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Re: Inspiration, influence, or intellectual property theft
I recently read some poetry that I really enjoyed. I loved the style and use of rhythm. I was inspired, and I scratched out some poems exploring that style and ...
Dec 27, 2014 -
Re: Wish You Would Step Back From that Ledge
I would probably call emergency services and try to occupy them until someone arrives. I would obviously do everything I could to stop them from jumping, but at the end ...
Dec 18, 2011 -
Re: Knowing the end before writing?
I recently read that one of the most important parts of writing is to know how something will end before you even start to write, and it had really been ...
Oct 30, 2011 -
Re: Any Exceptional Books About Writing?
I know this is a thread about books that are actually about writing, but the one book I've read that taught me the most about writing is How we are ...
Oct 30, 2011 -
Re: The Uber Writer's Block Thread
I had writer's block for around a year and a half until someone brought up something I wrote in high school, and out came my short story 'After I left, ...
Oct 29, 2011 -
Re: Name Central
I kind of like the nameless idea, but eventually you're probably going to have to come up with a name. At first a bit of a mystery is a really ...
Oct 29, 2011 -
Re: The OCD author's pledge.
Eugh, yes! I'm the worst. Actually, it is taking a lot of effort not to backspace all of this. Eugh? Is that a noise people can make?
Oct 28, 2011 -
Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?
Sometimes it's okay for there to be no plot. Things don't have to make sense and the reader doesn't have to 'get it'. Sometimes it's good to keep readers thinking, ...
Oct 25, 2011
