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  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Kyouzou

    I think this is really sweet, but at the same time, it could use a lot of work. I'm going to start with the title. I say this to everyone, ...

    Oct 13, 2007
  • Official Polls Re: At What Age Did You Begin Reading?

    It took me forever to learn to read, if I remember correctly. Once I caught on, though, I picked it up really fast. (I remember being in first grade and ...

    Oct 13, 2007
  • Writers Corner Re: I Finished!

    I'd be happy to read it for you. I don't think you have to worry too much about first publication rights. There are several threads about it floating around, but ...

    Oct 13, 2007
  • Fanfiction Short Stories Re: HP 7 fanfic

    I think it's a little awkward for you to mention that this was the happiest he'd ever been so shortly after discussing funeral preparations, you know? Plus, you have to ...

    Oct 13, 2007
  • Fanfiction Short Stories Re: Waiting for the Dawn

    I liked this a lot, but ... "You have to," said Fred. "It's bad enough they lost me--if you give up, they may as well move to Azkaban for all ...

    Oct 13, 2007
  • Other Poetry Re: Eat Me Before You Leave

    hello , darling . ¶ you look a bit gaunt . a little [s]bit[/s] anorexic . kind of hungry . ¶ eat me , won't you? [s]just a nibble[/s] I'm ...

    Oct 13, 2007
  • Welcome Mat Re: I Have A 2mm. Hole In My Heart

    Welcome to YWS! What should we call you? Don't say "criticized." Say "critiqued." Criticism sounds so ... negative, and although reviewers here can be harsh, they aren't usually mean about ...

    Oct 13, 2007
  • Art & Photography Re: Things I've Learned After It Was Too Late

    My first suggestion would be to put a gradient fade on the bottom and left-hand side of the picture of Dakota Fanning, and the top of the picture of the ...

    Oct 13, 2007
  • Poetry Discussion Re: Line Breaks

    I say my poetry before I ever write it down, so I put in line breaks where I pause and/or breathe. Double line breaks usually indicate a longer pause (and ...

    Oct 12, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Life in a Modern Home

    I didn't like the opening line. It was very emo. The first line is the most important one, so you have to make sure it really grabs the reader. I ...

    Oct 12, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: A male's opinion

    Thanks for the correction, Fishy. (I really oughta read those.) I misunderstood.

    Oct 12, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Critiquing Etiquette?

    I've got a couple questions about critiquing etiquette. Please feel free to add your own questions. First: how do you gracefully critique a piece that is clearly very emotional and ...

    Oct 12, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: A male's opinion

    Sam, I think you have a really good point. (Dr. Cuddy comes to mind. Dr. House wears jeans, a t-shirt and a sports coat, but she wears rather low cut ...

    Oct 12, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Which authors/books do you hate?

    Haha, I probably shouldn't say this, seeing as I am about to go listen to a talk by the author, but Monique and the Mango Rains didn't do it for ...

    Oct 12, 2007
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Horsefeathers

    "Wanna see something cool?" Roscoe asked. "Define 'cool'," Llewelyn said. You might want to put something here about how Roscoe has questionable tastes, or that Llewelyn had seen one too ...

    Oct 11, 2007


You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.
— Stephen King