Comments for My Exploding Cat http://myexplodingcat.com Just stories and drawings really, no actual fissile felines. Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on Phoenix: Chapter 2 by Writer http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=1831&cpage=1#comment-5371 Writer Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:47:07 +0000 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=1831#comment-5371 Actually, they were still in middle school in the first chapter, and Tallie is Phoebe. I don't know how obvious it is in the beginning, but he sorta gave her phoenix powers and she "died" and came back as a baby, which he then started taking care of because he felt responsible for her. Your age range is almost right, though. It was kind of a dumb start, but first chapters usually are. I don't know if I've put up the revised one yet--I'll have to check that. I made it a little less awkward the second time around. Actually, they were still in middle school in the first chapter, and Tallie is Phoebe. I don’t know how obvious it is in the beginning, but he sorta gave her phoenix powers and she “died” and came back as a baby, which he then started taking care of because he felt responsible for her. Your age range is almost right, though.

It was kind of a dumb start, but first chapters usually are. I don’t know if I’ve put up the revised one yet–I’ll have to check that. I made it a little less awkward the second time around.

]]> Comment on Phoenix: Chapter 2 by I FOUND THIS ON SPARKNOTES http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=1831&cpage=1#comment-5162 I FOUND THIS ON SPARKNOTES Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:50:47 +0000 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=1831#comment-5162 and in the beginning we saw it from the fresmans point of view. Props for the cool story twist! and in the beginning we saw it from the fresmans point of view. Props for the cool story twist!

]]> Comment on Phoenix: Chapter 2 by I FOUND THIS ON SPARKNOTES http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=1831&cpage=1#comment-5161 I FOUND THIS ON SPARKNOTES Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:49:22 +0000 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=1831#comment-5161 o i get it, the real tallie is the freshman mark noticed. so that makes mark... 26 or 27 o i get it, the real tallie is the freshman mark noticed. so that makes mark… 26 or 27

]]> Comment on Phoenix: Chapter 1 by I FOUND THIS ON SPARKNOTES http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=1829&cpage=1#comment-5160 I FOUND THIS ON SPARKNOTES Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:30:33 +0000 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=1829#comment-5160 nice writing, nice plot, kinda dumb story, but points for originality!(mabey im wrong, bit i just read this for the first time) nice writing, nice plot, kinda dumb story, but points for originality!(mabey im wrong, bit i just read this for the first time)

]]> Comment on Signs that someone is a teensy bit INSANE by chapelperilous23 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=612&cpage=1#comment-4681 chapelperilous23 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:51:44 +0000 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=612#comment-4681 hey! i can't reply to your message at the cafe as I don't have enough posts. I hope you receive my email address and we can talk there :) regards hey! i can’t reply to your message at the cafe as I don’t have enough posts. I hope you receive my email address and we can talk there :) regards

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]]> Comment on Poem: Potion by Writer http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=2573&cpage=1#comment-3330 Writer Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:01:52 +0000 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=2573#comment-3330 Er, yeah... although I didn't bother to read it anyway. I don't need to. I've been told by most people that it's just a squealy vampire book filled with socially acceptable porn, and the only people I see liking it are squealy hormonal teenage chicks (and occasionally some older ladies who really don't need to be reading that trash). I wouldn't have a problem with it except that it's kinda sad that people don't know a good work from a bad one, and now I get a bad rep because people hear "teenage writer" and think I write vampire fan fiction. That site's hilarious, though. Er, yeah… although I didn’t bother to read it anyway. I don’t need to. I’ve been told by most people that it’s just a squealy vampire book filled with socially acceptable porn, and the only people I see liking it are squealy hormonal teenage chicks (and occasionally some older ladies who really don’t need to be reading that trash). I wouldn’t have a problem with it except that it’s kinda sad that people don’t know a good work from a bad one, and now I get a bad rep because people hear “teenage writer” and think I write vampire fan fiction. That site’s hilarious, though.

]]> Comment on Poem: Potion by Gossamer http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=2573&cpage=1#comment-3326 Gossamer Sat, 09 Jun 2012 02:57:12 +0000 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=2573#comment-3326 Hey, you said you hate That (anti-feminist) Sparkly Vampire Book (I do too!). Anyway, here's a great site I found that picks apart the series,tells you what's screwed up with the sentences, story, messages . . . You get the idea. http://reasoningwithvampires.tumblr.com Happy readin'! Adios, paka. . . hope you don't go nuts wondering HOW something that horrible sold millions of copies when you learn just how many things are wrong with it! Hey, you said you hate That (anti-feminist) Sparkly Vampire Book (I do too!). Anyway, here’s a great site I found that picks apart the series,tells you what’s screwed up with the sentences, story, messages . . . You get the idea. http://reasoningwithvampires.tumblr.com
Happy readin’! Adios, paka. . . hope you don’t go nuts wondering HOW something that horrible sold millions of copies when you learn just how many things are wrong with it!

]]> Comment on Blog, 5/30/2012 by Writer http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=2569&cpage=1#comment-3312 Writer Thu, 31 May 2012 18:24:42 +0000 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=2569#comment-3312 Also, if you have other questions or need a friendly editor, my email is myexplodingcat (*at*) gmail (*dot*) com. Also, if you have other questions or need a friendly editor, my email is myexplodingcat (*at*) gmail (*dot*) com.

]]> Comment on Blog, 5/30/2012 by Writer http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=2569&cpage=1#comment-3311 Writer Thu, 31 May 2012 18:23:34 +0000 http://myexplodingcat.com/?p=2569#comment-3311 You wouldn't believe how many thirty-page starts I have hanging around my hard drive. The trick to ideas is that you can't do everything at once. Every story has a plot, at least one character, and at least one place. You just have to come up with one of those before you come up with the others. Personally, I always start with a plot or a character, and the character is often easier if you don't have any ideas. Plots are more difficult to come up with. But you CAN easily create an interesting person, and them put them in a place that would make an interesting combination, and then something happens. Definitely easier than trying to come up with all three at once! Your order might be different. If you're good at describing things, you might come up with a place first. Additionally, you might keep looking for interesting elements elsewhere. J.K. Rowling originally had a throwaway character called Lily Moon (before she named Harry's mom), who eventually became Luna Lovegood. She had the idea for Luna's personality, and found a use for her. You really have to be doing this for a while, though, before you get good. So if you think you suck, congratulations! You're at least not sucking AND laboring under the delusion that you're good. AND if you keep writing, you won't suck permanently. I sucked when I started writing. I still kinda suck. But less so. Good luck! You wouldn’t believe how many thirty-page starts I have hanging around my hard drive. The trick to ideas is that you can’t do everything at once. Every story has a plot, at least one character, and at least one place. You just have to come up with one of those before you come up with the others. Personally, I always start with a plot or a character, and the character is often easier if you don’t have any ideas. Plots are more difficult to come up with. But you CAN easily create an interesting person, and them put them in a place that would make an interesting combination, and then something happens. Definitely easier than trying to come up with all three at once! Your order might be different. If you’re good at describing things, you might come up with a place first.

Additionally, you might keep looking for interesting elements elsewhere. J.K. Rowling originally had a throwaway character called Lily Moon (before she named Harry’s mom), who eventually became Luna Lovegood. She had the idea for Luna’s personality, and found a use for her.

You really have to be doing this for a while, though, before you get good. So if you think you suck, congratulations! You’re at least not sucking AND laboring under the delusion that you’re good. AND if you keep writing, you won’t suck permanently. I sucked when I started writing. I still kinda suck. But less so.

Good luck!

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