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Re: How do you even tell a story?
I just tell it. If you're writing, it is practically a Law of Writing the first draft always sucks. That's why it's your first draft and not the final draft. ...
Feb 11, 2013 -
Re: Slam Poetry!
I'm not a slam poet, but when you do post your poem, be sure to post a link to a reading of it too. How a poem is read and ...
Feb 7, 2013 -
Re: Wearing the wrong genes
If they're fraternal twins, yes.
Feb 7, 2013 -
Re: The holy grail of publishing: Amazon
If you choose to go this route, just be sure to follow all the formatting and technical requirements of your submissions, otherwise Amazon will take them down if enough customers ...
Feb 1, 2013 -
Re: Life in the hood
Using Google Scholar with these terms will net you some interesting results: gang philadelphia -biology -medical -medicine -biomedical -medicinal -bioorganic -molecular The long list of excluded terms
Feb 1, 2013 -
Re: I'm inventing a Language.
"randomly generated" + conlang = *twitch* Languages are very logical creatures, so a good thing to do (if you haven't already done so) is to come up with a basic ...
Jan 31, 2013 -
Re: Life in the hood
Gang culture and everything associated with it depends heavily on location. You're going to have to be more specific.
Jan 31, 2013 -
Re: Professional and Academic Progress
Not all of us are kids. Just saying. ;P But yes. Congratulations! It's always nice to hear when things are going well, and they seem to be going so well ...
Jan 31, 2013 -
Re: Organising Research
I am practically the exact opposite of a "sheet-to-fill-in" type of researcher, but when I write research papers and such, I personally really like using note cards. I'll have different ...
Jan 31, 2013 -
Re: introductions?
If you're talking about prologues, which are a specific type of introduction, most readers skip prologues because most prologues are not done well, and a lot of times, prologues can ...
Jan 31, 2013 -
Re: Basic Debating: Modes of Persuasion
We had a debate club in the past. I believe it's currently a casualty of the incomplete Clubs section. We'll see if it makes a return when the Clubs section ...
Jan 28, 2013 -
Re: they're all too character-driven
Have you tried outlining?
Jan 28, 2013 -
Re: Something New---HELP
Seconding Starleene. It's always worth a try, and even if it doesn't work out exactly how you hoped, you'll still learn a lot from trying that you can apply to ...
Jan 24, 2013 -
Re: My Thoughts/Fears/Goals
You have some really nice goals, and I wish you luck. I particularly like your fourth goal. A lot of works try too hard to be serious and "meaningful", and ...
Jan 24, 2013 -
Re: Help with genetic makeup
Russia alone is a huge country with a large variety of ethnic groups and populations, and the rest of Europe is just as diverse. There is no one characteristic appearance ...
Jan 23, 2013
