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  • Writers Corner Re: Advice Needed for Story Idea

    Heya :) Two stories that come to mind with this premise is Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews and The Island by Richard Laymon. The first is about four ...

    Feb 4, 2017
  • Writers Corner Re: More Help With Names!

    Feodore spelled that way makes me think of fedora.

    Apr 9, 2016
  • Writing Tutorials Re: Third Person Writing

    I read "diary" as "dairy" the entire time. I was very confused.

    Apr 6, 2016
  • Research Re: Blood Magic

    It varies depending on what exactly you want to happen. A few that come to mind: Canon/Fanon Harry Potter - Blood Magic can protect families or be used to target ...

    Apr 6, 2016
  • Research Re: Do you have a question about babies or pregnancy? Ask!

    First, 'grats on your first and second babykin! How awesomely cool :D (and also a little scary to think that people grow up and have their own kids, wow, not ...

    Apr 6, 2016
  • Writing Tips Re: Tips on finding a plot?

    How do those characters meet? How do they get to those settings? How do they overcome those problems? Each distinct thing can be a plot point and then you just ...

    Apr 4, 2016
  • Research Re: Help with genetic makeup

    If you want a stereotypical idea of what Russian citizens are like, and enjoy a relatively good movie at the same time, simply set aside some time to watch xXx ...

    Jan 24, 2013
  • Writing Tips Re: Critiquing Tutorials

    All of these links seem to be broken.

    Feb 16, 2012
  • Research Re: Seeing the future and time travel

    There are two sorts of time travel that "could actually occur". Altering future events by travelling into the future, finding out what *could* have happened, travelling back and changing it ...

    Feb 16, 2012
  • Research Re: Is it too soon to start editing?

    Editing your work before it is done can lead to you procrastinating, and feeling annoyed that you can't end it. However, editing your work as you go, you realise your ...

    Feb 16, 2012
  • Writers Corner Re: Is this a good idea?

    Actually, there is a very similar story. It's a utopian society where everyone is controlled to think the same and have set jobs that are inherited. Basically a society where ...

    Feb 16, 2012
  • YWS Re: critique: line by line, or general?

    When not to do a line critique: -- when, in any format, the writer is so novice and the piece so full of errors that pointing out every singe one ...

    Dec 14, 2010
  • Miscellaneous Re: Quote Tips - Navi's Writing Discoveries 2010

    Fantastic idea, Navi :) Sophistication and the mainstream do not go well together. Not sure if I agree with this one. It depends on your personal definition of sophistication, I ...

    Dec 14, 2010
  • Research Re: Werewolf/witch Trials

    Essentially, those accused of a serious crime were put through a trial by ordeal. The type of ordeal varied, but common ones were to stick your hands into a boiling ...

    Nov 13, 2010
  • Research Re: Race/Ethnicity in Education

    Hey guys, just thought I'd post up my grade :) I got a 6-, the highest possible grade at my university is a 7. A 6- is at least 75/100%, ...

    Sep 29, 2010


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