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  • Writers Corner Re: Is this a cool idea?

    Go for it--it could be a marvelous exploration of how different societies work and how the societies effect people and their worldviews (I'm imagining that in order to write each ...

    Sep 2, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: Take your crits like a soldier, Private Twinkletoes!

    1) DON'T excuse your writing. Reviewers critique expecting answers. The trick is to put those answers within the context of your writing. Do not answer them directly, that is, by ...

    Aug 8, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: I need help continuing stories...

    One word: Plan. Plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. Play~ay~ay~aaaan~ All right, that was a little over the top, but you get the point. I used to have the exact same story, until I discovered ...

    Aug 5, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: Question

    There are books that get away with doing it (such as the Hannibal books), but as a general rule, it's rather disturbing/weird to see it done the first way. It ...

    Aug 2, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: Kind of a confusing question

    "Mom" and "Dad" looks the most natural, especially if you're writing in third person limited. You essentially are writing the story from their point of view, so it would be ...

    Jul 31, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: I need opinions.

    Alternating first person views is the only kind of first person I can stand. It can be done well. It can be done beautifully. Case in point: Barbara Kingsolver's The ...

    Jun 23, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: Another Mary-Sue Test

    Wow, what they said about Nendo describes him exactly. It's kind of scary... Score breakdown (though I don't get this...) I Love Him, I Let Him Go 4 He's The ...

    Jun 13, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: final decision on character name

    It'd probably be more helpful if we knew what kind of personality the main character has. *shrug* It always works to give a character a name that suits their personality ...

    May 25, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: Character Woes

    Actually...the rogue idea is a pretty good idea. :) Although I don't think I'll be writing another story focusing on him (and ought to just focus on the first undoing ...

    May 23, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: Character Woes

    ...that sounds interesting, but the ending of the novel sort of hinges on the protagonist being alive, so I can't have him killed. >_> I know I have an idea ...

    May 20, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: Character Woes

    After canning Zenith, Vicisittudes, and now the "Wingless Girl" which technically still has no name, I've finally resolved to yet again try what has previously been impossible for me--FINISH a ...

    May 19, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: New Idea

    Wow...I'm very fond of this idea. When I first read the dystopian futuristic setting, I kind of rolled my eyes because the idea, while it can be done well (i.e. ...

    May 19, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: Major Writing Block

    That makes a lot of difference, actually. ~_^ I'm really glad you're not going to be glorifying the play, because that's just been so overdone already. I like that your ...

    May 16, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: Major Writing Block

    I'm intrigued by the idea, which is a plus because I actually heavily dislike the genre (love/school/abuse YA stories?), though I feel like it needs some work. I like the ...

    May 16, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: Tips are welcome

    No "Dialogue" Character-X dialogued-tagged adverbly. That is, anything along the lines of: "I love writing!" cried Bickazer joyfully or "Don't standardized tests suck?" lamented Bickazer miserably. or

    Feb 24, 2009


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