You know, I find I don't mind teenagers as such, not much anyway. A few of the most tiresome coworkers I've had have been teenagers, but not even 50% of the teenagers have been bad coworkers. Etc. Experience has taught me, however, that what I cannot stand is groups of teenagers . Ohgod it's an enti...

Maxine! Some of us stay that cute and precious! ;_; I like other peoples' kids, more often than not, and am pretty good at tolerating them. Having a baby sister that I had to help take care of helped me learn how to adapt to small children. As a general reaction, I go all melty and mushy when it com...

first off don't say "I'm not sure how good it is". in my past exp. It means you are setting yourself up for failure. Good or bad does not exist. write it and revise it and write it again. I am sure you can dazzle the world, if writing is what you want. Well! Wise advice, if I've seen it. ...

Journal-writing and fiction-writing share many threads, some of them surprising, and like Opty said, the key is to say what you see, feel, and think. Opty's clip started as something akin to a journal entry, but reads just like - and essentially is - a heart-warming short story that reveals somethin...

I hear you, Faux, and thank you for the rant. What you're saying resonates with me very closely, and it's so relevant to my life right now that I'm glad to read your perspective. In the end, writing is the art of sincere expression; if your heart is filled with a desire to create what you think, int...

Very well then!
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Tell me what you think about outlining, planning, or structuring a story. How do you do it, if you do? What seems to work best for you? Do you just write down ideas or sensations until something materializes, or do you use a more special technique? For those of you who have finished multiple stories...

Oooh, nice. : D I'm still just beginning to learn to knit, but I really look forward to projects that are that intricate. Also this: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2739794403_87316488d4_z.jpg WAT That's adorable! I want one now! I need one with a pink bow, too, so that I can send them to peopl...