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Even though this is a writing site, it is also a writing site for young and aspiring writers. As such, we want them to develop into better authors. Encouragement can ...

So Sponson, I never said or intended anything along the lines of wanting everything praised. A good critique tells whether a piece has a good side, or well executed anything. ...

Snoinkums-- I also think (as has been mentioned countless times) that it's silly to argue with people who critique your poem or when you have, as they say down here ...

Err, I guess I'm gonna stick my own thoughts here. Pre-cursor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Poor Imp, a critique and criticism is the same thing. A compliment is yelling from the side line. ...

The equation for a well drawn death... is setting it up. Set it up since the start . Set up conditions, rules, and other obstacles that seem redundant until the ...

Sureal hits it, and hits it hard. They die when its appropriate. It should cause the reader some emotional distress otherwise. The way I see it as an analogy... you ...

what about adding an "es" or "s" to words that end with an "s"? And what about the possessive for words ending in an s? Those seem to confuse people. ...

Purple Stain on my Collar puts the image of grape wine or grape juice stains on the collar.

Purple Stains seems pretty short and concise. Still arises the question "what are purple stains?" Also everyone knows stains are hard to get rid of.

Remember the title is just something to refer it by and something to draw readers in. Would you want to open a book called "Treasure" or "Rainbow" or some mundane ...

You can name it after the main character. "Macbeth" and "Harry Potter" You can name it after a goal or title. "The Lord of the Rings" You could name it ...

Its like youre telling someone what to draw. Too many details, restricts imagination, and generally bogs things down.

I was thinking that but.... since it deals with art it couldnt fit as well. But do as you wish

Hmm... for a comic to be made, you need the story, the writing, and a visual aesthetic, the drawing. However, it seems they're meant for each other. Notice. "The brazen ...

Check out the RP and Story Boards, people have god characters. However, having characters seem cliche also ruins the person. Who wants to read about someone who has "amnesia and ...