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Re: Why so much Twilight hate?
Bouncing off what Snoink said, Up told a better love story in 8 minutes, without a single line of dialogue, than almost any other book or movie I can think ...
Feb 13, 2012 -
Re: Is this a good idea?
My answer to your question before I even read the post was "You'll never know until you write it" and I stand by that statement even now that I know ...
Feb 13, 2012 -
Re: When do I know when to stop?
The short, unhelpful answer is: stop when it feels right. That means relying on your story instincts. Don't rush things, don't drag things. When the story's complete, end it. If ...
Feb 8, 2012 -
Re: Foreign Languages and Dialogue
Ahmad has some good suggestions! I'd say what you do depends on the perspective you're writing from. If you're writing from an omniscient perspective, that gives you the flexibility to ...
Feb 7, 2012 -
Re: Is there a maximum number of words for novels?
Agreeing with Rosen and Sureal here. A lot depends on the genre, target audience, etc. For instance, I write high/adult/mainstream/epic fantasy. That side of fantasy (not paranormal or urban) and ...
Feb 1, 2012 -
Re: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
1) Where would you want to go today? If you had the money and the time, where would you go right now? Tibet or India. A close third is home. ...
Jan 31, 2012 -
Re: Rach-and-Ribbit Reviews, Inc.
*brushes off dust*
Jan 29, 2012 -
Re: Help Writing a Surgery Scene
Unless I'm reading incorrectly, none of your characters are surgeons and the injured character in question wouldn't be awake! So you might not have to go into details at all, ...
Jan 28, 2012 -
Re: Quick Paragraph Spacing
Yay! This brightens my day.
Jan 27, 2012 -
Re: Knowing the end before writing?
Personally, I prefer to know as little about what happens in my novel as possible. If I know everything, I have no reason to write... other than to write it. ...
Jan 25, 2012 -
Re: Plan Your Wedding!
So, I don't really know if I'm the marrying type, and thus the whole marrying part of weddings is frankly terrifying. But, thinking about the wedding minus that tiny detail ...
Jan 24, 2012 -
Re: Chapter Titles
I don't know what I'll do with my current novel, but in previous novels I'd usually wait to name a chapter/document until I the title occurred to me, as it ...
Jan 20, 2012 -
Re: 2011 YWS Best Award WINNERS
I'm won for best prose reviewer? You all nominated me?! Thank you so much! So honored. Maybe I shall show my gratitude by going and...reviewing me some prose?
Jan 20, 2012 -
Re: Tips on how you can get more reviews
I'd also add two things: 1. Make sure your post is at a reasonable length. Too-long posts, no matter how well-written they are, are going to scare aware readers. 2. ...
Jan 19, 2012 -
Re: Films That Make You Cry
Finding Neverland Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) Nordwand (The North Face) Die Letzten Tagen Sophie Scholls (The Last Days of Sophie Scholl) Kung Fu Panda 2 The ...
Jan 18, 2012
