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GryphonFledgling

  • General Articles Re: There's Something Wrong Me*

    This sounds like me, though the distractions vary from time to time... Books, my writing, movies, cleaning my room... There are a million things you can to do avoid homework... ...

    Jan 5, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Stuck on Descriptions

    I completely understand your dilemma. I had the same problem in one of my stories where a sword plays a major part in one scene. But 'sword' and 'blade' get ...

    Jan 4, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The Traveling Christmas Flamingo Who Went To Iowa.

    :lol: That has got to be the stupidest thing I have every read. I cracked up reading it. Go you for putting that guy in his place. I'm not even ...

    Jan 4, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Writing Resolutions

    1) Finish second draft of my novel and start on third. 2) Write at least one helpful review every day on both of the writing sites I frequent. 3) To ...

    Jan 4, 2008
  • Media Reviews Re: East of Eden by John Steinbeck

    Old book, but a good one that I had to read for English over the Christmas break. It retells the story of Cain and Abel from the Bible, but sets ...

    Jan 4, 2008
  • Romantic Novels Re: Heiress [Chapter Two]

    This was good. I liked the dialogue. Two comments: 10 years in senior was not that great of a hindrance in the time period you are suggesting. (what is the ...

    Jan 4, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Spider

    I weave characters by day... Spin plot lines at night... I form a web of lies and deceit, masked in letters... Ink is my thread... Paper is my foundation... I ...

    Jan 4, 2008
  • Dramatic Poetry Re: Sub Rosa

    This was really pretty. I am most certainly not an expert on poetry (I dabble at the most) so I can't give you a critique, but I can say that ...

    Jan 3, 2008
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: Mutts - Hours

    006 – Hours I don’t understand that boy. He can’t seem to take the time to appreciate what’s around him. Sure, there isn’t much around us right now in this ...

    Jan 3, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Make Up The Worst Possible Opening Line Ever

    H'okay, here's my shot at it... "The rooster crowed, strutting up and down the fence rail, and Charles awoke, dreading another day of abuse from his father."

    Jan 3, 2008
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Child of Ashes: Outcast- Prologue

    I like it so far. You have talent. I'm not sure what you are talking about with the italics, since I don't see any. Is it the special text that ...

    Jan 3, 2008
  • Writing Tutorials Re: Editing Your Work

    I'm in the middle of a rewrite. And we are talking about completely (well almost) throwing out everything from before and starting completely afresh. :shock: It's actually not so bad, ...

    Jan 3, 2008
  • Romantic Novels Re: Heiress [Chapter One]

    "she Bo guards her way" - I'm assuming that 'Bo' is the name of the girl. I would put something around her name to seperate it = "she, Bo, ..." ...

    Jan 3, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: Ars Poetica

    :shock: This was beautiful. I'm not much of a poetry critic, so I can't give you any critique, but this was just gorgeous. You have great talent. I applaud you! ...

    Jan 3, 2008
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: Mutts - Birth

    I haven't seen you around YWS before. My name is Saint and I shall be your critic today. Yeah, I'm new. Nice to meet you and thanks for your critique... ...

    Jan 3, 2008


I would like to be the air that inhabits you for a moment only. I would like to be that unnoticed and that necessary.
— Margaret Atwood