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Switch gender roles for a day. At the very least, the looks on everyone's faces when you tell them "Today, I'm a guy." will be priceless. :P

In general, it's best not to use abbreviations in your writing because not everyone will be familiar with those abbreviations. If you can substitute "AWOL" for something that works equally ...

First things first. Do not, I repeat, do not write your book on Google Docs. You know those Terms of Agreement things they make you sign? Well it gives them ...

There's a second definition of a Mary Sue, and that is "gratuitous author self-insert". These Mary Sues serve the purpose of author wish-fulfillment and are particularly common in fanfiction. But ...

First things first, we need to set some terms straight. The axis is the point around which a body rotates. Rotation is spinning around an axis. rotation.png The tilt is ...

When it comes to my writing, I am very messy. I have notes jotted down on bits of paper here, margins of a notebook there, multiple stories in a single ...

I agree with Tigersprite that reworking the sentence would be better instead of taking it out entirely. Informative speeches are intended to inform rather than entertain, so keeping your language ...

Yes, though you have to keep in mind that how you go about spreading your messages will impact how many receive them. If your message is obviously the whole point ...

Depends on your writing style. In my case, for the first draft I'm almost entirely spontaneous. I'll have a basic concept, some characters, or a world when I'm starting out, ...

I have only one thing to say about the chess example: you don't always have to win to avoid losing. There's this lovely thing called a "draw" that I abuse ...

I am sad that I'd've did not make an appearance in this.

Peoplewatch. Anywhere public is good, but schools, malls, and playgrounds in particular are great because you can see how people interact with others within and outside of their peer groups. ...

What you know is not limited to just first-hand experiences.

It depends on the story, but for the most part, I'm a paper person. I hail from the days before computers were commonplace, and so writing by hand has always ...

I write primarily with pen and paper, so my posture depends on where I'm writing. If it's in class, my posture is horrible, but I blame it on the desks/chairs/fact ...