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Hi Spatha, I agree with Ashlea here. The subject is most fascinating but the flow isn't. Too many adjectives make it jarring, and the dialogue could be sharper. Variations in sentence length could aid the flow and pace, and make it tight. Well handled for the complexity of the subject...

It has an interesting cast.

Sociology and Media isn't boring, Fiona. Will look out for you.

Chiz, Prolixic.

Gee, Xeon. I guess over time, variations of ideas begin to come naturally. I don't think too much over them any more. It didn't start there, though. I look at some of my old stuff and amaze at how I ever thought anyone could read them. In today's era when editors/publishers/ writers prefer...

Hi Honeydevil, My characters are purely imaginative. I may listen to conversations around me in a restaurant, how people speak, exactly how they say it and what makes it sound real and not stilted, not something lifted off a Victorian era. A normal phrase in a different context could be a...

Why not post it here? Saves us a click? I''ll have a look, though.

You have one up on me; I'm brain dead on history.

What female writers thread? Even if I found one, I probably wouldn't post. I hate my work being categorised by gender target. The best breakpoint, methinks, is one that ends on a high. Something unresolved and one must read more, hence putting the book down is a harder feat. A chapter...

I think, lilypad, at the beginning of whichever forum, you select thread starter and then the New thread button. Do tell us about your project.

I agree with Ell here; dull beginning to an interesting theme. It could be sharper. Better to begin with the paragraph below: 'I don't want to go home' is a bit ordinary. Why not: "Please, not home." A bit more repetition than necessary. How about: I open the door, slide into place...

Watercrystal, never you mind. Sometimes when it's a man's world - I get away with it! Should have left it as a private joke, and then sent you my book with my pix at the back! Too late, you lost out.

Lilypad, if you really wanted a response, you would begin a new thread in writer's block or the showcase and name it I have this new project...

I see... Well, I've never used anything else but plain old word count in Ms word. It's as accurate as goes, why re-invent the wheel? Unless you want to count words in a line, multiply by average lines in a page (accounting for spaces and short dialogue lines) and multiply by overall pages...

Hey Andy! It is the most informative forum I've come across.

Ermm... Watercrystal, I'm female. Da..dee..da.. de.. da. I stick sparkling little ideas (or not so sparkly) either into a new chapter (outside of the mains) or as a standalone section on its own, until I figure out where it fits in with the storyline. Mind you, with ingenious plotting, you...

Can't comment; I'm old school!

Only with gloves on, and it will be gentle.

Great beginning, good dialogue, great action in an interesting tale. Ends on a high, which is brilliant. Well done, Cathy. I've just ordered a copy of Hunter's Moon off Amazon; looks interesting. I'm not a werewolf fan, but I could read this one. Moon's Web is a sequel, I presume?

Hi Xeon, I normally begin with a skeleton, having a vague idea of what scenes/ action I would like in a few main chapters that carry the plot from start to finish. The skeleton is normally in point form and indicators. As for Vinsecula, this is where I vaguely decide what will happen. But...