User avatar

canislupis

  • General Fiction Novels Re: All Babies Are Blessings (16)

    Hey there, I just read through this entire series in about twenty minutes. :) Though there are a few errors and typos, they are pretty seldom and the whole thing ...

    Dec 18, 2009
  • Research Re: Accents :)

    I've also noticed that people with Asian accents sometimes get words like "he" and "she" mixed up, or drop them completely. I Don't know if it's because they don't have ...

    Nov 13, 2009
  • Research Re: Boa constrictors

    Wow. Interesting question. I remember reading that if you struggle at all or even move, it thinks you're trying to escape and squeezes tighter. Your internal organs would be crushed ...

    Nov 13, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: First Year of NaNoWriMo

    NaNoWriMo stands for nation novel writing month, an online contest in which the goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. In the end everyone who reaches the goal ...

    Nov 4, 2009
  • Media Reviews Re: Ender's Game and other books by Orson Scott Card

    Hello, What does everyone think of the book "Ender's Game"? I personally have just read it, and loved it. The story is set in a futuristic world in which the ...

    Oct 21, 2009
  • Media Reviews Re: Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz

    I'm sorry to say I hated these books... Wow, I feel really outnumbered. They were just so cheesy.. Seriously, every five seconds he was pulled into another incredibly dangerous situation ...

    Oct 20, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: I'm not a sad person but I thought I should right this.

    First, here are a couple of consistent errors I saw: 1. Your title is incorrectly spelled. The word you're looking for is "write". ;)I would title your story instead of ...

    Oct 17, 2009
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Eternally Out of Reach

    I can feel his skin brushing against mine. My hand is a circle around his wrist, but doesn't grasp not grasping it. Not yet. My other hand points towards Heaven. ...

    Oct 17, 2009
  • NovMo Archives Re: Who's ready for NaNoWriMo?

    Basically I'm having the same problem... I like my idea, but it isn't going to be long enough for 50k, I'm pretty sure. I might have to switch ideas. If ...

    Oct 5, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: My First NaNo

    This is excellent advice. * Points above * I also find that having a reward (Eg. I'll let myself eat this chocolate bar from Halloween after I've finished 2k) is ...

    Oct 5, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: Should I continue writing in this tense.

    I think it depends on what kind of story you're writing. Why do you want to put it in present tense in the first place? If it's just because you ...

    Oct 5, 2009
  • NovMo Archives Re: Who's ready for NaNoWriMo?

    My problem is that I have way to many ideas, and they're all completely different. I can't do them all, but I don't want to choose just one. Oh well. ...

    Sep 18, 2009
  • Writers Corner Re: Publishing - Is Length An issue?

    Young adult novels and other books are sometimes shorter than 80,000 words. Technically speaking, a novel is anything over 50,000 words, but that would be very short. It really depends ...

    Sep 10, 2009
  • Action/Adventure Novels Re: Ch. 1 Ireland novel

    Ireland stood in front of the plastic folding chair wearing a black dress, and swaying slightly because of the high heels she had on. Hot tears ran down her face ...

    Sep 2, 2009
  • Lounge, The Re: Do you prefer to type your stories or write them by hand?

    hehe. :) Typing, but not always. I write stories and longer stuff on the computer, but I like to print it out to edit, because I think it's easier to ...

    Aug 9, 2009


I always knew that deep down in every human heart, there is mercy and generosity. No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
— Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom