| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| I'm Stuck | 10/30/2009 | Milt Waxman |
Q: I get stuck on two subjects all the time when writing a song. Heartbreak and sadness. Sometimes I'm ...
A: I would suggest: Orthogonal Operation Think about what is sad, heartbreaking, hurtful, etc. Then ...
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| GCSE English | 10/4/2009 | Grant Hudson |
Q: as part of Creative Writing for my English coursework, I have to create and write a fiction story, ...
A: I've actually written a book about this! It's called The Master Authors' Secret Handbook and it's ...
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| Creative Writing. | 9/22/2009 | Susan Rand |
Q: I've always been an avid reader and writing was my favourite pastime. At the age of 9, one of my ...
A: This problem is quite common, and there are many possibilities behind it. In fact, I have the same ...
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| help | 8/28/2009 | Grant Hudson |
Q: this might be the totally wrong thing to ask you as I know you specialise in answering questions on ...
A: You've really missed out here, haven't you? :) There is a rare DVD of An Inspector Calls from a ...
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| Book Title | 8/19/2009 | Milt Waxman |
Q: Well I'm writing a book but I can't seem to think of an title. what are points I have to think of ...
A: I have been on vacation. Title The title should be descriptive of what the book is about. It ...
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| Why Write, read | 8/3/2009 | Grant Hudson |
Q: i)Can you give some clear examples, please? ii) what are suggestion & area of discussion on the ...
A: This is a very big question which will require a bigger answer than I can give you here. The ...
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| View on question | 8/2/2009 | Grant Hudson |
Q: "Can countries with a history of conflict achieve real peace and trust." What is your intrepreting ...
A: This is a little outside my area, but here goes: Firstly, is this a history question? Or politics? ...
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| Help | 7/22/2009 | Grant Hudson |
Q: I am writing a short story about a personal experience...basically how I came to be with the man I ...
A: There are probably several ways of moving forward on this one, but one good way is to try describing ...
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| information | 7/19/2009 | Bobbi Carducci |
Q: i am a university student and nowadays university is closed due to summer vocations. sir i had a ...
A: Now that University is out is a good time to rest a bit and let your mind wander. Even if you work ...
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| information | 7/19/2009 | Milt Waxman |
Q: i am a university student and nowadays university is closed due to summer vocations. sir i had a ...
A: >>sir i had a wish to do lot of things in these vocations but i become lazy and creativity level ...
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| social identity as teacher | 5/7/2009 | Milt Waxman |
Q: How does your social identity influence your work as a teacher with groups of students who are ...
A: How does your social identity influence your work as a teacher with groups of students who are ...
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| My writing | 4/21/2009 | Susan Rand |
Q: as a result my stories that I do writ come out bland and people don't seem to like them that much ...
A: I understand your problem. Here are some hints about stories: 1. To be interesting, stories must ...
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| Sonnets | 4/20/2009 | Grant Hudson |
Q: I'm 15 and i like to write sonnets :) This is one that i wrote: (Anti)Sonnet 08 - Beneath Your ...
A: Yes, you have potential! :) I like the sonnet -it's ambitious and interesting. I think it perhaps ...
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| Poetry | 3/25/2009 | Carolyn Cutter |
Q: Hey Carolyn, I hope you can answer my question? Well I've always liked writing assignments, did ...
A: James, How sweet of you to be so creative with expressing your feelings! I would suggest following ...
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| Help asap | 3/24/2009 | Bobbi Carducci |
Q: PLEASE READ, ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE WILL BE APPRECIATED. Hi I'm in Grade 12 and recently I wrote a ...
A: We aren't supposed to answer homework questions but in this case I will offer a suggestion or two. ...
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| Help Urgent | 3/24/2009 | Milt Waxman |
Q: PLEASE READ, ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE WILL BE APPRECIATED. Hi I'm in Grade 12 and recently I wrote a ...
A: One of the best ways to find a job is through your network of friends. Do this through new ...
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| English Presenation (ASAP!) | 3/24/2009 | Carolyn Cutter |
Q: PLEASE READ, ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE WILL BE APPRECIATED. Hi I'm in Grade 12 and recently I wrote a ...
A: Have you considered using Power Point to give your presentation to the class. You can make this very ...
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| Cheating? | 3/12/2009 | Carolyn Cutter |
Q: Well I was taking a spelling test the other day and the guy behind me kept saying the answers to me ...
A: It means that you are an honest person. I understand that you feel guilty because of the way it ...
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| Cheating? | 3/8/2009 | Carolyn Cutter |
Q: Well I was taking a spelling test the other day and the guy behind me kept saying the answers to me ...
A: I think it is commendable that you are so honest. I do not feel that you had any control over this ...
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| HELP!!!! my young mind is straining too hard!!! | 2/18/2009 | Susan Rand |
Q: I'm 15 and trying to write a book. i keep battling back and forth between plots and cnt seem to get ...
A: You have run up against the beginning writer's biggest hurdle: being able to tell when your writing ...
