Kibble

Throw all energy into gradually being able to write what one has failed to write, or concentrate on polishing what one has already almost achieved? Maybe a combination of both? ...

By level, do you mean style (in terms of how formal/elaborate the writing style is)? I think one demonstration of writing talent (in stylistic terms) is the ability to control ...

Another major bullying cliche is kids avoiding telling the teachers/authorities, even when there's no compelling reason to keep quiet. I know in some settings there is an element of "if ...

I've never posted a novel online either. If you're planning to try to have it published, it's important that you don't post it online in public forums, as this gives ...

I take Show Don't Tell a little too far sometimes, and end up with scenes that are about 70-80% dialogue. However, fear not! Scott Westerfeld revealed on his blog that ...

Probably the climax. Ever since I was really little I've had trouble bringing the action scene to a really super high point, somehow believing that there had to be this ...

I was thinking about this today. As I'm an auditory thinker, I largely don't see the characters in my head, so I'm one of those people that likes fanart because ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hm... well, I had this pact with myself that if I finished my other novel thing before November, I'd reward myself by doing NaNoWriMo. I have a funny definition of ...