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alleycat13

  • Media Reviews Re: Lord of The Rings or Harry Potter?

    I'm currently rereading LOTR. Yes, it is long winded at times, but Tolkien is a different writer than Rowling. In his time, literature was like that. But I'd have to ...

    Aug 16, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Writing a Fight scene

    Only kinda-sorta? okay... :cry: I tried.

    Aug 13, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Writing a Fight scene

    Okay, is a quote from one of my other posts. Found here--> It also included a huge article by Firestarter on how to write big, army involving battle scenes. My ...

    Aug 12, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: How does writing make you feel?

    For me, my characters become real people/things. And, while they may evolve and develop themselves throughout the story, I find myself unable to force them to do things. I end ...

    Aug 12, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: How does writing make you feel?

    Ya know when you watch a movie and sometimes they have a quick little narration to tell you what the heck is going on? When I write, I feel like ...

    Aug 11, 2007
  • Media Reviews Re: Chronicles of Narnia

    Lewis was a Christian, a member of the Church of England to be exact. He and Tolkien were also very close friends and critics of one another. They and some ...

    Aug 9, 2007
  • Media Reviews Re: Chronicles of Narnia

    Hum...that's weird that you couldn't get into the last one, but I kinda know what you mean. I didn't like that way The Last Battle begins--with that stupid, greedy ape ...

    Aug 3, 2007
  • Media Reviews Re: Watership Down

    Honestly, I've never seen the series/movies. But, as you all know, Watership Down has some very bleak, dark, and/or violent parts in it, and I've always wondered how you could ...

    Aug 3, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: How does one write a battle scene?

    I read nearly all of that article, and I have to say that it was really good. Most of the battles I've written have been one-on-one. I don't know what ...

    Jul 31, 2007
  • Media Reviews Re: Chronicles of Narnia

    The Chronicles of Narnia are some of the best books I've ever read. I can reread them over and over and each time I get some more out of them. ...

    Jul 30, 2007
  • Media Reviews Re: Watership Down

    Anyone who can read English should read this book! It is one of (if not) my favorite books ever. Brief history--Richard Adams is (still alive and writing) a British author. ...

    Jul 30, 2007


I love her dearly, but I can’t live with her for a day without feeling my whole life is wasting away.
— Miss Kenton, The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro