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Gilroy earned the badge Milestone 1-1 1 year ago
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Gilroy earned the badge Pirates of FM Participant 1 year, 2 months ago
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Create 1 new topic” of the activity rank Cub Reporter 4 years, 3 months ago
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Gilroy started the topic Common Writing "Rules" in the forum The Writing Pad 4 years, 3 months ago
I want to resurrect my writing blog this year. And I think I figured out a focus for the posts. But I need some help.
What are some common writing “rules” that get thrown at all writers?
Things like — Don’t Use Adverbs. Only use Said as a dialog tag. Kill your darlings.Just need the rule itself so I can expound on what the rule is supposed to…[Read more]
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Create 1 new topic” of the activity rank Cub Reporter 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy started the topic First attempt at a thriller – Muse inspired Dilemma in the forum Mystery, Suspense and Thriller Writing 4 years, 6 months ago
I’m taking my first stab at writing a thriller (I admit, partially inspired by watching James Patterson and David Baldacci on MasterClass) I hate to admit that I’m trying to write a thriller as mostly when inspired, though I feel fortunate that the Muse has adored me regarding this story.
Here’s my present dilemma. To this point, I thought I was…[Read more]
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Gilroy replied to the topic How do you do "action" scenes in the forum Techniques 4 years, 6 months ago
I realize this is over a year old, but another technique I’ve been told is to shorten your sentence length. If you have normally long, flowing sentences, chop them up into quick short things, and give the writing almost an accelerated feel.
Using the avalanche example: He jumped. He zigged. That boulder was too close! Run FASTER!
If gives a…[Read more] -
Gilroy replied to the topic Flash Friday Participants? in the forum The Writing Pad 4 years, 6 months ago
Flash fiction is anything under … 1000 words? Or is it anything under 500?
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Create 1 new topic” of the activity rank Cub Reporter 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy started the topic Librarything Forums – allow to die? in the forum The Writing Pad 4 years, 6 months ago
Huh. I tried to post something about this earlier, but I guess because I included links, the forum won’t let it appear.
Long long ago, we had a group on Librarything. They are talking about archiving old and inactive groups. Do we want to let that old group die?
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Create 1 new topic” of the activity rank Cub Reporter 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy reached the activity rank Cub Reporter 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Reply to topics 100 times” of the activity rank Scribbler 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Reply to topics 15 times” of the activity rank Cub Reporter 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Reply to topics 100 times” of the activity rank Scribbler 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Reply to topics 15 times” of the activity rank Cub Reporter 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Reply to topics 100 times” of the activity rank Scribbler 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy completed the requirement “Reply to topics 15 times” of the activity rank Cub Reporter 4 years, 6 months ago
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Gilroy replied to the topic Anybody Else Have Goosebumps? in the forum The Writing Pad 4 years, 8 months ago
I keep thinking that we’ve stifled innovation in the space exploration field, because we aren’t pushing anyone to do anything. I’m hoping what SpaceX does and what they achieve will encourage more to push and create a true innovation race.
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