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Discussion: Show, Not Tell

arkiewriter wrote in theslushpile Aug 18, 2005 13:51

Today's discussion features my own personal Achilles Heel. I will always struggle with the "Show, Not Tell" gremlin, partly because I have never quite understood the concept ( Read more... )

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Discussion: Characterization and Avoiding the "Perfect Character" Syndrome

arkiewriter wrote in theslushpile Aug 11, 2005 16:24

We've all done it in our writing. We've all read a book or ten that did it as well.

The Perfect Character. Beautiful, flawless, never makes a mistake. In some extreme cases, the character is the fairy tale perfect reflection of the writer - the "Mary Sue" so lamented in fanfiction and pbems ( Read more... )

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Activities for the Slush Pile

arkiewriter wrote in theslushpile Aug 11, 2005 16:04

All activities are voluntary as far as participation. The moderators will not toss you out for being a lurker.

Mechanics of Writing
I will be posting a Writing Discussion topic every Thursday for members. If for some reason I have NOT posted a topic by 6 p.m. CST, anyone can volunteer a topic of their own if they wish. (Sometimes I lose track ( Read more... )

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arkiewriter wrote in theslushpile Aug 04, 2005 13:07

I discovered today that there were pending members for theslushpile. I am rather ashamed to say I had not checked the membership list for quite some time, since none of the original group had been posting here. I authorized all the pending members for now ( Read more... )

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Welcome to The Slush Pile

arkiewriter wrote in theslushpile Dec 17, 2003 14:59

Getting your voice heard in a larger community, long established, can sometimes be hard. Cliques exist, after all. But The Slush Pile tries to avoid that sort of interaction, and the moderator (arkiewriter) guarantees that you'll get at least one critique on anything posted here ( Read more... )