Writing Portfolio? What should I use?

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Writing Portfolio? What should I use?
A binder? What kind?

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If you truly want it to look professional, I would keep away from a typical threering binder. Putting holes in your work and certifications can be an annoying and long process and it just doesnt look very adult.brbrAt stores like Staples, they have quotpresentation bindersquot you can put your own cover on it or leave it plain, and it comes with a number of clear sheets inside that you can put your work in. They also come in a few different colors i.e, white, blue.brbrHeres an examplebrbrhttpwww.staples.comofficesuppliespabrbrMake sure that you use good quality paper of a light color, if you can.brbrAs for what to put inside a strong example of your preferred genre of writing, some examples of the other work you do, and a good amount of material, so that the person or people viewing your portfolio can get a good idea of your style.brbrHope that helps.

Writing a quotcleanquot sex scene?

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Writing a quotcleanquot sex scene?
Im writing a short story about a young couple and I know I want them to have sex, its kinda the main plot if you will. Ive never written one before, but Ive read a few. Im not a fan of graphic scences so how would you recommend I go about it?

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Ahh, clean sex scenes. My favourite.brbrJust black them out. Despite me being hugely AntiTwilight, its a perfect example for a blackout sex scene.brbrIts kind of like a timeskip. You dont actually DESCRIBE the sex. Sophie Kinsella is also good at blackout sex scenes. Its mostly something like this heres one Im just making up at the top of my headbrbrHe grabbed her arms and pulled her towards him, and at the contact of their skin, a mixture of emotions shot straight into her system desire, lust, and excitement. Everywhere he touched she felt a sizzling burning feeling, and her breath kept coming in shorter as more seconds ticked by. From the way his hands were moving, it was pretty easy to tell that their desires were mutual.brbrHe reached up and pulled her deeper into the covers with him, into a neverending abyss of pleasure and desire.brbrbrbrthats the best youll get from me at this timebrbrThen after that, end the chapter section whatever. Start new, after the sex. Show them waking up in bed together, whatever. BUT its crucial you end the scene with some sort of catchy line or whatever. In my sex blackout scenes, I never actually use any sexrelated terms. Its all about implying and reading between the lines. Hint VERY STRONGLY so its obvious theyre gonna have sex, but dont actually say quottheyre gonna have sexquot. Dont use sex terms, or actions, or whatever. Describing the feelings during the situation are important. Very.brbrNow heres an example followup to that scene above again, writing from the top of my headbrbrShe woke up the next morning cuddled against his bare chest, feeling nothing but bliss and satisfaction. The mattress felt soft and endearing under her body, but she felt laying against his stiff frame and using his arm as a pillow was much more comfortable and preferable.brbrblah blah blah...ltinsert vague remarks to sex from last nightgtbrbrbrbrYea, thats about it. I find writing clean sex scenes amazingly easier, and trust me, blacking out is much more preferable in many situations to having the actual sex scene there to read. Just... let the readers imagination flow. Give them the nice blackout in between.brbrGood luck, love. Im sure youll do fine.

Writing a novel. Concept any good?

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Writing a novel. Concept any good?
Im fourteen, maybe too young to be writing a novel, but I think I found something I want to write about. The story is about a twentyfouryearold musician falling in love with a fifteenyearold girl that is working with him on music videos for his bands album. Ive written five chapters already, should I continue? Is this concept too unrealistic or too creepy?

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Im amp I write novels too. No, I like that idea. Keep writing. It sounds like its gonna turn out to be a good book. Get it published. I wanna read that.

Writers What is your greatest flaw as a writer?

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Writers What is your greatest flaw as a writer?
It can be anything from poor grammar amp punctuation to the inability to plan ahead etc.

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I have that I give equal treatment to.brbr Time Management I work professionally as a technical writer. I have very tight deadlines which Im religious about keeping. After my workday, I come home and often dont feel like writing my own prose. I procrastinate, dither around the house, etc. Sometimes Im just plain tired. Then, when I finally feel like writing, its often at weird hours like pm which may not sound weird to most, but I have to be up for the paying job by am.brbr Journalistic writing Again, my schooling in screenwriting and my paying job have taught me to be short, sweet and to the point just the facts maam. So when I work on prose, I find myself missing opportunities to add these beautiful descriptive passage I often read in novels. I consciously have to think to write in descriptive prose otherwise my stories become a lot of tell and not enough show.

Writers What is your greatest flaw as a writer?

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Writers What is your greatest flaw as a writer?
It can be anything from poor grammar amp punctuation to the inability to plan ahead etc.

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I have that I give equal treatment to.brbr Time Management I work professionally as a technical writer. I have very tight deadlines which Im religious about keeping. After my workday, I come home and often dont feel like writing my own prose. I procrastinate, dither around the house, etc. Sometimes Im just plain tired. Then, when I finally feel like writing, its often at weird hours like pm which may not sound weird to most, but I have to be up for the paying job by am.brbr Journalistic writing Again, my schooling in screenwriting and my paying job have taught me to be short, sweet and to the point just the facts maam. So when I work on prose, I find myself missing opportunities to add these beautiful descriptive passage I often read in novels. I consciously have to think to write in descriptive prose otherwise my stories become a lot of tell and not enough show.