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Francis Michael Buck

  • Lounge, The Re: Which Famous Writer Do You Write Like?

    Raymond Chandler and David Foster Wallace, apparently. I'm happy with both of those, especially Chandler.

    Jul 18, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: Dance of the Seven Veils

    watch as dancer casts her spell hatred black as bird from hell watch as dancer lifts her veil dance for seven days until she fail listen to dancer sing her ...

    Jul 10, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: z

    I thought this was a neat little quirky kind of poem. It's nice to see something that's not the same old serious dark stuff or whatever. I think you could ...

    Jul 10, 2010
  • Novel Workshop Re: Perennials

    TurquoiseRoses - Thanks for reading it, and whatever criticisms/critiques you want to give are fine. I'm looking for whatever anyone can give me. Attolia - Thank you also for reading. ...

    Jul 7, 2010
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Perennials - A Novella

    Thanks for letting me know about that. I already posted it there. If someone wants to close this they can go ahead. Also, does anyone know of a good way ...

    Jul 6, 2010
  • Novel Workshop Re: Perennials

    October 15th, 2010 Update: I've taken down the old version and posted the new and improved variant. So, if anyone is reading it right now, I'd be super-super appreciative if ...

    Jul 6, 2010
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Perennials - A Novella

    Due to the nature and structure of this story I have decided to simply upload the entire book to a file-hosting website for you to read. All the formatting is ...

    Jun 30, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Favorite Bands? Or songs?

    Tool Led Zeppelin Queens of the Stone Age System of a Down Rolling Stones Sublime A Perfect Circle They're the main ones I like. Most of the music I listen ...

    Jun 10, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Do you think Harry Potter is the LotR of Low fantasy?

    I would say so. Harry Potter is excellently plotted, and has an enormous amount of creativity behind it. Saying that, it is also pretty mediocre, technically speaking. The writing is ...

    Jun 8, 2010
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Any tips on pacing?

    This is something I struggled with for a long time. Really, the only thing to fix it is lots and lots of practice. It took multiple attempts at writing a ...

    Jun 8, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Best Films You've Ever Seen

    In no particular order The Departed No Country For Old Men Fight Club Old Boy The Godfather (first two) Heat Lord of the Rings Magnolia Star Wars Goodfellas The Prestige ...

    Jun 8, 2010
  • Other Poetry Re: whistle me wayward

    dry out my mouth with sand and grit the trees the ground the sky god is aching for my return the small aspects of our life the tiny grooves of ...

    May 16, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Things Science Can't Explain

    Judaism and Islam? They are the three Abrahamic religions, and they're loaded with similarities.

    Apr 25, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: The Ultimate WHO Questionnaire

    - Who makes you laugh the most? my friends - Who's the most entertaining person you've met? a friend - Who is the smartest person in the world? right now? ...

    Apr 23, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Does anyone take your writing seriously?

    Well I'm a glad I'm not alone in this! I figured it wasn't very uncommon, a lot of people seem to have this idea that writing a book is this ...

    Apr 16, 2010


We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
— William Shakespeare