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aka, how to write a love scene without the soppinessThu May 21, 2009 5:03 pm -
Using cliffhangers to your full advantageTue Apr 28, 2009 8:07 pm -
How to use descriptive words to convay emotionSun Apr 19, 2009 12:49 am -
It is inevitable. At some point, multiple points, every writer will experience doubt. Either someon…Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:24 pm -
On CharactersTue Apr 07, 2009 8:02 pm -
The opening scene. As any frustrated writer knows, the opening is probably the hardest part of craf…Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:57 pm -
On POV, Point of Attack, Modifiers, Beginnings, etc.Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:09 pm -
There'll be more to come if you like them ;)Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:39 pm -
How much is too much?Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:49 am -
...why you shouldn't be!Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:39 am -
Why the exciting is sometimes over-rated.Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:32 pm -
What makes a good girl character?Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:33 am -
What does it mean to be a great writer? Is it when you receive kudos from everyone about your story…Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:18 pm -
Don't just write the same scene!Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:55 pm -
How do they interact?Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:47 pm -
Who Do We Keep Our Eyes On?Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:53 pm -
Earnestly speaking, find sincerityWed Oct 01, 2008 2:47 am -
How to breathe life into your characters by following fiveTue Sep 02, 2008 10:21 pm -
Finding Your Writing Niche (And I don’t mean genre!) By Claudette WHAT THE HECK DO I MEAN? What I m…Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:15 pm -
What makes your plot Cliche?Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:20 am
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Character names can be one of the most plaguing details for writers. It always seems like one must …Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:22 pm -
Plotting? For a story? Never!Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:57 pm -
How to use them without them without being too corny.Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:09 am -
Avoiding stale vocabulary and phrasingSat Jul 12, 2008 7:22 pm -
I'm not sure if that's much of a question, but many writers struggle with this problem. I mean, who…Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:07 am -
Back in my younger days, I read some pretty depressing books, such as 1984 and Poe's work and other…Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:20 pm -
For the time I've been here at YWS, I've noticed time and time again that people have trouble with …Tue May 06, 2008 4:20 am -
Written by Margaret Atwood, reproduced here, found here Note: Even if you do not like happy endings…Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:35 pm -
The tips of the tradeSun Feb 24, 2008 3:32 pm -
...and how to avoid it...Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:14 am -
Does what it says on the label...Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:16 pm -
Plotting is often considered a hard, boring and perilous task to complete by writers both young and…Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:20 am -
On Words, Redundancy vs. Repetition, Books are the BossFri Dec 07, 2007 8:40 pm -
No... they don't have to wear cloaks. Honest.Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:48 pm -
...without bashing your readers to death.Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:36 pm -
So, you have this really cool place and you want to describe it. Or, alternatively, you have this r…Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:28 pm -
When I started writing longer stories I went in head first and barracaded thousands of words into t…Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:55 pm -
Soapbox: On HorrorFri Oct 05, 2007 4:15 am -
Struggling with the dialog in a certain scene?Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:06 pm -
for all the island-hoppersSat Sep 29, 2007 5:09 pm -
How Snoink's teacher drills it into her brain.Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:06 am -
A quick look at using the best words in your writing.Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:19 am -
On Fantasy and Science FictionSat Sep 08, 2007 7:17 am -
Soapbox: Description & Descriptive WritingMon Sep 03, 2007 3:30 pm -
A handy technique for bratty characters!Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:31 am -
Or, more precisely, how to focus on your story instead.Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:52 am -
Which one is better?Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:46 am -
How To Let YWS Improve Your Writing Benefiting from what this site offers – taking critiques on boa…Wed Nov 23, 2005 6:22 pm
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