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Re: Getting a story finished
From experience with that same problem... 1. Write short stories. I can never get in two chapters, so I usually write shorter stories. There are a lot of things you ...
Nov 25, 2008 -
Re: The Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
So, has anyone else read this story? I just finished, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It gets off to a slow start (which feels weirdly disjointed from the rest of ...
Nov 25, 2008 -
Re: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Read this recently, and didn't like it. The story tries to build up the stoning to the highest point it will hold your interest. But the stoning is not innately ...
Nov 25, 2008 -
Re: The Chains that Bind Us
Sounds a lot like the Redwall books They were all the rage in my day (you can smell the sarcasm) I won't try to compete with the above poster It ...
Nov 4, 2008 -
Re: Grim
Humans become monsters Today I watch one of them He does not know He does not fear But the process Begins now OBVIOUS OBSERVATION -TODAY IS DAY ONE He wakes ...
Nov 4, 2008 -
Re: Judgement Day: Prologue
Your style of writing is fine, though there really isn't anything special about it. More description is fine though. All that really turned me of was how generic it was. ...
Nov 4, 2008 -
Re: does it matter?
I'd say, if you need another character, try to make it a female. I'm no women's right advocate, but having a girl in your story doesn't necessarily soften it (there ...
Nov 3, 2008 -
Re: Child of a wolf
For a short story, there has to be something really grabbing about it. I wasn't really grabbed here. Truthfully, I think culture has desensitized everyone to both werewolfs and vampires. ...
Nov 3, 2008 -
Re: Mr. Jones
It was one of those days where you were late to work, and it seemed like every red light in the city was out to get you, waiting until you ...
Nov 2, 2008 -
Re: Jaime
Very interesting. First of all, I wouldn't preface your writing with "this seems like a bad story". It doesn't set it of to a good tone, now does it? Plus ...
Nov 2, 2008 -
Re: An allegory
While I'm not sure I completely "get it", as an allegory, I do really like your style of writing. It has a really poetic quality to it. It conveys the ...
Nov 1, 2008 -
Re: (Insert Generic "Hi!" Thread Name Here)
You mean I should actually talk about writing? That's preposterous! Wonky means, well weird. Like, "I believe all non-Elbonians are wonky" Or "this soup tastes wonky" I don't really need ...
Oct 31, 2008 -
Re: (Insert Generic "Hi!" Thread Name Here)
:D Hello, peoples. I'm not new per se to these forums, I was here about a year ago, but I've only recently renewed a love of writing. You can call ...
Oct 30, 2008
