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Pssh. For me, it's very loosely structured, and the idea is not set in concrete. I find that worrying about this cliffhanger or that chapter placement throws me off and ...

I used to ALWAYS use past tense, but for my horror novel, I decided to use present tense and I fell in love with it. If you are doing thrillers, ...

12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced is the general standard.

I have been writing a horror story I started since late June. I thought it would be a simple 4,000 or 5,000 words. Now it's TWICE that. :o If it ...

I would go to the library like Saint said. There, look for a Writer's Market book 2008. This has the good publishing companies.

Let me give you some examples of gender separation in speech. Male: "I saw her run after that dog. Looked like she was wearing almost nothing." Female: "I saw her ...

I have several, ready? 1. LOCK (Lead, Objective, Confrontation, Knockout) 2. Always finish your story with a brief "debriefing" (tie the loose ends up). Harper Lee didn't end her story ...

To be honest, you'd be better off with a simple "said." ALLLLLLLLLL those words in your entire story...*shudders* Said is more professional.

Actually, it depends on the genre. If it's a rock ballad, then beat is a good thing. "Girlfriend" by Marie Digby is a great example. If you're thinking about Celtic-infused ...

Seventh Sanctum is the best for first AND last names. 'Nuff said. :lol:

I do the same thing as Marzipan. I decide the nationality--my favorite is Spaniard, they're always good for romance stories :lol:--then I type in "spanish surnames" and voila! *does a ...

*jumps with joy* Yayyyy! Finally, I found a list. Thanks soooo much LS! *huggles*

Gracias, Snoiky. *bows* I'm not worthy. I'm not worthy. :lol:

I had a mute at my middle school and he didn't know sign language, so he just groaned and moaned and stuff. I think you should add an occassional groan ...

I use a notebook on trips where a computer isn't available. :lol: It's really green and plain, but a lot of people have given me weird looks when I write ...