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  • Writing Tips Re: Minorities

    Sorry for the double post, but apparently I was braindead last night and I neglected to mention something very important. Namely, this: 1. How do you mention that a character ...

    Mar 23, 2010
  • Writing Tips Re: Minorities

    As someone dearly fascinated by such issues (especially the intersection of pop culture and real life issues--nothing is truly escapist), this kind of discussion intrigues me. Alas, I haven't had ...

    Mar 23, 2010
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Characters anything but average-looking

    I do think beauty can be a well-done character trait if it accents the rest of the character's personality--who would Six from Battlestar Galactica be if she wasn't drop-dead gorgeous? ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Novel Workshop Re: deleted

    Finished! Hahaha, I'm really grateful to you, Krupp. XD You said everything that I was going to say, so thanks for sparing me the effort of repeating your points. Now, ...

    Jan 27, 2010
  • Writing Activities Re: Character Answer Game [2]

    "Umm, well, I don't really have a dream, not really. I guess...maybe...uhh...being a real hero. Yeah." ~Ebley "None in particular." ~Razhum "For my son to grow up in a peaceful ...

    Jan 27, 2010
  • Writing Activities Re: hehe, Character Q and A

    Ebley and Razhum, the ostensible heroes of The Lawful Scepter . Q: What's your full name and what is it's meaning? E: Ummm..don't tell anyone but it's Prince Ebbulon vae-Tenabrae-Marhoun ...

    Jan 27, 2010
  • Writing Activities Re: What would your characters do?

    Ebley would freak out completely and run around clutching his head and screaming. Razhum would be disbelieving at first. Then he would freak out too, though more in a "outta ...

    Jan 27, 2010
  • Fiction Discussion Re: How do I kill off a loved character?

    This may seem a little cynical, but in my Reg Carter fictional spy series, I need to kill off Carter - who is apparently the favourite amongst readers. However my ...

    Jan 26, 2010
  • Media Reviews Re: The Dark Tower Series by King, definitely a masterpiece

    Try the Left Behind Series by Tim LeHaye and Jerry Jenkins Or the awesome continuing analysis of those books on the Slacktivist blog. I've been following those for a while ...

    Jan 26, 2010
  • Novel Workshop Re: deleted

    Okay, so I've read up to chapter fifteen. This is a nice quick read, so that makes it easer on me. XD Since I'm pressed on time, I didn't do ...

    Jan 24, 2010
  • Writers Corner Re: The Unchosen Ones

    Wahahahaha, I've just completed the scene speadsheet for The Lawful Scepter. I was rather murky on the middle portions of the story, since for a lot of it, in the ...

    Jan 24, 2010
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Too much?

    And make your descriptions memorable. We're more likely to pay attention to "eyes like emeralds" than "dark green eyes," for example. Granted, describing eyes as emeralds (or indeed any kind ...

    Jan 22, 2010
  • Novel Workshop Re: deleted

    Just downloaded the file and started reading it, but it'll be a while before I can back to you. Weeks, even. But I will get it all done eventually. From ...

    Jan 22, 2010
  • Writing Tips Re: 3rd person vs 1st person

    I'm trying not to give my obligatory rant about how third person can be every bit as deep as first person. :P Pick whichever. The only difference is the pronouns. ...

    Jan 20, 2010
  • Science-Fiction Novels Re: Ignorance Is Bliss: Prologue

    Thanks for reading! For the political mumbo-jumbo... My reasoning for that is that this is a different universe than ours. You'll find out later that there has been a plot ...

    Jan 19, 2010


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