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Conrad Rice

  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Untitled as of yet

    This a good beginning to what will hopefully be an even better story. I say that because there is some work that needs to be done on this story. I ...

    May 8, 2008
  • Randomosity Archive Re: Rate the Avatar Above You! [2]

    5/10 Too Ron Weaselish for me

    May 7, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Race

    Very good. You use excellent imagery and manage to get us right down there with the main character. That is a significant accomplishment, one that I still have trouble with. ...

    May 7, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: Listen to the Pacific

    A very good poem. I'm afraid I'm not good at reviewing these, but aside from the peaces thing that others have already mentioned it is very good. On a side ...

    May 6, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: That's just a pipe dream!

    I get encouragement, but most of the time it's just blind praise. My mom actually takes the time to read over everything I give her. My dad couldn't care less. ...

    May 6, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Your Influences

    Two authors have really inspired me. Madeline L'Engle was my first favorite author. Her stories were filled with such a wonderful blend of fantasy and reality. I fell in love ...

    May 6, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Music & Writing

    With me it really depends. Sometimes I listen to heavy rock stuff, like Metallica or Disturbed. Other times it's instrumental stuff, like anything from the Halo soundtracks. And frequently I'll ...

    May 6, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Any Exceptional Books About Writing?

    I have to agree with the other people who've said On Writing by Stephen King. Not only does he discuss the finer points of writing, such as grammar, usage, storytelling, ...

    May 6, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Conrad's Writing

    I'm going to use this as a sort of introduction to myself through my writing, if that's okay with everyone. I've found my writing niche with stories where elements of ...

    May 6, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Title Feedback

    Makes me think of something like riches to rags, or something down that vein. Hearts in the Sea

    May 6, 2008
  • Lyric Poetry Re: May I Have This Dance

    Wonderful, lyrical poetry Your word power is astounding. I love the images you conjure up with each new stanza. I love it a lot.

    May 5, 2008
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Encantado First Person Part2

    Niles sighed and ran his hand through his hair. I could tell he was a little upset at what had just happened to us. “I can’t believe that,” he said, ...

    May 5, 2008
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Encantado First Person Part 1

    Encantado The lights hurt my eyes a little as I walked into the village square, but I didn’t mind it all that much. They were party lights, meant to be ...

    May 5, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The "look"

    This was very unusual. I like the plot, and how it all comes back around again, but there's some stuff that's either out of whack or that doesn't work. In ...

    May 4, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Behold A Pale Horse

    For a bit of explanation, this was written as a sort of alien invasion on a typical American street kind of thing. I tried to keep some stuff deliberately vague, ...

    May 4, 2008


There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
— W. Somerset Maugham