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Kakistocrat

  • Science-Fiction Novels Re: Changed

    I think you are somewhat anxious to get this story written, because as I read this, I find myself desiring detail and clarity. I find the most common diagnosis for ...

    Feb 17, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Title Feedback

    It sounds like either a romance novel where a girl has to cope with her boyfriend leaving her (all the while engaging in various relationships with secondary characters) or a ...

    Feb 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?

    "Good writing isn't defined by the writer but by the reader." AKA Stop force-feeding your material to readers and listen to what they have to say so you can invoke ...

    Feb 17, 2008
  • Welcome Mat Re: Howdy

    Hey everybody. I'm Kakistocrat and in case any of you were wondering, no, I don't know why I chose that name. I like the word. *shrug* As it is, I've ...

    Feb 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: How do you write your novel?

    I can't do pencil and paper. I simply can't. The presence of the pencil and the awareness of the paper (especially its size) is too much for the right side ...

    Feb 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Music & Writing

    Writing can be very comforting and stimulating, but it also has an uncanny ability to dictate how I write. I tend to listen to cinematic or classical compositions while I'm ...

    Feb 17, 2008


Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.
— Mary Shelley, Frankenstein