Forum: Writing Craft Threads

I apologize if it's bad etiquette to post two samples with only a day in between. I couldn't find a FAQ for forum etiquette, so please let me know. ...

A LONE MAN struggled through the ankle-deep snow, against the wind that ripped through the ravine leading far into Ghorvol’s Deep. It bit into his...

In a story with two main protagonists, I'm wresting with the idea of writing one from a omniscient 3rd person perspective and one from a 1st person...

Hello everyone. I\'ve got experience writing non-fiction, but I don\'t really enjoy it. I love narrative fiction, but writing it intimidates me. I...

Fifty pages in and climbing... this is the start of my novel NIG. Dont pull any punches. 01/01/2009 Arrival at my regiment after...

I wrote this short story while I was in college. I wanted to post it here and see what you guys thought of it. When I wrote this story I was trying...

This is my first critique post here (I've been following the boards for months and trying to give a little input). I'm fine with the harshest...

Below is a paragraph of mine (the beginning of chapter 2). I have been re-writing my original novel in hopes of doing better the second time around....

(1) A cluster of heads accumulated by the door, like a bunch of helium filled balloons at a party. (2) A cluster of heads accumulated by the door,...

My character is a songwriter... But my music knowledge is very limited... How do you describe original pieces of music? Do you have some...

Are either of the two ways of punctuating this sentence correct? In fact, the only men of dissimilar backgrounds with whom he came into contact on...

Based on feedback from an earlier post, I've decided to post a scene snippet from the first draft of a fantasy novel that's roughly one-third...

This is the second draft of a short story that I wrote a while back. I have only done minimal edits to it (grammar and cutting). The reason that I'm...

I may be wording this wrong so please forgive me if I am, but what I'm trying to ask is, when you write, do you write with a desired reaction from...

This is polished. Word choice, sentence structure, fragments, punctuation, etc., are all intentional. Comments appreciated. - - - - - - - When...

Mark's best friend since grade school was shot while hunting and is now paralyzed from the waist down. I decided to give Steve Peterson a call. ...

I have recently written a short story. I would like to have a sincere critique and suggestions of the members. I here post an excerpt. A dream of a...

It was a grand staircase, and on the landing was a massive window of amber, honeyed glass. And through this window was a garden, with ancient oaks....

Will I shoot myself in the foot to achieve publication if I submit a manuscript that clearly points to another book ahead? The manuscript can stand...

I've been cruising the board and starting to try and help a little in hopes that I can eventually get some crits on my own work, but I don't want to...