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Critiques / What to Wear to Work?

Critiques / Find out what to look for when you are shopping for a hard drive

Critiques / Find out what to look for when you are shopping for a hard drive

Critiques / Find out what to look for when you are shopping for a hard drive

Creativity / great idea, too much work

Hello, The creative way to write for me is listening to music when writing ,and a cup of hot coco to get me geared up. I only work on one project at a time , and I refuse to let my mind wonder off that is not helpful for the project . I get focus relax and write. The key is to relax when  writing it is your private time for yourself to be a kid again . You gotta let the inner child come out and the story will flow like fire . Draw out a writers chart a time line to get a vision of the plot,charater development and let your mind dance away try it out believe me it works.

Creativity / great idea, too much work

Hello, The creative way to write for me is listening to music when writing ,and a cup of hot coco to get me geared up. I only work on one project at a time , and I refuse to let my mind wonder of that is not helpful for the project . I get focus relax and write. The key is to relax when  writing it is your private time for yourself to be a kid again . You gotta let the inner child come out and the story will flow like fire . Draw out a writers chart a time line to get a vision of the plot,charater development and let your mind dance away try it out believe me it works.

Creativity / great idea, too much work

There is a psychological technique that seems counter-intuitive, but so simple it is often miss understood and missed. We all wait for "motivation" to strike to be able to take actoon on something, to write (or any other task in life).  But:  "ACTION PRECEEDS MOTIVATION", that is, one doesn't wait to be motivated, take action and the motivation follows. It works with any task, especially things we dread or 'put off'. Hope tht helps.

Critiques / beta readers needed!

Help!

I'm desperate for beta readers! My family and friends are a bust. I've tried other sites but I only get requests from people in Bulgaria and New Zealand!

My novel is contemporary YA with some mature content. I had 5 out of 6 agents request material during speed dating at the SFWC in Feburary so I'm depserate to get my work read, critiqued, and edited.

here is a quick synopsis:

Orphaned at 16, Dani is forced to flee her home in San Fracisco for the small coastal town of Eureka. Determined to live a life of solitude until she meets Nick Marino. Dani realizes quickly that being with Nick makes her the new "it" girl of Humboldt County. For Dani, traversing the rocky road of popularity is like mountain climbing in flip flops until she discovers Thizz. A seemingly harmless pill that masks her depression and gives her the confidence she neeeds to make it through the day.

When Nick's best friend Matt learns of Dani's obsession with Thizz he feeds her addiction in a desperate attempt to win her love. So when Matt discovers a link between Nick and the man that killed Dani's parents, he must convince her it's the truth and not another ruse to steal her heart before it's too late.

Please email me at nloufas@comcast.net if you are interested. I am willing to swap chapters too!

Critiques / Will you be here ? comments welcomed

If I do;

Will you meet me at the light of day?

Will you lay gently by my side?

Will you soothe my battered conscience?

Will you lie to ease my guilty mind?

Will you be, here?

Will you?

Critiques / Would like Feedback on this piece

English teacher alert! English teacher alert!

Hi :) I'm new to the site, and while I do not disagree with the above comments, I feel it is my duty as an English teacher to point out that your writing does have a lot of comma splices.  

This is just a grammatical (punctuation, really) remark.  For more on comma splices and why/how to avoid them, see OWL Purdue: http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/comma_s...

Aside from that, your work is well-written and fun to read.  Keep writing!

Katt