Alexandro Chen‭

Example from my own writing: "Please take care of yourself," she replied. "Health is the most important thing in life, remember that." "I know, Mom." I had already lost count of the numb...

5 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Mark Baker‭

I'm writing a novel. I also have good drawing skills. I would like to add illustrations of the setting, locations, and characters. I may include 8 or 10 illustrations (the novel is approximately 20...

5 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I always wondered if going off-topic in a dialogue is a bad or a normal thing. For example, let's say I'm writing a novel where the main theme is love and loss. Is it bad if the characters start t...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I'm writing a short story about a girl who has apparently 'missed' an earthquake. This is the beginning of the second scene (here is the first): Erin was sitting on her bed, working on a new ...

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I'm having problems describing certain parts of a place that I usually visit. Here are some pictures: For instance, I have no idea how I should refer to the wooden platform on the left (so I ju...

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I'm writing a novel that will have 9 chapters. Most of the chapters have the same structure: The main character goes down a hole she found in her room. She finds herself in a strange part of the...

3 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

This is sort of the continuation of this previous question. The full text is here (just in case). Sophia grabbed her bag, and headed towards an entrance in the corner of the room. She walked...

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I wrote a short story. All the action happens mainly at the beginning of the story. You can see part of the beginning in this question, and the full story here). This is the dialogue and ending (j...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

This is my first short book, it wrote it to give social awareness. But I would also like to make some money (to avoid dying of hunger). Any suggestions?

1 answer  ·  posted 15y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

In a previous question, I asked about how to improve the opening of my short novel. The following is the ending: "Can I talk about something that makes me feel strange?" he asked while search...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I'm writing a story that constantly shows what the characters are writing. I would like to know how to format that. Right now I'm doing it like this (please ignore the grammar, it is a rough draft)...

0 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

For example I wrote this: !Paying! for exams, and also books to pass them is only a small price / to give poor people the opportunity / ...to contribute for the MANSIONS of the people in ...

0 answers  ·  posted 15y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Sometimes, I find myself in the dilemma that I come out with a plot that tells exactly what I want to say. But then, I try to modify it in order to make it more original (at least, less similar tha...

3 answers  ·  posted 15y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

A clock is striking 4:00am at a psychiatric clinic. The darkness, the silence, and absence of people makes it look like a morgue. A young mental health professional is sitting in a cha...

2 answers  ·  posted 15y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Sometimes, I get confused as I add more and more ideas and scenes in a plot, is there any way of arranging these?

0 answers  ·  posted 15y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