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Also, if you're doing a blockquote (often used for quotes more than forty words long in scholarly papers) you indent everything, not just the first line of the quote. */geek*

I was wondering if anyone had any tips or information or links about how to write children's books. (I'm talking like picture books, minus the illustration part because I can't ...

You seem pretty attatched to it, so why not take a little break from it and then go back and rewrite it? I mean, work on some other stuff, or ...

You can have a majority of your characters (and the people in their 'verse) have magic without it being "dull and repetitive." After all, they could have varying levels of ...

I'm glad to see people like the thread. :) (The added bonus, of course, is that you can look at everyone else's goals and get ideas from them!) My writing ...

I'm not entirely sure where this belongs, but I figured this was as good a place as any, what with the "so that others can learn from your experience" clause ...

Doesn't, er, sound like my cup of tea at all, but ... maybe it's worth a shot? I've gotta ask, though: what's so great about it? Are you gonna post ...

May I present The Über Writers Block Thread ?

NaNoWriMo! It just ended, but the only time I've ever successfully completed a longer story ("longer story" here meaning "novella") was by doing NaNoWriMo. It just finished, of course (it's ...

Thanks for bringing that up, Kit. I always feel like a funkiller when I do. Here is the U.S. government FAQ, which addresses "poor man's copyright," and here is the ...

I'm not sure I agree. With a few possible exceptions, I don't think there are any words that should never, ever be used in poetry. I think saying "'cause" can ...

We have a thread for writers' block help and encouragement here . :)

(If you've ever got a question about where to post things - or anything else - drop me a line. That's what I'm here for!) As for your idea, I ...

I go through phases, though certain stories have certain soundtracks. (eg: I always listen to the X/1999 soundtrack/character files when I work on That Story™.) Right now I've been listening ...

"Integrity is like a cannonball," and "Madness is like an electrical outlet" are my favorites so far. This is endlessly amusing. (Also, it's why I don't use StumbleUpon. Way too ...