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  • Writing Activities Re: You know you're a writer when...

    You know you're a writer when complete strangers catch you talking to yourself in corridors and the like, because you're playing out a scene in your head for something you ...

    Feb 26, 2009
  • Media Reviews Re: Vanity Fair by William Thackeray

    I've nearly finished reading this, but not quite. I've come across a problem and I don't know if it's just me, or if other people who have read it would ...

    Sep 28, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character dialogue

    'I like new people. So long as they make sense, 'cause most people round here don't, and it does my head in.'-Blake 'You know how like 'red' can be a ...

    Jun 6, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Swearing In Stories

    It's funny a lot of people consider words like 'damn' and 'hell' to be swearwords. They're just so mild. I don't even think about where I'm putting swearwords in; I ...

    May 25, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character dialogue

    'Urgh. Fleas. Why would you want to be a flea?'-Blake 'I heard a cool thing on the radio yesterday; did you know you get different types of fleas for different ...

    May 21, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character dialogue

    'I draw the line at nail varnish...'-Blake 'Except when you're being purposefully provocative you mean.'-Ethan 'Oh yeah, well, that's different. I'm just trying to get a load of homophobes all ...

    May 19, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character dialogue

    'Somebody please tell me what you're all talking usual, I am so lost; I feel like I've jumped into the middle of the mad hatters tea party.'-Ethan 'Ah, Alice and ...

    May 16, 2008
  • Media Reviews Re: Sebastian Faulks - Human Traces

    And what did you think of it? I've read it, but I found myself flagging a bit towards the end. It's sooo long, and there are some bits which I ...

    May 16, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character dialogue

    Pouting. 'After my entire rant, nobody was really listening. I get an urge to do a whole speech on what makes people Jewish.'-Ethan 'Well what does make someone Jewish?'-Blake 'I ...

    May 14, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: When do you write?

    Three in the morning is my best time for me. If I could stay up that late then I'd get my books finished in like a fortnight...when I can, like ...

    May 13, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character dialogue

    'You can't be half-Jewish!'-Ethan 'Oops. You're getting him annoyed; you don't want him to be annoyed.'-Blake 'You shut up. Nobody asked you.'-Ethan 'What, I'm not allowed to contribute to your ...

    May 12, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: What would YOU do?

    I'd sink into like the deepest depression over and end up being a spooky reclusive writer. What would you do if somebody gave you a million pounds?

    May 12, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character dialogue

    'You know, you can't technically be half Jewish. You either are or you aren't.'-Ethan 'Man, that so does not make sense.'-Blake 'Well obviously you can identify as half Jewish, if ...

    May 12, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character dialogue

    'What is it with the lectures on the dangers of stimulants? It's only coffee. You only get addicted to coffee if you're like drinking ten cups a day. Or like ...

    May 11, 2008
  • Writing Activities Re: Character dialogue

    'For a moment there I thought our gayness was being insulted.'-Blake 'I have to admit, so did I. How do we know it wasn't? Is 'bent', as in gay, a ...

    May 9, 2008


We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
— T.S. Eliot