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I think it has something to do with the emphasis on being "deep." As in, tackling something psychological or social that only fits a longer work. Short stories feel "fluffy" ...

Attention to detail. Now, this doesn't mean telling the reader absolutely everything, but mentioning little things that other people might not notice really brings a scene or character or place ...

As others have said, I write wherever the computer is. In my dorm room, in my bedroom, in the library, outside on the quad ... it's one of the many ...

Plot. I can't write plot. I know that's a big problem, seeing as something has to happen for it to be a, y'know, story . Haha, seriously an issue. I ...

How is Stargirl weird? I mean, she's weird, but how is it a weird book?

Personally I loved the Aziraphale/Crowley pairing. oh wow, I agree with that ^_^ Me, three! :D I, too, love Good Omens (and am a casual Aziraphale/Crowley 'shipper). It is so ...

I use Behind the Name (there's also a section on surnames ) when I'm naming my characters. I'll start with a general idea - I want an English name, or ...

Hmmm...I'm thinking "Hexwood" by Diana Wynne Jones (which is her equivalent of "LotR", slogging-through wise.) Oh my God, that book was #@$%!. I finished it - eventually - and my ...

A bunch of things influenced my current pet project: my best friend, our religious differences, an old NaNoWriMo dare thread, a new found interest in GLBTQ studies, and an article ...

I had a whole huge thing written up, but what it comes down to is this: The books are badly written. The characters are flat, boring and downright irritating. The ...

I really liked this one. We (mom, sister & me) listened to it in the car on a drive to Boston and it was so funny. I don't think I ...

It took me several tries to get into Sabriel , but once I forced myself through the first fifty-something pages I found I really enjoyed it. I returned it as ...

I read the first one on the flight to Beijing. It was okay. I'm not really into the crime solving type of story, but they were light and amusing and ...

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing , by M.T. Anderson I just finished that one. It was good, and weird. As for dark ... if you're looking for, like, horror-story ...

Don't tell us more than you absolutely have to. Have you ever read Shadow Child by Joseph Citro? Read it. It's abso-freaking-lutely terrifying because he never reveals more than he ...