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Yesterday, 7:52 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Can't seem to have direction, a bit frustrated. in World Building

Why does she want to become a herbalist? How did she get into this field? How does she feel about the invasion? Does she want to do something about...

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Yesterday, 2:54 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Can't seem to have direction, a bit frustrated. in World Building

To me it starts with one question that forks into two. The question is simply what does your character want? It splits into the two questions What...

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5-21-13, 6:28 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Reading Like a Reader v. Writer in Writing Questions

Couldn't agree more Steerpike. Learning not to over emphasize the technical stuff is a lesson I know and have learned, but still on occasion, still...

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5-21-13, 10:26 AM

Penpilot replied to a thread Writing in the Present Tense in Writing Questions

Yeah, I'm noticing it more too. But I'm noticing it in literary fiction more. Don't mind reading it but it takes a bit of a mental adjustment. ...

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5-20-13, 3:01 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Weekly short stories group in Writing Groups

Novel rewrites are kicking my ass. Need to get off my arse and focus on some short stories too.

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5-19-13, 2:59 PM

Reaver replied to a thread Word Association Game in Chit Chat

Logen Logan

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5-19-13, 2:45 PM

Reaver replied to a thread Thor: The Dark World in Film & Television

It sucks that Branagh isn't at the helm on this, but I think it has the potential to be good.

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5-18-13, 2:49 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Literary Theory and the Writers Who Love It in Writing Groups

I like to poke my head into the literary world every so often. There are lots of cool things to analyse and pick a part and ponder over. Things...

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5-17-13, 3:18 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Story vs Plot in Writing Questions

Yeah... I agree with Guru. For me as I read that section, the paragraph in question felt like it fit there in spirit, but wasn't quite working with...

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5-16-13, 1:48 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Story vs Plot in Writing Questions

Maybe the paragraph doesn't fit well with the rest of the text around it, or maybe it does. It's hard to say if it should be cut without seeing the...

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5-16-13, 10:55 AM

Penpilot replied to a thread How much action is too much action? in Writing Questions

Too much? It depends. Is the plot moving? Can what you're trying to express with four "battles" be done in one or two? On the surface it does seem...

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5-14-13, 10:40 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Grammar Test in Chit Chat

I got 8, and trying to decipher one of the sentences gave me a headache.

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5-14-13, 1:36 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Clashing Personalities in Writing Questions

I haven't thought this entirely through so feel free to chop it to pieces, but maybe this happens a lot because when you break it down, there are...

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5-13-13, 8:16 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread [Novel]The Importance of the Opening Sentence? in Writing Questions

For me the cover and the blurb is what gets me to open the book. After that, they have a paragraph to a page to hook me. It doesn't have to wow me,...

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5-13-13, 2:44 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread Feeling Kinda Stuck. Help? in Writing Questions

Yeah I've run into this a few times. One way I deal with it is specifically go to a place like the library to write. I stay there for a predetermined...

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5-13-13, 2:30 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread The other POV in Writing Questions

I tip my hat to you for that. Memorizing and performing, that'd be a brown underwear time for me. :p

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5-13-13, 2:05 AM

Penpilot replied to a thread The other POV in Writing Questions

If you want to check out another book where the protagonist isn't the POV character, try To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus finch is the hero but the...

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5-12-13, 2:51 AM

Reaver replied to a thread Favorite Moment/Scene in Fantasy/Sci-Fi Novel/Movie in Film & Television

IS THERE NO ONE OUT THERE WHO THINKS THIS SCENE IS HILARIOUS?

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5-12-13, 2:42 AM

Reaver replied to a thread Worst 5 Movies of All Time in Film & Television

Thanks to everyone who posted! I value your opinions and input. Is it just me or have there been a lot of really crappy movies basically pooped out...

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5-12-13, 2:21 AM

Reaver replied to a thread Kill this Thread in Chit Chat

The previous statement is the very definition of THE REAVER.

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5-12-13, 2:19 AM

Reaver replied to a thread Word Association Game in Chit Chat

Humor Happiness

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5-12-13, 2:18 AM

Reaver replied to a thread This or that? in Chit Chat

Ummm...Guitar Hero? Trillian or Eccentria Gallumbits?

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5-12-13, 2:15 AM

Reaver replied to a thread Word Association Game in Chit Chat

...what? (Wry grin)

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5-12-13, 2:11 AM

Reaver replied to a thread Word Association Game in Chit Chat

Butter Roasted aardvark

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5-12-13, 2:03 AM

Reaver replied to a thread "Choose Your Own Adventure" Tanks in Chit Chat

Ah..the good ol' days of choose your own adventure books. I haven't read one of those in decades. However, I highly recommend this awesome post...

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5-12-13, 1:55 AM

Reaver replied to a thread Word Association Game in Chit Chat

Microwave Popcorn

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5-11-13, 6:40 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread How to have characters with distinctive personalities in Writing Questions

To me character voices become unique when I understand simply what a character's wants are and what shaped those wants. Usually I need two wants, a...

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5-11-13, 2:04 PM

Penpilot replied to a thread What to do when grammar gets you down. in Writing Questions

I say bite the bullet and make sure you relatively confident in what you're doing with grammar. Grammar isn't my strong point, but when I'm writing,...

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