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  • Fiction Discussion Re: On Breaking Out of the Mold With Fantasy Races

    That's right, a little more ingenuity in fantasy is wanting. A brief look at the skeletons for some of the races: 1)Wise, noble, pure, ancient Ones 2)Humans (apart from the ...

    Jan 12, 2010
  • Poetry Discussion Re: The Physics of Image

    This is a great inspection of poetry and writing. It'll definitely come to me the next time I have a pen raised above paper.

    May 7, 2009
  • Poetry Discussion Re: quoteapoem.inc

    If you ever come by a flipping sweet line in a poem or a verse or any short 'un there's nothing better than sharing it :) . Here's quotes from ...

    Aug 27, 2008
  • Media Reviews Re: Wheel of Time

    My present favourite. Robert Jordan writes in a genre that's been quite sucked up (not dry yet) but his work is so sweeping that you half forget it is drawing ...

    Aug 25, 2008
  • Media Reviews Re: Worst Book You've Ever Read

    I second for LoTF. It's got a style of its own and the allusions used don't need research to get through. But I agree it's a bit dry.....

    Aug 25, 2008
  • Poetry Discussion Re: The YWS school of poetry

    This was originally just a little fancy that entered my mind a while ago. You see, I sometimes like to enter a poetry forum and then read peices that are ...

    Mar 17, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: the writer apart from the writing

    I'm looking at this as a fiction tip/discussion and though it's an important point for a reader or critic to know, maybe it's just as important for writers. In the ...

    Mar 2, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Department of Procrastination Prevention

    Haha.....it's no doubt that for some writers procrastination is one of the nastiest evils around. I think my personal problem is that I just can't get myself to sit down......I ...

    Feb 16, 2008
  • Art & Photography Re: Planet

    If anything at all I'd just suggest that the contrast between the really bright stars (they would look like a nice little galaxy by themselves) and the brownish planet (I'm ...

    Jan 14, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: What are you reading at the moment?

    'The Best of O. Henry'...........he's a genius.

    Jan 3, 2008
  • Poetry Discussion Re: Most Influential Poet(s)

    shelley? shelley? .........anybody? o well, i just find the whole romantic era of poetry really interesting- lots of imagery......i havent come to the stage where i really appreciate the long ...

    Nov 26, 2007
  • Poetry Discussion Re: Help!

    just seeing if i cant halp a little bit- firstly it sounds like you have been writing poetry for a good bit of timme. and thats a good sign. look ...

    Nov 26, 2007


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