EvilZakkie

So, you've decided to become a writer! But where does one start? The first thing you'll need is an idea. This could be a detailed idea of the events of the story or just a vague idea of a character or genre. For the purposes of this tutorial, let's say I've decided to write a story about intelligent plants. The next thing you'll need is a character. The character should follow logically on from the idea, either by being the ideal person for this form of story or by being a complete outsider for this type of story, thus offering a fresh perspective.  In order to keep things simple, the most logical character for this story would be a botanis

One of the classic ways of escaping from mainstream society is to join a commune. A commune is a form of intentional community in which income, property and possessions are shared, and decisions are collaborative. There are two methods to become a member of a commune - you can join an existing commune, or you could start your own. To join an existing commune, you'll first need to research which existing communes will fill your needs. The Fellowship for Intentional Community has quite a long list of existing communes (http://directory.ic.org/records/communes.php), but it is by no means complete, and a google search may be a better method of

There's two kinds of existing communication forms - socialising & conversation. Conversation is the exchange of actual information. It can include instructions, information on a topic of interest, jokes, honest discussions about emotions, and anything else where the information contained is actually the entire content. Socialising is the exchange of very small, "light" amounts of information that is exchanged for the purposes of subtly transmitting an entirely separate set of information. It includes small talk (in which the purpose is to reaffirm relationship statuses, infer emotional states, and remind others that the included people are

When planning how to spend any particular chunk of your day, there's three options you can choose. The first option is to do something productive. This could include creative projects, housework, doing something nice for a friend, or doing anything else to further your own goals. Time spent doing productive things is never wasted. The second option is to do something fun - playing video games, watching TV, spending time with friends, or anything else you happen to enjoy. Time spent doing fun things is also never wasted, as enjoyment is always a thing to be treasured. The third option, and the only option that is a waste of time, is motivat

Autistic rights is about combating the idea that Autism is an entirely negative thing that must be cured, and preventing human rights abuses of Autistic people. It is widely believed that the person that kickstarted the Autistic rights movement is a man named Jim Sinclair, after a presentation entitled "Don't mourn for us". As someone who was non-verbal until the age of 12, Jim's ability to articulate the desires of Autistic people started many people thinking. This presentation outlined some of the basic tenets: - That autism is not something separate from an Autistic person, but is part of who that person is. - That there's not a normal

At last, the potato had reached the pinnacle... It had been a long journey, and despite his exhaustion, the potato felt a warm glow of achievement. Below him lay the vast expanses of golden oceans he had dreamed of in his youth, but never dared believe. Until now. His reverie was interrupted as the rest of his brethren, too anxious to see the sights themselves, threatened to topple him from his precarious position. One last gasping sigh, and the force behind him grew too strong, too forceful for him to hold his breathtaking position. The world spun before him, slowly at first, gathering speed as the incline became too much. All his world,

I miss you Mummy! Milly said I could write you a letter 'coz I was good today and ate all my dinner even though she makes me eat these yucky sprouts and anyway she can't cook as good as you can. I like Milly, 'cept when she makes me eat and doesn't let me go out of my room. Is Moby Fish sad that I've gone? I love Moby, and you Mummy, and Daddy, and Daddy's friends that stop bad people, and Timmy and Sibbydog. Maybe if I eat all my dinner again tomorrow they'll let me see Sibbydog and he can keep my bed warm? My room is cold and has flowers on the wall and flowers are stupid. I wish Daddy didn't go away all the time but I'm glad he doesn't l