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I used to think I hated prologues. After all, weren't prologues just supposed to be first chapters? They seemed needless to me. Then I read some work here, on this ...

A novel based on your life? Oh dear... I would suggest several anecdotes, which are amusing. Put them together, and voila! But more importantly, I would recommend doing something that ...

The most common question I get as a reviewer of fiction isn't about whether I can review work. Nor is it about grammar, description, or any other common writing problems. ...

For those who are not familiar with "The Princess Bride," it is a good movie complete with plenty of fight scenes, a bit of romance, and everything you'd want in ...

Writing to music is usually the best way to go. It can drive you, stimulate your thoughts, and encourage a creative process. However, proofreading to music can be deadly. Not ...

I would suggest flat out regularly, and I'm a fan of one person stories. For instance, The Upstairs Room is one of my favorite stories. The narrator narrates the story ...

For those that don't know this man, then shame on you! He is a verbivore, aka a linguist that loves to play with the language. I've just found his website. ...

Thanks for the anoymous compliment, lol. At first, I thought storybooks were absolutely stupid. This was in TYWC, by the way. But then I saw the stupidest story around. It ...

Glasses can help immensely... so can a thorough knowledge of typing. Boni_Bee can tell you how I can unwittingly write absolute nonsense... and I'm supposed to be good! 1) Use ...

Outlines are a blessing. They force you to look at the story as a whole and can get you to sort out what you want to happen as an ending.

What if you plan an ending, then get sidetracked so the ending you planned no longer makes sense? Then you have to change the ending so it does make sense. ...

Lemme get this straight... they live in a manor, right? I'll look it up in the Jane Austen book I brought, thought that would be English terminology. :P

I do it automatically when I'm writing, hehe. It's strange. So when I'm writing and am on a webcam, then people often wonder about my facial expressions... Which leads me ...

My sister wrote this parody: It's sung to the tune of Michelle's Branch's "Everywhere" but the lyrics are all... scewed to make it funny. :)

Do you like long chapters or short chapters? Do you like novels that are divided in parts or not?