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...Dav Pilkey? I was opening up some boxes filled with my old children's books today and found, 'Th…Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:20 pm -
Armando raised up the long and mighty sword "Harm-Bringer", glistening with the warm red blood of h…Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:58 pm -
Not sure how well this will work out in the end, but I'd like to open up a YWS Spanish site. Mostly…Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:07 pm -
When I was a young scout, I attended an Eagle Court of Honor. At that celebration, I was given a ca…Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:20 pm -
If you haven't checked them out yet, you really should. There are eight stories now, and what's goo…Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:51 am -
Well, technology can kill writing, anyway. See, I had this wonderful post. I had carefully chosen e…Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:41 am -
D is for Diction Diction - Wording, phrasing, phraseology, verbiage, elocution, vocabulary, rhetori…Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:53 am -
OMG! READ MY STORY: The freak cluthed a towle arond here nakked boddy and shivvered in the bathrom.…Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:41 pm -
All the computers I've used in the past 24 hours have eaten most of what I've typed for anything, s…Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:14 pm -
When I was a wee smaurling, and dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I had an epiphany. I am NOT going to be…Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:43 am -
I try to critique a lot, but often I read a lot more critiques than I write (yes, so, I'm editing o…Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:02 pm -
From Inertia in "Procrastination": An idea I've had for a while might work. I haven't tried it, but…Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:48 pm -
I have a big problem with procrastination with my stories. I started writing my book two years ago,…Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:43 pm -
If you're looking for something slightly on the horror side of things, then you should check out Mi…Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:21 am -
I've just updated the software on my laptop, only to find a new, sparkly tool in Word- the Notebook…Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:21 am -
I have a question that's troubled me for quite some time now. How do you elaborate and lengthen ess…Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:41 pm -
...I do. It's true. However, I've recently realized that outlining can be an immense help if you wa…Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:34 pm -
Lists Are Love Yes, I really do love lists. Not the bad kind, mind you. The bad kind being to-do li…Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:28 pm -
I have a strange question. In normal instances, if someone insulted you, you wouldn't want anything…Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:14 pm -
When I plot (of course already having created fully fleshed-out characters - after all, the plot ha…Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:29 pm -
A bit of fine info from a book I'd like to share with you all... ^_~ The first useful concept is th…Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:31 pm -
I have a horrible time trying to describe places and people! I can imagine them in my head, but I f…Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:09 am -
...and have your readers connect! I go to Rich Kid School. That is, at least one lunchtime a year, …Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:49 am -
I'm not a great plot maker, outliner, or whatever you could call it. Basically my plots lack edge, …Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:34 pm -
Okay, a few questions: 1. I slash someone's throat with a sharp knife. a. How difficult will this b…Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:30 pm -
I have a tendancy on my stories to kill off the main characters. This is a great way to end a story…Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:27 pm -
Okay, so basically this is a really dumb question. But I have this habit of writing a lot of fragme…Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:25 pm -
I've been doing this for awhile. When I start a new story, I can't help but listen to music. Then, …Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:29 pm -
I need help, because every time I reach this part of writing, I feel like I screw up. Sure, I'm a t…Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:36 pm -
Fallacies are flaws in logic. Basically, if you try to use these methods, you won't get away with t…Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:36 am -
(Maybe I'm seeking some miracle cure for my laziness...) But I would love some tips on FOCUSING. Ge…Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:58 am -
So. I need help. I don't know how to write my guy terribly and utterly drunk. No. More than drunk. …Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:22 pm -
Squills Isn't Just A Writing Tips Blog :P Back in June, I decided that I would be running forty mil…Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:06 am -
I'm sure everyone's had this problem before. You have a great idea in your head, with cool location…Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:49 pm -
So I've just about finished YWS Dark (feel free to notify me of any bugs you see in it!), and I hav…Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:08 am -
It's great when you post a story you're excited about and then notice that five minutes later someo…Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:11 pm -
Background Characters, and How they Can Seriously Screw You Over A crap background character isn’t …Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:03 pm -
One would think it might actually be one a person could work with. If a tie game through eight, two…Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:53 pm -
This is a writing tip that I wrote a long time ago... As anybody can tell you, telling a story is n…Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:36 pm -
Characters are tough. In fact, they're probably the hardest part of your stories to write- you've g…Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:17 am -
Okay. This story idea that I am writing includes eight main charecters. A lot I know, but bear with…Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:52 pm -
Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, you can write these horribly awful soppy scenes. Now, if you'…Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:43 pm -
So, I want to write a song. Not just any song though. A good song, about the war in Lebanon, and I …Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:56 am -
Welcome to Dialogue 101, folks! Please fasten your seatbelts and keep your hands inside the vehicle…Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:39 pm -
So, I've become determined to write a science-fiction. I've found a great topic to associate with s…Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:12 pm -
Ok heres where we ask fellow writers good ways or how to do something. I would like to know a good …Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:48 pm -
I wrote this for my blog http://darkelitist.wordpress.com/ It took me around a month to work out wh…Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:28 am -
Hehehe! Okay, for all those who don't know, I've been writing this novel called FREAK about five ye…Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:24 am -
What do you think makes a story original?Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:58 am -
One time, I emailed a chapter of my story, FREAK to another writer. She looked at it, and this was …Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:18 am
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