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...I finished my first draft of my latest novel. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D And I wanted to share my utter ecstaticness (yes, I know the word is ecstasy :P) with all of you :P I'm very happy, and am currently considering revision methods. :) Thanks for bearing with me.

...On your work. Here's a new thread for us, since I'm so happy we're coming to life again. In what ways have books, movies, music, or whatever else affected your writery ideas? I'm not one for fanfiction or working with pre-made characters, but sometimes watching a war movie makes me want to...

I'm really, really happy with my most recent finished novella. Aside from needing editing and hopefully a beta in the future, I'm pleased with it and would like to try publishing it. The issue: I've never published anything, and to my knowledge the piece is a bit short to be sent in as a novel...

Grar. I have the plot of the novel I'm working on all planned, and I really like it. Thing is, I'm an uber-busy student, so I write in increments whenever I can wrangle the time and am awake enough to do so. This past month has been absolutely nuts, though, and I'm having a hard time getting...

I'm fairly new to the game of chess. I've yet to win a game against my friend who taught me. I'm getting better at seeing things and defending myself, but my attacks on the other side's king really bite. Any advice/offensive tactics anyone wants to offer? Thanks. :)

I'm already regretting the bad pun in the title, so look past it. (Yes, I know that's not how you spell the word 'thematics.') Sorry about that :sorry: But okay. I've noticed some members around here discussing theme lately, and I'm curious. Do you believe it's essential to "have a theme" in...

Yep. I had one class this morning, and spent the rest of the day writing. I wrote just short of 3,000 words in my novel today. :clap: Celebrate with me! We'll have cake. :D

It varies for me. The complete draft of my novel is handwritten (NEVER AGAIN, I tell you), so my editing process for the past few months has consisted of me rereading it, then rereading specific sections in order, deciding what to change, and putting the new version in type. I edit those...

:wave: Hey guys! I'm bored and in the mood for a new WG topic, so... Tell us a little bit about a character you've created of whom you're proud. What are they like and why do you like them? (You can describe more than one if you really can't resist. :P) As always, I'll be holding off on my...

Italian, 3 english courses for my major, and a swing dance class. No class two days a week except for afternoon dance. I WIN!! I can't wait for next year! :D What are you guys taking in your upcoming semester??

I can't believe we've never discussed this! (At least not recently.) What are you working on? Is it a short story? A novel? A screenplay? A script? A poem? What's the premise? How much have you written? How's it going?? I'll post my responses later. I love waiting to see what other people...

(like myself)...I hereby invite you to check out the CF writer's guild. It's under the Hobbies section of the forums. And we're dying down there! We used to have a lot of frequent members, but now it's a pretty quiet place. Anywho, here's your official invite to come check it out. :) It's fun!

What's your favorite genre to write? Do you always stick to this genre? What attracts you to your genres? Ever have a hard time fitting your work into a 'genre'? Do the genres you like to write typically line up with the ones you like to read? Discuss. The Writer's Guild is too quiet...

...when someone says Eragon is one of their favorite books? Believe it or not, it happens. If it comes up in a context that's bad for debate, I hold my tongue. But if the situation's appropriate, here are some of my favorites: "I suppose if you enjoy sitting down on a rock to ponder what just...

I had to move the setting of one of my stories, and I decided to move it to the coast of Chile. For accuracy's sake on a few of the MC's comments, I included in my research the time difference between EST (where my MC's from) and the zone Santiago's in. Ready for some weird knowledge...

We all love them...food scenes. A well-written one can make you drool on your laptop. My question: how do you go about them? Do you like lots of detail, flavor and taste description, or do you prefer to just say what's being eaten and skim over it? Clearly it has to be appropriate to the story...

So...I'll try really hard to keep this from being a vent. I've been an emotional wreck lately for a couple of reasons, that, as far as this post goes, are unimportant. But the more depressed I've been getting, the more I've been working on my writing. I think I'm using it as a distraction, a...

The rewrite of my novel (excluding the parts I have yet to transfer to computer, rip to shreds and redo) is at about 35,000 words. I'd add it exactly, but the chapters are in different documents and my cell phone with the calculator isn't near me :P What's your current word count?

Let's get to know each other a little bit! Answer the following about yourself: Name: Katherine YIC (Year in College): Freshman Major: English/Creative Writing Concentration Sports/Clubs/Organizations: Cheerleading, drama, elementary-age homework tutor Off-Campus or Dorm?: Dorm...

So as of late all my time's going to my novel. As some of you know, I'm second-drafting it, and so far I've got over thirty pages (of Microsoft Word) content. I'm kind of completely appalled by the parts of this I wrote when I was sixteen, but I'm having so much fun editing and fixing it! All my...