Next WriMo: July 2014 - Camp NaNoWriMoNow all of Celesteville was in a total panic! The hunter who they thought had perished years ago was alive and was out to revoke their protection rights so that he could hunt them all again! And the biggest non-conservatve hate group on earth and the second biggest (and most misognist) were on his side!
Naturally, all the citizens were swarming the palace asking Babar about what they were going to do. He had no idea so he eventually had the barricade the palace doors tight.
“Oh Celeste...” Babar said miserably. “I’m...I just have no idea what to do!”
“There there BAbar.” Celeste said kindly. “You’ve just been under so much stress.”
“I’m the king.” Babar said. “Everyone turns to ME for guidance...”
“We turned to you for guidance before you were king.” Celeste pointed out. “Do you remember when we were children and the hunter was after us? We probably all would have been dead if yo
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Babar vs the hunter and westboro baptist church 2
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Babar vs the hunter and westboro baptist church 1
What happens when the 80s televisions most beloved elephant meets his not-quite dead old enemy and the world's biggest (and most infamous) non-conservative hate group? Hillarity!
“May I come out now Caleste?” King Babar called from inside his room.
“Not yet Babar.” Caleste replied.
“I don’t see why I’ve got to stay in here.” Babar said. “I mean who could possibly be coming that would require me to wait in here until they show up?”
“It’s a surprise.” Caleste replied.
Babar was confused. As the king of Calesteville, and the one who had saved his herd from the hunter and introduced them to civilization, he deserved info on these matters.
All of a sudden, Babar's two trusted advisors, Cornelius and Pompadour showed up.
"I say Caleste, how is our king doing?" he asked.
"He's wondering why he has to stay in his room until the guest shows up." Caleste replied. "By the way, any news from madame?"
"She called an
“May I come out now Caleste?” King Babar called from inside his room.
“Not yet Babar.” Caleste replied.
“I don’t see why I’ve got to stay in here.” Babar said. “I mean who could possibly be coming that would require me to wait in here until they show up?”
“It’s a surprise.” Caleste replied.
Babar was confused. As the king of Calesteville, and the one who had saved his herd from the hunter and introduced them to civilization, he deserved info on these matters.
All of a sudden, Babar's two trusted advisors, Cornelius and Pompadour showed up.
"I say Caleste, how is our king doing?" he asked.
"He's wondering why he has to stay in his room until the guest shows up." Caleste replied. "By the way, any news from madame?"
"She called an
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The snow white TG of David Murphy
The true story of Snow White
Prince Charming wasn't a prince to start with. He was an accident caused by two young lovers. Not wanting to be accused of adultery, the abandoned him in the woods near a cave of wolves hoping not to be charged with adultery. Luckily, a kindly enchantress named Mildred rescued the boy and brainwashed the kingdom into thinking he was the prince. For a while, things were fine...till he got hmself in a screw up.
"you told your cousin Frederick what?!" Mildred gasped.
"I was embarssed okay." Charming said. "you know that bedtime story you made up for me...the one about the princess who eats the poisoned apple?"
"Snow White?" Mildred asked.
"Yeah.." he said. "I..kind of told him that she was my wife and I was the one who saved her from the eternal sleep. I thought he'd like me more. But now he's coming to see me tomorrow, and he's bringing the Grimm Brothers with him to do an interview! I'll be disgraced for sure if they find out I lied!"
"I can't keep using my
Prince Charming wasn't a prince to start with. He was an accident caused by two young lovers. Not wanting to be accused of adultery, the abandoned him in the woods near a cave of wolves hoping not to be charged with adultery. Luckily, a kindly enchantress named Mildred rescued the boy and brainwashed the kingdom into thinking he was the prince. For a while, things were fine...till he got hmself in a screw up.
"you told your cousin Frederick what?!" Mildred gasped.
"I was embarssed okay." Charming said. "you know that bedtime story you made up for me...the one about the princess who eats the poisoned apple?"
"Snow White?" Mildred asked.
"Yeah.." he said. "I..kind of told him that she was my wife and I was the one who saved her from the eternal sleep. I thought he'd like me more. But now he's coming to see me tomorrow, and he's bringing the Grimm Brothers with him to do an interview! I'll be disgraced for sure if they find out I lied!"
"I can't keep using my
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I'll be away because of #NaNoWriMo!
