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  • Fiction Discussion Re: Detailed Descriptions

    The key to description is detail; you have nothing to describe if you don't have any idea of the details in your setting. Details like what the stairs look like, ...

    Dec 11, 2009
  • Writing Tips Re: POV...How do you change it? (Argh! Help!)

    First of all, are you going to tell it from omniscient POV or from limited just with different characters you get into the heads of (as in, switching who you ...

    Dec 10, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Missing Link

    Hey there Kate! Tis WD! You have an interesting piece here and I think it has some potential, but there are a few things I think you can do to ...

    Dec 10, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: An Excerpt from Shrive

    Okay, so this is an excerpt in Shrive that I would really love some help revising. This is a scene in which I experimented with narration deterioration, which means my ...

    Dec 10, 2009
  • Fantasy Novels Re: A howl in darkness (Prologue)

    Hey there pandacary! Welcome to YWS! I'm WD and it's lovely to meet you. I just wanted to give you a few pointers on some of the things that have ...

    Dec 8, 2009
  • Questions and Answers Re: What is a sentence fragment?

    A special liking of sentence fragments. That is, I have a special liking of sentence fragments. :wink:

    Dec 8, 2009
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Two Quick Updates (Dec. 6 2009)

    Love the changes on the front page, Nate!

    Dec 7, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: The YWS 2009 Yearbook

    The end of this year on YWS was simply marvelous. :) I disappeared from YWS sometime last year, if I remember correctly, overwhelmed with life and choosing colleges, and when ...

    Dec 6, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: Featured Member December 2009: Kamas

    Congratulations, Kamas! :elephant:

    Dec 6, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: Post Your Pic Here [6]

    Bond: You look so lovely! Classy: Love the nerd outfit. ^_^ Also lovely Silented/Loud: You can smile! You must smile more often; it befits you. :wink: Sureal: Oh my goodness, ...

    Dec 5, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: YWS Secret Santa (closed)

    Oh my goodnesseth, I am definitely doing this! :D Wonderful idea! Favorite colors: purple, gray, blue Favorite Genre: Fantasy Fiction and Historical Fiction. However, I have a mortal weakness for ...

    Dec 5, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: Most likely a few bad ideas, but I'm not the best judge

    Hey there pinkangel! The first idea, Not, is definitely an interesting one. It sounds tricky to do, as you would have to have a very good idea of what these ...

    Dec 4, 2009
  • Randomosity Archive Re: Rate the Signature Above You [3]

    9/10 Great quotes! :wink:

    Dec 4, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: The Reduced Shakespeare Company

    Oh goodness! I just discovered this yesterday! The Reduced Shakespeare Company performs Shakespeare's plays in a very... unique way. :shock: Poor Shakespeare. :lol: The Othello Rap Macbeth Enjoya!

    Dec 4, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: Favorite Chinese Food

    Now I am seriously craving Chinese food. :cry: I like getting takeout Chinese. And I like egg rolls! Yum, yum, YUM!!! There's this Chinese place in the food court here ...

    Dec 4, 2009


You are going to love some of your characters because they are you, or some facet of you, and you are going to hate some characters for the same reason.
— Anne Lamott