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  • Writing Tips Re: What is style?

    It usually comes naturally. :) You see, a style doesn't really come from the person, but it comes from the story/poem/whatever. So yes, you will have a certain way you ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    *sighs* This is what the thesaurus says: Main Entry: weep Part of Speech: verb Definition: cry Synonyms: bawl, bemoan, bewail, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, complain, deplore, drip, grieve, howl,

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: What is style?

    There are LOTS of different opinions on what style is for writing. Even when you look at writing books describing style, you often find differing opinions. But still... For me, ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    Guys can't express emotions without destroying something. Everyone knows this. An overgeneralization at its finest. ;) I never said the character didn't destroy anything. But can't he be crying while ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Characters and Dialogue

    Author's Note First of all, I've been wanting to write this tutorial for a long long time. So why haven't I written it? Every time I started to plot it ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: How to write chapters...

    Whoa. That seems like a good plan and three chapters in four days is certainly impressive. I think I'll try this with my next chapter since it seems to be ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: How to write chapters...

    Okay, I was getting really hung up on this at first. I mean, I had this fabulous idea for a novel, yet it took me months to write a chapter. ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    Question, before I voice my opinion. Snoink, are you trying to find a way to describe a man crying in a general way or describing a masculine ('tough guy') man ...

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Profile Update

    My profile doesn't show up...? EDIT: I think it may have something to do with the friend comments... as soon as I approved one, I couldn't see my profile.

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Some Minor Changes, or 120 SmIlIES!!??

    :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: :pig: Oink!

    Apr 24, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: When men cry...

    Different words are feminine and masculine. Okay. So how do you describe a man who cries/weeps/sobs in a masculine way? Apparently with difficulty. How would you describe a man who ...

    Apr 22, 2006
  • Welcome Mat Re: New Playwriter says Hello.

    Wow! A playwright! That's pretty nifty. Usually, playwrights are excellent poets too because they are awesome at word choice... you have to be when writing dialogue! Anyway, great to have ...

    Apr 21, 2006
  • Romantic Short Stories Re: Romantic Failure (character sketch)

    Hmm. Doesn't do much as a character sketch, since we don't see anything really unique about these characters. Pretty stereotypical of dramatic personages. Horny guys. Hard-to-get women, struggling fro

    Apr 21, 2006
  • Writing Tips Re: Analyzing those characters -

    I just want to tell you that this article is flippin' sweet and an excellent tool (for me, as a critiquer) to use when I'm critiquing a story. It really ...

    Apr 20, 2006
  • Information Desk Archive Re: Friends Management, or how I learned to stop hating and love

    Oops! XD No, I mean the buddy list we had.

    Apr 20, 2006


One by one they went / And, though each laughed as he returned to earth / Their souls were in their eyes.
— Alfred Noyes (Watchers of the Sky)