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LilyJamey

  • Research Re: Question About My Character...

    Short is pretty relative, so it all depends on the people he's with. If the crowd he hangs around are basketballers with almost Yao Ming height, then.. well, you know. ...

    Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:10 am
  • Research Re: Ghosts

    Ah, I've soooo been waiting for this question! My entire town believes in ghosts, I think. We have at least four well-known haunted houses on just one side of town. ...

    Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:11 am
  • Writing Tips Re: Character Emotions

    You could make the character frown, give a blank look, scratch his/her head, blink repeatedly and say "Huh?" if you want to portray confusion. At least, that's what I would ...

    Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:55 am
  • Research Re: Character Names

    Kare-ee doesn't sound very Chinese, since Chinese words usually don't end with consonants except h, t(tt), n and ng. And few Chinese names begin with r. R's would usually be ...

    Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:16 pm
  • Research Re: British Accents

    Cockney accents? You can incorporate them into your dialogues using aposthrophes. Like "with" could be written as "wi'".

    Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:37 am
  • Writing Tutorials Re: Round Characters and Appropriate Dialogue

    Thanks for the advice. It helped - I suck at character development. And it's "dialogue" and "bored", by the way.

    Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:51 am
  • Research Re: Would anyone like to fill out a questionnaire??

    I'm in too! PM me! Lily.

    Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:40 pm
  • Research Re: Question for the Girls Here

    I almost said "cute nerds FTW!!" But I just managed to restrain myself. Unfortunately, everybody said most of what I wanted to say. But wait - there's more! He has ...

    Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:07 pm
  • Writers Corner Re: Writing Requirements

    Jacob's Cream Crackers are a MUST. That did merit capitals. It needs to be silent at first, but the sky can fall down while I'm typing and I won't mind. ...

    Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:58 am
  • Writing Tips Re: Pen names

    Sunday Smile. I don't know why, but that's what I thought of when I read "Sunny". Or you could go to babynames.com.

    Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:51 am
  • Writers Corner Re: A Quick Question

    Okay. It's in Other Fiction, by the way. Thanks for all your help! Lily.

    Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:51 am
  • Writers Corner Re: A Quick Question

    So I was checking my inbox and read this message: From: westmidzmagazine To: LilyJamey Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:16 am Subject: Possible publication Hi, I read your story 'Green ...

    Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:49 pm
  • Writers Corner Re: Protagonists

    Ook, I'm starting on a book. Not sure what it's called yet, but probably Dream Drifter. Please help me spot the problems and stuff in this one. It's romantic, but ...

    Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:22 am
  • Writers Corner Re: The Uber Writer's Block Thread

    Either it's writer's block or lack of perseverance. I already outlined my story, wrote two chapters, when bam! I just couldn't think of anything. And I feel so guilty. Gah. ...

    Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:04 am
  • Writing Tips Re: Reasons for writing

    I guess I started writing after I started telling my elder sister bedtime stories. That would be when I was about 8. Then one day my brother saw one of ...

    Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:46 am


I would rather die of passion than of boredom.
— Émile Zola