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Blackwood

  • Art & Photography Re: Making a comic

    Ah, I have a page for this half finished that a started a long time ago but I gave it up because I had trouble with the panel design. Hopefully ...

    Jun 3, 2014
  • Lounge, The Re: YWS Screencaps

    Poor advertising decisions.

    Jun 2, 2014
  • Lounge, The Re: Tributes and The Blood Bath!

    I'm posting this now (just incase) since I have no idea when the timer is up and it's already the 2nd here. Oh my gosh, still 24 hours to go. ...

    Jun 1, 2014
  • Lounge, The Re: Tributes and The Blood Bath!

    We don't have any information on the map, so we have no idea what our environment is. I think we have been deprived some information here. I'm not about to ...

    Jun 1, 2014
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Three Ideas and No Clue Which One to Choose

    I see the second idea as having the most potential. However I don't see how you would make it a trilogy at all if you don't have any driving plot ...

    May 30, 2014
  • Research Re: Bright lights, big city

    When you stand under a skyscraper you feel so small, but when you stand at the top of one, you feel so powerful.

    May 29, 2014
  • Writers Corner Re: Overused Question: Have I passed the cliche test?

    Character 1 is extremely cliché. Character 2 and 3 seem fine though. Using x's is annoying. Especially since you told us 2 is She and 3 is He but you ...

    May 28, 2014
  • Writing Activities Re: Make Up Poor Names For Characters

    Jessica. Now I know what to name a new female character if I make one. @SubtleSanity @Blackwood

    May 26, 2014
  • Information Desk Archive Re: The First Ever YWS Hunger Games

    A chance to kill young teens? I cannot pass that up.

    May 20, 2014
  • Lounge, The Re: Villains!

    For me the villain is the most important character, and exist transcendentally over the hero. Using a simple context, such as a superhero or adventure/action, you don't have heroes at ...

    May 13, 2014
  • Writers Corner Re: Establishing a character without any flashbacks

    You should be able to develop your characters in a third dimension as it is to write a successful story. However if you need to reveal things about the past ...

    May 13, 2014
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: A Question of Ethics

    I personally have a very different approach. In the wider picture I don't believe there is any right and wrong at all. Only small moments of time and situations can ...

    May 10, 2014
  • Art & Photography Re: Accepting character sketch

    You are a fantastic artist. Thank you for your effort in advance. My request if I may: A character from my serial which I have recently picked up, set in ...

    May 3, 2014
  • Writers Corner Re: Are 45000 words enough for a YA novel?

    You're going to need 80k+ words for that age-group. Though for a comedy type it will be probably be less. I'd aim for 60k if I was you.

    May 3, 2014
  • Art & Photography Re: Sketches: Characters + Mini-Comics For Free (CLOSED)

    You make it so hard to decide? Do you do gore? Just wondering. If so I'll PM you a scene I suppose.

    Apr 29, 2014


Too often we crave the extraordinary in life, without even learning how to cherish the ordinary first. Friend, I promise you this: if you can learn to take joy in the simple mundane things in life, the extraordinary will take care of itself, it'll be on its way, hurrying towards you. But if you skip the first part, it'll ever evade you.
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