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The Yes Guy

  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: An old story I want to pick back up

    Jimmy's the poor one--his dad's an alcoholic industrial worker. Mike's dad is a doctor, and they are wealthy. I think that's more clear later on. Thanks for the encouragement. I ...

    Nov 24, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: An old story I want to pick back up

    While I hate to be "that guy" and post my work after the bare minimum of 2 reviews (I have 3!), I'm afraid if I don't do it now I'll ...

    Nov 24, 2009
  • Action/Adventure Short Stories Re: 'Group-Conditioning' (i.e. brainwashing)

    My main problem was with the phrasing of your descriptions. I caught at least 3 or 4 that began with "it was like" or some variation of that. To me, ...

    Nov 24, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: The "I'm Back" Thread

    I've been gone for almost a year. Something brought me back, though, and here I am.

    Nov 24, 2009
  • Science-Fiction Novels Re: The Salvation of Earth

    And of course the military had to get their little bit, finding a way to make weapons better somehow. In this attempt, the SM12 was created, the Smart Missile, Version ...

    Jun 14, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: At what age did you start writing and

    I wrote 20 odd pages about anthropomorphic crayfish in 2nd grade and some of the summer. That was my first real writing experience.

    Jun 14, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: What are you reading at the moment?

    I'm about to start The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene, hopefully it won't be too religious for my liking.

    Jun 14, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: List of taboo writing words

    I hate when I see something like "laughed grimly" or "smiled grimly". I mean, it just makes the character so badass, doesn't it? Oh wait, no.

    Jun 14, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Character descriptions for first person

    The best first person narrative I've ever read is All the Kings Men. In that book, the physical appearance of the character is rather vague, although some is revealed throughout. ...

    Jun 13, 2008
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: spaceman in the sky

    On the other hand, I enjoyed the first few sentences more than any others from the story. It seemed as the story progressed, the writing style grew more rushed, more ...

    Jun 13, 2008
  • Welcome Mat Re: Welcome New Members!

    First post: Well, I have enjoyed writing for as long as I have been able to do so. Unfortunately, I seem to lack the ability to finish a story. Hopefully ...

    Jun 13, 2008


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