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  • Fiction Discussion Re: When is the perfect weather?

    Not when it's storming really bad, because then I have to watch the lightning and listen to the rain on the grass. And when it's nice out, I want to ...

    Aug 21, 2008
  • Fiction Discussion Re: Fonts

    I just use Times New Roman when I typing stuff for school, because I'm forced to. But it really depends on the piece that I'm writing. If it's all dark ...

    Aug 21, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Into the Male mind...

    I've recently learned that I love writing about male characters. Not all male characters, but just how they think, feel, talk, act around others (male and female.) At first, it ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Odd way of writing

    No, but I've tried it. I tend to get confused. But I don't ever use a Pre-Write of any kind. You know, brainstorming or anything. I just write, and most ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Blonde vs. Blond

    I use "blonde" regardless of what the actual rules are. I hate it when SpellCheck changes it from "blonde" to "blond". It annoys me, and that's why I rarely have ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Try writing while half-asleep

    I've tried it, and sometimes it really works. Most of the time it doesn't, and you'll read the thing the next morning and be like, "What the hell was I ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • Writing Tips Re: Motivation - Writer's Block? Procrastination?

    Like what almost everyone else said, don't push it. I like writing when I'm alone, and it's quiet so I can think. Maybe he's the same. I would just tell ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: A perturbed blue crocodile

    An interesting piece. Different from a lot of others in this forum. It takes guts to put something so different up here, and with that, I say, "Kudos to you." ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: The Voices Are Many

    A very strong piece. I have anger problems, and I remember thinking like that at times. This short story really got to me, and I could imagine Austin furiously scrubbing ...

    Aug 17, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Toby's Lunch

    An extremely powerful piece. I'm glad I don't have a weak stomach, because if I did, puke would be all over my keyboard. You'll definitely place in that contest. I'm ...

    Aug 12, 2008
  • General Fiction Novels Re: All Babies Are Blessings (1)

    Good start! I can't wait to finish reading it! I think this story can easily pull the reader in, because everyone's had someone have a crush on them that just... ...

    Jul 24, 2008
  • Official Polls Re: Would you pay to remove ads?

    I wouldn't pay to remove ads. Why? Well, I personally don't see the point. Ads can help you if you've been looking for something and you just couldn't find it ...

    Jul 24, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: Waiting Room Jitters.

    I thought this was just an average short story. It didn't really pull me in, and all the punctuation mistakes really didn't give me a chance of being pulled in. ...

    Jul 23, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: F****d Up and Numb

    I am very sorry to say that... I feel like this every night before I go to bed, regretting what I wrote up on Word before bed. I was laughing ...

    Jul 23, 2008
  • General Fiction Short Stories Re: ~Daddy~

    All I can say is... Wow. That was a really good short story. I was on the verge of tears most of the story, and the rest of it I ...

    Jun 27, 2008


As a former (and rather excellent) liar herself, Aru knew that, sometimes, speaking the truth felt like wrenching a thorn out of your side. But doing the opposite meant pretending it wasn't there. And that made every single step ache. It was no way to live.
— Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality