Hello, I have been reading stories posted to this site for about a year. I must admit, I found the range of subjects fascinating, and the range of quality astounding. Some of the authors who post here are excellent writers with vivid imaginations and superior skills. Others are not quite as good, but who, with a little patience and a great deal of editing,...
Cartoons… Such a wondrous and enjoyable thing to watch, for these worlds of animation and ink, are filled with heroes and villains, destroyers and creators… Each world filled with their own unique brand of hero and villain, but as these worlds exist, a question comes to mind… What would happen if characters from these worlds were forced to live together? Suc...
June, her arms full of bags from the dealer's room, fumbled with the key card for the room before she managed to get it to slide the right way. She pushed the door open with her hip and managed to drop everything on the bed. It was not often she spent like this, but a convention vacation was a once a year thing for her and her girlfriend so she felt she coul...
Dialogue This: Making Your Characters Talk Y'know, people often say to me: "Firebrain, how come you write such good dialogue?" My stock response (whilst smiling smugly) is that I watched a lot of Buffy. Now that's actually quite relevant - Joss Whedon is the king of quippy dialogue and gorgeously grey characters - but that doesn't help you, on the other si...
Hi. I am really grateful for the platform that Lit provided me to use and abuse. This is my way of giving back. This is intended for new Writers/Authors who are interested in learning a practical, technical method of developing their stories. Since I am posting this on Lit, the article focuses on Authors wishing to write and post on Lit and similar forum...
Open for contributions. See the Chyoa Forums Discussion Thread for details and Q&A: http://forum.chyoa.com/threads/lusty-magic-academy-rpg.452/ There comes a time when young people of special gifts come together under the guidance of dedicated teachers to advance their skills, learning, and character so they can use their powers for maximum benefit. Thi...
There comes a point in many writers' careers when they reflect on what they pen and why. I am at that point right now as I type this document. Perhaps you, the reader, are there with me. Whether or not, I hope you find lessons in these words. I hope you will understand that the opinions expressed herein are mine and that everything I say is merely a suggesti...
Love is silly. This is not to say that love is laughable, or funny; it's neither. Love is not trivial. It is sublime, life-altering. Love changes. But love, especially new love, makes us act silly, makes us think differently. We do things out of character for us, we say things we normally wouldn't say and almost immediately the changes begin. The playboy...
This is your chance to take control over one of the living main lost characters, either Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Claire, or Charlie. Or be your own character. Where you was on the plane and where the other characters act differently. To keep characters in their normal personality take control over a character.What's next? New character Kate Austen Jack Shephard...
Thoughts On Writing Erotica: POVs, Plots, Pacing, And Pudendas To begin this discussion, I would like to start with MY definition of Erotica vs. Pornography, and Erotica vs. mainstream fiction. Many people are confused over the lines between mainstream fiction that has erotic elements in it, and true erotica. Likewise, there is great confusion, and differen...