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  • Writing Tips Re: 6 Word Stories

    Hahah... um... "I'm glad I saw her die."

    Dec 12, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Last Names

    I hate naming my characters... especially their last names! I don't know. I don't think of last names being particularly revealing, but I know lots of people who can tell ...

    Dec 12, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Speed Writing

    I don't get it. Why make more work for yourself? Okay, maybe as a little boredom cure, but to write a story? Surely it's better to go at a pace ...

    Dec 12, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Does it work?

    I have to daydream... otherwise, nothing gets written. It's quite sad! But yeah. Writing takes time, and believe it or not, it's not just sitting at the keyboard typing. It ...

    Dec 12, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Daily Rantings from Speakers Corner

    Haha... yeah. I've been editing FREAK, and for the most part, I've been incorporating all the senses, but there was this one chapter that stuck out that didn't do this... ...

    Dec 10, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Too Darn Hot

    Hahaha... don't we love beautiful people who hate each other but end up falling in love? :D No, but you're right. Fun stuff! Though I suddenly want to critique your ...

    Dec 10, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Praise vs. Encouragement

    Sureal, A critic's role is not to offer support. It is to point out where a piece needs work and, if the critic so pleases, how that might be accomplished. ...

    Dec 10, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Taking Age Into Account When Reviewing

    Also, please remember that your comments might actually encourage the writers to write more. You do eventually grow out of the bad crappy young writer stage, and then it's good. ...

    Dec 6, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: characteristics

    Maybe they have nothing in common and they get along only by some conflict that happens to both of them! :D

    Dec 4, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: I'm Too Lazy To Come Up With My Own Plot Twists

    Oh my... I made my characters Daniel, Claude, and Freak and clicked relationship, because all three of them have that conflict in the story, and for some weird reason, the ...

    Dec 3, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Praise vs. Encouragement

    Brad-- I still maintain that you are being very silly. Even you tell the poet what part (if any) is salvagable. ;) Best, Snoink

    Dec 3, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Praise vs. Encouragement

    Okay... as many of you know, I went to this tutoring seminar and I got this wonderful wealth of information. One of the topics that was discussed was the difference ...

    Dec 3, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Being Nice

    People learn differently, lol. Some react better to harsh criticism, but others hate it. For instance, if you try to give me this really harsh critique which is designed to ...

    Dec 2, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Instead of said, you can use......

    No! We love "murmured." And "added." And "replied." And "hissed." And... *flails*

    Dec 2, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Instead of said, you can use......

    Nice list! :D And hahaha... sometimes, you won't want to use "said." It just determines which is prettier at the time. ;)

    Dec 2, 2006


Remember: the plot is nothing more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.
— Ray Bradbury