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Jonny

  • Writing Tips 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
  • Media Reviews 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
  • Media Reviews 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
  • Action/Adventure Short Stories 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
  • General Fiction Short Stories 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
  • General Fiction Novels 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
  • Fiction Discussion 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
  • General Fiction Short Stories 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
  • General Fiction Short Stories 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
  • General Fiction Short Stories 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
  • General Fiction Short Stories 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
  • Welcome Mat 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
  • Welcome Mat 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


To be a master of metaphor is the greatest thing by far. It is the one thing that cannot be learnt from others, and it is also a sign of genius.
— Aristotle, Poetics