Lightsong

Sorry if the title's too long. c: After poeting many times, I've came to realize I subconsciously recycled my imageries. Like, I changed black with midnight, and sharp words were ...

Another thing to note: you don't have to use italics for thoughts. Some books I've read like Jill Mansel's Two's Company and Jeffrey Archer's Harry Clifton series sticks to normal ...

Info-dump is bad. For me, I'd like to have the relevant information only, just enough to make me want more, but not too much that I keep wanting to see ...

@AliceAfternoon: How about you make a poem in Microsoft Word and copy/paste it. It would look like it's a huge stanza with huge spaces, and you can edit from there ...

Oh my god! It's been a while since I update this thread. Oh well. Time to do the deed. Anecdote for Chapter 7.3 I won't lie--this chapter challenged me. It ...

I'm not well-versed in sci-fi, but I echo what Birk has said. It doesn't matter in what genre you write your novel, and what you want to put in it; ...

Alice Afternoon sounds good. The name Alice has fame in itself, and adding Afternoon makes for a nice alliteration.

I didn't do much of an outlining, to be honest. What I did do was imagine the starting and ending of my novel. Then, put in some general scenes or ...

Since English is my second language, I totally can relate with you. However, speaking and writing in English might not be as hard as you imagine it to be. Like ...

I've once involved in LMS, and the system for that thing is that you post the latest installment of your novel once a week. I found this rather helpful, although ...

Ooh, I know this feeling. Sometimes I felt it too when I was writing a scene that didn't quite clear in my head. At that time, I took my time ...

Well, first of all, avoid deus ex machina. Or any kind of device that conveniently tells him something is wrong with the people he sides with. That cleared, you can ...

There are many ways to present dialogues in poetry, but be aware that each way emphasizes said poetry in varying degree. Italicizing it, for instance, would make the dialogue stands ...

Thanks for the input! I'm going to ask some more question via PM. :)

Hey Stella! So I have a question. Okay, two, so I hope I'm not burdening you. If I am, I apologize - you can answer either one. My character has ...