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"If you assume that the words that flow from your fingertips were dictated to you by God and are thus sacred and immune from revision, only you and God are ...

"Drag it out" doesn't sound like something you should do - more like something that's a bit painful.

Give them as much space, or a lack thereof, as they need. Putting your words on the rack to stretch out the chapter is painful for all involved.

I suppose that, yes, of course, I would like to be published, but if I never am, that's OK. It's the writing, not the having written, at least for me.

Yeah, here in Canada we celebrate Canada Day *snicker* :)

English: Biscuits American: Cookies (This one confuses Americans, I've noticed.) Oh... well that explains a lot. English: Nappy American: Diaper "Nappy". So. English. English: Rubber American: Eraser

OK, I want to know, if these ( ) are brackets in English, then what are these [ ]?

Cal's Hyde Park Corner Soapbox I am a horrible person -- why, you ask -- well, when I pick up a new book, I always flip to the end and ...

On Marriage What age is a reasonable age for marriage? It depends. Definitely after college. (I've always assumed I'd go to college, so it's kind of hard to think about ...

If you attempt to do multiple POVs, all in first person, I will be forced to take out my hatred of Christopher Paolini AND A Separate Peace on you. So ...

I think that people often find more there than the author really thought of. symbolism and foreshadowing I think is best done on a subliminal level, and authors even put ...

I'm not exactly sure how to coauthor. There's something about it that seems kind of cool, I just don't understand how it works. And yes, I too would be controlling.

Present tense is kind of annoying to read sometimes, and I try to use past, but I end up switching into present (like Joeducktape [Joeducktape? *is amused**is very, very tired*] ...

I didn't have a problem with the Bartimeus Trilogy (Jonathon Stroud), the first few chapters of The Bad Mother's Handbook (excellent, excellent book) confused the Hell out of me. I ...

congrats!