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Tenyo

  • Research Re: how can I make middle schoolers...sound like middle schooler

    Personally, from the examples you've given, I don't get the 1950s Dad impression. Phrases like 'that was the old me,' and 'once a childhood friend' feel a little out of ...

    May 4, 2017
  • Research Re: how can I make middle schoolers...sound like middle schooler

    Could you copy/paste a few examples?

    May 3, 2017
  • YWS Re: Review Templates

    Review Templates Reviewing can be really tough at times, so I conjured up a few templates to try out as a baseline until you adopt your own style of reviewing. ...

    Apr 30, 2017
  • Writing Tips Re: How do you name your books/poems?

    I tend to think of the longest, most awkward thing I could feasibly fit onto the front cover and go with it. People don't usually like my titles, but I ...

    Apr 26, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Need Pseudonym For Character

    I love the idea of an evil villain using light magic. You could go for something cosmic, like Meteor, which can be a bright and very destructive thing if it ...

    Apr 25, 2017
  • Research Re: Historical Disappearances

    Enoch and Elijah- Two biblical figures who 'were taken by God', which means technically their bodies were never found. Sparticus- Led an army of escaped slaves against Rome. It was ...

    Apr 23, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Help Needed: Dragon Names

    I'm not too experienced in ASL but I might be able to offer something? I second T-rex as a name for a dragon. Dragonfly could also work if you sign ...

    Apr 22, 2017
  • Writing Tips Re: Removing the passive voice

    Anytime =]

    Apr 20, 2017
  • Writing Tips Re: Removing the passive voice

    I checked my knowledge on Passive Sentences and took a look at the original chapter. ' Her eyes are red from crying earlier... ' Here I think the issue is ...

    Apr 19, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Prolouge

    Apricity wrote an article/thread on prologues here . Rosendorn's advice on what counts as a prologue might be of particular use. I wouldn't say get rid of the text itself ...

    Apr 13, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Sagaba

    Hi Maxgaan, welcome to YWS! If you want detailed critique or feedback you can post in the literary forums via the Publishing Centre, (link up top.) This is well formatted, ...

    Apr 13, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Help/advice etc.

    Having read a few snippets of your work over time, I don't think you're at much of a loss as far as quality is concerned, your writing is really good. ...

    Apr 12, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: Looking for co writer that lives in ireland

    I don't really have time to take on a co-writing project at the moment, but I could recommend Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt as a famous work of reference that ...

    Apr 12, 2017
  • Writing Tips Re: I break everything

    @Holysocks Maybe the fact that I thought the first made more sense is part of it =p It's not really something I think personally, but it's the crux of the ...

    Mar 23, 2017
  • Writing Tips Re: I break everything

    So the problem I have is that there are too many ideas to fit into a short space, and I end up cramming them all in, landing me with a ...

    Mar 23, 2017


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