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Re: Just a few questions
On a Macintosh, an acute accent is placed on a vowel by pressing Option-e and then the vowel, which can also be capitalised; for example, รก is formed by pressing ...
Mar 6, 2007 -
Re: Diary of an Almost Rockstar`s Girlfriend
From a purely technical point of view, make sure to put spaces after your commas (,) and periods (.) and capitalize proper nouns (such as "I"). You've also got something ...
Mar 6, 2007 -
Re: One more question
I think telling a story from the sidekick's point of view would be really interesting. I don't think e-mailing or posting in a locked journal post count as "publishing," because ...
Mar 6, 2007 -
Re: Just a few questions
I know that the Redwall books often end with a character's memoir or personal comments, or with a scene showing the narrator (or scribe) writing down the events of the ...
Mar 6, 2007 -
Re: Chosing A Title
This is fun, but it doesn't love any of my titles. ( I like them, but I keep getting really low scores.)
Mar 6, 2007 -
Re: Need Help about Angels and Valkyries
From what I understand, a Valkyrie is a type of angel, sort of. They serve essentially the same (or similar) purpose of angels, only they seem to have a single ...
Mar 6, 2007 -
Re: How to write a stage play?
This was all I found on the topic of writing stage plays, but it looks handy enough. I'd recommend at least skimming over a few plays, because I think the ...
Mar 6, 2007 -
Re: A published author (Oooo) speaks
Thank you, Firestarter. (Weird that they have a Wikipedia entry, but no website.)
Mar 3, 2007 -
Re: how to start a short story....
In this case, I'd say follow your gut instinct. Get the story down and then go back and edit. That being said, you really have to start short stories in ...
Mar 3, 2007 -
Re: A published author (Oooo) speaks
Do they have a website? (Particularly, do they have a link to information about her book?) I Google'd "Dey Publishing" but I couldn't find anything. It returned a lot of ...
Mar 3, 2007 -
Re: calling all writers
My computer was being really, really slow. So I bought more ram. 512MB for $20. (Yay, sales!) It was worth it, and the nice people at the computer store will ...
Mar 1, 2007 -
Re: I want advice to start writing well before it's too late!
Write whatever comes naturally. I used to always try to be all formal and descriptive or something, and I always hated my writing. Then I started writing like I actually ...
Feb 27, 2007 -
Re: A published author (Oooo) speaks
I didn't see a publishing company name, unless I'm missing something. (Which is entirely possible.)
Feb 25, 2007 -
Re: Mysterious Characters who DON'T wear cloaks
I used to wear a black cloak* and I'm one of the least mysterious people you've ever met. Or, I'm probably one of the least mysterious. I'm pretty transparent. Anyway ...
Feb 24, 2007 -
Re: How do you hook someone in?
Like Zen & Claudette said: tension and action. You can start by introducing characters or whatever, but don't make it a laundry list. Introduce them through their actions and interactions ...
Feb 23, 2007
