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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Favorites? in the forum Book Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
Hey people. *tips hat grinningly*
There’s this book I just read called Eats, Shoots and Leaves, by Lynn Truss. It’s non-fiction—about punctuation. But it’s not a long or dull read at all, and is funny and very informative/helpful. Especially for people like writers who’d use punctuation more than usual. 😉
The only objection would be: it has a…[Read more] -
Snapper replied to the topic Writers' Corner #6 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@daeus @kate-flournoy (I miss you, fellow dragon) @that_writer_Girl_99 @winter-rose @jess @delightinlife @daughteroftheking I’m here.
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Snapper replied to the topic Writing Dares! in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
Okay…Just for fun, could I have some poetry prompts?
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Snapper replied to the topic Aquila in the forum Sci-Fi 9 years, 3 months ago
@leumeister I might be able to do it, but I’d have to make sure with my parents first.
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Aquila in the forum Sci-Fi 9 years, 3 months ago
@Leumeister Good plan. Hope you do get some peoples. 😀
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Snapper replied to the topic Would You Rather Writing Questions in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
Great idea, @mariposa !
1. I think I’d rather write it backwards to. That is, if I had a very detailed outline…
2. Push ups. Good work out…paper eating would make me sick, therefore I could not write.
3. Subway. Seems like an inspiring situation, whereas in a rock concert I could not concentrate to write at all. Plus it lasts longer. I’m an…[Read more] -
Mariposa Aristeo replied to the topic How Do I Create A Fantastic Character? in the forum Characters 9 years, 3 months ago
@emily-d Wow, yes Kate’s right, that is an enormous question.
Here are a few other things you could do in addition to Kate’s and Daeus’s awesome advice: Try to get to know your character as much as you know yourself. Write a list of the things they like/dislike (you’ve probably heard this before) that no one will know but you. What’s your cha…[Read more]
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Brainstorming Zone in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@That_Writer_Girl_99 ooooh, I love it! Very nice. It could almost be a poem if you rearranged it. 😀
One thing— plot hole alert. If the Warden created the gene, how old is he for there to be really, really old people in the prison? Or were they not inheritors of the gene, but the first experiments?
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic How Do I Create A Fantastic Character? in the forum Characters 9 years, 3 months ago
@Emily-D wow… what an enormous question. 😛
Lemme take a stab at answering it coherently. First step, I would say, is figuring out the contradictions of your character.
For instance, everyone has something that they want. For the sake of conversation, let’s say I want pie. But then, everyone also has something that they need— and most of…[Read more] -
Mark Kamibaya replied to the topic Beginners' Tips For Writing Science Fiction in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
Sci-Fi Tips Part 6
So I’ve given a basic idea of three popular sci-fi sub-genres: the alien invasion, space opera, and robot genre. I hope I’ve given you enough information to reveal the possibilities available within these genres. But, to tell you the truth, I don’t think you should write within a genre. It can be a great starting point, but…[Read more]
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Mark Kamibaya replied to the topic How Do I Create A Fantastic Character? in the forum Characters 9 years, 3 months ago
I could say something, but I know other people who could write more thoroughly about it.
@daeus
@kate-flournoy
@emma-flournoy
@hope
@dragon-snapper
@sierra-r
@warrioroftherealm
@winter-rose
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Book Suggestions in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@LifeofKatie I’ve probably told you before and @Daeus already mentioned it, but—LES MIS OF COURSE. Seriously. 😀
Read any of the Scarlet Pimpernel books?
North and South—Elizabeth Gaskell (Really good period drama. BBC’s miniseries of it is just as good.)
A Tale of Two Cities of course. 🙂
The Ball and the Cross—Chesterton
Rolf and the…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Aquila in the forum Sci-Fi 9 years, 3 months ago
@Leumeister Yep, anyone who volunteers, to get their email address you can email KP—Sarah Spradlin usually answers the emails—and kindly request her to facilitate an address exchange. Within the safe confines of private email. 😀
And I like to beta-read but can’t volunteer ’cause I’m WAY busy and already overbooked with beta-reading stuff…[Read more] -
Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Just Chatter #2 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@Anne-of-Lothlorien Ha! Great picture.
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 3 months ago
Oh and yes @Dragon-Snapper, the Monte Cristo thing was so great.
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Mariposa Aristeo started the topic Would You Rather Writing Questions in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
Have any of you played “Would You Rather?” I like to concoct funny “would you rather” scenarios to torture my family. Here are some I created just for us writers:
Would you rather write your novel backwards, or only be able to use words under six letters?
Would you rather have to eat every page of everything you write, or have to do a push-up…[Read more]
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Snapper replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 3 months ago
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Snapper replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 3 months ago
@emma-flournoy Ah yes. I had to make Stanton an evil overlord somehow. 😀
@daeus *races ice cream cone to cliche* Hurrah! (I hope you don’t mind being captured. 😀 )
@delightinlife Don’t worry! There are some coconut milk ice creams in my house too. 😀
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 3 months ago
@Dragon-Snapper AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I LOVE IT! XD XD XD Soy ice cream. *overflowing mirth* And this one had too many awesome lines to count too. Nice job. 😀 😀 😀
(@Daeus—have some extra dairy ice cream here, with un-poisoned rasperries. *it*) -
Snapper replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 3 months ago
Oh, and to anyone else who decides to read this and hasn’t read the 1st one, go to the first page of this topic and read that one first.
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