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  • Miscellaneous Re: Mastering Your Camera (A Brief Guide)

    Hey Mizz - thanks for the tips! I'm kind of a destroyer of point-and-shoots because I take so many pictures (I go through one or two every year) but now ...

    Jun 25, 2011
  • Research Re: The Expert List

    This is such a good idea! Would you please add me in for the following categories?: Music >> Vocal Geography >> Rural Areas/ Small Towns (20-500 people) >> Texas >> ...

    Apr 24, 2010
  • Writing Tips Re: how not to get published

    Wow, seriously - fourteen pages?! Holy. Moly. XD

    May 6, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?

    "Write what you need to read." - Francine Rivers That tip has stuck with me since I read it four years ago. As a result: the untitled s, The Edge ...

    Mar 30, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: A quote to start your book

    Mmm, quotes yummy. I love quotes. I collect them, really, and I love using them at any opportunity. Done well, they really enhance the poignancy of a piece. Especially, as ...

    Mar 24, 2008
  • Research Re: Calling all college students

    I'm not in college yet, but I have a bunch of friends who are, so here're a couple of stories: Two girls at one of the state universities in Texas ...

    Mar 18, 2008
  • Poetry Tutorials Re: Poetry and Punctuation

    Very good tips here, Suz! Thanks. :)

    Jan 28, 2008
  • Research Re: Ma'am

    Wow, I certainly hope so, because I call everyone sir or ma'am if they're older than me, or even just in a position of respect. Maybe it's a Southern thing ...

    Dec 29, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Seasons

    It depends on how vague you're trying to be. In some instances it's better to use the months outright, and even specific dates and times can be effective as well.

    Dec 28, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: historical fiction: how much can I fudge?

    Yep, I agree with Twit (Eagle of the Ninth is a pretty cool book, by the way). I've been reading a lot of Philippa Gregory's books dealing with the reigns ...

    Oct 31, 2007
  • Writing Tutorials Re: The Seven Deadly Sins of Island Hopping

    It already has. Thanks! :D

    Sep 13, 2007
  • Writing Tutorials Re: The Seven Deadly Sins of Island Hopping

    Hehe, I love you, WD. This was a very nice article, and especially timely for me, since my latest project is going to be told from four different perspectives, all ...

    Sep 13, 2007
  • Writing Tutorials Re: Editing Your Work

    I'm always hesitant to re-write, but it really is a necessary part of the process. Thanks for posting this, Snoinkus dear! :mrgreen:

    Sep 2, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Help me create a horribly cliched romance scene!

    You could have her pretend to be angry with him but then all her resistance must melt when he pulls her into his arms (which are either toned or rippling ...

    Aug 19, 2007
  • Research Re: Variables in Math

    I don't think time can be used as a dependent variable, since nothing can be done to change it. At least, not in most math word problems I've encountered. ;)

    Jul 30, 2007


Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.
— Mary Shelley, Frankenstein