Merlin34

Well, there goes my dreams of writing. Guess I'll go chuck golf balls at the neighbor's garden gnome instead. Seriously though, I really don't agree with this poem at all. ...

Not done rewriting. There are about 7 unfinished scenes. I put a "1D1" wherever there's an unfinished scene, so I can easily jump to them with Ctrl+F.

It's in the AC section, but that version is WAY outdated. I have added a lot of stuff.

Very nice article, though I disagree with one thing. Clumsiness can, in my opinion, be a good flaw, as long as it's actually a flaw, and not just an excuse ...

Thanks. I guess the "find 6 pieces of an artifact to destroy the Dark Lord" plotline should die though.

Ever since I can remember, I've had an aversion to writing stories based around collecting a set number of objects and using them for X purpose, because, to me, something ...

Well, there are only a couple parts that I'm worried about, so I'll just post them. Early in the story, Xavier sees Lily (a girl he saw in a dream ...

Before I post a synopsis here, I'm going to ask, is there some sort of online "quiz", like the Mary Sue tests, that I could take? I know there are ...

Another question, about how the sentence is delivered. Doe this sound natural? "In accordance with school policies," said Mr. Madrikson, "Xavier will be suspended for five days (or whatever number)."

I need help with this, because I have almost never gotten in trouble at school. Okay, so Xavier (13 years old, at an elementary school) is repeatedly taunted and prodded ...

Okay. The characters do live in America.

Yeah, none of them are like that. I just needed a good name. I'm thinking about Kari (Kare-ee). Does that sound good?

I'm having trouble thinking of names. I need a good name for a female Chinese character.

Or just have it so you need to be logged in.

Quite a few stories have rare (or not-so-rare) events that act as plot devices or help shape the story, such as solar eclipses, the phases of the moon, planetary alignments, ...