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  • Fantasy Novels Re: The Wrong Side Ch. 1

    Nanowrimo 2009 second draft. Sorry the chapter's so long. He’d never seen such wreckage. Once mighty walls were now smouldering rubble. Even through the shroud of pine needles he could ...

    Dec 30, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Elemental Thirteen Prolouge

    Sorry, but I actually found this a bit confusing. Fortunately it's an easy diagnosis. You've introduced too many characters in too short a space of time. As a result when ...

    Dec 30, 2009
  • Randomosity Re: What random thing did you do today?

    My cousins are down for Christmas and we all went down to our dam and had a clay war. Me and dad ended up sheltering behind a beached canoe while ...

    Dec 25, 2009
  • Randomosity Re: It's so annoying that...

    My name's inexplicably changed to Jeffery. I topped year 12 at my school so I've had all of these things sent to me. -My graduation certificate says Jeffery -My Dux ...

    Dec 24, 2009
  • Randomosity Re: What random thing did you do today?

    I decided to make my own electrolyte drink to take running with me because yesterday I felt light headed after my run. I made it with berocca an salt, but ...

    Dec 24, 2009
  • Welcome Mat Re: X_X I R enia

    Your interests are... interesting XD. When I first started reading I thought, yeah, I like writing, reading, singing etc. The paint drying and the homework was a bit strange but ...

    Dec 24, 2009
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Fantasy Writers, Stand Up!

    I write fantasy. Not your typical dragons and elves high fantasy mind you - I prefer a darker, grittier style like that of the Dark Tower Series. I still enjoy ...

    Dec 24, 2009
  • NovMo Archives Re: Is Anyone Else Sad?

    Read heaps of books and start planning another novel while you wait. That's what I'm doing.

    Dec 7, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: Ps3, Xbox 360, or Wii?

    Wii. It's the only one where you get exercise while you play.

    Dec 6, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: 2012 End of the world?

    It could happen - if some fanatical terrorist decides it would be a perfect twist to execute their apocalyptic plan on that day. Otherwise, no. My grandma believes in it ...

    Dec 2, 2009
  • NovMo Archives Re: Is Anyone Else Sad?

    It's nice not having that stress, but I'm bored. I wish the postal service was faster becasue I ordered six books and was hoping their arrival would coincide with finishing ...

    Dec 2, 2009
  • Welcome Mat Re: The Most Bizzare Person Here on YWS

    You live in a neighbourhood where all the hippies live! That's so cool.

    Dec 2, 2009
  • Media Reviews Re: Has anyone read 'The Book Thief' by : Markus Zusak?

    I haven't read the book, but I've been fortunate enough to attend a seminar by Markus Zusak. He said he rewrote the first chapter 80 times to get it right. ...

    Dec 2, 2009
  • Media Reviews Re: The Dark Tower Series by King, definitely a masterpiece

    I read the first one in the car while my brother and sister had a movie going and there was music on and didn't like it a lot. I re-read ...

    Dec 2, 2009
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Ever written a story with no humans?

    Critiq is right, but that's why stories about animals use personification to make the animals human like. I used to read Gary Kilworth when I was younger and really loved ...

    Dec 1, 2009


It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
— Mark Twain