Speculative Vision

I can't find the one that made FZ leave. The one where it was suggested he do away with four years worth of work and world building to rebuild his main religion around Buddhism, rather than ACTUALLY answering his question. What we need to do to get the place back up is start writing again, focus on ...

I was talking to somebody who used to come here. They started their own site and, to me, explained why: To be honest, I was disappointed to see the direction the site had taken. Maybe that was part of the reason I started this site, to focus primarily on THE WRITING. I think SV lost sight of that. ...

As for the war in Iraq, don't sit there and pretend it has not had any positive consequences. 40 million people have been spared life under a brutal dictator. What's that worth to you? I know you're sitting there all nice and safe and sound, with no responsibilities for your own keep at this point ...

I disagree. I don't think that the ending is important, at all, when you start writing as long as you have a pretty good grasp of how you want to begin and what the middle will consist of. As long as you have that, the ending will come naturally by following the logic of the plot. I've had an instan...

When we quit buying tickets!
and they start hiring writers who think, as opposed to guys who've seen Friday the 13th 92 times.

Me, personally, I had high hopes for this one. Aja did good work on High Tension and made a great not-so-standard slasher. Alas, Aja.

Well, me personally, I jumped up and down for twenty minutes screaming, "Kill that hillbilly %&#$er! C'mon, you corn fed moron, cut his %&#$ing legs off!" The original is much better. Alex Aja still has to grow as a Director and, IMO, completely unable to convey the themes of the original. and, no, ...

Alright, Mag. Alright. I retract my statement.

Go see the original, directed by Wes Craven, his second feature. It's good.
So good, in fact, that it will turn you into the most savage human being on earth for about fifteen minutes during the climax.

Whinnied doesn't refer directly to a horse's neigh, it's just the most common usage.
You can also use 'Whine", or "cry", to describe it.

Whinnied
Bellowed
Squeaked
Crooned

I think it means the "blade" doesn't collapse into the hilt like the other light sabres.

I'd also suggest not posting any material from your novel, short stories that may be published, or something you may wish to publish here as it will either 1) render your work "Published" and allow your rights to be violated or 2) Break any contract you may have with your publisher, because you viol...