Hello everyone!
After some days being sick, I'm finally feeling a little better, so I just thought I had to tell you about this.
In case you like writing, I guess you already know NaNoWriMo. If not, let me tell you about it
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and I think it's mainly an American thing, but you know, it's not actually national anymore 
I've been taking part in it since 2012 and it's helped me to write and finish two of my novels, so I just cannot stop taking part in it again 
Mainly, what NaNoWriMo intends is to help writers, to encourage them to write a novel during November. A short novel - 50k words - but a novel in the end. It's like a challenge, but it can help writers to focus on their work and just write, write, write - reviews will come later, but first, you have to write.
I don't know if I'm making myself clear, so I'll leave you here NaNoWriMo's website in case you wanna check out
So yeah
After some days being sick, I'm finally feeling a little better, so I just thought I had to tell you about this.
In case you like writing, I guess you already know NaNoWriMo. If not, let me tell you about it
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and I think it's mainly an American thing, but you know, it's not actually national anymore I've been taking part in it since 2012 and it's helped me to write and finish two of my novels, so I just cannot stop taking part in it again Mainly, what NaNoWriMo intends is to help writers, to encourage them to write a novel during November. A short novel - 50k words - but a novel in the end. It's like a challenge, but it can help writers to focus on their work and just write, write, write - reviews will come later, but first, you have to write.
I don't know if I'm making myself clear, so I'll leave you here NaNoWriMo's website in case you wanna check out
So yeah
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Android
Cody pushed the sweat from his brow into his hair and wiped his now wet hand on the left leg of his jumpsuit which he wore like trousers with the sleeves tied at his hips for a belt. The once-white tank top that was a part of his personal uniform was so covered in grease and oil and the sweat of his torso that his hand had learned not to try and remove sweat with it.
His eyes were focused on his project; his squint remained hidden behind the glass of his goggles. Having spent over three weeks working on the arms, he wasn’t about to attach them to the automatonic torso without his full attention. Not even the sparks that stung his bare arms could call him away from his task. His fingers delicately wove the wires together and needed perfect precision as he crimped the last of them.
A heavy knock came from the door to his mother’s flower shop.
“Cack!” Cody muttered while he nursed the finger he had just stuck with the
His eyes were focused on his project; his squint remained hidden behind the glass of his goggles. Having spent over three weeks working on the arms, he wasn’t about to attach them to the automatonic torso without his full attention. Not even the sparks that stung his bare arms could call him away from his task. His fingers delicately wove the wires together and needed perfect precision as he crimped the last of them.
A heavy knock came from the door to his mother’s flower shop.
“Cack!” Cody muttered while he nursed the finger he had just stuck with the
princesswanderer princesswanderer
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Depression
Depression
There is something deep inside of me that I can not explain
A darkness in my belly that will not be contained
It seeps out of me in strange and uncontrollable ways
Trapping me in an emotional cage with no escape
On the outside I laugh and smile with sparkling eyes
But in my head I scream and cry
My pearly smile hides that I am dead inside
My sparkling eyes hide unfallen tears
My nervous laughter hides unspoken fears
My silent cries hide helplessness
My unheard screams hide a dark abyss
There is something deep inside of me that I can not explain
A darkness in my belly that will not be contained
I beg for it to please set me free
But the voices inside refuse to release me
© 2013 Venice Gilmore
There is something deep inside of me that I can not explain
A darkness in my belly that will not be contained
It seeps out of me in strange and uncontrollable ways
Trapping me in an emotional cage with no escape
On the outside I laugh and smile with sparkling eyes
But in my head I scream and cry
My pearly smile hides that I am dead inside
My sparkling eyes hide unfallen tears
My nervous laughter hides unspoken fears
My silent cries hide helplessness
My unheard screams hide a dark abyss
There is something deep inside of me that I can not explain
A darkness in my belly that will not be contained
I beg for it to please set me free
But the voices inside refuse to release me
© 2013 Venice Gilmore
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I Won The Fight
You have no power over me, I repeatedly said
As you first struck my face, then my head
I love you so much, you repeatedly said
