Writing Techniques
The place to exchange thoughts and ask for help on writing technique
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Self-editing Your Novel: the prose microscope
Started By EmmaD |
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Wow and thanks for the lesson, Steve, Emma and Debi. I have learnt
a lot ...View
Latest poster: Charlie 9 hours ago
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Question?
Started By zoolane |
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When I am writing story no matter what subject matter is. I alway
used ...View
Latest poster: zoolane 5 days ago
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They say there are no stupid questions...
Started By Elysia |
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Totally agree with you, Alanboy - and on that journey to trusting
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Latest poster: Elysia 8 days ago
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How to write a scene, with no dialogue, by showing not telling...
Started By Damien |
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Switching to first person, as Emma suggested, helped me out of
the ...View
Latest poster: Eddytip 8 days ago
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Short Story Competition Protocol
Started By Barb |
5 | 32 |
Yes, it's maddening, isn't it. It's worth thinking out the ...View
Latest poster: EmmaD 8 days ago
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A kick up the butt, please? (Editing sucks)
Started By Lena79 |
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That's good advice, thank you.
I do have it printed out in hard copy, as ...View
Latest poster: Lena79 10 days ago
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singular or plural
Started By Alanboy |
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I instinctively say 'Manchester City beat Manchester United'
because it is ...View
Latest poster: Alanboy 11 days ago
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Strunk & White: not just narrowminded and prescriptive
Started By EmmaD |
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I have re- read ed the link and maybe it old style of grammar is
more easy ...View
Latest poster: zoolane 18 days ago
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If Darwin had spoken to God
Started By PygmyParrot |
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I claim no special knowledge , but I should think that if God
could ...View
Latest poster: EmmaD 18 days ago
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Madness
Started By Katie |
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Think I'll second that Prop!
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Latest poster: Erebus 19 days ago
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New here and in need of advice.... Please
Started By ErikaStroem |
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Hello Erika,
I am sorry to hear that your eye-sight has made reading so ...View
Latest poster: Philippa 19 days ago
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Bears no relation to anyone living or dead...
Started By Barb |
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Yes, it's all about whether the individual can be identified. If
your ...View
Latest poster: Tony 20 days ago
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Considering a rejig of Structure.
Started By Babblefish |
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Yes... good. good advice all round
aaahhh... a lot of rewriting though. ...View
Latest poster: Babblefish 22 days ago
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Research Limitations
Started By Binty |
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Wow, you are all so helpful !
That has given me a lot of assistance, thank ...View
Latest poster: Binty 22 days ago
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Dialogue: quote marks within quote marks
Started By Captain Morgan |
6 | 40 |
Agreed, ST – very untidy. But Skylark’s solution isn’t a ...View
Latest poster: Captain Morgan 25 days ago
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Strategies for dealing with a story that doesn't have an antagonist?
Started By Eli d’Elbée |
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Thanks everybody, a very nice mix of ideas there. Emma, you should
be ...View
Latest poster: Eli d’Elbée 26 days ago
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which sentence is better?
Started By katie |
5 | 61 |
........with an expression of
yearning, his lips part.View
Latest poster: katie 27 days ago
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Showing Romeo's purity through ballet
Started By katie |
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How
do I make Romeo's virginity and gentleness obivous through ...View
Latest poster: katie 1 month ago
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! and !?
Started By Beethoven's fifth. |
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Much obliged one and all.View
Latest poster: Beethoven's fifth. 1 month ago
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Where does this comma go?
Started By stephenterry |
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Thanks - consensus. Much appreciated.View
Latest poster: stephenterry 1 month ago
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Should a book cover portray the main character?
Started By Damien |
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That sounds better, I feel that especially with anything
supernatural, ...View
Latest poster: Tenacityflux 1 month ago
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writing ballet fiction !
Started By katie |
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Its in the point of view of the dancer ...View
Latest poster: katie 1 month ago
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Do you have to describe your characters appearance?
Started By Leelee |
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I like to keap the MC's appearance vague
Hello, beautiful. Want a ...View
Latest poster: bikerjob 1 month ago
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facial features ?
Started By katie |
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Mention it at the point it matters, and in context.
e.g. Jasper stroked ...View
Latest poster: Caducean Whisks 1 month ago
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Is it alright for the reader to know more than the M/C?
Started By stephenterry |
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Another thought: "he doesn't know Jackie is on to him" can work IF
we ...View
Latest poster: EmmaD 1 month ago
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