Forum: Writing Craft Threads

:o I am mystified on interpretive editing. Why does anyone interpret anothers writing if one edits ones post? I do not believe in reading between the...

I've written the first chapter of what is to be Book II of a series. The outline of the book is already complete, now I just need to do the fun...

Hey everyone, I'm putting together a story and it's still somewhat in it's early stages, and I need to know if this should be capitalized. Here's...

On one of the first days in New York, I found myself wandering in the Lower East Side, a part of the city that had been formerly Jewish and that...

My science fiction/adventure series is currently set in a universe created by others. As suggested in another forum, I am considering relocating that...

I was looking through my email archive on Gmail, where I have query rejections from the last six years. Now check out this one from 3/12/07 ...

I studied some basic sentence structure and, I think I have got part of this right, tell me what you think. Brian layed back on a uncomfortable...

I'm beginning to find that my "story" is taking on a life of its own. Going into it I had a general story line and idea on how to put it together....

Why do writers write and why do readers interpret the writers writing? How many paragraphs is to many? If I want to make a point can I put a / after...

Recently I have been struggling with a complete brain shutdown. I start to write and then... *poof*. All of the ideas that were in my head were...

When in the course of writing you decide to make a change, a relatively major one, how do you handle it? Especially when it requires that something...

I hope I am posting in the right place. I applied to a content company and was provided a test to complete, but have not completely passed it. I have...

I'm working on a novel, drawing from my work experiences to help add authenticity to the story. The main character worked as a crew chief(aircraft...

Hi Guys, could you help with something that has been bothering the hell out of me. My next novel - Eternally Yours starts with a beautiful woman...

Hi Guys, what a nightmare I went through editing my novel with the publisher. You can't do this. You can't do that. Why do we have to write in only...

Hi Gang! Been a long time since I posted here! I've dropped by now and then for a quick look-see but haven't had a chance to post anything 'til...

It's been brought out by the few writers that have critiqued my stuff that I do too much telling, and not enough showing. And, ideally, it should be...

trying to get my book to behave. When I first wrote it, it came out in a jumble-- three stories, two different timelines. It's a mess. A few years...