Sometimes, when I write my stories, I may include a very long sentence but it can be desrcibe eith a short sentence. i.e: What I write: " When I went into the room of darkness, the light that surrounded fade away in lighting speed. I laid down like a falling feather into my comfy place, and open...

I have come across examples supporting both spaced as well as non-spaced examples and that's what confuses me. I want to understand what the standard practice is as endorsed by any of the major style guides. For example, consider the following examples: A. B. Smith (Why is there a space?) ...

Those of you who like to just sit down and write what comes out, you all are known as pantsless writers. — KitFox We have a question on preparing for NaNoWriMo, but what if you start a NaNoWriMo manuscript without much of a plan, how do you determine what happens next? Are there processes ...

In the following sentence, from Hemigway's The Old Man & the Sea, I believe the author used the word benevolent when he meant to use the word benign. The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. Have you ever s...

I have two ways on writing dialogue. (1st way) Issac said in an angry tone,"I don't care what you want! Just leave alone!" However, I comforted him and said,"All I care is you. I can't leave you here alone! Never!" (2nd way) Issac: I don't care what you want! Just leave me alone! Me: All I c...