Agree Agree Agree! To me, it hardly matters what you name a character. 'Sally' will become a sinister name when attached to a sinister...
My heart goes out to you, Banshees. Losing a beloved pet is like losing a family member. Don't let anyone tell you 'it's just a dog'... let...
Yes. I've only read The Da Vinci Code so I'm probably over-generalizing, but what I found terrible were his characterizations. I didn't believe...
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me. :p Ok, so my faves so far: --Italy (esp. Sienna, Lucca, Barga (the Garfagnana), and Assisi....
This. It's why writing is so difficult: there are no absolutes. Well said, funkybass. Again, I'd recommend Lorrie Moore's Self Help as a...
Read Lorrie Moore's debut collection, Self Help. Her use of second person makes what would have been perfectly good first-person narrative more...
Gammer, was your teacher a graduate student (MFA student)? His (her?) comments sound like those of someone young, over-compensating for...
Agree with Madhoca. If it's something your character would say then he should say it. Be true to the voices of your characters. That's the most...
There are many short story collections following the same characters that are not considered to be novels. They are called "story cycles" and the...
Tragic. Sadly, I really didn't know who she was until she died. What an amazing person.
Wow. So much imagination here. I'm afraid my ideas are all a bit humdrum, daily life kind of stuff. I admire people who work with such imaginative...
I know, a bit off-topic. But so sad. :(
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