But rather than let you go, I’ll first see you dead
I love you, you brutally beat out of me
Now convince the world that I am the man of your dreams
For too many years, twin ribbons of guilt and shame tied you to my heart
While sledgehammers of fear and pain tore my world apart
But like an artist, I airbrushed away each unflattering mark
For too many years, I tip-toed through life trying to gauge
Every word I said, every move I made
Never knowing which would set off your untamed rage
And as the world moved on without me
My one true desire was to be set free
But leaving was far more intimidating than you could ever be
Still, I had no other choice, you see
To save my own life, I’d have to escape
From this prison of torture that you alone created
So I dug down deep and found strength in my soul
And from weakness, I became so very bold
I reclaimed the fr
As you first struck my face, then my head
I love you so much, you repeatedly said
But rather than let you go, I’ll first see you dead
I love you, you brutally beat out of me
Now convince the world that I am the man of your dreams
For too many years, twin ribbons of guilt and shame tied you to my heart
While sledgehammers of fear and pain tore my world apart
But like an artist, I airbrushed away each unflattering mark
For too many years, I tip-toed through life trying to gauge
Every word I said, every move I made
Never knowing which would set off your untamed rage
And as the world moved on without me
My one true desire was to be set free
But leaving was far more intimidating than you could ever be
Still, I had no other choice, you see
To save my own life, I’d have to escape
From this prison of torture that you alone created
So I dug down deep and found strength in my soul
And from weakness, I became so very bold
I reclaimed the fr
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Desejo
Qual é o seu desejo?
Que o Mundo se quebre
Quer quebrar o Mundo com suas Próprias Mãos?
Eu poderia fazer isso, mas seria apenas por diversão
No Fim, nada mudaria
Eu Também sou parte desse mundo distorcido
O que você deseja?
Que o mundo se quebre
Que algo diferente aconteça
Me cansei de ver todos os dias
O Bem se tornar Mal, e o Mal se tornar Bem
O amor é a Unica Solução
Mas eu ainda não consigo amar
Como Parte desse mundo distorcido
Eu só consigo odiar
Eu sou diferente
e ainda assim
igual a todos
Que o Mundo se quebre
Quer quebrar o Mundo com suas Próprias Mãos?
Eu poderia fazer isso, mas seria apenas por diversão
No Fim, nada mudaria
Eu Também sou parte desse mundo distorcido
O que você deseja?
Que o mundo se quebre
Que algo diferente aconteça
Me cansei de ver todos os dias
O Bem se tornar Mal, e o Mal se tornar Bem
O amor é a Unica Solução
Mas eu ainda não consigo amar
Como Parte desse mundo distorcido
Eu só consigo odiar
Eu sou diferente
e ainda assim
igual a todos
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Let's go to listen a tale
Once upon a time a family that always feigned.
Once upon a time a little girl who was distressed.
Once upon a time a forgotten tears.
Once upon a time memories which remembered have never been.
It was afraid or ignored, it was defended or avoided.
Between screams, cries and hate lived
each of the members of that family, all the time.
This girl grew up, thus learning
that nobody, about this, shouldn’t knowing.
So she kept quiet, acted and smiled,
with the idea of showing that she was in calm.
But every night when she slept
was always destroyed all that strength.
It was defended or avoided, it was afraid or ignored.
Once upon a time a family that happy wanted to be.
Once upon a time wrong actions which were performed unintentionally.
Once upon a time a secret that someone masked.
Well, once upon a time a little girl who forgave, because she didn’t want that past came back.
Once upon a time a little girl who was distressed.
Once upon a time a forgotten tears.
Once upon a time memories which remembered have never been.
It was afraid or ignored, it was defended or avoided.
Between screams, cries and hate lived
each of the members of that family, all the time.
This girl grew up, thus learning
that nobody, about this, shouldn’t knowing.
So she kept quiet, acted and smiled,
with the idea of showing that she was in calm.
But every night when she slept
was always destroyed all that strength.
It was defended or avoided, it was afraid or ignored.
Once upon a time a family that happy wanted to be.
Once upon a time wrong actions which were performed unintentionally.
Once upon a time a secret that someone masked.
Well, once upon a time a little girl who forgave, because she didn’t want that past came back.
HelenaDl03 HelenaDl03
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NaNoWriMo Story - Witch, Prince, Guard
Ride to School
The noble children of the King’s City gathered and gossiped on the green commons of the King’s Academy. Youths from various ages from eight to thirteen, both boys and girls were excited to begin a new year a primary school courses. But the true excitement came from a buzzing rumor that Crown Prince Elijah was beginning his schooling this very year!
