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  • Research 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
  • Research 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
  • Research 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
  • Writers Corner 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips 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
  • Writing Tips Re: What Is Your Favorite Writing Tip?

    "Good literature is character driven." "Don't be a seat-of-the-pants writer."

    May 8, 2007


It always seems impossible until it's done.
— Nelson Mandela