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Re: Ever disliked a book you once enjoyed after rereading it?
There are movies I've watched as a kid and when I rewatch them I shrivel into a ball and cry because of all the obcenities that I simply do not ...
Feb 27, 2012 -
Re: The Book Club
I get carried away sometimes >.> Then, with a bump, the cage went flying. 'No, no, no!' Magin snapped and whacked the boy over the head once more with his ...
Feb 24, 2012 -
Re: The Book Club
Ooh, I like the idea of this. Though you probably won't be able to get more recent books, most of the classics are available online, or there are plenty of ...
Feb 23, 2012 -
Re: Collaborative Works?
Last time I did a collab work we just drew straws on who would post it and then wrote "This is a collaberated work between and I."
Feb 23, 2012 -
Re: I need opinions!
Reminds me very much of The Jungle Book, which is one of my favourite novels of all time. The idea of a non-fiction animal story is interesting. This would make ...
Feb 23, 2012 -
Re: A ramdom chapter written
This is like shooting a rocket into the sky and guessing which star it will hit. No novel is perfect from the beginning. This will need redrafting and editing and ...
Feb 23, 2012 -
Re: How do people feel about 'bad' endings...
I think it depends on your purpose. Horror movies are designed to scar, so leaving the bad guy still lurking out there has a good effect. Tragedy novels are designed ...
Feb 23, 2012 -
Re: Story Order and MC Deaths
I wouldn't recommend it, mainly because you're probably going to change your mind about the ending twenty three times before you reach it, and if you write the third book ...
Feb 23, 2012 -
Re: One Day Writing Contest.
But what about the word limit?
Feb 23, 2012 -
Re: Knowing the end before writing?
I plan out my stories in the same way I plan out my life (not very well, it seems.) Take a look at my rhetorical character, for example. He wanted ...
Feb 19, 2012 -
Re: My stories have no plot!
The first thing I would recommend is trying to write short stories . Often when I used to get stuck writing character intros and a few random scenes was because ...
Feb 19, 2012 -
Re: To what extent is it OK to base characters on real people?
I think there is a difference between adopting someone's quirk or habit, and basing something on them, or a particularly personal experience of theirs. So where would I draw the ...
Feb 19, 2012 -
Re: Strong First Sentence
YWS has some fantastic writers on here. "Dad would teach me to make my sincerest promises not to take food without asking- then he'd leave me to starve until I ...
Feb 18, 2012 -
Re: One Day Writing Contest.
I don't get it. What does '"Just" write' mean?
Feb 18, 2012 -
Re: Which vampires and werewolves are better?
Spoken like a true Y2K child. What ever happened to Louis de Pointe and Rasputin? Sparkly, sympathetic, vegetarian vampires, are only a very recent craze. I reckon anybody born before ...
Feb 15, 2012
