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  • Writing Tips Re: Isaacasimovity

    Nietzche helps everyone! Except stupid people :P Of course, you don't *have* to keep your writing simple: one of the best authors I've had the priviledge of reading is Stephen ...

    Oct 13, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: General format for poetry?

    My word, that is a huge question :) and certainly a debatable one - people have been arguing over what constitutes 'art' and 'poetry' for generations, and I doubt they'll ...

    Oct 13, 2006
  • Research Re: Testing: Lecture Notes

    Yep, all symbols appear to be visible and accounted for also :)

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Research Re: Testing: Lecture Notes

    I can; there were three pages of introduction for me, however. r

    Oct 9, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: "The Real World"

    They've tried to stop me so I use the computer for all ideas and such, my parents tend to throw my papers away if it has 'nonsense' words or doddles ...

    Oct 2, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: I created my own analogy. Let me know what you think.

    I'm sure that 'I can fish but she keeps hitting me' isn't a recognised legal defense :P Nah, I'm only joking; if it went over well, good on you for ...

    Sep 25, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Amnesia

    Well, it's certainly debatable whether your memories define you or not: there's plenty of evidence to show that your genetics contribute quite heavily to that particular side of a person. ...

    Sep 4, 2006
  • YWS Re: YWS Handout Flyers

    Nah, Rei's got a good point; personally, I think we need a mix. These posters are excellent for just raising awareness - if someone's walking by and thinks "yeah, I've ...

    Sep 3, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Calvin & Hobbes Comic Strip On Writing

    Aug 25, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: How To Write About Deep Psychological Stuff

    Woah, excellent style madness; very useful. On the other hand, when I'm writing about deep psychological stuff, it usually includes people with several diagnosable disorders :P

    Aug 16, 2006
  • Research Re: Obscure family relatedness (yes, I know that's not a word)

    Always direct your virtual feet to the information Mecca, pilgram :p

    May 8, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Borrowing Okay?

    I can't believe you've read Asimov's Foundation ... is there anyone who *hasn't*?

    May 2, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Borrowing Okay?

    There is a theory that says "art is dead" - not necessarily meaning that there's no point in creative writing, but rather that you're only the latest in a long ...

    May 1, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    Not being able to cry because you're worried about not being manly enough would be a pretty pathetic way to live. Depending on your character type, the guy can cry ...

    Apr 22, 2006
  • Research Re: Most memorable album cover art???

    Iconic.

    Apr 12, 2006


You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.
— Anne Lamott