So, here's a list of potential names: Lydia Vanessa Sabrina Victoria Elizabeth Isabella I'm actually very strongly leaning towards Lydia or Vanessa. I think Elizabeth is out because I do NOT want her to be called "lizzie" which almost BEGS some aweful lizard pun considering she's in a worl...

@Maxine: That sounds like a neat, fun technique. Are you big on character profiles? Do you write a lot of facts and connections and ideas about your characters and settings before writing? As for your outline, I think it's brilliant and should prove to be quite fun! Each section (the two you have) ...

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 storie...

I don't think I've ever had a character that was "me" in one of my stories (not that I can think of, of course, who knows what I have written in the past.) Usually, though, what I do is that I put pieces of me in my characters, especially my villains. Any angry thought or feeling goes stra...

Or having my name shortened or cutened without my permission. I have a co-worker who calls me Joshie and I want to put out my cigarette in her face. It could be that it's just built into me- my mother was also aggressively against people referring to me as "Joshie", and I actually don't e...

Errrrm, I don't think it's insulting, but it does tend me to to sound like a cat-call, but at the same time it's "how it's said". Seriously I wouldn't have a problem with it. I have a problem being called "chick" though. o_O; I tend to call people "hon'" which has oddly...

Really? In middle school we were forced to write exclusively in cursive. Not that I cared. I've never really paid attention to handwriting one way or another. I just finally gave up on cursive because when I would go back to re-read something, it was easier to read it when it was in print. XD as for...

Which sorta set my attitude for being a webmaster - I was never going to act like him. It's a good attitude to have, in general. I agree. And I've never regretted it. There are times when I kinda almost want to look the guy up and tell him what I still think of him and "oh, btw, look how far I...

Let's see... my earliest experiences.... I remember being roughly about ten and enjoying chatrooms, my parents had several applications for them. The internet itself I didn't get into until I was roughly 12. I remember typing in dragons and finding this one website that was set up like a "which...

Remember how much more of a pain in the ass search engines used to be? XD Don't I? I remember one night being on IM with you and I was searching for something. I can't remember what it was (something stupid like maybe a font) but I remember as I was trying to search for it I was ranting and raving ...