- How do you feel about the use of the word overall in this sentence . . .
It was luck that had (blablabla), and overall, it was luck that had brought him James " I think your best bet is going to be to use whichever best fits the tone and voice of the story, the best reflection of the character ETA: It's hard to pick a word for a sentence without knowing the whole sentence or the context of what comes before or after
- James or Jamess | Page 2 - Creative Writing Forums
James' or James's Discussion in 'Word Mechanics' started by Lacy, Oct 3, 2020 Tags: apostrophe;
- Should these be separate paragraphs? - Writing Forums
a) “We should go for a walk,” James said, “the woods are beautiful at this time of year ” Alice dropped the spoon she was drying and bent down to pick it up “It would do you good to get out of the house for a while,” James continued Or; b) “We should go for a walk,” James said, “the woods are beautiful at this time of year ”
- My character doesnt talk. . . - Writing Forums
My main character is a man named James He suffers from depression He doesn't talk for the first three chapters of the book, because he has no one to talk to, and is detached from his emotions You could say he 'exists' but does not 'live' Do you think this is weird, having a character that doesn't talk, and when he does, talks very little?
- Possessive apostrophe and names ending in s. - Writing Forums
Based on what I had in school, there are two ways of writing the possessive form using "James" First, add apostrophe and s to the word because it is singular in form whether it ends in s or not ending in s An example is James's pencils Secondly, add an apostrophe if the following noun word starts with s An example is James' shoes
- Contradictory Qualities. - Creative Writing Forums
To address @Aled James Taylor 's particular case Some people seem hyper-aware of social pecking order If they think they are top dog in a situation, they will behave like a top dog Bossing people around, etc But when they encounter somebody who IS actually top dog, they immediately submit
- First person talking to reader? - Creative Writing Forums
Discussion in 'Word Mechanics' started by James E, Jan 24, 2019 Hi guys and girls, I'm new here, so hello I have an introduction I would like to be in the first person but with the narrator talking directly to the reader
- Musical Prose: Rhythm, Cadence, and how?
I know this: It takes a lot of work and patience, and most of all, focus You can't lose the meaning as you strive for beautiful prose Even James Joyce, an acknowledged genius who wrote probably the most advanced and considered prose in English in modern history, worked so slowly and carefully that some days he'd only produce two sentences
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