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You sound like a spontaneous writer, so go throw everything you've ever heard about how people are "supposed" to write in the trash because it doesn't apply to you. There ...

Original ideas are hard to come by, so even if there are similar stories out there (and there probably are), if you take the story in your own direction, you'll ...

I know exactly what you speak of. XD My tip would be to remember that it's your first draft. It is destined to SUCK. So don't worry about making it ...

Your sarcasm is not appreciated. Kindly tone it down and accept the posts in this thread for what they are: honest opinions. You are not winning any supporters by ridiculing ...

More likely they would be someone who restores and maintains rare books, in other words, a bookbinder. An example of a character that's a bookbinder can be found in Inkheart ...

Setting aside certain times in the day to do certain things is also a good idea. For instance, work is work, so you need to set aside the time for ...

Katarzyna: o_O Now, it would depend on where your story was set and her ethnicity, but that name just looks strange . Too strange. If you do use it, I ...

Satires are most effective when they read like what they are satirizing. Writing satires requires a subtle use of humor and irony, though you have to be careful not to ...

The best way to learn about steampunk is to read it. H.G. Wells and Jules Verne are two of the main sources of inspiration for the genre, so reading up ...

If I may ask, I noticed a couple of reviews where the writer was accused of having a 'confusing' first chapter/part, is it not a little unfair to the writer ...

You have to keep in mind that you're posting online. Screens are hard on people's eyes, and it's much more difficult to stay focused on text onscreen than on paper. ...

I just can't buy the forest + walk across it in one day bit. Walking through forest is not exactly easy (though it depends on the type of forest), and ...

Not all poems must rhyme. That's like saying all stories have to be novels. Just as there are different types of stories and ways to tell them, there are different ...

Usually hard and soft refer to the actual sound of the syllables. Hard syllables usually have a hard consonant/combination: b, d, g, j, k, p, q, r, t, tch, v, ...

Word choice is extremely important. Compare "She pranced along like a circus pony to the screamer she sung." to "She skipped to the beat of the melody she hummed." One ...