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  • Media Reviews Re: Rose Madder, Stephen King

    It was pretty disturbing in places, its not over-the-top scary but its scary enough.

    Apr 8, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Takes one to write one?

    Yes, my mum thinks Thomas Harris is derranged because he writes Hannibal so well - I say to her that "nothing is impossible with a little imagination and a gift ...

    Apr 8, 2008
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Silver Ferride (Part 2 Now Up)

    Thank you DS. Anyone else any points to make? Some questions I have for readers: 1) The character of Sandly Limerick - endearing? Do you as a reader enjoy reading ...

    Apr 8, 2008
  • Other Poetry Re: Mother's Instinct

    Hi Wilde Charlie - Capital letters in poetry are not essential, I chose to remove most punctuation and capital letters for a thematic purpose - the commonness of nature and ...

    Apr 8, 2008
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Johnny

    I'm actually not a fan of the style at all. I think in modern fantasy novels you really need to zoom in with your characters. Even in worlds of magic ...

    Apr 8, 2008
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Site Down For 12 Hours April 6, 2008

    20 or so steps? Any chances you are running an Apache server based off your own computer? YWS is far too big and active for a home run server to ...

    Apr 7, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Swearing In Stories

    Stephen King's work is potent with curse words and expletives and I feel it adds to the realism of many of his characters. Its because although his stories are third ...

    Apr 7, 2008
  • Media Reviews Re: Abhorsen Trilogy

    Ive read the first one - boring really, I forced my way through it. It was just a string of non-connected events and the main character wasn't likable. Not a ...

    Apr 7, 2008
  • Media Reviews Re: Rose Madder, Stephen King

    Great book, if a little saggy in places. Momentum was good with a cross section of Fantastical Horror. Basically its about a woman named Rose who leaves her abusive (and ...

    Apr 7, 2008
  • Research Re: Ratty Opinions

    I have two views of rats. I used to have them as pets also - they are an intelligant, loving creature (much better than a hamster or gerbil). However the ...

    Apr 7, 2008
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Excerpts from my comedy-fantasy story

    Yes, very funny. Fantastic-Comedy is a very hard genre, you seem to parody it well in the extracts shown. I'd like to see a longer chronological extract. Its very difficult ...

    Apr 7, 2008
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: A Slight of Perception

    Fangs dug into the space between my shoulder and neck earning a scream from me. A sharp pain shot down my body from the force of it. I felt trails ...

    Apr 7, 2008
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Silver Ferride (Part 2 Now Up)

    Thank you for the comments hunter111. I agree with all of them and I'll work on changing them in the redraft.

    Apr 7, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: To Write In Greek

    [s]Her voice is harsh as she speaks, and it jolts me back to attention. I look up.[/s] Her harsh voice jolts me back to attention. Or something similar "Yes?" Harrumph. ...

    Apr 6, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: -removed-

    I bathed in the sea, the rippling surface settling to my waist. Dancing in circles was the wind, touching skin and hair with its cold tendrils. I crossed my arms ...

    Apr 6, 2008


Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
— Miles Kington