These rumors are all true, of course. The young prince and his dearest friend were to arrive in any moment to the school.
“I bet all the other children will be cheering for us when we get there! Today is gonna be great, I tell ya. What do you think Eli?” Tristan Fabian bounced on his seat as he talked and the prince smiled at his friend’s delightment. Elijah was thrilled at the idea of starting his schooling but didn’t really have much to say on th
The noble children of the King’s City gathered and gossiped on the green commons of the King’s Academy. Youths from various ages from eight to thirteen, both boys and girls were excited to begin a new year a primary school courses. But the true excitement came from a buzzing rumor that Crown Prince Elijah was beginning his schooling this very year!
These rumors are all true, of course. The young prince and his dearest friend were to arrive in any moment to the school.
“I bet all the other children will be cheering for us when we get there! Today is gonna be great, I tell ya. What do you think Eli?” Tristan Fabian bounced on his seat as he talked and the prince smiled at his friend’s delightment. Elijah was thrilled at the idea of starting his schooling but didn’t really have much to say on th
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Twang, a wordcount dragon
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Washed
Seems a high blunt taste
Seems a beautiful waste
Such an elegant shade
Why is it to fade?
Ribs so grey made?
Cities blind in chase
Pictures greased to phrase
Just as the cloudy air planes that soar above
Once playful raindrops, now gloomy love
Off painted scapes they shove
Colors in history glowed childishly
Every tint of earth poured meaningfully
Eyes to see beyond what is to be seen
Textures and radiance never better then what could have been
Pinnacle in the canvas of the wind so lean
Glass works sculpted of broken diamonds too keen
Else Heaven bend to re-imagine
Seems a beautiful waste
Such an elegant shade
Why is it to fade?
Ribs so grey made?
Cities blind in chase
Pictures greased to phrase
Just as the cloudy air planes that soar above
Once playful raindrops, now gloomy love
Off painted scapes they shove
Colors in history glowed childishly
Every tint of earth poured meaningfully
Eyes to see beyond what is to be seen
Textures and radiance never better then what could have been
Pinnacle in the canvas of the wind so lean
Glass works sculpted of broken diamonds too keen
Else Heaven bend to re-imagine
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Your Path
A little bit sad,
Not tired of being mad,
Far from happily insane,
Too depressed to feel the pain.
No body cares if you are good,
Nor does it matter if you lose your childhood,
Pleasure is all they need,
Even if your heart if filled with greed.
"Just keep going" they say,
They don't mind even if its not your way,
Walk an unknown path even if you have to crawl,
What ever happens; they say don't fall.
Live a life which you don't want,
The world will race you to the finishing point,
But your dreams are long lost,
And all you did is listen to them at your own cost.
But our lives only end up in our hands,
We shall only play our own bands,
Just trust it in yourself,
Forget every other trickster elf,
Take it just as far as you can,
Be proud, on your own legs you ran.
Not tired of being mad,
Far from happily insane,
Too depressed to feel the pain.
No body cares if you are good,
Nor does it matter if you lose your childhood,
Pleasure is all they need,
Even if your heart if filled with greed.
"Just keep going" they say,
They don't mind even if its not your way,
Walk an unknown path even if you have to crawl,
What ever happens; they say don't fall.
Live a life which you don't want,
The world will race you to the finishing point,
But your dreams are long lost,
And all you did is listen to them at your own cost.
But our lives only end up in our hands,
We shall only play our own bands,
Just trust it in yourself,
Forget every other trickster elf,
Take it just as far as you can,
Be proud, on your own legs you ran.
MorganWolfram MorganWolfram
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Literature
Nature Games
The ocean's crying,
Dripping droplets of cunning salt.
The impatient wind wails endlessly,
Yet the water's depressed thrashings don't halt.
The land stays solemnly still and stands
Courageously tall without shedding a tear of agony.
Even the shy breeze whispers,
To the gentle giant trees of the soil's bravery.
The overwhelming ocean leaves sad tiny marks
Of shells from its aggressive harsh beatings.
The lands bleed boastful
Sand as the beach's greetings.
The wild petunias and daffodils pose
As the audience to the frames,
Hence, the fauna sing and cheer
To these nature games.
