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Perra

  • Writing Tips Re: Too short?

    As they said, length doesn't really matter when it comes to publication. It only matters when classifying your work. For instance, 30,315 words means you've got a novella - not ...

    Jul 12, 2008
  • Research Re: Loose Ends Research Thread

    Detroit is in Michigan. As for it being a run-down city or whathaveyou, I don't know, but I think nearly every city has an area that's a bit dangerous and ...

    Jun 28, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Finding the know-it-all.

    I feel so sorry for the horses in Eragon . So much galloping, so little rest. :(

    May 22, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Question

    There are actually quite a few articles sprinkled around the site: How to Write a Good Critique What isn't a Good Critique Critiquing Tutorials If all else fails, take a ...

    May 14, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: how not to get published

    *twitch* >.o Ow. Just, ow. And the guy's over 40 years old? o.< Maybe he just had a bad day? Hopefully? Ahhh.

    May 6, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Names

    I only have six names for this list: First Names: Cecile (with or without an accent over the first 'e') Vladimir Toby Elizabeth Last Names: Jaeschke (pronounced Jeh-skee, like jet ...

    Apr 30, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Fantasy Novelists Exam

    4. Is your story about a young character who comes of age, gains great power, and defeats the supreme badguy? Well, sorta. She does 'come of age' by learning and ...

    Apr 25, 2008
  • Research Re: Waiting Rooms

    I haven't been in many waiting rooms. Mainly just the dentist's and orthodontist's offices. I've also been in a physical therapy waiting room and the waiting room of what I ...

    Apr 18, 2008
  • Research Re: Ratty Opinions

    When I hear the word 'rat', I think of Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective and his song. I also think of The Secret of NIMH and An American Tail ...

    Apr 5, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Question about lisps...

    I think writing someone with a lisp for a long period of time would be frustrating to the reader and the writer, though, haha. You could mention a few times ...

    Mar 31, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Question about lisps...

    Hmm, my best advice is not to make the character itself ridiculous or stereotypical. Give it a personality that isn't supposed to be laughed at because of the lisp. Also ...

    Mar 31, 2008
  • Research Re: Calling all college students

    The weekend before Halloween, two of my friends at this other college hosted a pumpkin carving party. Everyone cooked something in the two friend's kitchen and nibbled on the food ...

    Mar 31, 2008
  • Research Re: Time Travel and Trains

    I'm a little rusty on the subject, but I think what your teacher was talking about may have been time travel with gravity. When you go towards the event horizon ...

    Nov 10, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Cutting out a Character

    Well, when I first came up with my story I made up all these names for my characters, and Rammstein was Romshon. Then, one day last spring I was chatting ...

    Oct 21, 2007
  • Writing Tips Re: Simile Generator

    "Satisfaction is like coffee." That's not just a simile, that's the truth. At least for most of my friends. Actually, coffee can be a lot more than just satisfaction to ...

    Oct 21, 2007


Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
— Sigmund Freud