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  • Fiction Discussion Re: Advice on Plot and Character Profile...Urgent Please

    Don't worry yourself with character appearances so much (shallow characterisation makes for a shallow story). Instead, focus on backstory. Where did they grow up? What sort of family background did ...

    Feb 2, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Ideal Writing Environment?

    Just before sunrise. Very tidy, spacious desk. Fast music. Internet turned off. Dark chocolate on standby.

    Feb 2, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: Why science fiction authors just can't win

    Having A Handmaid's Tale (I'll never get those hours of my life back) labeled as Sci-Fi would be an insult to all the proper Sci-Fi writers out there.

    Feb 1, 2010
  • Randomosity Re: Imortality

    Wow, that would be awesome. No asking me twice. Loved ones dying would be hard, but you'd get used to it. By the time you've experienced all you want to ...

    Feb 1, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: YWS Reviewing Sunday

    Whoops, I forgot to RSVP but I still did 19 reviews and got to number 1 :elephant: I'm ready to drop. G'night. And don't overtake me while I'm sleeping, becasue ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Narrative Poetry Re: The Dishwasher's Bane

    I'm not much of a poetry reader, but I enjoyed this. It had a humour to it that was refreshing amongst the slough of dark, moody poetry out there. At ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Other Re: Dreams

    Nice article. I'd suggest you get rid of the big text and colours because it makes it seem like you're trying too hard to get the point across. If the ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Other Re: Strengthening Your Hands for Good

    I didn't find the character very satisfying because of the way his views changed so quickly. One moment he's saying Scratch that. They’re Christadelphians. That’s like Christian but with much ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Fantasy Novels Re: the river that weeps(chpt one pt 1)

    Napalmerski makes a good point. However, in my quest to get the most reviews today, I read some pieces longer than this with no conflict, so kudos for that. Conflict ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Other Re: Biggest Concern

    I don't often get writers block, and when I do, I can usually break it with some freewriting. My biggest dilema is in the editing phase. Often I find that ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Action/Adventure Novels Re: Decided. part 1 of chapter 1

    Looks like most of the critiquing has been done here. They only left me one thing to say :cry: That thing is that at the start I got the impression ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Action/Adventure Short Stories Re: A Small Wolf Story I Came up With off the top of my Head.

    I liked the names of the wolves. They're original as far as I know. As Lydia said, it's hard to critique much on something this short. One thing I will ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Second half of Chapter 1 of my book

    Hello again. I've done 11 reviews today and am feeling particularly caustic, so brace yourself. I had a very fuzzy idea of what was going on here. I know it ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Science-Fiction Novels Re: 27 - Chapter One

    After reading the prologue I was expecting a fast paced thriller. As such this chapter was a little dissapointing, because there wasn't any action, and it started with a huge ...

    Jan 31, 2010
  • Science-Fiction Novels Re: 27 - Prologue

    I must say, it's not often I see such a good piece here. Your prose is excellent. Not once did I skim or drift off or even feel slightly bored. ...

    Jan 31, 2010


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