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Shearwater

  • Research Re: A Matter of Age (A.K.A. Skinsy's Confused)

    I like Lauren's idea but the only thing that could become a spoiler is the first diary entry. If you plan on surprising us within the novel, the first entry ...

    Feb 13, 2012
  • Writing Tips Re: He said, She said.

    I'm going to say that using 'said' is actually quite good than using other tags. Said is simple and I know it's repetitive but when you feel like it's getting ...

    May 2, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: Swearing

    It depends on the audience, as everyone was saying. But it also depends on the character you're writing. If he's a young but terrible kid then the chances that he ...

    May 2, 2011
  • Writing Tips Re: 7 Simple Rules for Stronger Prose

    Awesome Sureal! I always think I'm not putting enough description in but thinking about it, it's not really needed. lol

    Nov 11, 2010
  • Writers Corner Re: Where do you get these amazing ideas ?

    Inspiration can come from anything. A movie, a book, a person, a relationship, a dog, a boat, a crayon or your younger sister's marker drawing of a crab. But as ...

    Nov 2, 2010
  • Writing Tips Re: How to make a character 'flow'

    Interesting, usually I do a massive profile sheet. It contains birthday, likes, dislikes, desires, goals. Everything I can think of. I build their personality here. Then I Imagine what they ...

    Nov 1, 2010
  • Writers Corner Re: Bad Habits

    Haha, I overuse "So" and "anyway" in my writing and reviewing.

    Oct 15, 2010
  • Research Re: Cartoon style

    Firstly, I agree with Kyll. Realism should be learned first, I actually think learning to draw cartoon can prove to be quite a difficult task but everyone is different. Try ...

    Oct 13, 2010
  • Writers Corner Re: Writers Block

    Oh duckies, I've been down that path before and it isn't pretty. Usually, I find myself either 'daydreaming' or reenacting scenes in my head, almost like I'm the narrator and ...

    Sep 6, 2010
  • Writers Corner Re: How Helpful is YWS??

    Hi WritingWords, Pink here. First of all, I agree with half of what you're saying. There are people who get reviews but don't go back and edit their work. I ...

    Sep 1, 2010
  • Writers Corner Re: Don't you hate it when word goes haywire?

    *high five!* That's totally awesome, I'm happy for you :)

    Aug 30, 2010
  • Writers Corner Re: Don't you hate it when word goes haywire?

    *Gasp* I would cry tears of blood if I lost that much. I'm so sorry to hear that, you must be totally upset. Yes, new word is amazing and it ...

    Aug 30, 2010
  • Writers Corner Re: Don't you hate it when word goes haywire?

    I'm glad I have a new laptop :D When I was using my ol' desktop I remember I was writing an English paper the day before it was due and ...

    Aug 30, 2010


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