Obviously, he writes some literary fiction (i.e. Norwegian Wood, After Dark), but I’m wondering where you would slot novels like Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World, or Kafka on the Shore.

I don’t want to call these fantasy, because they’re really NOT… I once heard someone refer to him as a neopunk writer? I’m not sure. Writing a paper on him, just need help with this bit.
- Kayla G

I am beginning to write a story, having been sucked into NaNoWriMo by a friend. I’m inclined to write in first person, but so few novels are.

Hypothetically, would any of you Answerers, as potential readers, put down a book because it was written in first person? Is that so much of a turn-off? Should I go with the norm and write in third?
- wendy2pann

Normally a good novel (especially mystery or thriller) is often said to be “tightly plotted”. What does it mean? In contrast what does “loosely plotted” mean?

Please give example in your explanation.

I have read somewhere that John Grisham is a master plotter and all (or most, if not all) of his novels are tightly plotted. What does it mean?
- Ray Mystery

any particular genre of fiction?
- JetAlone

i’m looking for novels with the main character as female.
- reshma b

Ok, so I’m doing an essay for my English class, analyzing any user review on Amazon.com posted under the category “Women’s Literature”. I didn’t find out until today that I actually have to READ that novel. The essay is due in a few days, so I need a short novel to read, and preferably one that is fairly well-known (there will be more reviews for it, I’d assume).
Any help would be more than appreciated!
- kandykane_child

Both pieces of writing are extraordinary pieces of literary art, and they’re both either entertaining, moving or influentual. So how come poetry is less marketable than any prose, like novels and other types of books?

And do you think poetry itself is slowly dying?

In my opinion, I hope not. But hopefully all poets and aspiring poets will help it to live on for many years to come
- Taja B

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? If we aren’t born to the same parents

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Creative writing has always been my ***?vourite kind of writing. To be honest, I don’t like poetry or journalism. In school I finished my first year of journalism only to decide I didn’t like it, there are too many rules.

 

That’s what is great about creative writing, you only have one rule; anything goes. Basically the only requirement is to figure out how you’re going to write the next great novel, are you going to draft it out via outline, brainstorm, or just go with the flow.

 

I like writing on the fly, I just open up a Microsoft word document and start typing. Some ***?ople can’t do this, and need ****?anization and structure, not me.

 

 

When I quit journalism in school, it was around that ***?me that I also stopped writing. Sometimes life just grabs you by the ****?ns and doesn’t let you go. Years later, I felt lost or empty like I was missing something. Then suddenly I was laid off and found I had a lot of ***?me on my hands…that’s when I started to write again.

 

As soon ***? I started creating fictional characters and story-lines, I felt like my old ***?lf again, that I could accomplish anything. I felt like a kid, who had her whole life ahead of her.

 

I decided to create a website http://www.creative-writing-help.com, to help ***?ople just like me re-discover the joy of writing.

 

Things in your life might be stressful or not going well, ****? writing can help you deal with those stresses. ***? soon ***? I sit down at my computer, I use my life experience to help weave wonderful stories and plots.

 

Currently I am in the process of getting one of my novels published, and this wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t taken up writing again.

 

Thanks and happy writing.


- Tracey Tressa

I usually write juggernaut novels, so I honestly don’t know…

How long is the average short story? Word count? Page count?
- cadetskydome