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Re: Estée
I really like it! It seems quite fairy-tale-ish, and that's something that I think has been undervalued for a long time but is recently coming back into popularity with the ...
Mar 7, 2017 -
Re: Medical superpowers
Chron's disease- could look at the fatigue aspect and have someone who is able to hibernate for several months without eating or ageing. Proder Wilies syndrome - the ability to ...
Feb 28, 2017 -
Re: Abuse/ Violent scene
Ooh, interesting question! Since you've said 'the stepfather' I assume it's told from the step-daughter's point of view? With things like this I tend to try and relate. Even if ...
Feb 25, 2017 -
Re: How do you choose your character's name?
I name my characters after random objects in my close vicinity, and when I run out I name them after things I wish were in my close vicinity. If my ...
Feb 23, 2017 -
Re: Help! How do you plot?
I've recently started using something that kind of resembles the Snowflake Method. I'll start by writing a short story, almost fairy-tale like in it's narrative in that it covers a ...
Feb 19, 2017 -
Re: Is this immuture?
Reading to unconscious people in hospital is quite a common thing. Not only does it provide a source of comfort and potential entertainment to those who may or may not ...
Feb 17, 2017 -
Re: Why 'protecting' teenagers from violence in media won't work
Aren't you supposed to find the evidence and then come to the conclusion?
Feb 11, 2017 -
Re: Lost yet another writing contest.
I think I needed this thread, for empathy, if nothing else. Thank you for posting ^__^
Feb 3, 2017 -
Re: Writing Mental Illness - Infinite Potential
I don't really have any tips for writing mental illness. Personally I would say adopt any traits of the illness you want and then ignore it, and let your characters ...
Jan 11, 2017 -
Re: is this racism?
I wouldn't say this was racist, especially if it's only hair and eye colour. The idea of good and evil represented by light and dark dates back to (off the ...
Jan 5, 2017 -
Re: Map of my story world
8D Maps! Cartography is my secret love. I'll point you first to the Cartographers Guild for an endless source of tutorials and inspiration. What program are you using? The most ...
Jan 2, 2017 -
Re: "Don't work on a story too long"
I found this with The Never Weather Chronicles. I started that when I was eighteen and carried on adding pieces, then went back to it a few years later and ...
Dec 30, 2016 -
Re: Which Major Character's POV to Write From?
Hmm... I like the idea of seeing it from Y's perspective. What's interesting about X is all this crazy action and drama going on, and the consequences of the decisions ...
Dec 27, 2016 -
Re: Falconry & Birds of Prey Q&A
I managed to find a copy of Kings and their Hawks in my library. It's so cool! I think I'm gonna use an adaptation of the Harris' Hawk. Harris' Hawks ...
Dec 27, 2016 -
Re: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Settings Discussion
I'm a sucker for self-sustained cities. Other planets, wastelands, space ships, I don't really mind. It's the complexity of how daily life would work and how fragile it would be. ...
Dec 12, 2016
