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Areida

  • Writing Tips Re: Cool Feature in Word

    Oooooooh... how do you do it??? *runs off to play in Word*

    Aug 21, 2006
  • Research Re: Toga Party

    Yep, my dad mentioned that when we watched it. I think that made it even more odd, LOL.

    Aug 17, 2006
  • Research Re: Toga Party

    I have no idea. But every time someone says Toga Party, I always think Animal House and become quite disturbed. :P

    Aug 16, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: So, So Tired, And The Importance Of Setting Difficult Goals

    I think combinations of both are good, Cassandra. Some things it's good to start small and work your way up, but with others it's good to challenge yourself immensely. Since ...

    Aug 10, 2006
  • Research Re: Question on new story

    If you want it to be funny as heck, I'd use the CCF vs. SPEW stuff. If you're going for a more serious story, I'd a regular mafia story. Sounds ...

    Jul 27, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Dialogue 101 (Part One)

    I had forgotten this was here! I'm really glad you posted this, though, Sam. This stuff is all very helpful. I'm pretty decent at dialogue (which is lucky since my ...

    Jul 25, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    I think I've seen my dad cry three or four times, maybe. The time that sticks out most in my mind was when I was in fourth grade. My parents ...

    May 1, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Sweetie!

    I think she's saying they're hotter than Americans or something. Which is true to some extent... there are some veeeery nice British actors out there... and some nice British writers ...

    May 1, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Sweetie!

    Well, naturally, one of my requirements for a boyfriend is that he call me "Goddess Divine." I mean, really. What else is he going to call me? ...And no, I ...

    May 1, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Writing In Genres :)

    Ooh, fishr, nice article! I didn't notice any of the homophones being misused, but my eyes normally fill in the right one anyway, so I'm definitely the wrong one to ...

    Apr 30, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Convince Me

    Hooray, Dusky! A lot of people seem to forget this kind of stuff all too often, so it was great to see this type of advice on our site. And ...

    Apr 29, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Your Muse

    I don't just have one particular muse, but a lot of times I'll write out characters' conversations, which gives me a better idea of how they think, what types of ...

    Apr 25, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Ages

    Addie's just turned thirteen, so you could ask her. But my general observations of kids about that age is they tend to hold back more in a classroom setting because ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Making sure things are clear...

    LOL, whatever makes you happy... Though, actually, now that I read over that very poorly written example, it might be easier on the eyes to make reality bold, one person's ...

    Apr 18, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Making sure things are clear...

    First, lemme say that this sounds very cool. You know I'm a big fan of your Voices stories, so this sounds like it could really turn out to be a ...

    Apr 17, 2006


The thing about plummeting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late.
— Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune