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  • Research Re: What do I call this?

    The story I'm writing has lots of dragons in it, and one kind has these sort of whiskers that looks sort of like a Fu Manchu mustache. Here's a picture ...

    Jul 18, 2011
  • Research Re: Genre questions

    Depends if it fits with the rest of your story. For example, you could have a book that featured both fantasy and sci-fi if A) time travel was involved, or ...

    Jul 12, 2011
  • Research Re: How to achieve a 48 hour day?

    Glad I could help. :D

    Jul 11, 2011
  • Research Re: How to achieve a 48 hour day?

    Good point, Nate. I hadn't even thought about temperature. Although, other factors that would affect the temperature are also the planet's distance from the sun, and the thickness of its ...

    Jul 10, 2011
  • Research Re: How to achieve a 48 hour day?

    I see. Well, instead of making the planet larger, why don't you just make its roatation slower? That'll solve the problem with the gravity, and you'll still be able to ...

    Jul 10, 2011
  • Research Re: How to achieve a 48 hour day?

    I remember hearing about a study where they put a guy in a room with no clocks, no windows outside, basically no way for him to figure out what time ...

    Jul 9, 2011
  • Research Re: Event Recurrence

    No problem. I actually have a similar plot element in the story I'm currently writing. The main character is half human, and half Uxlian, which is basically a race of ...

    Jul 8, 2011
  • Research Re: Event Recurrence

    I agree with Kyllorac. There is no mathematical equation for plot points in stories, it's up to the judgement of the writer how and where to put them. Again, like ...

    Jul 7, 2011
  • Research Re: Dialogue for characters

    Of course. If it fits with the setting of your story, your characters can speak however you want them to. I know in the Dragon Riders or Pern series all ...

    Jul 6, 2011
  • Writers Corner Re: Famous

    If you post something on YWS, someone will read it. This site is meant to help young writers improve their literary skills and supply them with meaningful feedback. Don't be ...

    Jul 6, 2011
  • Research Re: What are ways someone would summon a dark spirit?

    What about agreeing to give up a first-born son to a demonic entity in order to enlist its aid? I know they did something like that in the movie Paranormal ...

    Jul 5, 2011
  • Research Re: How would you describe someone's speaking voice?

    You don't always have to describe a person's voice, unless it's relevant to the situation. For example, if a character is threatening or angry the tone of their voice would ...

    Jun 30, 2011
  • Research Re: writing a book

    Tips on writing a novel, eh? I could go on and on with information that would be helpful for aspiring writers... which I did. Here's a link to a thread ...

    Jun 25, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: Longer paragraphs

    Basically, the rule is to stick to what you are talking about within the paragraph you're writing it. For example, here's a paragraph I wrote for my story: He used ...

    Jun 25, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: Writing with music?

    I usually don't listen to music while I'm writing. When I'm working on visual stuff like my 3D work I like to have something to listen to. I have ADHD ...

    Jun 24, 2011


That there's some good in this world, Mr Frodo - and it's worth fighting for.
— Samwise Gamgee