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  • Writing Tips Re: First and Third person

    They certainly aren't common. I've only seen one myself and that's Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson. He switches viewpoints a lot, and I thought it worked out ...

    Oct 13, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: How do I get started again?

    Uhh, I think the better question is do you have any ideas. After all, that's where all writing starts. If you currently don't have a story already in your mind, ...

    Oct 6, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: "The Real World"

    Interesting thread. Personally, I'm not afraid to tell others that I'm a writer. I often make the note that it's usually fantasy and sci-fi when I tell them. That, I'm ...

    Oct 1, 2006
  • Research Re: Setting research help.

    Hmm...I guess I could get away with New Mexico. It seems to fit (at least close) to Snoink's map and I'm sure there are places there that have forests and ...

    Sep 21, 2006
  • Research Re: Setting research help.

    Okay, I'm not really sure where to start looking for this information, so I thought I'd ask here. The setting I'm looking for is a place in the western part ...

    Sep 20, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Chapter 5 Opening Proving Difficult...

    Uh, well, from reading through it nothing jumped out at me. The only thing I really noticed was that the dialogue seemed a bit off at times, but I'm not ...

    Sep 11, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Looking for a good book?

    Well, I think I'll just go ahead and post here. An exelent series to read is the Firekeeper Saga by Jane Lindskold. They're great books that can easily be reread ...

    Sep 7, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Romance scenes.

    Subtlty is probobly one of the hardest, yet most rewarded, aspects of writing. I'm no expert, but since I'm trying to do something like that in one of my stories, ...

    Sep 4, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Starting and Ending

    Harmony'sSake, I have some of the same problems you do. I can't start a novel for the life of me. If you read any of my work, you'd understand. As ...

    Aug 19, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Creating Fantasy Worlds, Characters, and Creatures

    Heh, a couple the things I brought up are actually story ideas I've been playing around with. Oh well. I'll still probobly develop them anyway. Eventually. Well, good luck with ...

    Aug 19, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Creating Fantasy Worlds, Characters, and Creatures

    Hmm, I seemed to have skipped over the cost of magic, and it's more important than what I put in there. So, here are a few more things while it's ...

    Aug 19, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Creating Fantasy Worlds, Characters, and Creatures

    First things first: take it slow and take it one step at a time. Or if you havn't even gotten that far yet, sit down and just let your imagination ...

    Aug 18, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: The Soundtrack to Your Story

    I can't say that I've really listened to much while writting, I find it distracting, but I do other things. Instead of a song fitting a scene I'm writting, I'll ...

    Aug 14, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Character backrounds

    I'm sure everyone's had this problem before. You have a great idea in your head, with cool locations and really cool characters. So you start typing, or writting, and your ...

    Aug 8, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: How to Write Critiques

    Hmmm, been a while since anyone's posted here, but it's a really good article. I'd just like to put my two cents in, if nobody minds. Now, I didn't write ...

    Aug 2, 2006


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