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Yesterday, 02:24 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Just a vent in The Writers' Lounge

As a fellow Christian writer, I can empathize with you. We are told in the Ten Commandments to not have idols before our Lord. As long as you're...

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Yesterday, 02:08 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Building a Universe in Writing Discussion

Who are you writing this for? Your consideration of accuracy should stem from your audience. So if you're writing a book for children, naming a...

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05-20-2013, 02:37 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Pen Name Help... in Writing Discussion

Joseph Carson is fine. And if, for some weird reason, it isn't, your publisher will tell you before publishing the book.

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05-20-2013, 02:32 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Study Leave in How was your week?

English Lit went okay!

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05-20-2013, 02:22 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Pen Name Help... in Writing Discussion

So Carson's your middle name? If so, you could be J C MacMallen.

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05-20-2013, 02:17 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Building a Universe in Writing Discussion

Start writing the stories. You'll world will take shape far faster, and far more effectively, if you write with it rather than about it. Jump in the...

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05-20-2013, 02:07 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Pen Name Help... in Writing Discussion

I find Joe Carson very intriguing. What's your middle name?

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05-20-2013, 08:50 AM

Cadence replied to a thread What makes you write? in The Writers' Lounge

Nah. I get worried when I read a book like that. I get worried that I might write to that extent of art and it would accidentally be published. I...

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05-19-2013, 06:32 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Study Leave in How was your week?

Thanks guys. Yeah... I'm trying to cut out the 'faffing' in my life. I'm in the practice of writing down what I want to achieve on a post-it note...

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05-19-2013, 06:20 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Heroes and Villains in Word Games

Provides matches. 299

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05-19-2013, 06:19 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Choose Your Own Adventure in Word Games

I would jump out of the window, but shouldn't this be in the RPG section?

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05-19-2013, 06:15 PM

Cadence replied to a thread What are you reading now? in Books & Authors, Reviews & Recommendations

'Guilty Pleasures' by Laurell K Hamilton. Well written vampire crime/horror/thriller/good book.

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05-19-2013, 06:10 PM

Cadence replied to a thread My Protagonist is a horrible human being. in Writing Discussion

Give him a tone and likable - hence contrasting - friends. And make how horrible he is not accidental, but with purpose for plot and effect.

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05-19-2013, 06:05 PM

Cadence replied to a thread What makes you write? in The Writers' Lounge

Reading.

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05-18-2013, 11:25 AM

Cadence replied to a thread Probably wrong board but lets discuss the awesomeness of this all the same. in Writing Discussion

Wow. Felt like he was talking to me.

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05-18-2013, 11:22 AM

Cadence replied to a thread New Idea for a Horror Novel in Writing Discussion

Slightly reminded me of Neil Gaiman's Coraline.

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05-18-2013, 11:20 AM

Cadence replied to a thread should i take this as a compliment or worry? in Writing Discussion

Whoa. I actually enjoyed that book. Well, the first 400 or so pages. As long as the book contains no strong sexual content, I'd be happy to...

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05-17-2013, 08:52 PM

Cadence replied to a thread What music inspires you while your writing? in Writing Discussion

I don't associate listening to music and writing. They're two wonderfully separate things.

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05-17-2013, 08:48 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Recommend a book with a teenage girl main character? in Books & Authors, Reviews & Recommendations

The best insight you can get is giving your work for others to review. Finding teenagers to read your work will help you know if you are employing...

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05-17-2013, 08:43 PM

Cadence started a thread Study Leave in How was your week?

So yesterday was my last day of normal, uniform-enveloped school life. My GCSE exams begin on Monday. 6 exams in the first week. I didn't expect...

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05-17-2013, 08:34 PM

Cadence replied to a thread What's the last movie you watched? in The Writers' Lounge

'The Last Exorcism.' Kinda good.

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05-17-2013, 08:30 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Recommend a book with a teenage girl main character? in Books & Authors, Reviews & Recommendations

I'd write what you plan on making (or at least some of it) before checking the market. Have a stab in the dark and then see what you've cut, and how...

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05-16-2013, 08:46 AM

Cadence replied to a thread The Movie Game in Word Games

Can I have Sucker Punch?

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05-16-2013, 08:42 AM

Cadence replied to a thread Unclear to the character, Clear to the reader, hoping for examples.. in Writing Discussion

Imagine you're the girl, and all the complexity of the situation should gradually come into focus.

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05-16-2013, 08:40 AM

Cadence replied to a thread Characterizing Laughter in tight phrases in Writing Discussion

Ooh, I want to develop that: "Their laughter was like a barnyard of cackles, snorts and brays." I love the barnyard simile. It makes them seem...

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05-15-2013, 01:54 PM

Cadence replied to a thread Heroes and Villains in Word Games

Writes the next book in the 'Heroes of Olympus' series. It sells well. 301

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05-15-2013, 01:52 PM

Cadence replied to a thread When did you REALLY start writing, and why? in Writing Discussion

Correction: Turns out I was wrong.

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05-15-2013, 01:51 PM

Cadence replied to a thread How To Write Consistently? in Writing Discussion

Write every day - no matter how much that is - and your writing will improve, even if you can't see it improving. Just keep writing. Write what you...

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05-15-2013, 08:50 AM

Cadence replied to a thread The Importance of Naming in Writing Discussion

If a name comes to me, I use it. Otherwise I use 'awesome guy 1', 'awesome guy 2', 'awesome girl 4', et cetera.

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05-15-2013, 08:48 AM

Cadence replied to a thread Characterizing Laughter in tight phrases in Writing Discussion

That's all I think you need to say at this point.

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