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Q&A Using senses and similes in descriptions

I'm trying to make my descriptions to look less like a bunch of bullet points. So I decided to use more senses and similes. This is something I wrote: The sun hung in the cloudless sky, like a...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do the characters in the following dialogue sound the same?

The following unedited dialogue is from a novel I'm writing (which is based on a short story I wrote a while ago): "I hope it's not an inappropriate question," Icaro said, after hesitating fo...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Need a resource for creative writing

I'm already quite good at writing and putting together words and sentences. However, I would like to improve myself to the level that I can write a nice entertaining novel or several short stories ...

0 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Legolas Greenleaf‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Describing a machine's world in a metaphorical manner

The actual meaning that I want to convey is sort of like a good design covers up the nitty gritty technical aspects of a machine and provides a smooth experience when using it. I want to describe ...

0 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by xenon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to concentrate when writing?

I looked through the questions and didn't see this one so hopefully it's not a duplicate. I often have ideas of stories I want to write and I work on outlines or write down elements and I know what...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Kevin Howell‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to express in a better way? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How to overcome the fact that I can't write? Normally I have good ideas to write, but when I come to writing those on paper it seems I don't have much vocabulary or g...

0 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Surjya Narayana Padhi‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writers Communities?

I don't mean writer's circles, or "auditioning sites", although some of these have forums tacked on as a by the by. Usually places to talk about the beardy philosophy of writing are moribund places...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by One Monkey‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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