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You don’t have much aside from dialogue here. It reads more like a script than a novel. I’d recommend finding an author you really enjoy...

I feel like discussion will happen in chapter comments not here

I've had success both ways. I finished a story once in part because of my devotion to it alone and the desire to get through it so that...

I’ve seen from a few of your posts that you’re really interested in finding a way to make money off your writing. As most folks have...

You can create your own topic and post a link to your story by using the 'post thread' button on the upper right corner. Make sure...

I’ve taken opening lines a bit literally here. Here’re the opening paragraphs of two of my favorites. - Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation...

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” — A Tale of Two Cities

The building was on fire, and it wasn’t my fault. - Blood Rites, the Dresden Files

"The Hobbit" has a lot of em-dashes. So, if people think that any writing containing em-dashes is written by AI, then it's just sad.

I refuse to let "AI" change how I write. Besides, "AI" only uses them a lot because writers use them a lot. That's very much how it works.

The best way to improve sentence structure is to read traditionally published fiction. Pay attention to how the authors you read put...

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I am unsure what sentence structure even is, but it seems to be something I need to...

I was maybe 6? I’d just learned how to write and spell and was thrilled at the idea of telling a story of my very own (just like the...

I’ve read your prologue and your first chapter. It’s hard to give you any big-picture notes from such a small sample, but I’ve noticed...

Reader Position in Third POV Look at the following 2 scenes, which do you think is more impressive? Scene 1: Scene 2: