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thunder_dude7, at the same time, constantly using synonyms of said makes the author sound pretentious. It's a fine line. In the example you used, yes, "shouted" or "cried" or "gasped" ...

starrynight89, yes and yes. Yes, elves can be very cliché if you follow the normal Tolkien-ripoff standard, and they can be done well if you do some research into myths ...

Question, particularly for those of you who speak multiple languages. In German, it is perfectly acceptable to refer to a human as "it." The word for "girl" is neuter, so ...

Incandescence, where did you hear that? Christ is the English term for the Greek word Χριστός (Christós), which literally means "The Anointed One." The Hebrew word for Christ is מָשִׁיח

I agree with Cade. I think that, even if Grindelwald were a woman, this particular aspect of Dumbledore's personality would be fascinating. (It just amuses my fangirliness that Grindelwald is ...

I must say, your English is far, far better than any of the second languages I have studied thus far. (Particularly my Russian, which I am afraid is limited to ...

Gwen, please calm down. You don't have to post an "I've got to go" post, because this isn't a chat room. (We have one of those, as well.) At the ...

One interesting thing that came up in a discussion elsewhere: why is it that people were clamoring for more information before this was revealed, but now they're starting to say ...

If you don't believe in God, then the foundation of your understanding of the universe, life, everything is unknown; it is speculation. How can the world around you, the feelings ...

I'm not going to do a line-by-line review (at least, not right now), but here are some things to keep in mind. First, crafting. Proof-read for punctuation and other mechanics. ...

Oh, haha. In that case, maybe. (The first couple chapters are tough, trying to get your head around the Old Kindgom and remembering all of the bells, but it starts ...

According to Write101, the average novel is between 60,000-100,000 words long, though I hear sci-fi and fantasy tend to be longer, while young adult fiction tends to be shorter. On ...

Sumi-chan, Sabriel isn't anything like Lord of the Rings . The magic is way more ... magic, for one. It's a totally different kind of fantasy. (The Charter Magic is ...

Ah, werewolves...seeing as they're a vampire's mortal enemy, I can't say I like them all that much. Where does that come from? I've never seen it mentioned in any vampire ...

Yup, it's working now. :)