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  • Writing Tips Re: This Is Awesomeness

    This rocks: Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Writing Better This is better than sliced bread!

    Jul 12, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Anyone try acting?

    I DO THIS! However, it's just me doing it. So my Mom constantly walks in on me asking why and what I'm talking to my self about.

    Feb 4, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Tenses: How Do You Choose?

    I usually don't approve of using present tense. I've always thought that past was better. However, whenever I try to write in past tense, I end up switching to present ...

    Feb 4, 2007
  • Research Re: Third Person or First?

    How do you decide which is better to use, third or first person? What are some advantages/disadvantages of using them. Which is better when you have two points of view ...

    Feb 4, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: How To Find A Good Title

    So, I have no title for my current project. My last working title was no good, and it made me cringe every time I read it. I was wondering, how ...

    Jan 7, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Fantasy Novelists Exam

    The only one I said yes to was 25: "Do you not know when the hay baler was invented?" hehe. The fact that I only had one out of seventy-five ...

    Jan 7, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Discipline, oh my!

    I usually use music to motivate me, or I make sure that when I'm writing, I don't have anything I need to do anytime soon. That way I can spend ...

    Aug 10, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Discipline, oh my!

    I have trouble doing the parts that I don't like, (uh, like, the first chapter). That makes it hard for me to post stuff on here. Also, worldbuilding scares me. ...

    Aug 8, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: YAY! More fun with knife wounds.

    Okay, a few questions: 1. I slash someone's throat with a sharp knife. a. How difficult will this be? b. Will blood get on the person doing so? 2. I ...

    Jul 30, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: A Tip for Soppy Scenes

    How about keeping dialogue in character during soppy scenes? Any tips?

    Jul 30, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Need...To Get...In...The Groove!

    Postal Service!

    Jul 27, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Borrowing Okay?

    I've been inspired by a lot of books, and loved the ideas, but usually when I get to writing they get so different that they become quite individual.

    May 15, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Hidden Characters

    To the HP thing: Not really. This is actually something that came to mind. I definitely can use one of my characters at the beginning. Now, when they're met the ...

    May 6, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Convince Me

    *claps* I'm actually starting a romantic fiction, and I'm hoping to do well! I'll check myself with this.

    Apr 29, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    Ah! I was about to post this! I have a male character who cries. I'm wondering how to do it. He's not crying alone either. He's being watched. I'm trying ...

    Apr 24, 2006


People say I love you all the time - when they say, ‘take an umbrella, it’s raining,’ or ‘hurry back,’ or even ‘watch out, you’ll break your neck.’ There are hundreds of ways of wording it - you just have to listen for it, my dear.
— John Patrick, The Curious Savage