Teens Writing for Teens, the 5th

I used to hate the taste of alcohol. But Lambrusco (the sweet wine I first tasted) is SO DAMN GOOD. *wants some NOW*

I must try Lambrusco.

I hate the smell of alcohol which is why I think I will never try it. I have had rum before when my mom put some in a cake she made last Christmas. But that's the only alcohol I've ever tasted.

If American teens were allowed to drink at 18, I think there would be a huge reduction in underage drinking and other alcohol issues. Let's face it, most teens drink because they shouldn't be drinking. Once you hit 21, the thrill to drink legally is fresh and ready to abuse, but after a while, I bet it isn't really that cool as teens thought it would be.

Nearly all of my friends are all over the age of 21 and some are in their 30s (this has its perks for an underager!). They aren't really drinkers.

Karla: You can call me that or MA or Akasha. It doesn't matter. That's great! I wish I have a novel finished under my belt. I am bit of a slacker or I get scared about finishing a story in fear that it was never good in the first place.

RUM.

-lives on the Caribbean island famous for rum-

Haha, I don't drink that much.

Well.

I drink a lot of wine, but that's just at dinner. But I generally like lighter drinks. I mean, I love mimosas, and those hardly count.

Yeah, a lot of people I know my age (and younger) drink and their parents let them. So it's not a big deal that there's an age limit here because teens who can easily get alcohol are going to drink anyways. *shrugs*

The only wine I drink is Meadow Dew. It's kinda sweet but not overpoweringly so.

I just realised I'm very blunt about sex when it comes to my novels.

When you guys were talking about the whole age and drinking thing, it reminded me of this:

http://youtu.be/-d_eOeUYzFY

But I don't drink that much, 'cause alcohol is loaded with calories. No thanks. I prefer my water or my almond milk. Even my 100% cranberry juice.

COKE. I love Coke. Or orange juice or milk. Most of the Coke I have is when I eat out.

S. Eli said:

When you guys were talking about the whole age and drinking thing, it reminded me of this:

http://youtu.be/-d_eOeUYzFY

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LMAO, thanks for this! I remember this scene, but I forgot the movie.

Lisa, I tend to be the same way. It really depends on who you are writing for I guess. Flowery sex scenes turn me off and make me gag.

Thalia: I am a lightweight, so it doesn't take much for me to get drunk, lol.

I love milk (even though I'm not supposed to drink it ) and orange juice. Lemonade is good too and so is cranberry raspberry juice!

Ew, Coke. I'll only drink it Diet, and even then, it's bad for me.

I will drink 100% cranberry juice. It jumpstarts your metabolism.

I'm not a fan of Coke either.

I do like Diet Sun Drop and Sierra Mist. Those are the only two kinds of pop I will drink.

You should try it, Tally!

Moscato is another sweet wine, and I have yet to taste that. I think I will ask my mom to buy me a bottle for my 21st birthday lol. And then I can take a drink moments before I hit "Send" for CMRH to the agent. That is, if I do get it polished by then. I hope I can I hope I can!

YOU CAN DO IT KARLA.

The playlist has finished, but I'm doing stuff, so I'm going to listen to last.fm for a bit.

My parents always did let me drink when they're present - they keep trying to get me to drink beer or wine or coffee(which is even more disgusting than alcohol, really). But mom does seem against letting me drink elsewhere, so I'm kind of confused, but not particularly bothered about it since I don't really drink... The sweet wine my dad made was kind of good though(mom said they just poured a whole lot of sugar into it).

Also, I just finished watching the Deathly Hallows! I suddenly understand why Snape is so popular among the fandom O_O I've read the book, but it almost feels like I've missed entire sections or something... I remember bits and pieces(like the locket strangling Harry or Neville killing the snake), but I've also forgotten a lot of stuff .__. Maybe it's because I was so worried about my brother catching me...(It was his book, and I wasn't allowed to read it)

Lisa, will I get to read your book when it's done? *puppy dog eyes*

ETA: Homestuck updated *fangirls*

I LOVE MOSCATO! It's so sweet and bubbly. It's almost like champagne, but it is deliciously sweet. It's a subtle sweetness, not too overpowering. I think you will like it. It's a great wine to pair with a dessert (my mom is a gourmet chef and owns a dessert business).

Question for the forum: How do you figure out how to write the opening scene of your stories? Do you just go with the flow or do you plan it out beforehand?

Thank you, Tally!

Yes, you can read it.

I just sit there and stare at the screen most of the time, haha.

I plan out most of my novels beforehand, so I know what will happen in the opening scene, always. But I don't always sit around and plan the opening scene.

W.o.w. I go away from the website for a few hours and find several pages of chat. Wow. Busy busy
I've been watching comedy dvd's/programmes for hours. My stomach hurts from laughing so hard! lol

I watched some of deathly hallows part 1 that was on sky movies, and I just love to do my own commentary. lol. I am more a fan of the books than the movies, because to me, they ruined every film. So... yeah. I mean, sure, I'd enjoy it when I go cinema, but they're not really movies I can watch more than once.

Missus Akasha said:

I LOVE MOSCATO! It's so sweet and bubbly. It's almost like champagne, but it is deliciously sweet. It's a subtle sweetness, not too overpowering. I think you will like it. It's a great wine to pair with a dessert (my mom is a gourmet chef and owns a dessert business).

Question for the forum: How do you figure out how to write the opening scene of your stories? Do you just go with the flow or do you plan it out beforehand?

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I go with the flow usually. Sometimes I just write whatever comes to mind and hope for the best

I'm an enormous Harry Potter fan, because what matters to me in Harry Potter is the emotions and the relationships (platonic and romantic), which I get out of both the films and the books. So I never understand how a person can think a movie is 'ruined' by a few plot changes.