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[2010-03-02 02:26:33 +0000 UTC]
"What ever happened to...?"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 104; Deviations: 108; Watchers: 66
Watching: 168; Pageviews: 20645; Comments Made: 2715; Friends: 168
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Salvador DalΓFavorite movies: The Lion King
Favorite TV shows: Invader ZIM, Futurama, Broad City
Favorite bands / musical artists: Too many to choose from
Favorite books: Cat's Cradle, Galapagos, A Hologram for the King
Favorite writers: Edgar Allan Poe, Kurt Vonnegut, Dave Eggers
Favorite games: Kingdon Hearts, Pokemon, Legend of Zelda
Favorite gaming platform: Nintendo
Tools of the Trade: Pen and Paper
Other Interests: Anything that can help me be a better person
# About me
Hey, I'm Christian.I am a firm believer in love. I try not to hate and for the most part I'm successful.
I love kids. Their innocence gives way to insight that adolescents and adults would never think of because we're too busy looking at every side of a situation instead of the most straightforward one. I hope one day to be a good father.
Current Residence: North NJ
Favourite genre of music: Rock/Ska
Favourite style of art: Literature
Operating System: Mac OS X
Personal Quote: "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."-The Beatles, 'The End'
# Comments
Comments: 789
Happy birthday, whenever you check back.
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Thanks again! I told you you wouldn't be the most recent comment this year!
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My pleasure! Thank YOU for the watch!
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You are very welcome.
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No problem, Catherine!
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I feel a little funny saying "happy birthday" again when I was the last to comment.Β Hope it is, however.
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Thanks! And don't worry about being the most recent comment next year; I'm back.
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Splendid!Β Welcome back.
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You have been served a slice of "Tagged". Please except responsibly [link]
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How does an honorable mention in the haiku contest sound?
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Prizes will be given soon. Still figuring that out.
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An honorable mention sounds awesome! It's more than I thought I was going to get! Thanks so much!
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Thanks for the Fave! 
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You know it! Going by the idea I got from the picture, what I'm going to be writing is going to be a little out of my comfort zone, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?
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Yeah, for sure. I've got another contest I'm entering that's ending on Wednesday, so I'm getting that story out of the way first. But I think you'll like the idea I've got brewing for you contest
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Sounds great. Good luck on the one coming up Wednesday, too!
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Thanks! I'll need all the luck I can get; I'm going to be competing against a lot of very talented people!
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Since I last talked to you, my work grew a great deal (possibly) I have developed an interest in my little pony, have posted up some writing, and so on.
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So I took a quick read of what you have in your gallery.
It seems very generic, angsty teenager stuff. Believe me, I know growing up is no walk in the park, but you don't need good things in your life to happen to be able to write in a happy tone (Yes, I read some comments, too). And the one story, I think you called it. With the girl who jumped off her roof. There was no character development. Just a stale introduction and a sudden ending. Nothing to immerse the reader in the world. Nothing to get lost in.
And while poetry in general doesn't need to have a rhyme scheme, there should be a rhythm within the words. Just think about lyrics. They have a melody, a rhythm. It's less apparent in poetry because it's left up to the reader, but it still should be there.
On unrelated notes, I'm also a fan of MLP. And if you ever need to talk to anyone, you can always talk to me. Honestly, I believe that telling a stranger your problems is sometimes more secure than telling your friends. Because is a stranger tells someone, what are the repercussions? No one you know will ever find out.
But yeah. Keep writing. You're getting better
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Now don't get me wrong. Your writing is by no definition bad. There's just lightyears of room for improvement, like there is with everyone.
And the number one way to get better at writing is to read more. And I'm not talking about Twilight, Hunger Games, Harry Potter. I'm talking about the classics. The Adventures Of Huck Finn, Alice in Wonderland, that kind of stuff
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I have read both those books
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Now did you just read them, or learn from them and appreciate it not for its content, but for its structure?
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Well, personally I liked wonderland more but the adventures was good too. And I am not sure how to tell which from the other, how can I tell?
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If you can immerse yourself in the world and develop a scene in your mind, then it's good prose. If you can talk about the characters like they're your best friend, then it's good character development.
A good plot does nothing without good words to breathe life into it
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But keep writing, keep reading. You'll get better.
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Thanks. I need that to keep me going! Every good writer should remain writing
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I could say the same to you!
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