CoreMeltDown

Well thanks for all the warm welcomes guys. I'm sure once I find my niché around here I'll be out of your hair, but until then I will be testing ...

well, just a note, but purple poetry and purple prose are two different things ((although I never understand why people don't just call it purple literature)) but that is nitpicky. ...

The fact is that words like 'darn', 'drat', 'butt', and 'turd' are about as strong as a five year old girl playing the strongman game at the fair. Depending on ...

People often accuse me of writing Purple Prose, and I want to give my two cents of what I feel it is. Purple Prose is UNECESSARY description. It doesn't matter ...

Its not all "manly things, must do now, fast". It goes more like this "Hey man," "Hey." "You do that English homework?" "You need it?" "Nah, ****** can't do it. ...

I feel its a good guide, especially for novices, but for an advanced writer you can get away with a few of these things ((especially when writing satire)). Does it ...

I listen to Rock and Jazz ((not smooth jazz, real Jazz, Miles Davis and old Jeff Beck stuff)). My Favorite Bands are ((probably in this order)) 1) System of a ...

Author's Note: I have an obsession with obscurity, especially in my poetry, so despite all the people telling me to make it more straightforward I don't want to. I'll say ...

The Last Word There it is—a faux pas in society, ((of instead of in)) lying ((comma)) feeble on this very page, ((I feel you can put a period here)) a ...

I sometimes get my ideas for stories or poetry from simply thinking about something stupid. Maybe one day, I'll say, "What's it like to get hit by a car? Does ...

Author's Note: Chapter 1 is my best chapter, so I hope it lead people to a dissapointment ((although I'd be flattered if it did. Some people have told me the ...

face always covered, by the hair, alone and hurting, too many problems, ((this is incredibly overdone and cliché)) im ((I'm, capitalize Is and use proper contractions. I understand its poetry ...

She wondered the lonely sodden city streets, the evening’s vain festivities now done. Light caught in a pool of vomit ((comma)) casts her face sneering at her doppelganger below, ((period)) ...

once I register and post in the welcome thread, so I have come. About me? 1) I'm a fifteen year old male. 2) I live in Tampa, Florida 3) I ...

I'm just kidding. I'm happy to be here. The place looks great, obviously well organized. I actually joined because I was just so damn amused by the ripping of a ...