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Re: How Open Ended Can an Ending Be?
It's hard to say with how little we know about your story, but since you're not planning on a sequel, I'd recommend making the defeat decisive, so that it's clear ...
Feb 20, 2016 -
Re: Instead of 'chapter one'...
In books with multiple viewpoint characters, I've seen chapters titled with just the name of the viewpoint character. I've also seen simple numbers, relevant illustrations, or no titles at all.
Feb 20, 2016 -
Re: Realistic Zombies?
It can be apocalyptic if it's widespread enough. Some diseases have a long incubation period, so a lot of people can become infected without anyone being wiser. And if the ...
Feb 20, 2016 -
Re: Are you right or left handed?
I'm ambi, though I prefer to do things with one hand over the other depending on the task. I shoot almost exclusively left-handed (because I'm also left-eye dominant), for example, ...
Feb 19, 2016 -
Re: It's a new chatbar
Is it possible to add back the option to close the chatbar entirely?
Feb 17, 2016 -
Re: Does and Do Nots for Writing and 'Ode to...'
If you'd like to see a humorous example of an ode, there's this:
Feb 15, 2016 -
Re: Ask The Mods
Pretzels are okay (especially when flavored with dill and ranch), but I love my meat snacks.
Feb 11, 2016 -
Re: A Rundown on Reviewing
Added two more issues: shorter/general vs. longer/thorough reviews, and reviewing templates/guidelines.
Feb 10, 2016 -
Re: A Rundown on Reviewing
Want to learn how to write better reviews? Have some questions about reviewing in general? Just want a quick refresher on reviewing? Well, here's the article for you. So, what ...
Feb 9, 2016 -
Re: Stop the constant He/She said!
I'm wondering how many of the people who have commented on this thread have read the linked-to articles in the first post.
Feb 6, 2016 -
Re: Stuck On The Midpoint
Unsounded immediately comes to mind. Sette's character arc seems to be headed towards this while Jivi and Matty's situations match up pretty well. Captain Toma's arc seems to be headed ...
Feb 2, 2016 -
Re: Join NationStates!
I used to play NationStates, it was my obsession before I joined YWS. My nation is Sovereign Republic of Arcadia (yeah, I'm Ithaca here, Arcadia there.) Initially I was an ...
Feb 2, 2016 -
Re: Essay on Black History
What strikes me the most about your introduction is how informal it is. Depending on the kind of essay you're writing, that could be a good or bad thing, but ...
Feb 1, 2016 -
Re: Blind Character Advice
My main point was you don't mention how having been blind affects her emotionally after she gets her vision back, and not having her be affected by it afterwards aside ...
Feb 1, 2016 -
Re: Blind Character Advice
You've probably gotten waaay more feedback on this idea than you ever wanted, but I'm still dropping in my two cents. The thing I think is the biggest issue with ...
Feb 1, 2016
