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A. Phauox

  • Writing Tips Re: Slang in Dialogue

    It's a double edged sword. Personally, I use word order or "generation words" depending on the place/time the character comes from. I mean, a Chinese immigrant would not use the ...

    Dec 25, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: describing disgusting things

    You know when you're really scared, and your chest gets tight and you can't breathe and you get this agonizing pressure in your skull while your throat constricts too much ...

    Dec 25, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: world creating

    Just imagine the world you want to write in and start writing, it'll all flow out eventually and you'll get so into it that you'll want to keep writing just ...

    Dec 25, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Outline?

    I outline a little bit differently then other people-- at least I've never seen anyone outline like I do. I start out with a page titled OBJECTIVES and a write ...

    Dec 25, 2008


Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.
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