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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 months, 4 weeks ago
*Skids into ten tables and rolls fifty yards, landing on feet and deciding to act like that was intentional* Ack! Sorry I’m late, life kinda knocked me over so I had to clobber it
Now that’s some vivid imagery, I like it. 🙂
Tata.
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Cathy replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 1 week ago
*skids in chaotically!*
Oh thanks! Vivacious is a new one…I know I’m glad you have a forthright and upfront personality, (I really hate trying to figure out social cues, also if one more person tells me I’m flirty I’m gonna punch ‘em! XD) And being careful, yes, it’s much easier to do the splits than be careful XD.
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 1 week ago
Don’t worry about it Cathy. I personally enjoyed your vivacious spirit, but one always has to be careful. 🙂
I have six siblings (4 boys 2 girls) and I share a room with all four of my brothers. Me and my oldest brother often debate morality and theology late into the night for fun. Somehow we find infinite things to…[Read more]
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Cathy replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 1 week ago
*sheepish grin* You’re right I think I got a “little” (a lot) *ahem* carried away with arguing, I have a lot of siblings and close relatives who all enjoy bantering…intensely 😅. Thank you for correcting me, I need to very much rein in my tongue more. I’m sorry I grilled you @lrc and @shannon, it was an immature and unnecessary thing to do and yo…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 1 week ago
Cathy my friend, you could cook a cow with that tongue of yours. 😅 🤭 Perhaps you could be a tad less…forceful next time. 😉
Don’t take any offence from this young lady’s rather…violent tongue @lrc and @shannon. I must admit though, the way you began your rant, Cathy, was quite amusing. 🙂
Okay, so I don’t know if you…[Read more]
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Cathy replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 2 weeks ago
@lrc @shannon
Hello pagan heathen! First of all, I like you; I like arguing, this is good arguing. Second of all
WHAT THE HECK WHAT BLASPHEMY IS THIS!?! BURN YOU AT THE STAKE HERETIC!!!!
*Ahem* allow me to sweetly, happily mercilessly rip out the soul and ribcage and gizzard of this argument. First of all by breaking down each and every one of…[Read more] -
Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Thanks for starting this discussion @LRC and @Shannon! My sentiments align more with @noah-cochran on this one, though. While I do agree that it’s too much to say that your writing will “suffer” if you aren’t constantly reading books, I rarely hear even bestselling/award-winning authors suggest that they’ve “made it” and don’t need additional…[Read more]
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Buddy J. replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 2 weeks ago
You guys weren’t kidding about a controversial take. XD I approve. We need more of that iron sharpening iron.
Now… I don’t agree with it, but I also don’t agree with the perspective you’re arguing against.
“One piece of writing advice you hear a lot in the writing world is that in order to be a good writer, you must read as much…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 2 weeks ago
@lrc
OoOh, cool topic! I am here to both agree and disagree with everyone!
One piece of writing advice you hear a lot in the writing world is that in order to be a good writer, you must read as much as possible. If you aren’t reading one book after the other in a reasonable fashion, then your writing will majorly s…
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 2 weeks ago
You two really just did that didn’t you. xD I wonder what put this topic on your mind…
Well, I’m always game for a good argument, let’s do this. 🙂
First off, just to clear a notion that you might think I hold, I do not ever recommend reading bad writing or badly written books as part of one’s research, I find it nearly…[Read more]
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LRC started the topic Controversial Opinion: "Reading makes your writing better" is bad advice in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Hello fellow writers. I appear to you out of the mist, a bringer of chaos—hence the provocative title. @Shannon and I have written this piece together (@Shannon: actually she did most of it), and we hold firmly to our opinions. (@Shannon: so good luck trying to un-convince us).
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Emberynus The Dragonslayer replied to the topic Trying to decide in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books 2 years ago
Sorry I replied so late!
Thanks! (to the part about liking my name)
I’m not an expert on the subject. Personally I don’t put swearing in any of my stories. (Just a personal standard) I have read a few MG books with swearing in them. (But usually by the time I read them, my mom had colored over those words with a black marker hehe! :lol:…[Read more]
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Beth replied to the topic Trying to decide in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books 2 years ago
Yes very true! I think I’m just gonna say my book is for YA audiences! And yeah obviously there will be middle graders who read more adult-themed stuff. But for all the ones who don’t that would be unfair, to say the least, if I through something in there that they wouldn’t feel comfortable reading.
@cassidy Hey…[Read more]
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Beth replied to the topic Trying to decide in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books 2 years ago
Gonna tag ya’ll @nicoleg
@a_nna love your drawing of Stich btw! @emma_cat_caton
@cassidy
@jeremydvance
@story_guardian
@emberynus-the-dragonslayer like your name!@jennythefaun fan of Narnia?? @corkybookworm @shannon @caseybold
@pookiemonster @emgc love your cover photos!! @seekjustice @abigail-rebekah
Phew think that’…[Read more]
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Jessi Rae replied to the topic Anyone here 16+? in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 years, 1 month ago
@shannon Lol conflict is hard sometimes… 😛 And thanks! 😀 I’m going to try to avoid historical references, as the story takes place on another world. 🙂
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Abigail Rebekah replied to the topic WWI in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 2 years, 3 months ago
Yeah, it definitely does. I look forward to the finished version 🙂
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Abigail Rebekah replied to the topic WWI in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 2 years, 3 months ago
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Chelsea R.H. replied to the topic WWI in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 2 years, 3 months ago
Let me just say it’s been ages since I heard from you last! Secondly, love your idea! And your themes seem great. What was the gist of your plot? That might help me a tiny bit with your question.
I’m also writing a WW1 book so we can be WW1 writerly buddies 😛
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Abigail Rebekah replied to the topic WWI in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 2 years, 3 months ago
Wow…your novel sounds really cool 🙂
I love writing about WWI and WWII xD
So regarding the peer pressure, would the youths’ struggles be in feeling that they should be fighting too, and not just letting the adults fight out the war for them? Or is it the struggle of knowing where they stood in regards to the war and their own…[Read more]
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NCStokes replied to the topic Character Mug Shots (Or, Why Your Character Was Arrested) in the forum Characters 2 years, 4 months ago
@shannon Always good to see a familiar face. 😀
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