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Re: A Novel Idea
Wow, Shina! That's a really cool idea. :D I like the setting, because it really adds an interesting dimension to the story in my mind. I also love the idea ...
Aug 8, 2009 -
Re: Do your characters know that they're not real real?
When I saw this question, I was intrigued, because I didn't exactly know the answer... so I decided to ask my main character. Here's the short conversation that ensued: Me: ...
Aug 1, 2009 -
Re: Writing random bits at a time
Exactly, Imaginative! I get so bored after writing the first few scenes of a novel, this way it feels like every time I go back to my story, I'm starting ...
Jul 24, 2009 -
Re: Writing random bits at a time
I adopted this writing style a couple of years ago, and it helped me a tremendous amount. Due to my very ADD writing style (it sounds like you might have ...
Jul 20, 2009 -
Re: School Punishments
Another question, about how the sentence is delivered. Doe this sound natural? "In accordance with school policies," said Mr. Madrikson, "Xavier will be suspended for five days (or whatever number)." ...
Jul 20, 2009 -
Re: What is a SIM card called in America? In the UK?
I think that most wireless companies in the US use the term SIM card. I've heard of a few that don't, but for the most part, that's the term. I ...
Jul 20, 2009 -
Re: School Punishments
Hmm... I've never been in trouble like that before, but I have heard of a similar case. Here, we have 2 different types of suspension: In school suspension (ISS... you're ...
Jul 20, 2009 -
Re: Where should they live?
If you prefer to pick a real geographic location, I'd consider making it somewhere you're semi-familiar with. Perhaps pick something in the geographic region in which you live. For example, ...
Jul 15, 2009 -
Re: Title Help?
I picked October's Burn because it was the one that appealed to me the most. It was the one that, if I were looking through a shelf of books at ...
Jul 7, 2009 -
Re: Where are you writing?
I write in WordPerfect (yeah, I'm weird, I know) most of the time, but I'll also write on paper a lot. It kind of depends on the story. I have ...
Jul 6, 2009 -
Re: The Uber Writer's Block Thread
I've found many different ways to overcome writer's block, and yet somehow, it always seems to find me again. I've been working on a novel for about 2 years now ...
Jul 6, 2009 -
Re: How Do You Avoid Writer's Block?
Wow! Lucyy, you're the first person I've ever met other than me that writes out of order! I also write the scenes that are stuck in my head at any ...
Oct 11, 2008 -
Re: Starting with the end?
I think that if you've been thinking about this plotline for a while, and you have the story planned out well enough, that it's a good idea. Personally, I write ...
Aug 24, 2008
