GryphonFledgling

Go for it. I agree not to overuse it, and never use it on some formal paper for English, but in a work of fiction, many rules were made to ...

No, I don't think that it is a problem at all. Sometimes one needs a break from a particular work but they don't want to completely give up writing for ...

Following up with starrynight, NEVER EVER throw out what you have written. I don't care how bad it is, you may one day need it! Trust me. I have thrown ...

As far as I know, the general word count that designates a novel is from 50,000 (shorter) to 150,000 (longer). I suppose there are exceptions, but those are the generals.

A while ago (I need to start again myself) I kept a file on my computer where, every day, I would date an entry and ramble on about my writing. ...

I understand the idea of rambling therapy... For a while (I need to start again) I had a file on my computer where everyday I typed up ideas for my ...

I completely understand your dilemma. I had the same problem in one of my stories where a sword plays a major part in one scene. But 'sword' and 'blade' get ...

1) Finish second draft of my novel and start on third. 2) Write at least one helpful review every day on both of the writing sites I frequent. 3) To ...

I'm in the middle of a rewrite. And we are talking about completely (well almost) throwing out everything from before and starting completely afresh. :shock: It's actually not so bad, ...

I avoid outlining when possible. I might write down one sentence about what I want the character to accomplish, but if I outline, I get frustrated when my story doesn't ...

"Stein on Writing" - by Sol Stein "Revision" - by Kit Reed I'm not much of one for buying books - more of a library girl myself - but these ...