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  • Writing Tips Re: Take your crits like a soldier, Private Twinkletoes!

    I'd just like to say that you can always argue a point with a reviewer if you feel like they are wrong. Don't be a jerk about it, but I ...

    Aug 8, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: Take your crits like a soldier, Private Twinkletoes!

    Ahahaha, holy cow, reading back over this confronts me with a very clear reason I included Don't #4. Look at me, mixing my metaphors and leaving stuff out! I actually ...

    Aug 8, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: Take your crits like a soldier, Private Twinkletoes!

    I couldn't say "man" in the title -- that's a one-way trip to a beatdown from half the members in this forum, I suspect. :/ I think we all get ...

    Aug 6, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: The New Dyansty Prologue (part 1)

    Good evening, Black_Panther! I saw the second part of this prologue didn't have any reviews yet, so I'm coming through here to get my bearings. I hope what I have ...

    Aug 6, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Heritage - Chapter 1.2

    Here's the second part of chapter one. I hope the world Haraan lives in becomes a little clearer with this section. I will comment on the work of anyone who ...

    Aug 3, 2009
  • WRFF Archive Re: I give out reviews

    Hi, Lily! My, it looks like you've got a bit of a queue going on :D Do you mind if I add one more? Heritage Chapter 1.1 It's fantasy, about ...

    Jul 24, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: ShadowDance: Chapter One

    Good evening, Silversun! (Do you have another handle you would prefer?) I suspect this story is about vampires? I can't be certain. Beginning stories in media res is a great ...

    Jul 24, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: The End of Time Chapter One

    Good aft-- evening, Bickazer! I consider 6 PM to be the start of evening and the hour just turned. :] Since you expressed this chapter isn't representative of your best ...

    Jul 24, 2009
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Report A Site Bug

    A 5-second HTML fix for the webmaster. leads to a 404 error. takes me to my friends page. Could someone please change the link on the "Friends" tab to the ...

    Jul 24, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: The End of Time Chapter One

    Good afternoon, Bickazer! Thank you for being my friend. :D It seems I've come to the party a little late, so people have beat me to a substantial amount of ...

    Jul 23, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Wake Up part 1 (edit)

    Good morning, Kyla! Or is it Marie? I'm gratified for the choice, but I don't want to make the wrong one. My first thought with your story is that it ...

    Jul 23, 2009
  • Media Reviews Re: Worst Book You've Ever Read

    My university's writing publication is pretty atrocious -- you have prose wanting to be poems and poems wanting to become prose -- the end result is a bunch of esoteric ...

    Jul 23, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Heritage - Chapter 1.1

    Hundreds of sharp spires rose from the depths, some in uneven pairs or trios, some with terraces providing security from the yawning gulf below. Haraan's view was that of an ...

    Jul 23, 2009
  • Science-Fiction Novels Re: The Bubble Theory #1

    Good evening, Swires! You know the thing when your favorite football team scores a touchdown and everyone suddenly jumps into the air with their arms outstretched, palms forward and screaming ...

    Jul 23, 2009
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Tales of the Blacksmith

    Good evening, Mind! I hope what I found can be of use to you tonight. I'll tell you straight out that writing any fantasy using Tolkienian races makes the job ...

    Jul 23, 2009


That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.
— Ramy (Babel by R. F. Kuang)