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  • Historical Fiction Novels Re: The lost soldier 3

    Hey, Willow! I'm going to have to agree--this chapter was really cool. It's hard to build suspense so early on in the story, but the way that you staged the ...

    Jul 22, 2008
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: I Kissed a Girl

    Hey, Overeasy! [I still grovel at your feet for totally shirking on critiques you asked for earlier this summer--I had the world's most crazy last two weeks of school, and ...

    Jul 22, 2008
  • Lounge, The Re: What was your first story about?

    Ooh, it was a good one--seventeen pages long, in painfully huge handwriting. "The Easter Bunny Goes to Washington D.C." Total plot spoiler right there. (He visits every memorial except for ...

    Jul 22, 2008
  • Research Archives Re: Government Issues

    I have absolutely no idea how it works in Britain, but arrest/detention of terrorists in the United States usually works like this: - Evidence is gathered [some of it comes ...

    Jul 22, 2008
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: I Love My Dirt; My Dirt Loves Me

    Jared! Doood, radical line edits. I read this last night, too, and you've improved it a lot just in a short space of time. You rule--and so does this piece. ...

    Jul 21, 2008
  • Research Archives Re: Info about Turkey

    Hey, Theo! I know a bunch of random things from speeches I've had to give, so hopefully I can help you out. Appearance is generally a blend--it's important to note ...

    Jul 21, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Posting your work online?

    If it doesn't have an ISBN number, it's not published. So I wouldn't sweat about it. ^_^ Otherwise, you'd have to pay for every person you had help edit, and ...

    Jul 20, 2008
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Magic Carpet Ride - Prologue{unfinished}

    Hey, Save Ferris! Sorry it took me eight thousand years to get back to you. ^_^ I really like your narrator--I feel bad for her, but I can't help but ...

    Jul 20, 2008
  • Information Desk Archive Re: What Do You Love About YWS?

    That's right--what do you love about YWS? [ Accredited to JFW1415. ]

    Jul 20, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: How to string everything together

    Hey, katsuro! Errgh, I have that problem a lot, too. My favorite way of dealing with it, though, is to grab a stack of blank index cards and a pencil. ...

    Jul 20, 2008
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Abkhazia, Resolute (4)

    I'm working at shifting things around, so if this part seems a little lopsided, it won't be when I'm finished. ^_^ Thanks for reading! __ _ (a word from our ...

    Jul 19, 2008
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Kate Has 8 Lives :3rd Chapter

    Hey, Curly! Oh, my goodness, I love Jack also. XD Kate is fabulous as ever, and your plot (have I mentioned this before?) is ah-mazing. You were able to spin ...

    Jul 18, 2008
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Turqouise Chapter Two

    Hey, KBrowlingmeyerFAN! Yay! Another Turquoise chapter. ^_^ I really love Charlie--she's got this weird relationship with her grandma that I can't figure out, but I love the sort of internal ...

    Jul 16, 2008
  • Research Archives Re: Japan

    Hey, Wordsmith! Ooh, that sounds super cool. ^_^ I should try to wrangle my vati into doing something like that--goodness knows how that would turn out. You'll have to tell ...

    Jul 16, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character Answer Game [2]

    To eat? Children. - Stark They're both rotten, vile things. - Giselle Oh, I like children well enough. They're kind of loud, though. - Leilah What do you think about ...

    Jul 16, 2008


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