Forum: Writing Craft Threads

Thank you, everyone who commented on my first thread. I would like to know if it's an improvement. No pressure, comment if you feel like it. (: I...

In another thread, Leslee mentioned the common misuse of the word "jive" instead of "jibe." What are some other words or phrases you find commonly...

It's been pretty quiet around here, and I thought I'd throw a little, old something out there for critique. And per Mr. Cur's suggestion, I thought...

In my first novel, two of the main characters lose their virginity at relatively young ages (for some). When the main character, a male, loses his...

I am moving along with an autobiography, and am wondering what format publishers want for submission. Do they want indented paragraphs, or a line...

Just need advice for the following questions 1. When I wrtie a pharse "For an unpublished writer to become a New York Times bestselling...

After seeing her soul mate die repeatedly in past lives they’ve lived together, 17-year old Lylah starts to contemplate whether she can alter the...

In this amazing review of BY THE WATER'S EDGE, author Edward Milligan reveals how he fleshed out "every single corner of his book's vast and...

Hello fellow writers! First off, this seems like a wonderful community. I only just discovered it through a link from the Scrivener web site. I...

I was hoping someone could explain why these sentances are the way they are. I have looked through my grammar books that I have multiple times...

Which would be the correct word: leapt or lept? The dictionaries seem to indicate both are correct. But they both look wrong.

I have a new novel that I've just started working on, and I was wondering about the best POV to put it in. The storyline is with a setting in Poland,...

are you inspired by everything? i try to be. there are nine identified sister muses, how many forms can they take? sometmes i have to drop life...

Looking for a little constructive criticism...thanks: A few bars of Dixie woke Pastor Pat Branson from a deep sleep that could only be brought on...

Hey all, i'm faced with a slight dilemma, my manuscript is a fantasy which will consist of about 80 000 to 95 000 words when completed, my problem is...

Hello all. This is my first post here but I have been reading through many others and learnt a lot from them. I have posted the first several...

Er... this is a question that I posted in another writing forum that is kind of raising more questions than answers so I thought I'd pop it in here...

I'm sure most of the established writers here already know this; this is geared to those, like me, who are starting out. Swapped a couple emails...