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Re: Reviews For Free! [Not Accepting]
I have a novella that's completed but I'm only into the 2nd draft. It's 33k long, and I'll probably link you to a gdoc. Would you be willing to review ...
Aug 29, 2012 -
Re: Wrote a Story...
Hey there! I generally don't download stuff in weird file formats, so I shan't download that >.> However, yws does have an Advanced Critiques/Novel Workshop thread here: Where you can ...
Aug 29, 2012 -
Re: YA Writing Contest - Winner Gets Published!
I tend to find that publishing houses that use blogspot as a key means of outreach are publishing houses that won't get your book very far. Also as far as ...
Aug 27, 2012 -
Re: Need some feedback
I think perhaps you're looking at things a little too simply. Problem #1 : Scientific discovery. There are things which twenty years ago where hard science, and have since been ...
Aug 23, 2012 -
Re: How do you keep focused?
Smush things together You know what's better than a great idea? Two great ideas (as Rache was saying.) Ideas don't do well in solitary confinement. You can have one idea ...
Aug 23, 2012 -
Re: Short Stories Idea - Thoughts?
That sounds like a pretty cool idea, I think. Just remember though that there are already authors publishing novellas and novels for free in order to get their name out ...
Aug 20, 2012 -
Re: A Good Antagonist...
Rache made a good point. One of the key mistakes people make with bad guys is not developing them enough. You should know and be able to empathise with your ...
Aug 20, 2012 -
Re: Fantasy Writers, I need your opinions please!
Taking on a new genre is a challenge, but it has both positives and negetives. The negetives are obvious. Firstly the problem you'll face is that there is a whole ...
Aug 14, 2012 -
Re: All my ideas revolve around the same theme...
My works tend to revolve around the same theme (though a little more subtle) but that's not a bad thing. As a professional author readers will turn to your work ...
Jul 23, 2012 -
Re: Audy's Star Fund! - Donate your Poetry
Audy! = D Would you be able to review this if you get some spare time? It's the prologue to a fantasy novella. I'm mostly looking for ways to improve ...
Jul 23, 2012 -
Re: The Recycle Bin
Scrap Idea: This is one I thought up a while ago but I never really found use for, and haven't developed any further. It's a novel about what are called ...
Jul 22, 2012 -
Re: The Recycle Bin
Every once in a while I come up with an awesome idea for a novel I know I'm never going to write, because it's the wrong genre, style, or maybe ...
Jul 21, 2012 -
Re: Pro-Life Advertising
Interesting question. I think blunt and open propaganda definately stirs a bigger reaction than subtle influence. The example that comes to mind for me is the music industry, and how ...
Jul 18, 2012 -
Re: New Story Idea... Your Comments Please?
Literary Sin #6: NEVER use the words 'startling' or 'orbs' in the same sentence as 'eyes.' Your writing needs work, but that's alright, that's what yws is for. Write your ...
Jul 15, 2012 -
Re: Is anyone here as obsessed with screenplays as I am?
I guess not XD I think there are a lot less playwrites than novelists. Personally I *hate* scripts. Quite passionately. Whenever I try to write one it messes up my ...
Jul 15, 2012
