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AlfredSymon

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  • Research Re: How do you describe music in writing?

    Hi Peg! Lemme help! See, music can be described just as you'd describe anything else. You can imply describe it with adjectives like smooth, beautiful, pretty and that kind of ...

    Apr 20, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: Logline help

    Ms. Rosey's write (get it? Write and right? Nah forget it!), I think the starter words for this logline is a bit too cliche. Also, half-fey, I also think, gives ...

    Apr 18, 2013
  • Writing Tips Re: Best Ways past Writers block?

    If you're into solving your problems without standing from your desk, then try to outline your work from the beginning. You needn't write every detail, just the skeletal parts, the ...

    Apr 17, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: Publishing in magazines?

    Have you tried TeenInk? It's an international website which accepts literary works from, well, teens! If your work doesn't pass the standards to be published in the magazine, then at ...

    Apr 17, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: love for reading....

    Oh my gosh, we should totally set up a book club guys. :D Anyways, on reading. Well, yeah, it's certainly one of the best ways to entertain oneself and to ...

    Apr 10, 2013
  • Research Re: An issue of character age

    I think you should stick to what you can write. If you deem it too childish, then change the age. However, only do this if you're sure you can drive ...

    Apr 10, 2013
  • Research Re: How to compare and contrast two animals?

    Hey ESR! I hope my reply would come to you before you finalize your papers! I think one paragraph which expresses one comparison between the two under the same category ...

    Apr 10, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: Ask the Non-Fic Guru

    Quick question: I have in my curriculum a subject called Creative Non-fiction. What do you think will I encounter there? And how should I prepare?

    Apr 5, 2013
  • Writing Tips Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?

    Writing a good poem always gives a good title. Sometimes, though, even with just a good title, you can write a good poem!

    Apr 5, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: Character realism - thoughts?

    Oh goodness! I love antiheroes ! I'm not sure if that's exactly we are talking about here, but antiheroes and antivillains fit your descriptions perfectly. An antihero is a protagonist ...

    Mar 30, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: GENESIS - A prequel

    Why not make it a part of the novel itself :D ? I think I'll like that better, because it will put more meat in the story. You can even ...

    Mar 28, 2013
  • Research Re: Ask an expert..how do I "do it"?

    YWS does not tolerate trolling, young man!

    Mar 28, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: Publishing question

    You'll have a hard time, my dear. See, even though you the copyright for that intellectual property is yours, the piece you're going to publish is somehow already published in ...

    Mar 23, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: Ask the Non-Fic Guru

    Just a short Q, Benny: in news, where should I place the statistics? I mean, the numbers and all. They're all very important and in retrospect, they might be the ...

    Mar 16, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: WattPad?

    Wattpad is a bit strange...well, yeah, let's just put it that way. A lot of people in my school read from Wattpad, and I admit they're swooning over the works ...

    Mar 16, 2013


Don't aim at success--the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself.
— Viktor E. Frankl