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Re: Courtly Love
Woo-er. Hm, there's a book on King Arthur by Kevin Crossley-Holland, and it mentions Courtly Love in there. It's called "The King Who Was And Will Be", and I found ...
Jun 1, 2007 -
Re: Latin curses (swear words)!!
Ahem, what sort? You could always invoke the name of a god, Venus, Jupiter, Vulcan, Juno, etc. Not sure I should be aiding this. :wink: -Twit
Jun 1, 2007 -
Re: shakespeare quotes
I think this is from King Lear: Out, vile jelly! It's talking about eyes, cos someone gets his eyes plucked out. Macbeth: Is that a dagger I see before me? ...
May 31, 2007 -
Re: Help me!
Which ways do you want help? On what? On which? And change your signature! It's probally not true for starters, and it puts people off reading this not-good story of ...
May 31, 2007 -
Re: Writing in first person
Yeah, that's something I have to remember, as I write in first person a lot. Try not to start each sentance with "I" and end each one with "me," and ...
May 19, 2007 -
Re: Navel-gazing
Well, I like going places, but I'm rather a couch potato extrordinaire. I have difficulty with making polite conversation when people come visiting, and my mum told me, "Ask about ...
May 18, 2007 -
Re: The Parental Issue!
I never write anything "bad" as a matter of principle. My parents haven't read much of my stuff anyway, but they're still supportive. :D My guidline in writing stuff is ...
May 17, 2007 -
Re: Publishing works online
Oh well, I'm safe on that point. I haven't posted anything notable on here, apart from my historical story which was for my coursework and couldn't be posted anyway. Still, ...
May 15, 2007 -
Re: WRITING HELP
How long is this book? You could make the whole bunch of ideas what you have into several books, if you're so inclined. But one thing you need to remember: ...
May 14, 2007 -
Re: Killing a character...
In some ways, I want to hold on to my characters, and make sure they always live happily ever after, but in other ways, I like killing them off, and ...
May 12, 2007 -
Re: Normal Is Scary.
Michael Myers...that isn't Shrek, Cat In The Hat, Mike Myers is it? The Daleks aren't scary so much as "Wow!" I nearly swallowed a lung at the end of "The ...
May 9, 2007 -
Re: Normal Is Scary.
This is my one tip that I try to keep in mind. Normal is scary, nature is weird. OK, so the last bit comes from a nature program, but it ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: Giving up
Yeah, these are really good points, JCobb. :D You're posting a lot of good writing tips on here - keep them coming, I've found them all helpful. But personally, I ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: Character Profiles
Oh, I LOVE filling these thingies out! They're so much fun, and it's like you're really getting to know your characters, so you'll know better what they'll say, how they'll ...
May 8, 2007 -
Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?
"Good literature is character driven." "Don't be a seat-of-the-pants writer."
May 8, 2007
