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I'll write this as a list (I like lists). - Formatting I'm perpetually perplexed by how to format chat room "dialogue". Probably due to the newness of the media form, ...

Maybe try writing a short story (or a draft of one)? Since I was just reading a topic about short stories, and we are studying them in English. It might ...

I find it hard to write short stories, probably because I don't read many. On the rare occasions I do write them, they turn out very... open ended? To the ...

Usually I start with a premise. About a quarter through the book, I can see where it's going to end up, but not exactly how it's going to get there. ...

You're angsting because you wrote yourself into a corner, and you've realised at this point realistically your character is only ready for a hospital admission, not the climactic battle scene ...

Either can be good. I've been using almost exclusively first person for a couple of years now. I don't know if I'll ever be able to switch back. However, I ...

Okay, I must say I love writing chase scenes. and consequently, I also love writing about writing about chase scenes, so this is probably going to be a long post. ...

Just to clarify, long sightedness is when the image of close objects falls behind the retina, so close objects look blurry (or looking at them can cause headaches, from the ...

I think if they fainted and were lying down, it would be hard to faint again from a horizontal position, even if they saw blood again.

It might be that the phobia builds from lack of exposure to the fire, as well as the actual event. For example, she was initially scared of fire, but has ...

I agree with making it real for characters. In the action, they might think or remember random things (and not just in the cliched "life flashes before my eyes") way. ...

People always say I use too much dialogue and not enough description, but since I write first person, it's kind of hard - they're not going to describe their own ...

By the aftermath, do you mean a scene looking over the battleground (or any area where the fight took place), or more of a discussion/debriefing between characters about the event? ...

I had this moment yesterday: "It would be so helpful if I could quickly see how much of my novel is dialogue." I don't know if this software exists, but ...

I first wrote when I was five/six; we had writing time (which I loved), but it was mostly a journal type thing. I always wrote heaps of that though. Then ...