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Forum: Writer's Conference 07-06-2008, 08:38 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,953
Posted By Silverah
Sometimes I come up with the title before the...

Sometimes I come up with the title before the story. I use sort of high-concept "artsy" titles, generally long and intriguing, because I write to submit to competition and if you have an interesting...
Forum: Writer's Conference 07-06-2008, 08:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 687
Posted By Silverah
I find it is generally advantageous to know where...

I find it is generally advantageous to know where you're going before you start writing. Even if I don't know every step of the journey, it is persistently helpful to me to know my ultimate...
Forum: General Discussion 05-07-2008, 09:38 PM
Replies: 277
Views: 2,830
Posted By Silverah
I didn't have to go to half a day of school! ...

I didn't have to go to half a day of school!

Okay, so it was because I was at the hospital having tests run and feeling sick, buuuuuuut... three hours of doing nothing! Yay!
Forum: General Discussion 05-07-2008, 09:37 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 265
Posted By Silverah
I have a couple of trouble spots on my teeth that...

I have a couple of trouble spots on my teeth that I'm just waiting to turn into cavities, but luckily I've got pretty good oral hygene and it hasn't happened yet. I was perfect until I got braces and...
Forum: Books 05-07-2008, 09:18 PM
Replies: 299
Views: 9,294
Posted By Silverah
Worst. Book. Ever. I read it freshman year. It...

Worst. Book. Ever. I read it freshman year. It sucked. A lot. If Ernest Hemmingway wasn't dead already, I'd kill him myself.
Forum: Books 05-07-2008, 09:14 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,681
Posted By Silverah
Your enormous font made me almost give up reading...

Your enormous font made me almost give up reading this thread. >_<

I actually think I've heard of this book before, and I think I've thought it was "weird" before, too. However, it's something of...
Forum: General Discussion 01-26-2008, 03:05 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 268
Posted By Silverah
I was babysitting my friend's little sister who...

I was babysitting my friend's little sister who was about four at the time. We were standing in the kitchen talking about what to do for the rest of the afternoon, and she had taken a tin of cashews...
Forum: General Discussion 01-26-2008, 04:31 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 251
Posted By Silverah
Dimples are just a natural variation in human...

Dimples are just a natural variation in human bodies, like cleft chins or being able to roll your tongue. Blame your parents, because I'm pretty sure they're hereditary, so you got them from a direct...
Forum: General Discussion 01-26-2008, 04:29 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 661
Posted By Silverah
My aunt just got a poodle named Obi. Depending on...

My aunt just got a poodle named Obi. Depending on who you ask, it's short for Obidiah. Barack Obama, and Obi-wan Kenobi.

I feel like naming dogs after disney characters is a little lame, like a...
Forum: Life Issues 01-24-2008, 03:36 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 122
Posted By Silverah
See if your school has an unadvertised...

See if your school has an unadvertised sign-language course. It counts as a language credit. :) Also, don't be so quick to write french off. It's pretty easy to pick up, and a lot of fun!
Forum: General Discussion 01-24-2008, 03:28 AM
Replies: 216
Views: 2,152
Posted By Silverah
When I was a little kid I thought it would be a...

When I was a little kid I thought it would be a good idea to spin in circles near our coffee table. It wasn't! I got dizzy, fell over, and split my forehead on the leg of a chair. That... really,...
Forum: Books 01-24-2008, 03:11 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,647
Posted By Silverah
I skimmed Ironside in a bookstore a while back....

I skimmed Ironside in a bookstore a while back. It's Kaye and Roiben as the central characters, and some love-story goodness complicated by faerie court hijinks. I haven't had the fortune to actually...
Forum: General Discussion 01-22-2008, 10:53 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 515
Posted By Silverah
I kicked some kid in the face once. We used to...

I kicked some kid in the face once. We used to have wars. My friends and I had the little burger king toys and played pokemon trainers. Light-up sneakers and Sketchers with two-inch heels and sparkly...
Forum: General Discussion 01-22-2008, 10:48 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 377
Posted By Silverah
It also used to contain coca leaves (the main...

It also used to contain coca leaves (the main ingredient in cocaine) as the primarily stimulant. :D Most sodas started as medicines, actually!

Another fun fact: Christopher Lee has appeared in...
Forum: General Discussion 01-22-2008, 10:43 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 430
Posted By Silverah
The difference between American and European...

The difference between American and European paper money is that european money often has famous, deceased citizens of that country on it, and American money has Presidents. There was an old Franc...
Forum: General Discussion 01-22-2008, 10:35 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 576
Posted By Silverah
School filters = rape. I can't get on any sites...

School filters = rape. I can't get on any sites from school, so I only use the net at home.
Forum: Writer's Conference 01-22-2008, 10:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 283
Posted By Silverah
Trying a bunch of different ways could get really...

Trying a bunch of different ways could get really boring to read after a while. Try one way, and focus more on how she fabricates the plan, maybe? If you want to go with poison, focus on how she...
Forum: Books 01-22-2008, 10:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 253
Posted By Silverah
I read a book called "Undine", but it wasn't...

I read a book called "Undine", but it wasn't "fairly short" - it was at least 300 pages, I think. Are we both talking about the Undine where she goes and finds her long-lost father and they make lots...
Forum: Books 01-22-2008, 10:13 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 649
Posted By Silverah
"Ender Will Save Us All" by Dashboard...

"Ender Will Save Us All" by Dashboard Confessional is supposed to have nothing to do with Ender's Game aside from being a nifty literary allusion, but it really does work as a tribute to the book if...
Forum: Books 01-22-2008, 10:11 PM
Replies: 404
Views: 7,746
Posted By Silverah
For Manga, a lot of times I'll just read it...

For Manga, a lot of times I'll just read it sitting/standing there in the store. For novels, if I have the money, I'll buy them. If not, I'll find them at the library at a later date. So cheap of me,...
Forum: Books 01-22-2008, 10:10 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 1,542
Posted By Silverah
I read it in fifth grade and again in sixth when...

I read it in fifth grade and again in sixth when my teacher assigned it. I loved the story and the writing, and then read the sequels/companions Gathering Blue and Messenger, which I didn't like...
Forum: Books 01-13-2008, 03:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 499
Posted By Silverah
They are making a movie. I'm pretty sure Tom...

They are making a movie. I'm pretty sure Tom Hanks is the producer.
Forum: Films and Television 01-13-2008, 03:11 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 2,996
Posted By Silverah
FIRE! EARTH! WIND! WATER! HEART! WITH YOUR...

FIRE! EARTH! WIND! WATER! HEART!

WITH YOUR POWERS COMBINED, I AM... CAPTAIN PLANET.

Man I miss that show! My friends and I used to pretend to be the planeteers and run around the playground...
Forum: Films and Television 01-13-2008, 03:09 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 5,267
Posted By Silverah
I didn't like Napoleon Dynamite because I'd heard...

I didn't like Napoleon Dynamite because I'd heard all the jokes before I actually saw it. But the dumbest movie I've ever seen is probably 13 Going on 30. It was just... stupid.
Forum: Writer's Conference 01-12-2008, 10:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 275
Posted By Silverah
Not really. :? I'm sorry, it just seems...

Not really. :?

I'm sorry, it just seems like you're taking the most popular genres and plotlines and combining them, and while that seems like it should be a good combination, just look at...
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