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  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    Guys can't express emotions without destroying something. Everyone knows this. An overgeneralization at its finest. ;) I never said the character didn't destroy anything. But can't he be crying while ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Characters and Dialogue

    Author's Note First of all, I've been wanting to write this tutorial for a long long time. So why haven't I written it? Every time I started to plot it ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: How to write chapters...

    Whoa. That seems like a good plan and three chapters in four days is certainly impressive. I think I'll try this with my next chapter since it seems to be ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: How to write chapters...

    Okay, I was getting really hung up on this at first. I mean, I had this fabulous idea for a novel, yet it took me months to write a chapter. ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    Question, before I voice my opinion. Snoink, are you trying to find a way to describe a man crying in a general way or describing a masculine ('tough guy') man ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    Different words are feminine and masculine. Okay. So how do you describe a man who cries/weeps/sobs in a masculine way? Apparently with difficulty. How would you describe a man who ...

    Apr 22, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Analyzing those characters -

    I just want to tell you that this article is flippin' sweet and an excellent tool (for me, as a critiquer) to use when I'm critiquing a story. It really ...

    Apr 20, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: What makes a good title?

    First of all, it has to be somewhat relevent to the story. And then... the fun begins! Titles have to be catchy and short. So the question is, what makes ...

    Apr 15, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Creating an Evil Character

    Not really.... You see, the concept of evil is all perspective. If your evil guy is the hero, then he's not evil. See? There is no one who is truly ...

    Apr 14, 2006
  • Research Re: Most memorable album cover art???

    Two Virgins? XD Probably Abbey Road. It's been everywhere. :)

    Apr 11, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: writing expirement for those who never end

    I like to get halfway through a story and then write an outline for it. In the beginning, your fingers flow, but then halfway you begin to try to wrap ...

    Apr 9, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: writing expirement for those who never end

    AHHH!!! Beginning stories are a pain. Ending them is a pain in the rear. I'll get to the middle of a story, forget about it, delete it and start something ...

    Apr 9, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Mortal Peril from Within the Mind-A Psychological State

    Look to ancient mythology. For example, there were many dark myths about prophecies. Some of these prophecies would be absolutely horrible. For example, one guy was told that he would ...

    Apr 9, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Geography and Your World

    Wow... I've never really thought about it. :shock: I should start using it! :lol: I suppose I would use it to create conflict. For instance, if I were doing a ...

    Apr 7, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Creating an Evil Character

    Psychopaths are fun (in a strange way) to write for, but before you even THINK of using a psychopath character, please, for the love of all that is oinking, research ...

    Apr 6, 2006


The most important thing is to preserve the world we live in. Unless people understand and learn about our world, habitats, and animals, they won't understand that if we don't protect those habitats, we'll eventually destroy ourselves.
— Jack Hanna