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  • Romantic Novels Re: The Closet: Chapter Three

    Hey again-again, KiteRide! :wink: Another grand section- I really do love Chantal. She's sweet, but a bit of a ditz...a well-developed ditz, that is. Forrest is a heavy bit of ...

    Jun 5, 2007
  • Romantic Novels Re: The Closet: Chapter 2

    Hey again, KiteRide! I liked this chapter quite a bit, too- it definitely lived up to your first. :D Edna was an interesting character...more subtly developed than the rest had ...

    Jun 5, 2007
  • Writing Activities Re: Character Answer Game

    We're not French. Ooh. Means I've got to learn a bloody pointless language that I shan't use with anyone, besides my mother. - Adelais ...me. And Jeremy, too, but they ...

    Jun 5, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Moving Too Fast (Chapter 1)

    Hey, Chocoholic! You have a very easy-flowing, natural style...it's quite nice to read. Definitely not choppy, definitely refreshing. :wink: There were a few things I'd change about Kara's word, thoug

    Jun 5, 2007
  • Romantic Novels Re: The Closet: Chapter 1

    Hey, KiteRide! This was a really cool story! Usually, I tend to shy away from reading contemporary stuff, because the characters and conflicts often fall flat. I was proven wrong, ...

    Jun 5, 2007
  • Writing Activities Re: Character Answer Game

    Yes...I don't know. I'm not exactly beautiful, so it takes more effort to look normal. Especially when one has friends like David. - Upton If I said yes, I'd be ...

    Jun 4, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The Something Beneath the Stairs, No. 2

    Bah, I'm rusty with the present tense, right? :wink: I'll definitely fix those. Question, though: would having it change from a limited perspective to an omniscent perspective kill the feel? ...

    Jun 4, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Sketches

    When you're using description in sketches, it often feels awkward because you sort of feel the impulse to write, "Harry, a stout-fifteen year old boy with blue eyes and brown ...

    Jun 4, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?

    I think it was Holly Lisle's site (the one that El loves, and I love as well)- something about "Feel free to steal ideas, but twist them and shake them ...

    Jun 4, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: A Winter Memory (Short Story Version)

    Hey, Magicman! Ooh, I loved this piece- a bit of mysterious fantasy in a cabin in the snow? Automatically awesome, in any way, shape, or form. :wink: I did like ...

    Jun 3, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: What do you think? Just a short piece.

    Hey, DisposableHero! I like your writing style very much- it's emotional, but very beautiful and flows without a hitch. You have an interesting conflict, too, which is always nice to ...

    Jun 3, 2007
  • Writing Activities Re: Character Answer Game

    There's no meaning to it, it's utter nonsense. But the reason for it, you mean? Eh, write me an essay. I don't know. - Master Blackwell Life is a mere ...

    Jun 3, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: How to Kill a Baby

    Hey, Snoinkus! Here's the thing- your style is perfect for disturbing subjects. It's just detached enough to make it seem flippant, and the way the narrative is done, the people ...

    Jun 3, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Good Teenage Books!!!

    The Minister's Daughter , by Julie Hearn, is a historical fiction book about teen pregnancy. Interesting, right? A non fiction, The Body Project , by Joan Jacobs Brumberg, would be ...

    Jun 3, 2007
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: Heart String Harpsichord

    Hey, Heaven Sent! New historical fiction always makes me happy- especially with super-awesome characters like Jacques Ambler. He was done really well, as the others have said...usually, the characters

    Jun 3, 2007


There is nothing to fear from someone who shouts.
— Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart