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  • Writers Corner Re: Anyone have a way to control Plot Bunny infestation?

    I keep a notebook for plotbunnies. Every time I have an bunny, I jot it down in the notebook, along with all its details and the reasons why I think ...

    Mar 24, 2011
  • Writers Corner Re: Advice on Character Names

    Well, what kind of fantasy are we talking about here? The names you've listed don't strike me as being typically fantasy-ish, which is fine if you're writing urban fantasy or ...

    Mar 22, 2011
  • Will Review For Food Re: Questions about "Will Review for Food"

    Just post your request in one of the open threads. Be sure to pick someone whose reviews you like (you can check a person's reviews by going onto their profile ...

    Mar 13, 2011
  • Writers Corner Re: What getting published means to me

    I think she was talking about Atlanta Nights, which I linked to in my post.

    Mar 6, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: Unfinished stories.

    If journaling doesn't work out for you, you might want to try multitasking or cycling through the different ideas. Personally, I cycle through stories like there's no tomorrow. If I ...

    Mar 2, 2011
  • Writers Corner Re: Amissa has Goals!

    Well, as far as advice goes, I have just one tidbit: Continue to write because you enjoy writing, and not because you feel like you must. If you write because ...

    Feb 23, 2011
  • Writers Corner Re: What getting published means to me

    Sorry to burst your bubble, but Publish America really isn't the most reputable of publishers. They're actually a sort of weird hybrid between a vanity press and POD, only you ...

    Feb 16, 2011
  • Writers Corner Re: Just running this by...

    Interesting premise, and there's a lot of potential for expansion.

    Feb 15, 2011
  • Research Re: Does this work?

    It might be easier to list species that don't. Even humans produce in their saliva substances that prevent infection and speed up the healing process in combination with other mechanisms, ...

    Feb 12, 2011
  • Research Re: Burning pitch

    It is extremely flammable, and hot-burning. As for tar, it's nasty to burn, but it does burn. And it is very different. Tar is essentially the icky half of fossil ...

    Feb 7, 2011
  • Research Re: Possible to have too much dialogue?

    Depends on how you break it up. If your characters speak in paragraphs-worth of dialogue, that might be a problem. Otherwise, if the items of dialogue are formatted properly and ...

    Feb 2, 2011
  • Writers Corner Re: On Poetry

    Stanzas are basically poetic paragraphs. Each stanza typically has one main idea and supporting ones. For example, your first stanza could be the first four lines, with the main idea ...

    Jan 31, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: Starting a mythology?

    Well, especially with epic-scale mythologies, I always like to start at the beginning: How was the world formed? How did the people (in the most general sense of the word) ...

    Jan 26, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: correct spelling?

    In general, correct name pronunciation is a lost cause. You can try to nudge readers in the direction you want, but you always need to be aware that people will ...

    Jan 26, 2011
  • Research Re: Russian Unicorn Myths?

    If you're looking for non-generic unicorn info, the karkadann and shadhavar are also worth checking out. As for Russian unicorns, the only thing that comes to my mind is Indrik ...

    Jan 25, 2011


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