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Perra

  • Writing Tips Re: Too short?

    As they said, length doesn't really matter when it comes to publication. It only matters when classifying your work. For instance, 30,315 words means you've got a novella - not ...

    Jul 12, 2008
  • Research Re: Loose Ends Research Thread

    Detroit is in Michigan. As for it being a run-down city or whathaveyou, I don't know, but I think nearly every city has an area that's a bit dangerous and ...

    Jun 28, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Finding the know-it-all.

    I feel so sorry for the horses in Eragon . So much galloping, so little rest. :(

    May 22, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Question

    There are actually quite a few articles sprinkled around the site: How to Write a Good Critique What isn't a Good Critique Critiquing Tutorials If all else fails, take a ...

    May 14, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: how not to get published

    *twitch* >.o Ow. Just, ow. And the guy's over 40 years old? o.< Maybe he just had a bad day? Hopefully? Ahhh.

    May 6, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Names

    I only have six names for this list: First Names: Cecile (with or without an accent over the first 'e') Vladimir Toby Elizabeth Last Names: Jaeschke (pronounced Jeh-skee, like jet ...

    Apr 30, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Fantasy Novelists Exam

    4. Is your story about a young character who comes of age, gains great power, and defeats the supreme badguy? Well, sorta. She does 'come of age' by learning and ...

    Apr 25, 2008
  • Research Re: Waiting Rooms

    I haven't been in many waiting rooms. Mainly just the dentist's and orthodontist's offices. I've also been in a physical therapy waiting room and the waiting room of what I ...

    Apr 18, 2008
  • Research Re: Ratty Opinions

    When I hear the word 'rat', I think of Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective and his song. I also think of The Secret of NIMH and An American Tail ...

    Apr 5, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Question about lisps...

    I think writing someone with a lisp for a long period of time would be frustrating to the reader and the writer, though, haha. You could mention a few times ...

    Mar 31, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Question about lisps...

    Hmm, my best advice is not to make the character itself ridiculous or stereotypical. Give it a personality that isn't supposed to be laughed at because of the lisp. Also ...

    Mar 31, 2008
  • Research Re: Calling all college students

    The weekend before Halloween, two of my friends at this other college hosted a pumpkin carving party. Everyone cooked something in the two friend's kitchen and nibbled on the food ...

    Mar 31, 2008
  • Research Re: Time Travel and Trains

    I'm a little rusty on the subject, but I think what your teacher was talking about may have been time travel with gravity. When you go towards the event horizon ...

    Nov 10, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Cutting out a Character

    Well, when I first came up with my story I made up all these names for my characters, and Rammstein was Romshon. Then, one day last spring I was chatting ...

    Oct 21, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Simile Generator

    "Satisfaction is like coffee." That's not just a simile, that's the truth. At least for most of my friends. Actually, coffee can be a lot more than just satisfaction to ...

    Oct 21, 2007


History repeats itself. First as tragedy, second as farce.
— Karl Marx