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da_ardvark
25 Minutes Ago 06:38 PM

What book do you find more interesting: written in active or passive voice?
Even changing the names will not get you off the hook in some cases. Truman Capote had suit filed against him for "Breakfast at Tiffany’s". I wish we had a simple rule that if you lose in a law suit,... (30 views, 3 replies)

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Cogito
31 Minutes Ago 06:32 PM

First few paragraphs - YA FANTASY
I'm sorry, but the Review Room is a full participation critiquing workshop for learning to critique effectively, not a place to merely share your work. You are required to post at least two... (6 views, 1 replies)

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Prometheus
46 Minutes Ago 06:17 PM

What is the avatar above you thinking?
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o254/montanaiceweasel/gifs/tumblr_kyrmcwQTHi1qz qgudo1_500.jpg (17,654 views, 2,760 replies)

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jacklondonsghost
46 Minutes Ago 06:17 PM

Tavern's DJ
OLP is playing at the old Riviera Theater on Main street where I live. It's sold out though :( (61,954 views, 7,698 replies)

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xcomplex
47 Minutes Ago 06:16 PM

The Mansion (666)
You have a really lot of dialogue and this confused me a little. I am not in the most fresh of mind becaus eI am tired but I got lost between who is who. If this is the beginning of your novel I... (62 views, 4 replies)

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xcomplex
52 Minutes Ago 06:11 PM

Libera Me
Unfortunatley I have to agree with the others. You really need something more to hook your readers. Maybe start with some action. I don'e mean fighting bombing or crashing but I mean something that... (81 views, 6 replies)

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mammamaia
1 Hour Ago 06:01 PM

Caballero
you're also indulging in the crafting of looooong, fancy sentences that make little sense... simplify!... 'less is more' is still the best axiom for a writer to follow... along with its less... (12 views, 2 replies)

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mammamaia
1 Hour Ago 05:53 PM

How to write a beginning to catch a reader's interest?
that's good advice from banzai... it's what i would advise, also... (42 views, 2 replies)

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mammamaia
1 Hour Ago 05:44 PM

Simple literary agents question
sounds about right t'me! however, if they're for the YA market, then that word count is ok... for each... but you can't sell a sequel, or a series, without first selling the first book... if and... (61 views, 2 replies)

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Prometheus
1 Hour Ago 05:43 PM

Character intro
Cogito, I'm taking your recommendations very seriously. Not the actual style, I don't think you felt what I was trying to say. (Dig did nail it though. :D ) But the recommendation to shift a lot of... (205 views, 13 replies)

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mammamaia
1 Hour Ago 05:37 PM

Written Vs. Wrote.
brava!... you've done a yeowomanlike job of it... nothing more should be needed... (34 views, 2 replies)

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Ashleigh
1 Hour Ago 05:24 PM

Heritage
I don't really have anything lengthy to say about this, but I think it just has alot to do with the delivery of it. Some people only talk about their pride in their country if the conversation... (41 views, 3 replies)

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Manic056
1 Hour Ago 05:18 PM

My first rejection!
One rejection closer to acceptance. (229 views, 7 replies)

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Manic056
1 Hour Ago 05:16 PM

Open Encounter [ELY G WITNESS]
Gonna be perfectly honest. Don't get it. Do not get it at all. Then again. I'm not a doctor. (10 views, 1 replies)

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mammamaia
1 Hour Ago 05:11 PM

Idea for short stories
how you could go about it is to just sit down and start writing!... ;-) however, you need to know that there's virtually no market for a collection of short stories by an unknown new writer... in... (20 views, 2 replies)

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mammamaia
2 Hours Ago 05:01 PM

paying for editorial critique
mm... you are incorrect in so presumptuously assuming what i may or may not assume... in this case, i assumed nothing of the kind and nothing i wrote indicates in any way that i would even think of... (150 views, 12 replies)

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nightheart1
2 Hours Ago 04:57 PM

What is your favorite book?
I have to agree with crazycat on the Tamora Pierce books. They are amazing! They aren't exactly the same as all of the other past century books they actually feel real even if is totally fictional. (9,538 views, 283 replies)

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Camille
2 Hours Ago 04:57 PM

Changelings
I also agree with the show don't tell, and I had not thought about the suspense, but I love the idea now. It is a prologue, because the story begins six years later and the prologue does not... (161 views, 12 replies)

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nightheart1
2 Hours Ago 04:54 PM

Question : Eragon
The books are WAY better than the movies. The movies in my opinion sucked horribly. I hated them I just felt that the movies didn't catch half the essence of the books. I love the books and still do... (564 views, 29 replies)

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mammamaia
2 Hours Ago 04:48 PM

First novel finished. Would like feedback.
bienvenue aux forums, zed! if you need any tranlation help, please feel free to email me any time, since je parle/ecrit un peu de francais and i help writers in all parts of the world, to many of... (36 views, 3 replies)