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Karsyn wrote: "Hey guys, I need help with my book. In the book there is a really strong friendship between a boy and a girl, but I don't want it to seem like it is romance. I know they're just friends but how do ..."Maybe try demonstrating a strong shared interest/common goal? Or a tragic incident they help each other through?
David wrote: "Slytherpuff wrote: "My creative writing class is writing ghost stories tomorrow. Do you guys have any tips?"Close your eyes, think of something that really spooked you as a kid... a camping trip,..."
Woah... You succeeded in scared one person at least...
LOL! Sorry Deepthi...
Thanks David for your advice on my question,it really helped!
Karsyn wrote: "Thanks David for your advice on my question,it really helped!"My pleasure. Looking forward to reading what you come up with.
David wrote: "LOL! Sorry Deepthi..."No problem... I just... kinda don't like horror...
Btw, your lol exclamation had me giggling, so you made up!!! :-)
How do you people make titles for your works?
I am working on my first draft about a mermaid who becomes a goddess which is a memoir. I will need to revise it. I would like to have someone’s opinion for how to improve the story.
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You can have my opinion for your story if you need it.
To answer your question Deepthi, my ideas are my titles and then I write from there. The Illusionist's Daughter for example is the title and were I got the idea for my book. The Supernatural Detective,is the title for a series I will work on later, but it is one of many ideas I have that I then turn into titles, so that readers have a small idea of what they're reading while also leaving them in the dark.
Karsyn wrote: "To answer your question Deepthi, my ideas are my titles and then I write from there. The Illusionist's Daughter for example is the title and were I got the idea for my book. The Supernatural Detect..."Hmm... I can now surely say that I'm a bit weird when writing...
But yeah, thanks Karsyn!!! :)
How many pages are y'all doin for the Short Story contest?
I'm also not sure about that... You can Cassie on a message or something... I'm not able to find time to sit and think about anything except for studies because my tests are starting next week...
What do you guys think about footnotes in fiction (particularly sci-fi) to explain unknown terminology (like to explain a futuristic tech item or how it works)?I can only think about one series that used these and I thought it worked really well, as it gave explanations of these terms without breaking the flow of the story (so not going on tangents mid-paragraph). Plus the footnotes were often quite humorous with allusions to other famous works in sci-fi...
But I'm not sure if it's just something that worked for these books and what readers generally think of these...
It helps I guess. I know what you are talking about and it's always helped me
I think it's a good idea and it does help when it comes to the imagination. As long as you don't do it to many times,otherwise it gets distracting and can make the book frustrating to read.
Thanks Deepthi and Karsyn! I have about a dozen through the first half of my novel to explain certain terminology and I since I haven't seen it used widely in fiction, I was wondering if it'd be a turn-off for readers and whether I should just do the explanations in-text... I can think about it when I get the first draft completed though.
No problem, Alla!!! :)Happy to help!!! :)
Happy to help Alla! I can't wait to read your book. :-D
Can we post stories for the writing competition this week on 6th too, or is 5th the last day to post anything???Please reply
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Please reply"
Sorry, I know that this is late, but usually the day before the end date is unofficially the last day.
Mylien wrote: "Deepthi wrote: "Can we post stories for the writing competition this week on 6th too, or is 5th the last day to post anything???Please reply"
Sorry, I know that this is late, but usually the day..."
No problem, Thanks :)
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Just voted!
Mylien wrote: "Deepthi wrote: "It would help a lot if someone did"Just voted!"
Thankuu! :D
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Just voted!"
Thankuu! :D"
No problem! :D
Hello, I’m writing a historical novel that takes place in the 5th and 6th centuries. There is a character, Gil, who is reading a book and makes a comment on it, however, I need him to read a book that existed in that period, and if anyone finds a book in that can fit that era, I would be very appreciative! Thanks!
Well.. I guess there are some Shakespearean stories... I'm not sure though
Shakespeare came way after the 5th century. He existed in the 15th-16th century. I actually found an autobiography by Augustine of Hippo that was written in the 4th century, so I’ll go with that :)
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I can't wait to watch your book trailer.
Hi guysI'm currently rewriting the mid-section of my novel, and I want to change the story quite a bit, because I don't like how it is in the first draft, doesn't flow well. And I'm a little stuck on a particular subplot now... I think I'm just finding it a tad hard to get away from the earlier version mindset.
So a known interplanetary swindler just cashed up on a very good deal. So he lies low for a while, in some remote and luxurious corner of the galaxy. Then he gets bored.
So he ventures out into the underbelly again and does something stupid and gets caught. There are already a couple off gangs after him, so it's just a matter of running into/messing with the wrong people I guess... And maybe eventually they let him go because they want to use him for something else...
It's not a huge section of the story, but I need some inspiration about how it all happens. So I'd be grateful if anyone could throw some random ideas at me to get my cogs spinning.
Cheers
A.
What if the swindler, plays a game with the wrong guys. The guys then realize how good he is, and when they catch him they make a deal with him. He can either help them with a job....Or die. He chooses to help, the thing is that they don't tell him what the job is, and they just throw him into it. Maybe they guide him as he goes?If the story is N.A, maybe the game could be a gambling game. I came up with a game you could use(Thieves and traders).
I'm so sorry if this did not help, Alza! I will keep brainstorming!
Karsyn wrote: "@Alza. What is the genre?"Hi Karsyn. A space opera (new adult). I haven't settled on how he gets caught yet, but I've decided he will get caught by the gangsters that he's previously interacted with in the book, and they think he stole something from them (it wasn't him, but the evidence is not in his favour), so they ask him to steal something from another gang and microchip him so he doesn't simply escape (and it explodes if he tries to remove it...) *evil laughter*
Also, I stumbled across your profile, and just wanted to say that I love Loki too ;-)
@Alza.WOW! That sounds amazing! I will keep brain storming then. And yay!!!! I am so happy to hear that you love Loki!
I am in creative writing class. I got the prompt In like a lion out like a lamb. Do you have any ideas as how I could write about this?
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I'm not sure, maybe you could try writing about someone who looks delicate and sweet but is tough and strong on the inside?
Is this group still live? Just wondering. I do have a question. I was searching on an online thesaurus for synonyms for glare and came across lour. Word doesn't recognize it as a word and when I search synonyms for lour it corrects it online to lower. Is lour a word and am I using it correctly:She lours, her sympathy gone.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Close your eyes, think of something that really spooked you as a kid... a camping trip, a dilapidated house, a weird neighbor, a dog knocked down by a car?
Go on, scare yourself!
Hope this helps...