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Re: Characters-How much detail is needed?
I'm not sure what you mean by outlining. Outlining tends to be roughly sketching the plot and characters. Things like what their bedroom looks like and their likes and dislikes ...
Jul 15, 2012 -
Re: Is there a market for this kind of writing?
Finding a market for it is one thing. Living with it on your head is another. Don't forget to consider that, say if you want to make it as a ...
Jul 12, 2012 -
Re: How Do You Critique?
1) Read it. 2) Make mental note of apparent issues with text. If there are one or two errors proceed to step five, if more, go to step three. 3) ...
Jul 12, 2012 -
Re: rubber writeing.
This is genius! = D I haven't used this technique before so I decided to play around with it and found some really good uses of stretching things out and ...
Jul 12, 2012 -
Re: Character Profile
I have a mixed opinion. I like using questionaires to really add chunks of depth to my characters, like, for phobias I'd answer from my characters perspective and say "What ...
Jul 11, 2012 -
Re: Make Up The Worst Possible Opening Line Ever
I'd never given much thought to how I would die - though I'd never had reason enough in the last few months - but even if I had, I would ...
Jul 6, 2012 -
Re: Put myself in deep
Sit down at an empty desk with a glass of water and a piece of paper with the numbers One to Fifteen written on it and a ink pen (or ...
Jul 5, 2012 -
Re: Male character description
Ah, I like Cspr's advice with the ink under the finger nails, that's a great idea! When trying to describe someone it's easy to fall into systematic description, but there's ...
Jul 5, 2012 -
Re: making a character's strange action beleivable
Ooh, interesting predicament! First thing- listen to Rosey. Interest is the key. One of my favourite series of all time (which I won't name) has a protagonist who plays the ...
Jul 5, 2012 -
Re: Share Your Sues!
Ahah XD The mistakes of my youth. Do I dare to admit it? Yes I do. I once, waaay back when I was, like, eight, wrote a story about a ...
Jul 4, 2012 -
Re: Names...
Ah, the perplexity of deciding names. You think you have to pick really good ones, because they have to stick with these names forever, right? You want your reader to ...
Jun 29, 2012 -
Re: Emulating slurred speech.
Interesting predicament. I think there are more ways of showing a slur than word tags and literal dialogue. Do you know anyone with an odd accent, quirk or speech impairment? ...
Jun 29, 2012 -
Re: Word War Winnerage
Winner! A double win to Ritehunter for 540 words in fifteen minutes for the first round, and 487 for twenty minutes in the second.
Jun 5, 2012 -
Re: Word War Winnerage
Winner! Title goes to Skorpionne for 640 words in a 20minute War. And an honerable mention to Beckiw scraping behind in second place with 608.
Jun 5, 2012 -
Re: Word War Winnerage
Wordwar Winners! What is a wordwar? A wordwar is when a group of people have a set amount of time to write as much as possible. The winner is the ...
Jun 5, 2012
