I've decided to share some of the work I wrote for English class @ CVM last year. Keep in mind that I only read Canadian literature when forced to, and I can't be forced to like it. Also, I hate having anything less than absolute freedom while writing, and I find that having to use the formal essay structure feels like pulling teeth. No, not really ( Read more... )

This post is made of awesome: http://fangirlblog.com/?p=2262

ETA: It got nasty in the comments and someone had to try to be the voice of common sense. I usually avoid these things because you always end up offending somebody out there when you post your opinion on the internet, and the ( Read more... )

What I didn't say to my English Literature teacher when he asked if I'm going to study literature at university, and why not, since I "write so well":

a) I've met many people online who write better than I do. If I choose writing as my career, I'll want to be the best. Yes, in the world. That's how competitive I am. I'll strive for the impossible ( Read more... )

I thought the last two episodes were relatively well liked, judging by the comments on the episode guides which were largely positive the last time I looked, aside from a few people whining about "politics, oh no" who make me wonder how they feel about the prequel movies (you know, one half of Star Wars) which are about... politics! I want to ( Read more... )

Yes, personality can be altered by traumatic events or situational forces.* (However, if you give no explanation at all for the change in your fic, that's automatic fail. YMMV.) But if you want your fanfic to be plausible, there is a limit: the character has to be recognizable. To accomplish this, you can take character traits that are already ( Read more... )