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  • Fiction Discussion Re: Evil

    Wow, intense discussion!! I thought I'd put my two cents in. Although Hitler and Stalin are considered evil, what is entirely evil ? Is someone evil if they have done ...

    May 30, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Passive vs. Active Voice

    I always hear people talking about how horrible passive voice is. My English Teacher: Don't use passive voice. Valedictorians don't use passive voice (note to the world: I wasn't valedictorian!!) ...

    May 30, 2007
  • Media Reviews Re: Fountainhead

    Is We the Living really long? I was thinking of attempting Atlas Shrugged over the summer, but it looks pretty intense and I don't know if I want to do ...

    May 30, 2007
  • Media Reviews Re: Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

    This novel was unlike anything I have ever read before. It's about an autistic boy who tries to solve the murder of the dog next door. When I read it, ...

    May 30, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: finishing stories

    Just like everyone else says, don't give up :) I struggle with the same thing, and I find that it really helps to take a break and work on something ...

    May 29, 2007
  • Media Reviews Re: Fountainhead

    I read The Fountainhead a few months ago and had mixed feelings about it. I loved the plot. It kept me reading until the end and I found my self ...

    May 29, 2007
  • Writers Corner Re: Publishing???

    I highly reccomend getting your hands on a copy of "Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul" . It really brings me up when I'm discouraged, and somewhere at/near the end ...

    May 28, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: that Ivy

    Wow, that was great, very eloquent :D I personally find it very difficult to use profanity in my writing (although i still do it :) ), I found that you ...

    May 26, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Perfection- Intro

    Wow, thanks everyone! :D I'm glad you liked it. I think it's the best chapter I've written. (I've written about four chapters in this story). To give you a sneak ...

    May 25, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: Perfection- Intro

    “Mommy, Daddy, look at me!” The little girl bounced down the stairs with the energy that only a six-year-old can have. Her parents, who had been standing by the kitchen ...

    May 24, 2007
  • General Fiction Novels Re: silent whispers part 1

    Wow, that was really good! Your descriptions are excellent. Even the darkness is crystal clear to me! :lol: Your voice is so smooth and everything flows so nicely. Ok, now ...

    May 24, 2007
  • Welcome Mat Re: Oooo... An actual writing website

    Wow you guys are right, everyone is really friendly. To answer your comments: I write romances, but i tend to think of them as romance/character studies. At least, that's what ...

    May 15, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The Swan

    I wrote this a few months ago. It was the first assignment on my first day of English 30. We were asked to draw three words from a fishbowl and ...

    May 12, 2007
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: No Title Yet

    well, i don't read many war stories, but i'll try to be helpful. I really like the rhythm of your writing. It is abrupt and to-the-point and doesn't delay the ...

    May 12, 2007
  • Fantasy Short Stories Re: Full-bred

    Oh, man, so do I! :evil: It's like I overdescribe the little things, and ignore the important stuff. I'm really trying to work on that.

    May 12, 2007


“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth.”
— Khalid Hosseini, Author