GoldFlame

Congrats! Your poetry is the kind that I love. :D

Title: The Island of Dr. Moreau Author: H.G. Wells Genre: Science Fiction What's it about? It starts with the usual, a man getting trapped on a deserted island. The Island ...

I've never been fond of italics. They're useful but easy to overdose on. Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time irritated me for precisely that reason. Italics inside words, between syllables, ...

I'm not a character-template type, but it helps some writers: Basic Statistics Name: Age: Nationality: Socioeconomic Level as a child: Socioeconomic Level as an adult, if an adult: Occupation, if ...

I have a massive Writer's block at the moment of how to write things down, I have the idea down but everything that comes out on the page is like ...

I'm a no. Everyone will be clamoring to clone Einsteins, Usaine Bolts, celebrities, etc. Then we have a crowd of Einsteins, Usaine Bolts, and celebrities, and the original crowd ... ...

Don't listen to Lostthought. She likes scaring people away. *licks chops* Mm, I'm hungry. Fresh meat?

I'm an inexperienced writer, but villains—I could talk all day. It's great fun mapping them out, not so much fun writing them. Hope you don't mind me blending the questions. ...

Concerning the ethics. I participated in a debate about this. It was so long ago, I forget whether I was opposition or proposition. The topic's broad, it's been thoroughly combed, ...

Each side has pros and cons, but "quick" tips toward my favor. With quick, there's less chance of ideas trickling through your fingers. Sometimes I'm typing and I have this ...

I joined when I was twelve. The majority of us joined around fourteen or fifteen, I think, and you'll find writers as young as nine on this site. O_O Welcome ...

Hey, Names! "Big words" is an ambiguous term. I assume you're referring to words like soliloquize, physiognomy, pertinacious. Words that brighten your lexicon, but also words that sabotage your descri

Psst. Lost sacrificed me long ago. Don't tell anyone. Welcome to YWS!

Welcome! I'm sure you'll love it here. :D

It smelt like the bones of an ancient forest. I skimmed over its rugged terrain, smiling, as birdsong dripped into my skull. Faraway birdsong from faraway lands. Unlaced with ire, ...