I am a beginner, would like to know if I can start a short story calling my main character "he" and then introduce his name later. If so when is a good time to do this?

Back in the late 90's I wrote a picture book which eventually was published in 2002 by a big name publishing house. The book was critically acclaimed, won an award, and went through a couple of printings, before finally going out of print around 2006. Since then, I've tried a couple of times ...

I'm an Indian and trying to write a novel based on 2 sisters. My problem is that i don't feel very comfortable with my english sometimes. How can i improve my english? And sometimes i use the same words a lots of times which is not good i guess, for example the use of word English in this questio...

Browsing publishers's sites I sometimes find prices like $8.99 or $8.95. Why some publishers set prices $8.99 or $8.95 instead of $9?

In writing a review about the movie "Moneyball" some years ago, I noted that the name of Billy Beane's assistant had been changed to "Peter Brand." The issue was that the movie was "based on a true story," but a few factual details had been exaggerated or "altered" for dramatic effect. This cau...