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mephet

  • Writers Corner Re: Differences in gender and POV

    I've heard it said that third person tends to be the safer option for beginning writers, but I think you can go with whichever POV you feel personally most comfortable ...

    Jul 26, 2015
  • Writing Tips Re: Writing Actions Scenes

    I don't have much experience writing action scenes (yet :P), so take this with a grain of salt, but here's my first thought: focus on the characters. Of course you ...

    Jul 25, 2015
  • Writing Tips Re: Characters

    For my current novel, I began working on my characters (after getting used to the idea of them) by filling out a character profile for each of them, more specifically ...

    Aug 21, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?

    "There is no such thing as good writing. There is only good rewriting." - Harry Shaw "Books are not written - they're rewritten." - Michael Crichton

    Aug 20, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?

    Perfect for a perfectionist like me: First drafts are allowed to suck big time. All you need to worry about is finishing them.

    Dec 6, 2009


He began to wonder why he had felt uneasy at all. It was like a man wondering in broad daylight why a dream had appeared so terrible to him at night.
— Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart