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  • Media Reviews Re: Amber Spyglass

    A Christian is by definition "a little Christ." Christ was all about love and forgiveness and saving grace. So I will openly, outright challenge anyone like Hitler who claims to ...

    Jan 21, 2008
  • Media Reviews Re: Mark Twain

    I've read Tom Sawyer, which was hilarious, and we're reading Huck Finn right now. I understand why you'd think he was racist, but at the time I'm sure Twain would ...

    Jan 21, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: How many drafts do you do?

    I'm only on my second draft of Firebrand, but about once a week I go through the book and edit chapters. As for when and how long I write, I ...

    Jan 21, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Cutting out a Character

    I hate giving up on anyone, even if they're imaginary. It's more fun to re-figure them, re-create them, and make them entirely new people. Ayden's got some good qualities because ...

    Jan 21, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Sex Scenes

    Although I don't like sex scenes in books (or movies, really) and I think the fade-out scene works best, James Patterson writes sex scenes well without becoming pornographic. Like in ...

    Jan 21, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Calvin & Hobbes Comic Strip On Writing

    *ahem* MOST of us don't have rejection slips thrown at the back of our head... lol just kidding. i haven't finished my novel yet so I haven't yet discovered the ...

    Jan 21, 2008
  • Science-Fiction Short Stories Re: Matilda Visits Earth

    uhh... I'm confused. But maybe I'm supposed to be confused. I don't know. Firstly, I would like more information on Matilda. Just a little bit more, because I get the ...

    Jan 20, 2008
  • Randomosity Archive Re: Rate the Signature Above You [2]

    10/10 nice...i know the feeling.

    Jan 20, 2008
  • Research Re: Interesting 'Quirks' ;) (Such as Synesthesia)

    not fair! i want a cool condition like synesthesia! lol. good luck, Monki. I guess everybody found all the interesting diseases, so I don't have anything else to say lol.

    Jan 20, 2008
  • Randomosity Archive Re: Rate the Signature Above You [2]

    10/10 still cracks me up.

    Jan 19, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Publishing

    Don't ever send out your manuscript to a publisher who asks for a fee. Most likely they're just trying to rip you off. An agent is definitely a good way ...

    Jan 19, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Writing Playlist

    woohoo! classic rock, well done. I've acquired a taste for classic rock since I met my boyfriend. his iPod is full of Aerosmith and Def Lepperd and

    Jan 19, 2008
  • Writers Corner Re: Getting published in magazines - any suggestions?

    Teen Ink is a good one. I think it's got some pretty high-quality stuff in it. Some of the fiction pieces are excellent. Some are just okay, but that's life. ...

    Jan 19, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Airborne (edited 4/21/08)

    An hour later I sat in a small hollow in the cliff, sheltered from both the rain and the wind. Gryphon sat across from me and watched mutely as I ...

    Jan 19, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: You Gonna Eat That?

    I liked it, but I agree with everyone wasn't exactly fiction. It sounds kind of like one of those forwards you email to all your friends lol. But it was ...

    Jan 19, 2008


I’d heard he had started a fistfight in one of the seedier local taverns because someone had insisted on saying the word “utilize” instead of “use".
— Patrick Rothfuss, A Wise Man's Fear