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  • Writing Tips Re: Help! How do you plot?

    I write really general outlines and then expand upon it as I write the story. Outlining is a simultaneous process to writing for me, and by the time I finish ...

    Feb 19, 2017
  • Research Re: What are trolls like?

    Oh man. Trolls are really interesting because on the one hand, you've got the popular conception of the ugly trolls, but then on the other hand, there's some folkloric descriptions ...

    Feb 19, 2017
  • YWS Re: A Rundown on Reviewing

    Expanded on the benefits of reviewing section. By a lot. Also added a new section on how to make friends through reviewing.

    Feb 11, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: is this racism?

    oh yes, I did mean Han Chinese, I'm sorry, I should have clarified. I apologize for being so rude. As for your question, it's mostly because I always imagined my ...

    Jan 8, 2017
  • Research Re: books

    I've always wondered about how to handle diagrams and such in digital books, especially considering how many different formats and screen sizes are available. Are there any standards or conventions ...

    Jan 7, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Under Construction: Need Assistance with a Poetry Collection

    Okay, so quick impressions time. I think "tornadoes, and other things" would make more sense as the initial poem, and I think shifting the first two to just before "a ...

    Jan 7, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Under Construction: Need Assistance with a Poetry Collection

    It's not through yet! I still have less than 24 hours left. >.>

    Jan 7, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: My new plot outline!

    Well, the one thing I will say about outlines is that they tend to work best when not formatted in paragraph form. I use pretty lose outlines when I'm planning ...

    Jan 5, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: is this racism?

    I begin with a question: which racial groups do you associate light-colored hair and eyes with? And the answer to that question is why I agree with Rosey on the ...

    Jan 5, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: writing things that make zero sense

    Yup. Fortunately the revision and rewriting processes exist, so it's not a big deal in the long run. I usually just go with it for the first draft and worry ...

    Jan 1, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Under Construction: Need Assistance with a Poetry Collection

    If I don't poke at this before the first week of January is through, poke me.

    Dec 31, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: My new plot outline!

    Is there anything specific you're looking for feedback-wise, i.e. are you planning this to be the official synopsis you send out in your queries, or is this the outline for ...

    Dec 31, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: Decision based story

    That's really cool. Are you planning to release the program as a "make your own CYOA story" app with the story as a demo of what can be done, or ...

    Dec 9, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: Decision based story

    Unfortunately, I have only Android devices, so I can't play it through. Did you code the entire thing from sctatch? :o

    Dec 7, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: i need cowritiers or mentors for a screenplay.

    Screenplays have a very specific format, and this is a pretty good guide to how to format a script: If you're talking about how to format it on YWS in ...

    Dec 4, 2016


And then, as if written by the hand of a bad novelist, an incredible thing happened.
— Bartimaeus of Uruk