Ok, so here is one of my "completed" pieces from the past semester. Comment and enjoy!

Edit:

Ok, quick summary, then: This is a hybrid piece where Jane Austen meets modern-day South Carolina.

( Regency Land )

So, is this thing still up an running? I've got a question: I have a 15 page "hybrid" short-story that I completed(ish) last semester and I was wondering what would be the best way to post it? I'm interested in getting feedback from people outside of my workshop that haven't been beaten to death with theory via Dr. Haake (Read more... )

The community is yet living -- I have decided that this is so. ^_~

I was perusing the internet while I was supposed to be working, as you do, and came across the plot point generator. Essentially, it's a program that will introduce a random plot point at the click of a button. Some of them are great and some aren't, but this is definitely ( Read more... )

I'm a big believer in doing research before writing, be it fic or rp or whichever. This was something that was drummed into me in college, but that I would support anyways. If you've ever read a fic where the author had done his or her research, it clearly shows, both in the quality of the writing and in the vibrancy of the details ( Read more... )

I was wondering if anyone had seen the movie (or perhaps, read the book by Brian Aldiss) Brothers of the Head and if so, would you be interested in reading a fanfiction I've written for it ( Read more... )

In the interest of writing a good story, I'd like to get a general consensus regarding readers' feelings about pet names and terms of endearment. Please take the following simple poll. Thanks in advance,
( and feel free to elaborate and discuss the poll or the topic in the comments )

Over at GJ, a 1000 Theme challenge had been announced, and because I love to set up myself to failure, I'm currently trying to finish off at least half of the themes. If anyone is interested, you can find the link and themes over here :D

Title: Blurred Truth
Genre: Angst, death, fantasy
Rating: G
Theme: 554. no sign of heaven
Notes: They could ( Read more... )

Imperfection. It's a nasty word. It means you're less than what you should be; less than what you could be. And it's all. your. fault. I am an imperfection. Marred and useless.
Beautiful, they say, like a prescription to my disease. Like it's something I'd want to be. And I do.

But they can't see beneath the skin. They can't hear the screams, the ( Read more... )

Hi, I'm new here, but this place looks great. I just searched for about an hour on livejournal for all the writing communities I could find and joined any of the semi-promising ones, but this one looks, well, actually alive, and totally friendly! So that's cool. I, like the person before me, am going to post a sample of my writing, because it ( Read more... )

It's okay to imagine it really is as simple as "okay, I forgive you." It's alright to watch everyone else skip down the easy path while you drag the chains of guilt and shame because you don't want to cause distress, at least not today.

You save those fantasies for fevered midnight dreams. When you're hunting, chasing a thousand demons you can't ( Read more... )