Recent content by Darkthought

Everyone loves an Ernest Weiner.

I thought there was a dedicated thread for this but I couldn't find it. Apologies if this is the wrong space for it. Would adding some sort of personal journal function to the profile page be desirable or even possible? I ask because I often find myself composing pieces using the personal...

They give you an excuse to procrastinate about whatever you're avoiding writing instead. Every writer needs something like that.

Lists like this are always so difficult. Sometimes its hard to account for all of our influences but I'll try. Need to get my post count back up anyway. The order here does not represent ranking. 1. Tolkien - This seems almost like a cop out for anyone writing any kind of fantasy but its...

I have a hypothesis that most readers' brains don't even notice the repetition of pronouns or names and that this kind of thing only stands out in extreme repetition circumstances which almost never occur. I think an acceptable balance occurs intuitively for anyone who ever develops an interest...

I hope readers empathize with my characters, or are disgusted, or saddened, or overcome with joy. I hope they can relate my writing to something in their own lives. I hope they read something I said and it changes the way they think about something. But at the root of it all, I want my readers...

Definitely being aware of the common tropes and techniques in your genre can't hurt. However, I do not think its strictly necessary that one be an avid reader in order to produce quality writing. For instance, almost every avid reader I know personally is quite shit when it comes to writing...

I'm using a gameboy color with that little printer attachment.

Once upon a time I ran and participated in several RPs on the old forum, and I've been an RPer since the bygone days of Rhydin in the AOL 2.0 chat RP scene. I am dusty and my bones ache but I would honored to participate in this new chapter of the community.

Hello friends old and new! I am sure no one is left who remembers me, but I joined the old forum in January of 2008, right before I graduated high school and was a very active member of the roleplay sub forum for a long time thereafter. I shared the space with the likes AnonyMouse, Oasis...