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@supermonkey42 Good point!  Bullies don’t have to be boys. 🙂

@dekreel I can’t think of anything to add to what has already been said.  They nailed it!  Helped me, too.

@dekreel Tricky question. I have a bully in my current novel who plays a fairly small role, but it was hard to figure out how to write him without making him feel cheesy. This is what I’ve found

First, recognize that a lot of bully cliches are cliches for a reason. These things are true in real life, so they should be true in a book. This isn’t t…[Read more]

@dekreel I agree with @sam-kowal on the motives of a bully.

For a not-cliched bully, here are some ideas:

• The bully is actually very intelligent and uses that fact to bully others (maybe his parents think he should stop reading and such all the time and learn how to do something “useful” instead, so he bullies less intelligent kids to make him…

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@dekreel Well, one cliche for bullies is that they are actually weak and pick on others to make themselves appear stronger. I once heard a really cool quote that was along the lines of “The weak hurt and bully. The strong protect.”

Other motives is that they are bored, they’re trying to strike out in rebellion, they truly hate the person they…[Read more]

@dekreel Oh, and… cliches. Personally I think having bullies be physically brawny/thuggish is a cliche, and also having them be unintelligent. They can be different from that

@dekreel 😀 Hi

I think the motivations of a bully are usually a) to feel good about themselves and feel powerful and b) to try to put down anyone who might threaten them or make them feel bad.

This is because, I think for the most part bullying comes out of insecurity. Bullies are insecure about themselves, they don’t get enough love from…[Read more]

@sam-kowal @alia @dekreel

Okay, here’s one I wrote called “Home”.

verse 1

Wherever God has me, I will be home

Wherever I find myself, I’ll make it home

And as the winds that blow take me to places far and wide

I’ll find a home whetever I find you.

chorus

Home is not a building or a place

Home is a feeling of knowing you belong

Home is…[Read more]

@sam-kowal That song is just EPIC!!!  I love it!  Now I want the tune so I can sing it!

@dekreel @alia Your songs are beautiful too!

I don’t play any instruments.  I just sing.  Sometime I’ll try to copy a song or two I have written on here if you like.

You know you’re a writer when a conversation with your family goes like this (after watching a well-written show):

My brothers: “I love this show! It’s so cool!”

Me: “Yes, the backstory is really awesome and their story/character arcs are very good. So is the character development. The writers of this show did a good job with the plot.”

My…[Read more]

@celticcailin Hi! I love music, but I don’t write lyrics (I play cajon.)

I think @dekreel , @sam-kowal , and @alia write songs, though. (Tell me if I’m wrong, guys!)

Good luck on your music!

@celticcailin Hey there! I don’t write songs, and I don’t know anyone on the forum who does, so I’m going to tag a bunch of people who know a bunch of people, and maybe can help you locate advice you need.

@dekreel @dragon-snapper @supermonkey42 @rochellaine @seekjustice @daeus @catwing @daughteroftheking

Name: Kapeefers know her as ‘Notta Writer’ but her real name is Amanda Write.
Species: Human
Appearance: Round face, pale skin, blonde hair with reddish highlight -usually in a bun, dark blue glasses that frame her blue grey eyes.
Personality: Awkwardly shy, anxious, a little bit of a cry baby (but never in public) artistic, and empathetic.
Other…[Read more]

This story is so amazing, @dekreel. I agree with everyone about the ending. It was absolutely PERFECT. 🙂

@dekreel  Welp.  I got brave and decided to try Toby.  Hope you like him!

@jenwriter17 For you, my friend, a poem on Flying Penguins 

Flying penguins are so rare
That sooner would a cow with hair
As purple as your mother’s dress
Be seen than such, I do confess

Flying penguins are so strange
Giraffes on open Kansas range
Would be quite common, normal things
Compared to penguins with real wings

Flying penguins cannot b…[Read more]