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One of Socrates' thoughts about death was that it would lead to a waiting area where everyone who had died was still waiting. Sort of like a massive group of ...

I loved most of my high school English teachers- just not Junior year. But my teachers the other 3 years were great. Especially Senior year- in my AP class, she ...

I never used to outline, but I also never used to finish anything. I finished writing my first fantasy novel recently, and I did outline that before I began. I ...

I won't really mention grammar since you basically said you didn't want to hear about it (though it is important)...All I will say is that I'm not a huge fan ...

Do you remember reading some books when you were younger and for whatever reason you just can't read them today? I used to LOVE Brian Jaques' Redwall series- I still ...

Hahah, very nice. Good job =]

Thanks for the advice everyone :) I'm definitely not going to Publish America, especially after reading what most of you had to say about it. To be honest I hadn't ...

What's sad is that a lot of great stories go unnoticed because of boring titles. Titles are so important and influential. When I'm at a book store, I won't even ...

So after struggling for years to complete something worthwhile, I've finally finished my first novel- I've even finished editing, which was a grueling process. During editing I added 3K words, ...

I sometimes think I use semicolons too frequently, but I guess that's better than constantly comma splicing? :roll: While I'm thinking about it, maybe you can help me with something ...

I have a character who is initially mysterious...he wears a cloak, but it's kind of a joke. I feel exactly the same way about cloaks being cliche, so I intentionally ...

i totelyy agree!!1!1!!! :roll:

You have a really pretty name :) So, I have a motivation problem. It's a common affliction. It really drives me mad, having these stories floating around in my head, ...

I didn't know you before, but hello! and welcome back =] One of the good things about writing is that it's a constant- no matter if you leave this site ...

I live in Mesquite, Texas, and I attend a private school in Dallas. I go to school in Mass, but my roommate here is from the Dallas area...Arlington actually, but ...