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Always the rebel, I'm going to the avoid "writers write" theory and just go with my honest answer minus any philosophizing. "Real" writers, I'd say, have some kind of writing-based ...

So, you had me at deconstruction of farmboy hero fantasy. It's a fabulous idea. I agree with what the others said, too. Cliche is half in the "how." That said, ...

The butler did it. Blow something up. Kill a character. Introduce a new character. Have someone spill the beans. Storm the castle! Escape from the castle. The knight gets the ...

12th Century England was not glamorous, even for the wealthy. If you want grand castles and pretty dresses, you'll want to look elsewhere in time. Not that there weren't princesses ...

There are colleges that require you to "show you like to write"? Most writing programs are pretty...eh when it comes to going in, I have never been to one that ...

It started happening in the last few days... I thought it was perhaps the username change, but now I'm thinking it might have to do with me being too lazy ...

The big question, in my opinion, is "Why?" Why is your character quiet? Why is she shy, quiet, reserved, etc? Motivations mean the world of difference. Maybe she comes from ...

I've been unable to use the chat bar lately.... I'll try clearing my browsing data to see if that helps. I use Chrome, whatever the latest version is.

I agree with those before me! But, I have the added advantage of having been in your position once upon a time, so what I have to add is based ...

OMG I didn't know we had Knights of the Green Room! That's the only place I ever review.

*claps*

I'm here to offer the rebel perspective. Don't write any more terrible stories. Don't write any more terrible characters. Don't write any more terrible dialogue. Get better at writing instead, ...

I don't know how I did it. My junior year of high school, when I was taking the 3 hardest AP courses on campus, was on the newspaper, and involved ...

It's okay, Goes! I took a looooot of advanced syntax classes. I'm not familiar with the way you're doing diagramming, and it's entirely possible that I'm getting in way too ...

negative gazillion out of 10 You abused a comma, bro. Don't need one after "sponge." Otherwise I am of course interested in what Stephen King mayhem this character has gotten ...