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  • Writers Corner Re: Submitting a Manuscript

    I actually was toying with this idea before I read Twilight, and, unfortunatly, the plot summaries sound similar. However, the actual story is quite different, and the personalities of Isabella ...

    Aug 27, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: I need all the help I can get

    My suggestion is nearly identical to KailaMarie's. Just start writing. Write about perhaps the first time Lucas sees Natalie. What does he feel, what thoughts go through his mind? If ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Book ideas: Having so much trouble thinking up one!!!

    Erm... I kind of have the opposite problem... I come up with hundreds of story ideas, but they can never go anywhere... If you are having a writer's block, I ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Submitting a Manuscript

    I have a manuscript completed that I have decided isn't good enough and am editing for the sixth time since I wrote it two years ago. But, no matter how ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: How long is/was your longest story?

    I thik a novel can't really be defined by word-count, but rather content. Of course, there is a dividing line between short story and novel. A novel has a complete ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: how many drafts do you go through??

    Um, I haven't posted one up here yet, but before I let certain people read it, mine goes: Daydream >Mutter to myself and discover astounding dialogue > Tape record ramblings ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: The Uber Writer's Block Thread

    I don't think that my current problem isn't writer's block so much as nervousness... I don't want to write something because I already have a completed manuscript that I can't ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Need help finding a name

    You said the main character reunites with her family/community, right? How about Return? That way it can also be about the way humanity "returns" to the world after destruction. But ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: G H R I E K

    I like the idea. It would make an epic graphic novel or other such equivilant. I think if Ghriek was put into novel form, it wouldn't have as much of ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Scribblings of the Scribe

    The best stories are those that the author adores. If an author puts love and care into their work, a reader can often tell. And while your story may sound ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: What font/font size do you use?

    I don't know what publishers/agents prefer, but I use Times New Roman iwth a font size of either 10 or 11. I seem to vary from story to story.

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Story Idea. Does this sound halfway decent to you?

    I quite like it so far! Of course, I would need to read the actually story first... But the plot sounds promising. DISCLAIMER: Do not expect pretty prose in this ...

    Aug 26, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Vampire Novel

    Well, I'll have to check out your story now, but the plot summary seems good. And just as Jay said, I congratulate you on getting this far. I also think ...

    Aug 16, 2008


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