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Re: You know you're a writer when...
You know you're a writer when complete strangers catch you talking to yourself in corridors and the like, because you're playing out a scene in your head for something you ...
Feb 26, 2009 -
Re: Vanity Fair by William Thackeray
I've nearly finished reading this, but not quite. I've come across a problem and I don't know if it's just me, or if other people who have read it would ...
Sep 28, 2008 -
Re: Character dialogue
'I like new people. So long as they make sense, 'cause most people round here don't, and it does my head in.'-Blake 'You know how like 'red' can be a ...
Jun 6, 2008 -
Re: Swearing In Stories
It's funny a lot of people consider words like 'damn' and 'hell' to be swearwords. They're just so mild. I don't even think about where I'm putting swearwords in; I ...
May 25, 2008 -
Re: Character dialogue
'Urgh. Fleas. Why would you want to be a flea?'-Blake 'I heard a cool thing on the radio yesterday; did you know you get different types of fleas for different ...
May 21, 2008 -
Re: Character dialogue
'I draw the line at nail varnish...'-Blake 'Except when you're being purposefully provocative you mean.'-Ethan 'Oh yeah, well, that's different. I'm just trying to get a load of homophobes all ...
May 19, 2008 -
Re: Character dialogue
'Somebody please tell me what you're all talking usual, I am so lost; I feel like I've jumped into the middle of the mad hatters tea party.'-Ethan 'Ah, Alice and ...
May 16, 2008 -
Re: Sebastian Faulks - Human Traces
And what did you think of it? I've read it, but I found myself flagging a bit towards the end. It's sooo long, and there are some bits which I ...
May 16, 2008 -
Re: Character dialogue
Pouting. 'After my entire rant, nobody was really listening. I get an urge to do a whole speech on what makes people Jewish.'-Ethan 'Well what does make someone Jewish?'-Blake 'I ...
May 14, 2008 -
Re: When do you write?
Three in the morning is my best time for me. If I could stay up that late then I'd get my books finished in like a fortnight...when I can, like ...
May 13, 2008 -
Re: Character dialogue
'You can't be half-Jewish!'-Ethan 'Oops. You're getting him annoyed; you don't want him to be annoyed.'-Blake 'You shut up. Nobody asked you.'-Ethan 'What, I'm not allowed to contribute to your ...
May 12, 2008 -
Re: What would YOU do?
I'd sink into like the deepest depression over and end up being a spooky reclusive writer. What would you do if somebody gave you a million pounds?
May 12, 2008 -
Re: Character dialogue
'You know, you can't technically be half Jewish. You either are or you aren't.'-Ethan 'Man, that so does not make sense.'-Blake 'Well obviously you can identify as half Jewish, if ...
May 12, 2008 -
Re: Character dialogue
'What is it with the lectures on the dangers of stimulants? It's only coffee. You only get addicted to coffee if you're like drinking ten cups a day. Or like ...
May 11, 2008 -
Re: Character dialogue
'For a moment there I thought our gayness was being insulted.'-Blake 'I have to admit, so did I. How do we know it wasn't? Is 'bent', as in gay, a ...
May 9, 2008
