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Re: Moment out of time
Wow, this was beautiful. It flowed like a poem. Lovely. My one question is how a sound can crash across the sky. It is a great image, but I don't ...
Jan 22, 2008 -
Re: Mutts - Smell
11/30/07 036 – Smell The smell of sweat was salty and bit at the back of his throat. He could taste the fear of the guard on his tongue. It ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: The Shadow Thieves
I loved this book. You should read the sequel "The Siren's Song" or something like that. I seriously cannot remember at the moment. I didn't like it quite as much ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: Silent Whimper
Omigosh! This was so powerful. I loved the entire thing and have nothing to say by way of critique. Seriously, this was so beautiful. My favorite image was "a scarred ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: deductions from a couple of short poems
I liked them. I didn't really understand the first stanza of your poem, however. Wouldn't you want to talk more, so that you would make more? And how does it ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: How many drafts do you do?
I write as many drafts as are needed. I am currently on my second of my novel, and I am sure that there are going to be more than that. ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: Calvin & Hobbes Comic Strip On Writing
*chokes on laughter at the writer's block strip* That is so hysterical. I totally want one of those. *scurries off to find cardboard box and magic markers* You gotta love ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?
I have two: 1) Don't worry: "The first draft is always s***" (have read this written by many published authors and boy is it true...) 2) NEVER EVER throw out ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: Cutting out a Character
I have had to cut out many characters in my short writing career. I recently cut out something like four characters out of my book and actually it was a ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: Starting a sentence with And or But
Go for it. I agree not to overuse it, and never use it on some formal paper for English, but in a work of fiction, many rules were made to ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: Writing two stories at once...
No, I don't think that it is a problem at all. Sometimes one needs a break from a particular work but they don't want to completely give up writing for ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: Annoying Writing Quirks
Following up with starrynight, NEVER EVER throw out what you have written. I don't care how bad it is, you may one day need it! Trust me. I have thrown ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: How many words is the average novel?
As far as I know, the general word count that designates a novel is from 50,000 (shorter) to 150,000 (longer). I suppose there are exceptions, but those are the generals.
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: Rate The Idea Above You!
6/10 I didn't get much of the actual story. What exactly happens in the story? It sounds like it could be really good, but I don't know. I can't really ...
Jan 21, 2008 -
Re: Matilda Visits Earth
Well, aithalos said pretty much what I wanted to say, so i am left behind there, but I do have a couple more. First of all, it just seems rather ...
Jan 21, 2008
