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  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should vaccinations be compulsory?

    @Gravity More people have been vaccinated against measles than Ebola, and so fewer people would be affected by measles than by Ebola. People would still be infected by the measles ...

    Sep 12, 2015
  • Writer's Market Re: Vagabondcity Journal

    It's legitimate, although it's unpaid. It's a good way to build up publishing credentials though. If you want an extra leg up, here's an interview with the editor of the ...

    Sep 12, 2015
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should vaccinations be compulsory?

    The flu is a lot more dangerous than you give it credit for. The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic killed primarily those between the ages of 18-40 rather than the infants ...

    Sep 11, 2015
  • Research Re: A certain point of view

    I'm wondering why you're worrying about what a professional editor would think. Fanfiction isn't saleable, and writing unsolicited works in hopes of getting it published as part of the Expanded ...

    Sep 9, 2015
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Should vaccinations be compulsory?

    Something that was also not mentioned is the rigorous testing that goes into every pharmaceutical product available on the market, including those that are rushed into production (such as Pandemrix). ...

    Sep 6, 2015
  • Research Re: Faeries, Faerie magic, and the realm of Faerie

    Ask and you shall receive: That's basically a list of a bunch of literature on changelings specifically. Have fun!

    Sep 2, 2015
  • Research Re: Choosing a narrator

    It's a pretty common problem, actually. If you look through this forum and Writing Tips, you'll find lots of topics asking about how to figure out which narrator to go ...

    Sep 2, 2015
  • Research Re: Guidelines needed for writing

    There's a huge amount of variety in nonfiction, and so long as what you're writing isn't made up, then you'll be writing nonfiction. Travelogues, for example, tend to be very ...

    Sep 2, 2015
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Suicide.

    I'll be that person and say that I don't agree with either of you in that conversation. There are three main reasons: 1) Depression does not directly cause suicide. If ...

    Aug 29, 2015
  • Writing Tips Re: Prologue for Plot?

    Is the event in the prologue important to the plot? If so, then yes. Otherwise, no. The plot is only concerned with the most important events.

    Aug 27, 2015
  • Research Re: I Need Resources For A Science Fiction.

    How does that tie in to what resources you're looking for? Are you looking for resources about how viruses work? Are you looking for similar stories? A little bit more ...

    Aug 27, 2015
  • Research Re: I need sources for a futuristic world.

    I think the best question you can ask yourself is "What technologies do we use now in these scenarios?" and then, based on that answer, ask "How could it be ...

    Aug 26, 2015
  • Archive Re: Chat Room Apocalypse

    All was quiet in the Archives. At least, it was before the pair in the rafters dropped down, causing the battle music to start up as a wild @Rydia and ...

    Aug 25, 2015
  • Research Re: Getting to know my characters

    Some writers never have conversations with their characters. For some writers, characters really are just puppets, and it's simply a matter of skill in making these puppets appear as human-like ...

    Aug 19, 2015
  • Research Re: Points of View?

    You won't know until you try it. Playing around with PoV can really add to a work. Typically though, books in a series keep a consistent PoV to help maintain ...

    Aug 18, 2015


Cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can’t fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.
— William S. Burroughs