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You still show just as much, just do it in a little less detail. Most of the time, all you really need to do is not use simple language but ...

1) Being able to create and share my ideas. Though it also feels really good when you read a story to a bunch of kids and they shower you with ...

Oh yeah. Totally normal. Sythe is right. Take a break. Read things that may inspire the story, but don't make a point of thinking about the story, and just rest ...

I wonder if anyone will get that many red stars. 1250 is a lot.

Ha! I love it. All the funniest stuff was done while sober. Like when a bunch of us were chasing around a bouncy ball in the residence halls.

I've seen some that start every chapter that way. In some cases, it's from fictional books that only exsit in the author's imagination. In one case, though, it was quotes ...

Star Wars = George Lucas Anyway, even if you don't put your age, the maturity of the writing can sometimes show through. Then again, authors like Christopher Paolini are proof ...

Bloons!

*shrugs* It's not who you are, it's who you know, I guess. I don't go to the University of Toronto, but I know people who do. So I know that ...

Thanks a lot, Monki. This is exactly the kind of story I want to hear. And your geeky stories are appriciated as well.

Not really. Anything would be helpful.

I'm writing stories set at college right now. Since I have no imagination for real life events and have a somewhat limited experience, I want to hear all of your ...

In Canada, there are lots of publishers out there that don't require an agent. But it's true, they do look at the ones supported by an agent first. On most ...

How many words is it? If it is at least 50K you can still publish it as a YA novel depending on the publishers you want. Sometimes even shorter if ...

School magazines would not really count. There is far less competition, so it doesn't necessarily mean you are anything special. And all you really need to do to check out ...