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  • Writing Tips Re: Find Out What Grade Level You Write At

    This came up in one of my technical writing classes: Evaluating the grade level and readability of a text. In a creative writing perspective, you want to write at the ...

    Jan 15, 2011
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Where does my story go?

    I've got a long story (novella-length) I've been planning on posting but not sure which Fiction to put it under. It is set with medieval technology and more or less ...

    Jan 15, 2011
  • Welcome Mat Re: Hey. I'm New

    Hi! My biggest advice is don't be afraid to ask folks to review your work. To find people, you can ask your friends or scan through the people who make ...

    Dec 6, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: The YWS 2010 Yearbook

    Well, this is my first year back since 2007 as C Elocina.... and I can't say how much this place helped my writing out back then! I suspect it will ...

    Dec 5, 2010
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: A Painted Ponies Story

    . Apparently she thought I was okay because she gave a "woof!" (proper spelling, and don't you mean neigh?) that sounded like a sigh of relief and leaned her head ...

    Nov 29, 2010
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: The Runner, the strategist and the Outcast

    I enjoyed the originality of the piece, the way the characters interact. Mostly I enjoy the idea of painting a new picture, seeing how things are or can be...and so ...

    Nov 28, 2010
  • Welcome Mat Re: I'm Back! The New, Improved Elocina!

    I went through a real bad time my last year high school/first year college, but since then things have only been better and better. I got engaged last June, and ...

    Nov 28, 2010
  • Welcome Mat Re: I'm Back! The New, Improved Elocina!

    To Lava- Thanks for the post! Yeah, I've noticed changes and the review day. All in all I really like them. I don't recall a great deal of how it ...

    Nov 28, 2010
  • Fiction Discussion Re: How to write about very powerful characters?

    When writing about people with powers beyond humanly possible, remember to keep the human limitations there. People are mostly emotional creatures, and readers love to see those emotions come through.

    Nov 28, 2010
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: A Painted Ponies Story

    I do like the storyline, and the classic 'girl meets magical horse and they go on adventures' theme (it brings back so many good books). This is also a rough ...

    Nov 28, 2010
  • Welcome Mat Re: I'm Back! The New, Improved Elocina!

    Hi! So I posted in the "I'm Back" thread, but since I have a new username and it's been 4 years since I last posted using my old username, I ...

    Nov 28, 2010
  • Lounge, The Re: The "I'm Back" Thread

    I'm back! Well, for all of you who recall Elocina. Short of story is, I couldn't log in to the e-mail I used to use for my old "Elocina" account. ...

    Nov 28, 2010


Perfection is lots of little things done well.
— Marco Pierre White