Well that's just it; it's simply a hypothesis. Genetics isn't an exact science,
Actually, I like to think genetics is an exact science -- it's just that our science of studying it is anything but
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Well that's just it; it's simply a hypothesis. Genetics isn't an exact science,
That's more or less what I meant by my statement.Actually, I like to think genetics is an exact science -- it's just that our science of studying it is anything but
Genetics is very exact. The study of it is, as well, very exact. It is so exact that it is limited in its scope. Genes code for proteins. Genetics will tell you that A leads to B, but not necessarily whether or not B leads to C. The B to C relation is left to psychologists and sociologists, and those fields are exact in some places but not in all. They work with even greater variables than biology, with many of those variables hard to isolate, and in environmental conditions that are difficult, if not impossible, to control.Actually, I like to think genetics is an exact science -- it's just that our science of studying it is anything but
Things move quickly if there's money to be made.I'd give it a few years(decades). Considering genomes and DNA are massive strands of information, it would probably take a long, LONG, while before everything clears up.
Well, you've got two choices. Either write about something else, or learn what you don't know. In other words, research (as you would for a school paper, but better, since it's something you actually care about).Suppose you wanna write about all these really awesome battles involving militiary strategy, expert swordsmanship, medicine usage on wounds...but don't know even a lick of any of that stuff? I know about hand to hand fighting, but other than that, I'm stumped so...what do you do when you don't know anything about what your writing about?
Uh, maybe consider what traces of the previous owner may have been left in the car. Maybe lead into a mystery as to why it was abandoned and the story around that?http://skylerocon.deviantart.com/art/Untitled-Story-99387192
Help? I'm not sure where to from here on this. Any suggestions?
Hadn't thought of that...Uh, maybe consider what traces of the previous owner may have been left in the car. Maybe lead into a mystery as to why it was abandoned and the story around that?
Maybe he's diligently working on the next installment while keeping your thoughtful suggestions in mind...?Ah, yeah, I know what that's like, you know the story "Spellcasters Calling"? The author just sorta pulled a disappearing act like a day after I left my critique.
Is that the post you were talking about?El Nino's whiny post on another forum said:On an unrelated topic, and not to hijack the thread or anything, I'm going to vent for a second (supposedly that's what this forum is for). It seems I may have unintentionally caused an account deletion (or at least a fic deletion). My only reaction is: WTF. If you ask for advice, why are you running away when someone gives it to you? It may have been the harshest critique I've ever offered on this site, but the author wanted suggestions for improvement, and that's what I gave. I mentioned the things I liked about the story (and I meant them), and then went into detail about what to me were the story's biggest flaws, why those aspects didn't work for me, and offered a couple suggestions. I even opened with a disclaimer that I didn't know whether or not the author wanted to treat the story so seriously but that I was going to offer advice anyway just in case. I also made it clear that I was not passing judgment based on subject matter; I was only evaluating how effectively the subject was handled. It was the longest review I'd ever written for this site, and it took some time to get down. I don't review every story I come across; I usually do it when something shows potential but needs work, as was the case this time. Today, that review is gone, and it looks like the story is gone as well.
I probably would care less if it had been a shorter review. But this took time. And now I can't even reference the review to see if something in my language might have come off as a flame. It wasn't a flame, d*mnit, it was just an honest opinion and some advice that the author could have chosen to ignore if he/she didn't like it. I might have felt better if I had gotten an angry reply (or even have been ignored) rather than have the writer and story both vanish on me. I don't know if the poster is 1) just really embarassed and re-thinking the story, 2) throwing a private hissyfit elsewhere, 3) just an impulsive person who has now already forgotten the whole incident, or 4) torturing cats in some basement somewhere.
After all that, I should also say that there is a possibility that the story's deletion may have nothing to do with me. It's possible someone else reported it for inappropriate content (it was rated T but probably should have been either M or AO). Heh, now that that detail has dawned on me, I realize this whole rant may have been pointless. Eh, sorry about that. Carry on....
If it's true it's probably just because it's a book commonly on high school curricula in America.So the two school based trainees I work with are studying two different books for their 11th grade English assignment. One is studying '48 Shades of Brown' by Nick Earles and one is studying 'Catcher in the Rye'.
They're both my favorite books. I thought it was a funny coincidence. Kind of.
I get annoyed when I say Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books, and people (namely the trainees I just spoke of) say 'Oh so you like that book 9/10 serial killers have read'.
Is that even accurate?
Edited: I shouldn't be posting when I'm high.I get annoyed when I say Catcher in the Rye is one of my favorite books, and people (namely the trainees I just spoke of) say 'Oh so you like that book 9/10 serial killers have read'.
Would anyone bother to read a fairly long "original story" with no relevance to smash? I'm scared to post it. Partly because people won't read it.... Partly because people will. Either way I get the impression that a lot of elitists hang out here.but there's only ONE original story on the first page...
They would. Yes, post!Would anyone bother to read a fairly long "original story" with no relevance to smash? I'm scared to post it. Partly because people won't read it.... Partly because people will. Either way I get the impression that a lot of elitists hang out here.
I'll read it.Would anyone bother to read a fairly long "original story" with no relevance to smash? I'm scared to post it. Partly because people won't read it.... Partly because people will. Either way I get the impression that a lot of elitists hang out here.
I'd read it. Hopefully it'll get more people to post non-fanfiction writings here.Would anyone bother to read a fairly long "original story" with no relevance to smash? I'm scared to post it. Partly because people won't read it.... Partly because people will. Either way I get the impression that a lot of elitists hang out here.
There are two things I hate about November.Tom sent me a message last night reminding me that National Novel Writing Month will begin soon. Anyone participating?
I won't be this time, but I offer a compromise: I will spend the same amount of man hours needed to write a horrible novel to instead write a really great short story, which is something I've been meaning to do.
If I have time, I'll take a look in a few days. But if this is your first time showing your work to people outside your inner circle of friends and family, take a breath and calm down first. And don't take it personally. Not everyone is going to like what you write, just like how you don't like every book/movie/game you encounter. Learn to roll with the punches, learn how to fall and take hits. That's the only way to improve.EDIT: Yeah.... I already regret posting it. I knew this was a bad idea. First and only comment: "This is why I hate Fantasy".
hi,
with a true confession i will say i have not studied or really fully read your stories. i did run into your wife the other day and asked her to ask you, again, exactly who is your audience. what i mean is this -- the story "starter," reads to me as though it were written for men -- why? i found the language - not "****" but the demeaning language about women and their body parts offensive.
i am lost as to who is the narrator?
you say "southern drawl," but then there is none and it doesn't come into play
i don't know where this takes place -- geographically -- maybe i shouldn't then "southern drawl" should have more signficance.
in short stories or narrative, as in a novel -- the plot or the story line in general comes out in the first paragraph or at the very latest -- the second.
the opening doesn't round out the ending - why?
i got lost as to who was speaking and to whom -- i did get the phone conversations narrative, that is they were just that. but then i was lost as to who was asking and
then i don't understand who and how these characters interact or relate or more specifically who are they in "relation" to one another?
you shold be careful about using language that is "local" i mean -- "grinder" in massachusetts for example a "grinder" is called a "sub" or "submarine" -- language that is more universally understood is always key to moving your message.
and lastly, i'm sorry to say
what is the point of this story?