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Even though Molly is fictional, I'm still not entirely comfortable with the idea of exposing her to pornography. Will have to find one without too much detail, or where they can keep her occupied with something else for a while.

...it got very chaotic very fast and basically scared me off. :P

http://www.fmwriters.com/community/dc/dcboard.php

I highly recommend this site for writers. They have an excellent number of writers. he chat room is really useful. Several published authors hang out in there. Most of them are primarily fiction writers, but there are some that write, or have written non-fiction, also.

If we can keep it organized- IF- the beta reader pool will just rock. Thank you.

Hello! Have a seventeen foot long, multicolored, wool, knit scarf (curly wig not included), and a bag of jelly babies.

We've heard so much about you. Welcome! ^_^

And, please excuse me while I go eeeeeeeeeee! for another Farscape fan! There are so few of us, it's exciting to meet another 'Scaper. {= D

That's a Pilot carapace on my emoticon, by the way. As my gift to you, have one yourself! Use it well.

~Neshomeh

Now I have :). Did you by any chance take part in the Cafeteria foodfight?

And a tall ship. No idea why.

But here's a newb secret: get rid of all the really weird gifts by giving them away again! No one really notices, and no one really cares. But still, some of the stuff is quite nice. You'll also get several packages on your birthday.

Welcome to the Board! Here, have some chocolate, end enjoy your stay here!

A Sue is, by definition, er... there are several definitions, all too lengthy to post and deconstruct in the short time I have remaining before work.

Some characteristics, instead:
-Authorial Self Insert
-Uncannily Good-looking
-More Powerful than really possible
-Center of the Plot
...etc.

I've seen implausibly entered characters who were altogether unbelievable, but the author actually spent some time on their personality and gave them a few weaknesses, as well as putting together an actual Plot. A Sue is almost always a hallmark of poor writing ability-- someone who can't write a decent character and has trouble writing a story with good details is... well, the average fangirl. But poor writing ability is not always a hallmark of a Suefic, and sometimes, very rarely, someone pulls it off. I should clarify-- at least 95% of the stories out there are absolutely terrible.

For example, JulyFlame just started a roleplay where all of the characters are supposed to be Sues/Stus. It's one of the most fun, intricate, and mind-bendingly thoughtful things I've done in a long time. (It's located here, if you were wondering.) Whether or not a 'Sue is a terrible character depends entirely on the author. If the author writes Sues/Stus because they have no imagination to write more realistic characters, the story will be terrible. If the author is a good author who writes Sues/Stus for fun, the story might not be absolutely terrible.

Most important thing when writing non-fiction is that you have a plan about what you are going to write. And that you like the subject matter.

Depending on the plan it can be a lot of essays that fit together. Though in a book filled with essays those essays can be loosely related.

That's why I don't mind beta-reading stuff I don't know--in the end, I don't think it affects how well I can do my job of pointing out where things might not make sense. In fact, it may actually make it easier.

One would think we could all be responsible for our own fact-checking anyway...

~Neshomeh

Hello!

I'm asking because I think I'm probably going to be involved in something like this pretty soon, and I would like it if you guys could refer me to any useful information you know.

The book in question would be nonfiction, mix of day-in-the-life stuff and research. Ideally. I'm not so good with fiction, and very slow besides, but I've written hundreds of essays, and a book is really just a lot of essays that fit together...

Advice? Thanks.

If "Fun" means "major potential for mayhem of various sorts." Which it usually does.

Very nice fandoms, do you happen to like classic Who as well?

To commemorate this glad event, here's a sonic screwdriver and a bag of jelly babies! Please use responsibly.

exswyzie14 at yahoo dot com, if you need the address.

I don't know Sweeney Todd, so this mission was a bit of an odd read for me. I do like that you got Sweeney himself to do the actual killing!

Fair winds!

Now you can throw BBQs.

Welcome, welcome! Hooray, another Redwall fan! I read Vengeance Quest maybe a year or so ago, and I still hold it among the best fics out there. Welcome to the PPC!

I gift you with a Rubix polyhedron, a sock full of chalk, and a hug. I'm sure you'll find some use for them.

As written in the Wiki, it has the shape of a small pistol but morphs itself to another weapon when aimed at a Sue.

Feel free to use it in mission if you get Permission. It's one invention of mine, and I would be glad to see some use from other Agents.

Please accept this basket of assorted silly hats as a welcoming present.

Most likely! It would probably work better slipped in someone's shoe, though.

I'm sorry I never got around to helping you back then. For some reason, I thought you had gotten help for those stories. Anyway, if you still need help, you can send one (or more) to me here: keyoflit@yahoo.com