klippy‭

I wouldn't feel comfortable asking friends and family to read my work and getting their feedback. And I don't have an online platform to ask strangers. What are my other options?

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Secespitus‭

I'm planning out a long series (more than five books as is). It's very optimistic, I know. But I'm just wondering: Would it be better to plan out my series as a trilogy, leaving room to expand if...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Mark Baker‭

I've just started noticing this word a lot in books. Something about it rubs me the wrong way. For example, I read a book where the following happened I stumbled to the ground and hit my head. ...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Monica Cellio‭

If, for example, someone said : "How are you today?", how would you go about "translating" this into sounding like they were talking with a full-mouth? Like, phonetically.

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

If you look up the exact definition for "pyromancy" or "necromancy" they refer to divination using fire and the dead, respectively. However, if you were to ask a layperson what those words mean, t...

9 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I think I read somewhere that when writing, you shouldn't describe characters by their characteristics i.e. The tall man walked across the room Is this true? Maybe I'm misremembering

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Sorry if this question has been asked a lot I've been writing for a year now and have used both Google docs and Evernote and found them both to be lacking Google docs: I'm a writer who likes to f...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

For the most part, my story is told from the main character's perspective. However, there are a few scenes that I would like to write that really don't require the main character to be there. I cou...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I'm just trying to work around the whole "Adverbs are the devil" rule. Is there any difference between these two lines in regards to writing quality: He smiled patronisingly at them And H...

6 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by DPT‭

I know a lot of books do it (Harry Potter, LOTR, Wheel of Time). It's even part of the "Hero's Journey". However, my book starts with the "inciting incidient" i.e. my main charatcer begins her firs...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Is there any books out there that details old spells and potions?

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

My novel so far only contains female main characters. There are some male characters, but they are few and far between, and only play minor roles. Obviously it's hard to predict if any book is goi...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I'm writing a light fantasy book. I think it will end up falling into the YA genre. I'm considering making my own names up for the days of the week/months. The book is set in a fantasy world, so ...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Lillia usually arrived to school on her own. The other girls from her hometown got a later train more often than not. She purposefully arrived early to be able to complete homework she had n...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

I've noticed that I use a lot of exclamation marks when my characters are talking. They appear a lot in action scenes. Is there any rule of thumb when using exclamation marks?

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by klippy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