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Hannah

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  • Writing Tips Re: What PoV would be better?

    I would ask which one feels like a stronger story for you -- B's evolution toward that/after that moment, or A's evolution in relationship with B and how that affects ...

    May 11, 2017
  • Writing Tips Re: I break everything

    Yep, I do like the second paragraph better in terms of taste, but it's true that you go from describing an action at the table to describing her mother in ...

    Mar 23, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: A movie that my character can mention

    Maybe referencing a werewolf movie where the character unexpectedly becomes a werewolf could work. Would you want it to be a classic movie or a more recent movie?

    Feb 20, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: Instead of 'chapter one'...

    Ooh, I bet having the names of the chapters fit the event/theme of the book would work well. Like if it were about a fighting ring or something like that, ...

    Feb 20, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: What surname sounds the best?

    The reason I didn't vote for Elodie Bell was because the repetition of the sound /el/ sticks out. But if you like the feeling that repetition gives you, or if ...

    Feb 20, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: suggestion on novel's name

    @biju -- I like the title just because each piece is different from the other. "Friends" has no article -- it's a general idea. "The city" has a specific article ...

    Jul 19, 2014
  • Writing Tips Re: It's not what it looks like...

    Yeah, I would say the biggest thing you'd need to worry about would be just keeping the same tone. Write the piece consistently -- the same voice -- and we'll ...

    May 31, 2014
  • Research Re: Chapter length

    I totally agree with Aria! Yeah, it's a little more work to do reviews for more points, but you can help out other members by trying to clear out the ...

    May 13, 2014
  • Writer's Market Re: Pulp Fiction

    @BcRep -- Yeah, I'd like to know what Rosey asked, too. Is this an online or print publication? If it's print, where's it based? If it's online, how will you ...

    May 13, 2014
  • Writer's Market Re: The Adroit Journal - Summer Mentorship Program

    Hey! I just wanted to vouch that the Adroit Journal was basically founded on the idea of supporting young writers! The founder as well as many of the members of ...

    May 13, 2014
  • Research Re: LGBT Awareness Contest Q&A

    Sorry, I only read up to @BlueAfrica's question, and was then struck by the interesting thought that a character picks their own pronouns for the characters in the text to ...

    May 12, 2014
  • Writing Tips Re: Emotion Through Dialogue

    Hopefully that made sense, @Hannah. I have a tendency to say things that are completely nonsensical. Ahh! Some crossed wires. I mean that you -- the WRITER -- may talk ...

    May 10, 2014
  • Writing Tips Re: Emotion Through Dialogue

    Usually, that is pretty simple because as human beings, we do italic words when we talk, not just when we write. Oh no, I totally understand we accent words when ...

    May 10, 2014
  • Writing Tips Re: Emotion Through Dialogue

    Yep. Think about your own speaking patterns. It's hard to just come out and say exactly how you feel, because you haven't really planned it out beforehand in your head. ...

    May 9, 2014
  • Writing Tips Re: Emotion Through Dialogue

    They can be used for so much, to accent things, to show appreciation, sarcasm, etc... I'd say with this to be a bit careful because other people may have other ...

    May 9, 2014


Almost all absurdity of conduct rises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
— Samuel Johnson