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Tips for Yaoi Fiction Writers #1Tip 1: Names

Please choose your names carefully. I cannot stress enough the importance of names, they provide the first impression of your character. If you are not writing with a great deal of description, or are leaving the bulk of your character description until later, then the name you choose may create the enduring impression on the reader.

One of the things that can make your writing seem painfully amateur is the desire to choose ‘unusual’ for your characters. There is a fine line between distinct names and absurd ones. Usually it’s better to play it safe.

One of the warning signs is if your names carry an inordi

Very Fancy Official FFM Prompt Bank 2013It's been five ugly, beautiful years. You know the drill.

Drop your fat stacks of flash fiction prompts in the comments section below! You and your fellow FFMers' fresh, home-grown prompts will be used to radically delight and awesomely inspire one another when we need a little creative jump start to get our flash fictioning rolling for thirty one dang days.

As in years past, the most choice, juiciest lookin' prompts you gift us will be selected, with due credit, as featured prompts in one of our daily FFM updates! COOL STUFF!

So prompt to your heart's content! Prompt or die! Prompt the night away! Live free and prompt hard! A brave man pr

Women Don't Need Men.Ok, this has been on my mind all week and I feel like I’m going to go (further) insane if I don’t get it out now.

My fellow males…we are not necessary for the opposite sex.

That’s right. Women do NOT need us. Whatever roles or jobs society deems are fit for men, they can handle just fine.

Seriously, think about it. Head of the household? Check. Breadwinner? Check. Positive role model for children? CHECK. Security and protection? Check. Heck, they don’t even need us to do simple stuff like dispose of pests and rodents, or other things you’d think a man would handle. And, when it comes right down to it, t

DC and Marvel are sexist, EschDC and Marvel are sexist, Eschergirls told me so.

Or, "how the eschergirls are talking shit"

Now, any comic book fan who has been online for more than a week is aware of the eschergirls blog & the hawkeye initiative constantly complaining about what they characterise as poor artwork... An from that many white knights have come out to scream "SEXISM," in the hopes that they'll get to play with jiggly lady parts in exchange... Atleast thats my assumption on why they do it.

Some will even go as far as to say that DC/Marvel in specific & the comic book industry in general has some kind of sexist trend, of turning women into sex objects, due to

Do You Hear What I Hear?As I idly browsed the various weather stats this morning on Google, typing in such far-flung locales as Butte, Montana; Reykjavik, Iceland; London, UK; and Kabul, Afghanistan, it struck me that indeed, there are United States military personnel who are stationed in that country...right now as I sit here.

And how true is that thought!

Here I am, by God's grace, sitting in the relative safety of a free country while under the same sky...breathing the same air, are my countrymen and women...hearing perhaps the whistle of incoming shells instead of robins chirping, smelling smoke from burning vehicles instead of lilacs in the morning breeze, se

Going to be LivestreamingGoing to be Livestreaming if anyone want to come watch

I have the chat box open EVERY DAY.
While it says I am offline, I am still nearby.

I dont see the point in starting a Livestream if no one comes

so pop in say hi and I'll start every time

((Unless it is Midnight here then I dont normally start it))
I am on the East Coast of the USA so that time zone..... I would love to have Everyone I am friends with and watch to show up ))OneDay(( And I would be so filled with joy!

Maleficent Cast and Crew Maleficent
Cast and Crew

Director:
Robert Stromberg(Won 2 Oscars, AVATAR, Alice in Wonderland, OZ The Great and Powerful, Pan's Labyrinth, Life of Pi, The Hunger Games, The Pacific, Boardwalk Empire, John Adams, 2012, Shutter Island, The Aviator)

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Don Hahn(Nominated for 2 Oscars, Beauty and The Beast, Frankenweenie, The Little Match Girl, The Lion King)
Joe Roth(Nominated for an Emmy, Alice in Wonde

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Mouse Housekeeper: Yeardly Smith
Mr. Zenuck: Brian Doyle Murphy
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Otter Goon: Billy West
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Rat Goon: Rob Paulsen
Rhino Goon: John Dimaggio
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Ivo Statoc: Tim Curry
Fox Lawyer: Billy West

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Weekly: Zach Galafanakis
Miss Grey: Jessica Walter
Huk: Joel McHale
Dog AN Member: Danny McBride
Cotten: James Earl Jones
Ferret ANM: Steve Blum
Hans Ka

Hey Bloody Roar fans!Hey Bloody Roar fans! It's been a while since I got the chance to add to my comic, but you may have noticed that I just added over 10 pages to Uriko's story. I was so busy with school lately, that I didn't get a chance before, so after I finished, I had this immense window of time to kill, and so I used it to further the story. 10 pages at once is a lot to follow up on, but that's why the pages are numbered. As for the Bloody-Roar-lovers fanpage, you may have noticed that I only posted about 4 pics from this 10 pic run. Because I love you people, I probably won't post all 10 pics, in order to avoid dominating the forum. I think from now on,

Ideas for Future Racing SimulationsNow that Forza Motorsport 5 and Gran Turismo 6 have been announced, racing fans have a good excuse to get excited-or do they? If a game simply recycles the same material over and over again, only adding new vehicles for racing games or new players for sports games, people are bound to get bored with it. Here are my ideas for racing simulations that I hope will not only keep people interested, but attract new players as well:

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Bryan Singer(Nominated for 4 Emmys, X-Men, X2: United, The Usual Suspects)

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Simon Kinberg(Mr and Mrs Smith, Sherlock Holmes)
Matthew Vaughn(Layer Cake, Stardust, Kick Ass, X-Men First Class, The Debt)
Jane Goldman(Woman In Black, Stardust, Kick Ass, X-Men First Class, The Debt)

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Bryan Singer
Matthew Vaughn
Simon Kinberg
Richard Donner(Lethal Weapon Quadrilogy, Superman, Superman II)
Lauren Shuler Donner(X-Men Franchise)
Stan Lee(Marvel Co-Creator)

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Newton Thomas Sigel(X-M

Ian Flynn: Worlds Collide - Part 5 of 12I read this a few days ago. Didn't want to write up my answer to be honest, any number of reasons but I'll just chalk it up to being too busy.

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Sonic Universe #52

2x the Blue! 2x the Adventure!

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Michael Giacchino(Won Oscar, Star T

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Self Image Tips

by ~cskadoz, Jan 1, 2013, 11:05:36 AM
Literature / Prose / Non-Fiction / Editorial

Okay folks, it's a new year, time to start things afresh. You've made your resolutions and said things will be different and better. Good for you. Time to get started.

1. LEARN YOUR COLORS: Speak with an image consultant, a cosmetic specialist, read self-help. Learn what your skin tone is and find what colors work best to compliment you, your eyes and hair. Be warned, you may be surprised what you thought worked, really doesn't. Keep an open mind and use dressing rooms to check out recommendations. Remember, you're starting over!

2. WORK THE HAIR: Study the shape of your face and definition of your brow line. Look at pictures of celebs with similar features and examine how they've worn their hair. Be warned, you may find that your ears are not too big small nor ugly at all. Bad hair days are easier to deal with long hair.

3. BE VERSATILE: Dress as you feel. When you have your colors worked out, you can get creative, mix and match to express yourself. How you groom and dress reflects who you are.

4. ACCESSORIZE, ACCESSORIZE, ACCESSORIZE: Belts scarves hats and ties go a long way. Scarves make great tie-belts. Be creative, have fun!

5. ATTITUDE: People are noticing. Beware vanity, that's not the person you wanted to be!!

6. SHARE: Now that you're A-list, share this with others.