in the search of a ...
Mar 16, 2008 -
Re: Writing Goals, Rituals etc.
I wish I had some kind of writing ritual. It would make me sound like a mysterious author or something to people who don't know me... However, I must admit ...
Mar 1, 2008 -
Re: Most people need ideas
Out of all of them, I like number 3 the best. I agree with Cheeky Coconut that the political situation would need to be tweaked a bit, but overall, I ...
Feb 18, 2008 -
Re: Style Help - is this helping or hurting?
I have a dilemma. I am writing a novel with two main characters, each with their own story and the two intertwine. My 'problem' is the style I am using ...
Feb 18, 2008
