Imelda

I can't actually think of any time I've seen conflict caused through a stupid decision. I've seen conflict caused through a decision that not everyone liked , but that's kind ...

I WISH I had the writingness to do that comp, because those characters make me think all sorts of things. :D Also Stirly, I really like the sepia tones you've ...

I love those books. :D Haven't read the latest yet, though, I'm waiting for it to come out in paperback ... which it probably will do soon ... I love ...

I do both emotional and physical torture, often, and horribly, to my MC. :D It's not (just) because I enjoy it, I think it improves the story to have the ...

Imelda--correcting Americans on English terms since 2005. :D :lol:Why don't we just agree to disagree, instead of turning this into a debate thread. [/quote] I'm not disagreeing with you ... ...

Are you covering any of the racism towards white people at all? I can list a couple of events that happened near me. There's certainly antagonism, though mostly non-violent. Where ...

'Paedophile' IS the British spelling, just like 'encyclopaedia' is the British spelling. There are a few words with the 'ae' shortened to 'e' in American. Okay, these aren't different spellings, ...

In the current world I'm writing there is no rain. :D

I'm the opposite too. I write well when I'm reading stimulating stuff. When I'm not writing well, I tend to pick books up and think 'pfft, I can totally write ...

Like I said, the Union flag is pretentious twaddle. ^^ I believe the politically correct lobbyists (and I have NO idea how to spell that ...) got into it at ...

I've only read this one book, but I certainly didn't find her characters flat, and her writing, while not beautiful, was better than most bestsellers. *coughDanBrowncough* I don't think the ...

Personally I prefer treat all ages the same. At 11 I wasn't stupid (what happened in then interveneing 10 years? >

I don't think it's always *vital* to be attached to your characters, but it certainly helps a lot. I've written two books so far, and I've totally adored the MCs ...

Maybe the group decides that it's about time they got along, so purposely leaves them alone? Or maybe one wanders off for some peace, and the other wanders in later, ...

I read this a couple of years ago and it was fascinating . I was glued to the pages pretty much the entire way through, and the ending was ... ...