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joshuapaul

  • Official Polls Re: What do you think of John Green's books?

    John Green, does or attempts to do the same thing everytime he picks up a pen. The problem with his writing is he has already reached the limitation of his ...

    Jun 26, 2014
  • WRFF Archive Re: Will review novels!

    Lava, Only if you have time... Any help would be much appreciated. thanks JP

    Jun 26, 2014
  • WRFF Archive Re: Come closer, my pretties. (Re-Opened!)

    If you are still reviewing, this, could do with your careful eye. Thanks JP

    Jun 26, 2014
  • Fiction Discussion Re: How to write a literary masterpiece(short story)

    I'm curious, how were the masterpieces of short fiction created? It's true that all the masters, Carver, Cheever, Hemingway, Saunders, Borges, were/are prolific about their craft. Perhaps one can not ...

    Jun 18, 2014
  • WRFF Archive Re: Come into my parlour!

    Reviews, you say? I will gladly take one. (Mainly looking for general feedback, not so much nitpicks. Mucho gracias!)

    Apr 17, 2014
  • WRFF Archive Re: Pretty Please Give Me Things to Review

    Hello, Would much appreciate a little feedback on this... Mainly looking for feedback on readibility and not so much nitpicks. Thanks

    Apr 17, 2014
  • Writing Activities Re: Story in Six Words

    Jus' like her damn mother, she's.

    Jul 11, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: *Should Guns Be Outlawed in America?*

    Which is more likely to kill you, a deer or a shark? How about Tornadoes or Tuberculosis? Which occurs more frequently, suicide or murder? It's called the availability bias. If ...

    Jun 14, 2013
  • Writers Corner Re: The Uber Writer's Block Thread

    "If you haven't written your story in three-six months, give up and start again from scratch" - Stephen King. I'm paraphrasing a little but you get the gist. It all ...

    Apr 19, 2013
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Debt

    The U.S. is much better at making money than any other country, that's not to say they make more or that the U.S. economy is stronger, recovers faster and so ...

    Mar 11, 2013
  • Lounge, The Re: Why is your username your username?

    Joshua is the name my parents gave me and Paul is the middle name my parents gave me.

    Mar 5, 2013
  • Lounge, The Re: Authors, Writers, and Poets!

    Raymond Carver, Cormac McCarthy, John Steinbeck -- that's about it.

    Feb 28, 2013
  • WRFF Archive Re: Charlie II's WRFF Thread

    Hello Charlie, This brought me back to YWS. I need a critical fix, you see. It's for a contest, that is due in May - it needs a lot of ...

    Mar 24, 2012
  • WRFF Archive Re: Twit's Scratch and Tear

    Hello Twit.

    Mar 24, 2012
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Charms

    Sometimes writers simply write. That is to say, they follow the rules, they don't stretch themselves too much. They avoid cliches, melodrama, hyperbole, sentimentality. They find a balance between sho

    Dec 16, 2011


The bigger the issue, the smaller you write. Remember that. You don’t write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid’s burnt socks lying on the road. You pick the smallest manageable part of the big thing, and you work off the resonance.
— Richard Price