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Writers in the community:

Your character is a teenager. They're wandering around, doing whatever, and -- shock! They spot a bloody mess of pre-teen nearby.

Your guy probably isn't going to gasp out, "A child!"

Really.

I mean, yeah, it might fit for your character. But for the average teen?

"A kid!" works.

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Had ridiculous dream last night where Randle McMurphy (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) was some mix of Reno and Cid from FFVII-franchise.

Also: will catch up on dw/lj soon.

Writers, I know it's hard to imagine, but sometimes...

Sometimes, people just can't dance. It's not always a case of some poor, repressed soul jerking awkwardly on the dance-floor until a hottie comes to distract them. It's not always the case that, in the span of three minutes -- and in a sudden absence of self-consciousness -- a rhythm-matching ( Read more... )

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A real update is in the works, but for now:

I'd love to see a 'gender-bending' story where the main character doesn't change how they identify themselves.

I pre-ordered the 3-pack Alice in Wonderland from amazon, and it just came in the mail. <3

So! Bonus features:

"Finding Alice" -- behind the scenes ( Read more... )

What the hell is this? ):

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"One of the defenses of fan fiction writing that I generally see is that it's simply another method to interrogate a text, no different than applying LitCrit theory in an analysis, writing a review, or talking about it on a forum. But it seems to be, by dint of the composition of the fan fiction writing community ( Read more... )

I'm looking forward to seeing this situation develop. You see, guys? It's alright to completely dismiss the creativity and passion of a large, incredibly varied group -- as long as you do it with a smiley ( Read more... )

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