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  • Writing Tips Re: Making Characters mysterious?

    So how are you supposed to make a character mysterious? No, my character won't walk around with a dark cloak or a turban covering most of his face. I want ...

    Jul 20, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Dear 13-year-old: YOU SUCK!

    NOTE: didn't read all of the above posts Well, I think your critique should be age appropriate. Like when I started doing flips and stuff on the trampoline at 10. ...

    Jul 18, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: No Excuses; No Stopping

    Wahoo! You go WD! I love that last one ;). I was struggling with my inner critique for quit some time until last week. Then BOOM! I was like, 'why ...

    Jun 17, 2007
  • Research Re: I'm doing it!

    Ok, I have a character, but no plot. What I need to do is research, but I'm not sure what to research yet. Heres a bit of info on my ...

    Mar 16, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Writing Historical Fiction

    Thanks for showing this! I've been tossing the historical fiction idea in my head for ages, but I've never been brave enough to try to write a hist-fic story. I ...

    Mar 15, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: too many ideas.....!!!

    Also, you might want to read 'The Idea Workshop' (I think is what it's called) and I think it's really good when you have tons of ideas. Look it up ...

    Mar 11, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Chosing A Title

    Mine has a 55.4% chance of being a bestseller :P

    Mar 8, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: too many ideas.....!!!

    I used to do this ALL the time... until I finally found an idea that captured my attention beyond the others. And I'm still working on it. :D But sometimes ...

    Mar 8, 2007
  • Writers Corner Re: What I hate about publishing...

    I applaud you! I don't think I'd ever go that far, I doubt even my novel will get published! So I respect you for attempting! :D Bravo and Good Luck!

    Feb 28, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Scenery Descriptions

    Some description can be good, as long as it's spread out. (IMO, anyway) But when you have a big chuck where it's all description, to tell you the truth, I ...

    Feb 27, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: I want advice to start writing well before it's too late!

    Another thing, too. Go beyond your comfort zone. Keep asking, 'What if?' To tell you the truth, I talk to myself. Literally. And I type out my conversation. And save ...

    Feb 27, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Ways to get ideas of what to write

    Alot of my ideas come to me through instrumental music (or piano solos). I may be one strange teenager to some of you, but I like it. All I have ...

    Feb 27, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Catchy Title

    I've been tossing back and forth, trying to find a good title. For the draft I'm working on it is called 'The Third Pillar' (you take my title, you're dog-meat ...

    Feb 27, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Mysterious Characters who DON'T wear cloaks

    I've got a mysterious character, well, maybe he's more like a two-faced character. And no, he doesn't wear a cloak. My MC (main character) does though, but only in freezing ...

    Feb 27, 2007


Maybe what most people wanted wasn't immortality and fame, but the reassurance that their existence had meant something. No matter how long... or how brief. Maybe being eternal meant becoming a story worth telling.
— Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality