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  • Writing Tutorials Re: Keeping the Same Events From Being Boring

    [Note - this was written for CIA, and the contest was to write about what would happen if the Christmas kept coming back.] This month, our contest is all about ...

    Jan 9, 2009
  • Writing Tutorials Re: Character Interaction

    No matter what kind of story you have, you always have some form of character interaction. There are four basic kinds – character and character, character and self, character and ...

    Jan 9, 2009
  • Grammar & Research Re: Dialogue Punctuation

    If you read ten of my critiques, I'll bet you anything that at least seven of them have comments of dialogue punctuation. It seems like an easy enough thing to ...

    Jan 9, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: what do you do when you feel like giving up?

    I don't care if your story is utter crap or if I think it should be on the bestseller's list. No matter how good or bad, I'm always going to ...

    Jan 9, 2009
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Please Stop Clicking Ads

    I seem to remember you once saying that one click a day was good? If we do that will it hurt more than help, or is that a good amount? ...

    Jan 9, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Dead

    Honestly? I didn't like it much. You were trying way too hard to make us believe that this man was crazy. My suggestion would be to calm the writing down. ...

    Jan 9, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Coins

    I really enjoyed this piece, but it didn't feel like one piece – it felt like two very different ones. I looooooved your opener, but then you just dropped it ...

    Jan 9, 2009
  • Romantic Novels Re: Department Stores

    Hello! *gets right to the point* I really enjoyed your story. It was well written, had well placed flashbacks, and made a rather boring event seem eventful and interesting. (Seriously, ...

    Jan 8, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: I think it's finally time I asked...

    haha, I always knew it was books, and I can see the cover and pages, but I can only see one disformed open book... *blames it on 20/800 vision* ~JFW1415

    Jan 7, 2009
  • Novel Workshop Re: Advanced Critiques Questions

    Isn't it unfair for the people that go to all the work of critiquing the whole novel on Microsoft Word but put it on a download document. They only get ...

    Jan 7, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Nolan Simmons

    All right, here's your critique. Now go switch your avatar, and don't go back. Seriously – you will make people pass out. understanding abuse This was my main problem with ...

    Jan 7, 2009
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: The Golden State

    Honestly? This was not very good. Yes, the idea behind it's fine. It could be a cute little story - if only you'd stop telling. The way you wrapped up ...

    Jan 6, 2009
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Scavenger - 1.2

    The promised critique! Sorry it's so late. I don't like doing nit-picks, and you wanted comments on the characters, so I suppose I'll talk about them for a bit? Raven ...

    Jan 4, 2009
  • General Fiction Novels Re: The Ghost Writer [Chapter one, part one]

    Well Heath, you certainly make life difficult for me. I loved this - how am I supposed to critique it? :) Anyways, I just noticed a few things. mother hen ...

    Jan 3, 2009
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Young Writers Literary Journal: Second Volume

    *Prods* I don't know if I'll be ready this month - I'm just getting back into writing so I'm pretty rusty - so I was wondering if you think there'll ...

    Jan 3, 2009


I'm also not sure why but even though I normally wear cool tones I have a feeling red would have been my color in the 1860s.
— Elinor