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Conrad Rice

  • General Fiction Novels Re: The TECH Project, Chapter Two

    This is interesting. I'm going to go ahead and just critique this as it is, rather than as part of a novel, because in a novel chapters ought to be ...

    Aug 8, 2008
  • WRFF Archive Re: Yoyo's Crit Requests

    Be harsh, won't you please?

    Aug 6, 2008
  • WRFF Archive Re: Need Mucho Reviews

    Suzanne, wiseman, J, finished all of yours, no problems. Any other unfortunate souls?

    Aug 6, 2008
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Chapter Six: Escaping The Cave In The Past and Future

    Okay, this is going somewhere. Where that somewhere is, I'm not exactly sure. But I'll give this my best shot. There is one thing that I see sticking out in ...

    Aug 6, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Out of Focus [Edited 8/29/08]

    Well, that was interesting, to say the least. You do have a thing for sad endings, J, I'll give you that. I don't know why you said once that you ...

    Aug 6, 2008
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Into The Dark

    Well, this was a good story. Not my cup of tea, but I know when something's good and it's still not my personal preference. I won't go after grammar, cause ...

    Aug 6, 2008
  • WRFF Archive Re: Critiques, Anyone?

    this one's real old real short there's a connection to an earlier story in this one, will you see it? You brought this upon yourself, don't you know.

    Aug 6, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: How Much Planning

    With the novel I'm working on I've done some planning. I know what the characters are and the general direction of things. Anything more and I feel like I'm spending ...

    Aug 5, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Snow Spirit

    This is a good story so far. It could do with a bit of expounding though. You go right from the main character walking in the woods to her seeing ...

    Aug 5, 2008
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: For a Friend

    Cheryl sat on the couch, the worn and ancient book open before her. Her hands trembled as she turned the pages, searching for one certain phrase. It was a thing ...

    Aug 5, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: What do you have difficulty writing?

    Thought I'd try to generate a little round table discussion. So, the question is, what do you have trouble writing? What I mean by this is, do you have a ...

    Aug 3, 2008
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: A Siren's Ballpoint

    Ah, the final piece. I should tell you I've really enjoyed reading all of these. It is a very vibrant world you have painted here. If you return to it ...

    Jul 31, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: trying to find a good plot for this setting (dude ranch)

    If you have a lot of subplots and things of that nature, but no main plot, you might consider doing a bunch of short stories. Or just making one particular ...

    Jul 30, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: trying to find a good plot for this setting (dude ranch)

    First, I'll say that a setting ought not to come first when writing a story. The idea of plot is a little deceptive too. Some people spend so much time ...

    Jul 30, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The Watchers

    Daniel walked up the lighted path towards the front door. ‘It’s a beautiful night,’ he thought to himself. Then again, prom night was supposed to be beautiful, was it not? ...

    Jul 30, 2008


Every empire tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires.
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