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Your manuscript sounds fascinating! Welcome to Litopia. I also have discovered the importance of a community, and learned not to be discouraged when close friends and family members take zero interest. Having separate interests is what makes...

I think, it needs to be authentic to the time. You could always put a disclaimer in the front: The views expressed in this book are of the time it is set and are not held or promoted by the author.

It's a tricky one. And it likely depends on where you and your characters are coming from. You don't want it to sound sanitised or inauthentic, but you don't want to offend the reader either. I would resist imposing modern language on...

My name is Madhu. I am an Indian by virtue of birth and upbringing, and I live in Sweden (Stockholm) at the moment. I have grown up with books. My grandfather loved buying books and encouraged anyone between semi-interested to interested, to...

Hi Madhu, Nice to meet you. I hope you're finding your way around Litopia. So many of us know that feeling of trying to navigate real life while we'd rather spend time with our characters. You articulate the experience so well. If you'd like...

Cherish diamonds; they’re stronger than the faithless.

RV, welcome to Litopia. We are so glad to have you with us, because we are all obsessed with talking about our characters, our plots, our writing problems, and our successes. Looking forward to hearing more from you. VH xx

My name is Madhu. I am an Indian by virtue of birth and upbringing, and I live in Sweden (Stockholm) at the moment. I have grown up with books. My grandfather loved buying books and encouraged anyone between semi-interested to interested, to...

I am currently working on a WIP set in the nineteen seventies, and centred around prejudice and chauvinism. My question is do I use the language of the day, clearly avoiding any hardcore offensive language, or do I adjust to later day terminology?

'Please, cherish her,' the woman said as her grip slipped, the current dragging her under.

"Cherish, you?"

If it doesn’t matter in five years, it doesn’t matter. Cher

I'm definitely a taker. Anything that helps improve craft. I have many a craft book with exercises: James Scott Bells' - Voice: The Secret Power of Great Writing James Scott Bells' - Writing Unforgettable characters Sasha Black - The Anatomy of...

I have been thinking about setting up an online writing workshop. The in-person workshop group I have been participating in here has been fun and productive, maybe it can work online, too. The basic idea is that we use a framework with short...