Dec 13, 2009 · Maybe a moderator could move it there if they would be so kind, but I thought that my piece had much to do with word mechanics, becaause it pertained to the usage of words in …

Dec 30, 2007 · James Michener used first person a lot in his novels to put himself at the periphery of the story. In "Tales of the South Pacific", he narrated most of the novel in 3rd person, but …

Oct 3, 2020 · Actually, we usually DO pronounce the extra 's.' For example, how would you say that Henry James wrote The Turning of the Screw? I reckon you wouldn't say, "Henry James …

Jan 24, 2019 · 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 …

Jan 14, 2020 · "Hello, Alison." James greeted Alison with a big smile. (That tag—James greeted Alison with a big smile—is a complete sentence on its own. So it's separated from James's …

Jun 6, 2013 · 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 …

Jun 29, 2020 · 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 …

Nov 7, 2014 · Discussion in 'General Writing' started by James Random, Nov 8, 2014. Until I'd started to write the two books I'm currently working on, I had never seriously written books …

Jul 1, 2023 · In 1893, Sherlock Holmes and Henry James come to America together to solve the mystery of the 1885 death of Clover Adams, wife of the esteemed historian Henry Adams -- …

Jun 15, 2011 · 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 …