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  • Writer's Market Re: Call for papers

    Clearly this represents a dishonest and likely illegal attempt to fish for personal details for the purposes of fraud. Interested parties will note that the username Ayo4u2see appears outside this ...

    Jun 26, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: Need Beta Readers

    Will PM.

    Jun 21, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: Need Beta Readers

    This sounds like a very interesting prospect. I'd be happy to take part. I think I'd need to do at least one full read-through before I settle on the kind ...

    Jun 21, 2016
  • Writers Corner Re: Heart of Darkness

    I'm not precisely a genre guru, but I detect hints of romance and/or YA fiction in your description. Depending on your writing style and the way the plot unfolds, it ...

    May 28, 2016
  • Research Re: Eve and Lilith is their more to it than the bible virsion

    Have you considered using other mythologies? You can even "re-skin" them with angelic symbolism. Hindu Devas/Rakshasa would also provide a bit of the dualism you're talking about, as would Zoroastrian

    Oct 19, 2015
  • Writers Corner Re: Laws of Magic in My Book

    Using one's own life force to cast spells is a very common fantasy trope, discussed here: and r4p17, the money thing was an analogy for casting from one's personal pool ...

    Feb 19, 2015
  • Writers Corner Re: Laws of Magic in My Book

    So the basic framework that I’ve found helpful is to approach Magic as a consistent system, and as a social and narrative construct. There are many different ways to discuss ...

    Feb 18, 2015
  • Writers Corner Re: Vampire Novel

    That seems frankly unethical and I'll have no part in it.

    Dec 24, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: Vampire Novel

    This is copied directly from the Twilight Official Illustrated Guide. So we should probably begin with the fact that you haven't referenced this material: you've presented it with the implicit ...

    Dec 24, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: The Sun Children V Appendices

    Damn this is impressive. The uniforms in particular really give the feel of regional and historical identity. It actually reminds me of the work done in the Wayfarersmoon comic, where ...

    Jul 5, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: Is my idea too complicated? (feedback please)

    Doable: Definitely. Easy: No. I would love to read this though, and would be willing to committ time to reviewing sequential portions of a large piece of it. The biggest ...

    Jun 18, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: Opinions?

    Howdy. I think the concept is interesting, but does tread on familiar ground. It sounds a little like a cross between the tv show Heroes and the Nightwatch movies. However ...

    May 31, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: Enslaved to Duty

    I've powered through the first four scenes and am pretty fine with how they look as a first draft. I'm incredibly thankful for the feedback I've gotten so far: it's ...

    May 30, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: Enslaved to Duty

    Hey. A few of you will know me from the debating forum, most of you won't. I've been a long time lurker on the site, but haven't found time to ...

    May 28, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: Advice on this story?

    I think shifting his overarching goal during the story is a good way to chart his character growth. In the beginning he's probably just fleeing because the BAD guys are ...

    May 28, 2012


I have writer's block. I can't write. It is the will of the gods. Now, I must alphabetize my spice rack.
— Neil Gaiman