Conrad Rice

Well, first off, that many people are not going to be 'storming' a castle, especially if only one of them is an adult. Storming involves taking something by force. What ...

That's just a remark on the "effectiveness" of your anti-gun laws.

Guns and the knowledge of them are not scary things. A gun is a simple tool. Proper usage of a tool does not a frightening person make. Improper usage of ...

Diazepam is actually pretty good for the steadying. First off, this person is going to have to know about gun safety inside and out. Any kind of sharpshooter would have ...

The old adage about writing something everyday is just about the truest thing that you can hold to. Practice makes perfect, even in writing.

On Writing YWS Fanfiction So, you look around YWS. You see all these cute little stories about the various members. Personalities blown out of proportion, twisted, and modified to fit ...

Ideas are the heart and soul of writing. You can have a wonderful mastery of grammar and be a genius at creating characters and generating dialogue between them, but if ...

I have two. The first draft of anything is pure crap. Whatever you do, write a little of something every day.

Nice article here, Clo. :) Short and concise, and something I'll have to look back on from time to time. I almost missed this, but I'm glad it finally caught ...

I have to agree with the two people above me. If you do find yourself doing that, just stop and say, "Whoops, what am I saying? That's not what happened!" ...

As far as what I like see from others, I will usually read fewer, longer entries over more, shorter ones. I have a short attention span and don't want to ...

This is a difficult problem, one I have had myself. The best advice I can give you is to just write anyway. Even if you don't like that first paragraph, ...

I get Writers Digest. I have to agree about the advertisements, they do seem to be rather excessive and stupid at times. However, I happen to find the articles to ...

This is a very good article. I would recommend this to any struggling newbie who doesn't know what to say in a review here. I have to add to this, ...

Well, I don't really know of any good literary example of a combination of magic and fantasy. But I can give you my opinion of what you should not do: ...