Dripping droplets of cunning salt.
The impatient wind wails endlessly,
Yet the water's depressed thrashings don't halt.
The land stays solemnly still and stands
Courageously tall without shedding a tear of agony.
Even the shy breeze whispers,
To the gentle giant trees of the soil's bravery.
The overwhelming ocean leaves sad tiny marks
Of shells from its aggressive harsh beatings.
The lands bleed boastful
Sand as the beach's greetings.
The wild petunias and daffodils pose
As the audience to the frames,
Hence, the fauna sing and cheer
To these nature games.
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Different languages have different rules for what should be capitalised. If you speak English, you’d capitalise “I” and leave your dog lowercase. You may find it interesting that German is a bit backwards. If you’re German, you’d capitalise “Hund” and leave “ich” lowercase. Why am I telling you this? Because it’s simple little things like this that have the potential to give your reader the wrong impression of you. If they think that English is not your first language, they may structure a critique differently than if they knew that you were born and raised in New York.
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Cases
Cases are, in a sort, ways of conjugating a noun – that is, defining its role in a sentence. Kind of. Not really. Well, sort of. It’s a bit swimmy, because we don’t really have them in the English language. Well, that’s a lie. We do, but they’re not very prominent. Despite this, we’re going over them anyway. Why? Because they’re big in some foreign languages and extinct languages. Why do we care? Because there will be a lesson on foreign and extinct languages in the future. But don’t worry; we will cross that bridge when we come to it. Those who couldn’t give a pair of fetid dingo’s kidneys about adding foreign languages into their stories can feel free to scroll down the page to the next bit, which is a good one, and talks about Grammar Nazis.
Nominative: Sometimes known as “subjective,” because it indicates the subject.
° I am tired.
° He
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Writing Tips - Language
Accents, Foreign Languages, and Regional Dialects
There are times when your story may have one or more character speaking a different language, or with a different accent than the rest. There are many different ways a writer can go about presenting this to the reader, and before we go any further, I will concede that some of it is a matter of personal taste, and on this particular matter, you won’t be able to please everybody. So, consider this bit not so much a lesson, but rather a series of guidelines.
Accents
Everyone has one. Even if you think that you don’t, there’s someone, somewhere in the world who would disagree with you. Some people may have a very faint trace of an accent, whereas with others, you can hardly make out what they’re trying to tell you. But how should you translate these simple speech patterns to text? Well, that depends, really.
Since I’ve been listening to the audio books lately, and it’s the best example I can come up with, let
There are times when your story may have one or more character speaking a different language, or with a different accent than the rest. There are many different ways a writer can go about presenting this to the reader, and before we go any further, I will concede that some of it is a matter of personal taste, and on this particular matter, you won’t be able to please everybody. So, consider this bit not so much a lesson, but rather a series of guidelines.
Accents
Everyone has one. Even if you think that you don’t, there’s someone, somewhere in the world who would disagree with you. Some people may have a very faint trace of an accent, whereas with others, you can hardly make out what they’re trying to tell you. But how should you translate these simple speech patterns to text? Well, that depends, really.
Since I’ve been listening to the audio books lately, and it’s the best example I can come up with, let
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Writing Tips - Getting Started
You want to write a story. Great! But the problem is that you're stuck before you've ever even managed to get the first word down on the page. You're just being taunted by the white page (or screen, as the case may be) in front of you.
If you haven't already, you may want to look into getting your thoughts organised. Figure out what you're going to write about, before trying to write anything. This may mean anything from making a few notes on a page to writing down every single thing that pops into your head, whether or not it's immediately relevant (my preferred method). With a more general (or even a very concrete) idea of where your story is going to go, the words should hopefully come a little more easily.
If that fails to work, try putting on some music. I tend to find that just putting on any old music will actually be counter-productive. Instead, t
If you haven't already, you may want to look into getting your thoughts organised. Figure out what you're going to write about, before trying to write anything. This may mean anything from making a few notes on a page to writing down every single thing that pops into your head, whether or not it's immediately relevant (my preferred method). With a more general (or even a very concrete) idea of where your story is going to go, the words should hopefully come a little more easily.
If that fails to work, try putting on some music. I tend to find that just putting on any old music will actually be counter-productive. Instead, t
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