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| I don't know my style? | 2/6/2009 | Grant Hudson |
Q: I don't really know what my style of writing is. I just write thoughts and feelings but in an ...
A: Actually, the answer's pretty simple. You're a poet. And quite a good one. Your work perhaps ...
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| Coming out - poetry ! Girls ! | 2/3/2009 | Carolyn Cutter |
Q: Hey, my name is greg I'm a junior in high school. What I'm wondering is I have a big notebook that ...
A: Let me tell you something... poetry is a beautiful thing. You may be embarrassed now, but you're ...
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| Need help in grabbing attention and putting a smile on reader's face | 1/31/2009 | Milt Waxman |
Q: I'm a technical writer from India with around 6 months experience. Sometimes my boss asks me to ...
A: First Forget the thought that you can't equal the quality of others. Draft something, show it to ...
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| Poetic Rut | 1/16/2009 | Imani Noelle |
Q: It seems I've hit a poetic rut. All I've written up until early last year are dark poems. Now I ...
A: Well Marie we all get into ruts from time to time as I do as well. If dark poems are your forte than ...
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| do you agree or not agree with this article? why or why not? | 12/11/2008 | Milt Waxman |
Q: French students, parents mock award scheme A proposal by French Education minister to reward ...
A: I don't answer homework questions. This article gives both sides of the matter. You should ...
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| Aristole’s Poetics like play? | 11/17/2008 | Markus Johnson |
Q: I was hoping you would be able to help me with this. In my english class I have been ...
A: Abby, I cannot tell you who you should choose, seeing as whoever it is that I might pick could be ...
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| Creative way to get class involved | 10/20/2008 | Bobbi Carducci |
Q: I am currently in Grade 11 and I have the World Religion class. I know that this isn't about ...
A: Since I don't know anything about Confucianism I don't know how much I can help. To be creative ...
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| Creation Story help?? | 10/8/2008 | Markus Johnson |
Q: In my English class I am learning about creation myths (i.e. the Chinese creation myth and African ...
A: Abigail, Thanks for the question! First of all, I'd like to say that your story was entertaining, ...
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| Average loss per flop | 9/28/2008 | Bobbi Carducci |
Q: Carducci. This may sound like an impossible question, but I believe the way I have couched it ...
A: Dan, This question is not about increasing creativity or assisting young writers. And I am not an ...
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| Plot Line Help | 9/26/2008 | Susan Rand |
Q: I am having a bad writer's block for a script/story I'm writing. All of my good ideas and scenes are ...
A: There are things you can add or amplify to stretch your story out, but I can't tell what would be ...
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| Publishing | 9/17/2008 | Bobbi Carducci |
Q: I am a collector of nearly 130 photographs of Charles Lindbergh. They span 50 years of his life. I ...
A: William, I am not an expert on copyright law so I'm going to err on the side of caution and ...
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| help me write | 9/10/2008 | Markus Johnson |
Q: well i was told by my senior to make an add about some holiday packges to put on the net. could you ...
A: Liza, I don't really know all that much about how website adds work,but I do, however, have an ...
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| How can I improve? | 8/23/2008 | Susan Rand |
Q: I feel as if I am doomed to writing mediocre works because I just can't seem to express myself the ...
A: No one is "doomed to writing mediocre works." Your work can surely improve, with help. Make no ...
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| setting questions | 8/16/2008 | Susan Rand |
Q: Hey, my name's Evan, I'm 16 and I'm an aspiring fiction writer. I'm having difficulty developing ...
A: If this is your first novel, and I assume it is, you have certainly set a challenge for yourself. Of ...
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| Define Human Noise | 8/5/2008 | Milt Waxman |
Q: My question is tell me what is a mean by human noise and then discuss with the example, how each ...
A: Noises off - The cacophony of human noise in the ocean grows louder by the year. Bob Holmes ...
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| Setting | 7/30/2008 | Susan Rand |
Q: Baring in mind that the genre of the novel would be fantasy, what do you personally think is the ...
A: My writing professor in college used to say, "Fantasy characters in our world, or human characters ...
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| Song | 7/17/2008 | Imani Noelle |
Q: I'm sorry but I have a song I would like to share, not a poem. I just want an opinion from a ...
A: Hey Ava, =] Well of course Creative writing is found in songwriting. Believe it or not, I had ...
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| help! | 7/10/2008 | Gabriel |
Q: I like writing a lot just for fun, but when I sit at my computer and try to type something my mind ...
A: I could offer a more generic response, one that covers the subject of creativity on more of a grand ...
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| About writing | 7/10/2008 | Imani Noelle |
Q: I'm an english teacher from syria. I have a proplem with my student, how to make them creative in ...
A: Well I appreciate you coming to me for advice but you can't necessarily create a love for writing. ...
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| Writing | 6/2/2008 | Bobbi Carducci |
Q: Which guidelines appear less important to the message of a business document but more important to ...
A: Sherry, What an interesting question. I suppose the answer depends on the type of business document ...
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