Introduction [1]
The Four Basic Pieces of Advice- [2]
Writing: There is no such thing as a bad idea, just bad execution.
Story & Plot: Plotting to take over the world, justification for being evil. [4]
Point of View: The narrator and the narrator's distance from the story. [5]
Tense & Voice: When is the story taking place and who is doing what. [6]
Grammar 101: A Brief on Capitalization, Punctuation and Spelling [12]
Literary Styles: Realism versus Fantasia *opinion piece [14]
Reading:
Showing & Telling:
What is Showing and Telling and their differences. [3]
Emotions: Showing and Telling [8]
Dialogue: Showing and Telling of... [7]
Showing and Telling: Dress and Appearance [13]
Presentation:
Headers: General [9]
Headers: Warnings [10]
Headers: Genres [11]
Miscellaneous:
Betas: One Fish, Two Fish, Alpha Fish, Beta Fish
Reviewing and Commenting for the Reader
Constructive Criticism: Remodeling, Improving, and Building
Ten "Unwritten" Internet Rules of Constructive Criticism
Reviewing and Commenting for the Writer
Writing: There is no such thing as a bad idea, just bad execution.
Story & Plot: Plotting to take over the world, justification for being evil. [4]
Point of View: The narrator and the narrator's distance from the story. [5]
Tense & Voice: When is the story taking place and who is doing what. [6]
Grammar 101: A Brief on Capitalization, Punctuation and Spelling [12]
Literary Styles: Realism versus Fantasia *opinion piece [14]
Reading:
Showing & Telling:
What is Showing and Telling and their differences. [3]
Emotions: Showing and Telling [8]
Dialogue: Showing and Telling of... [7]
Showing and Telling: Dress and Appearance [13]
Presentation:
Headers: General [9]
Headers: Warnings [10]
Headers: Genres [11]
Miscellaneous:
Betas: One Fish, Two Fish, Alpha Fish, Beta Fish
Reviewing and Commenting for the Reader
Constructive Criticism: Remodeling, Improving, and Building
Ten "Unwritten" Internet Rules of Constructive Criticism
Reviewing and Commenting for the Writer
In which we discuss the concepts of conflict, action and movement and their interdependency on each other…
( Inner conflict that causes change is a good thing. )
( Inner conflict that causes change is a good thing. )
In which we discuss two literary styles, Realism and Fantasia. (Literary style, not to be confused with style, which in reference to writing, the way a writer well, writes.)
Warning: Content is pure opinion of
prettygothgirl. YMMV
( Literary Styles, tools in a writer's box... )
Warning: Content is pure opinion of
( Literary Styles, tools in a writer's box... )
In which we discuss the pitfalls of character description...
( And the prince and princess were there wearing the royal robes, and the rest is not worth mentioning... )
( And the prince and princess were there wearing the royal robes, and the rest is not worth mentioning... )
- Mood:
dorky
In which we discuss the importance of capital letters and using spell check...
( the shift key is your friend )
( the shift key is your friend )
- Mood:
calm
In which we discuss genres, what they are, their importance and list 35 genres with definitions and examples.
( hang the code, hang the rules! )
( hang the code, hang the rules! )
- Mood:
mellow
In which we discuss warnings, what warnings are, what they cover and the arguments for and against them...
( alert, alert, slow down for your own safety )
( alert, alert, slow down for your own safety )
- Mood:
calm
In which we discuss, what is a header, and what does the header contain...
( the fan fiction equivalent of the cover of a book )
( the fan fiction equivalent of the cover of a book )
- Mood:
satisfied
In which we discuss the difficulty that is conveying emotion and how to show and tell them:
( emoting can be so draining )
( emoting can be so draining )
- Mood:
sleepy
In which we discuss the writers view on reviews and how to respond to them.
( because how you respond tells us a lot about you )
( because how you respond tells us a lot about you )
- Mood:
working