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  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Cost of Action Pt. 2

    :D First off, I commend this dialogue. It was very... real? plausible? believable? I'm not sure the word. Anton nodded, taking it in. “Whatever, man. Don’t act like you couldn’t ...

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Instead of said, you can use......

    Snoink's list is a good one. It lists the ones you should and should not use. You can use these variants, just use them sparingly.

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Terrorism

    I disagree. Terrorism has existed for millennia. Perhaps the only way that would come about is if they got their hands on multiple nuclear warheads or some severe strain of ...

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Instead of said, you can use......

    Hehe. Alicia, one of the aspects of good dialogue is that you don't have to use a tag every time. That would get annoying. Most of the time you can ...

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Writing in bits!

    Well, really I think the only thing you can do is write. You have the ideas, that is a good start. Some people can't write unless they have everything set ...

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: The ultimate act of self-sacrifice that no one noticed.

    He was right that many in America (and across the world as well) are unconcerned about the world's future and more concerned about sports and cell phones. I suppose this ...

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Randomosity Re: Favourite Chrismas Song

    Carol of the Bells-- even better when done by Transiberian Orchestra. Nothing beats that.

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Dancing With a Marionette

    Half-note, This seems like a good exercise in writing, but I wouldn't expand it into anything more than that. This would be a good exercise in character development, but it ...

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Instead of said, you can use......

    Or instead of the majority of those words, you can use said and then use action to show how they said it. That's probably the better way to go.

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Historical Fiction Short Stories Re: The Lord of Sipan

    The raucous clamor of the thousands below was the only thing she could hear over the thrumming in her chest. It seemed the entire Moche civilization had congregated at the ...

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: To Be or Not To Be...Constructive?

    Ay, I fear this recent argument has come up over one of the critiques I gave. It was a bit harsh, yes. It was honest, yes. I thought it was ...

    Dec 1, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Who Is Your Favourite Author?

    Oh, George RR Martin would have to be a favorite of mine too. I like, John Grisham, Tom Clancy, and Nelson DeMille a lot too, although they're not fantasy.

    Nov 30, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: So who got a snow day today?

    Wow, up here in Wisconsin, we don't even have snow. But its freezing cold. It had to be below zero this morning. Brrr.

    Nov 30, 2006
  • Lounge, The Re: Post Your Pic Here (4)

    There's me on the very top left. I sort of had long hair there. It's getting long again now. There's my seductive towel pose. Hehe.

    Nov 30, 2006
  • Fantasy Novels Re: Caste of the Spider

    Snoink is right about the whole weather thing. The temperature can actually be above freezing if the wind chill is cold enough. But in a city, with all of the ...

    Nov 30, 2006


Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
— Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief