A big part of how to write a novel in 30 days is letting go of complete control. Let the sober editor in you control when the time comes for that. The writing part should involve as little critical interference as possible, if you want to draft fast. Some ways to 'write drunk': Mak...
After a general comprehension checking stage, get students to put pairs of words from the dialogue together in pairs (“cold” with “freezing” etc), divide the adjectives into two groups, and make rules about which adverbs are used with which group. For students to be able to do so, th...
And it pleases you when the guys follow you, like your posts, chat you and try to get your attention.And of course, you know English well enough to be able to read, write and speak on a basic level. If you can read this and understand most of it, you are good to go. Any ...
Save the image below to one of your boards on Writing, Screenwriting, Plotting, or Story Structure. (When you hover over the image, a Pinterest save button will appear in the top-left corner. Click on that to save to Pinterest.) Why Take the Time to Write a Script Outline? Outlining ...
Sometimes it’s hard to believe how difficult it can be to write about yourself in a bio—after all, you’re a writer! But I understand it’s not as simple as that, so here are a few tips to make it easier. Write your bio in first person for query letters, third person for most...
November did not seem to last very long. With my brilliant plan in place, I only had to find fifteen sessions to write my complete story. not fifteen days, just fifteen writing sessions. I was so confident in what I had prepared, that I didn’t even start on the first day. ...
“Francis Marion Tarwater’s uncle had been dead for only half a day when the boy got too drunk to finish digging his grave and a Negro named Buford Munson, who had come to get a jug filled, had to finish it and drag the body from the breakfast table where it was still sitting and...
Write forfifteen minuteson the following prompt. Use parenthetical statements to enhance your story, and be careful to punctuate them correctly. For extra practice, change your parenthetical statements into em dash asides when you're done, and take note of how the tone of the story changes. ...
Back then, if you weren’t a straight, white man from a solid upper-middle class home, Granny expected you at least to have the courtesy to write like one. (Styron’s father worked in a shipyard, so he had to fudge it a little; so did his contemporary Gore Vidal, for other rea...
I've looked through the threads of a great many game projects, and can't help but notice that some users don't seem to know how to write a game thread that is Fun, Informative, and best of all, Short and Sweet. This bothers me a lot, because I feel many can do so much bet...