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sanguine_dreams

  • Fiction Discussion Re: How long do you spend

    It varies. Sometimes I need a "dewriting" period, and sometimes I'll use every last second of free time on my stories.

    Jul 30, 2007
  • Media Reviews Re: Chronicles of Narnia

    Of course I've read Chronicles of Narnia! How could I call myself a fantasy reader/writer without having gone through those? Actually, to be honest, I didn't read them myself... start ...

    Jun 22, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rain

    Every time I see this thread I start thinking of that Alanis Morissette song. It's like rain On your wedding day Free ride When you've already paid

    Jun 21, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rewrites

    :) Sweet. Indeed :D Sounds interesting. Just make sure you identify the conflict, as that seems to be what got you into trouble in the first place ^_^ Yeah, okay.

    Jun 21, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rewrites

    when you make your characters as stubborn as mine, they tend to take things into their own hands. And there you have the possibility of a story. Have you outlined? ...

    Jun 21, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rewrites

    Is this story on YWS? We're acquainted, but not good friends quite yet. hehe :D I often wonder how sitcom writers make stuff like this work. They write about the ...

    Jun 21, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rewrites

    Is this story on YWS? HELL no... I'm not ready to put it up anywhere yet. I mean, I'm still getting to know the characters. (We're acquainted, but not good ...

    Jun 21, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rain

    Has anyone ever noticed that in many books whenever something important happens, it starts raining? Rain seems to be a constant for dramatic or important scenes in a story. Does ...

    Jun 21, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rewrites

    First of all, a big virtual hug! ^_^ Second of all, can you identify what specifically in your story is boring? Is it the characters or the plot, specifically? ("everything" ...

    Jun 21, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rewrites

    Don't worry, just keep going and I'm sure everything will turn out fine. Claire and me had a few problems with our story because we wanted it to be based ...

    Jun 21, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rewrites

    *hugs* I'm sure your story will feel the benefit once you're done with it :] *Hugs back* Thank you! :)

    Jun 20, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rewrites

    Yeah. It's called FREAK. I had to rewrite it several times already and the ending is mediocre, so I'm going to have to have surgery on it. Sadness. :( And ...

    Jun 20, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Rewrites

    I have been working on a story for only a month and I've already done a complete overhaul once. It was much improved, but now I find it's really boring. ...

    Jun 20, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Writing or typing? How do you write your story?

    It depends. I prefer to type them as I don't get my wrist cramped up as easily typing, and I can read it back more easily, but if I'm already ...

    Jun 20, 2007
  • Fiction Discussion Re: To describe or not to describe; that is the question.

    I tend to describe them, but I take my own sweet time with it so it doesn't end up a really boring 3-paragraph thing, but instead a sentence here and ...

    Jun 20, 2007


Most things happen for a reason. Though, usually, the forces that be are immature enough that the reason is comedy.
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