Emerson

I'm not sure what kind of waiting room you want, haha. I've been mostly in pediatrician waiting rooms and therapist waiting rooms. The therapy ones are fun, though often times ...

The Chair> Reworking, rewriting, and rethinking never hurts and in fact it can open up places you had not expected. Go for it. ^_^ If you are missing notes, try ...

There was an interesting show that talked about synesthesia called When Senses Collide on the science channel yesterday. I'm not sure when it will be on again, but I enjoyed ...

It depends on how you edit. If you're doing grammar and line edits then that would take much time because all you're doing is reading. Plot, character, etc editing would ...

Saint's story Ahoy Insanity has a girl with a lisp. A lot of people do it like this: "I-I-I just n-n-need..." Kind of? I think writing someone with a lisp ...

I'm not sure I know what you mean by grammar authors? In any case, you can have proper grammar and style! I do it all the time. :D The only ...

Character transitions are easiest when you have something breaking up the narration--a chapter break, a page break--something the reader will really notice. If there is a break in the text, ...

It really depends. Getting distance from a work is a good thing. You also need to put a lot of effort into the second draft. For me, I finished my ...

^_^ Don't feel bad! I get confused on these things sometimes, too. That's why I love verb charts, like the one I linked you to!

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OMG Cal I love you. Your critiques make my heart burst with happiness, and remind me how I need to finish my novella so I can get back to my ...

Generally don't, but I'm kind of strange and do odd things in odd places. I think Death Machine needs to have quotes scattered randomly through it, but then you can't ...

Well, one thing that should be considered is the minor working laws. I'm not entirely sure how it all goes together in the publishing world, but it might cause problems. ...

I'm a times new roman 12pt kind of person. Occasionally I'll increase the font size because it's hard for me to look at depending on which screen I'm using. I ...

Written by Margaret Atwood, reproduced here, found here Note: Even if you do not like happy endings, read A. In fact, read them in order. :D John and Mary meet. ...