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my name is hannah
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Yes, your characters can have sex
They can have sex. EVEN GAY SEX OMG
And drink. EVEN ALCOHOLIC THINGS. And curse. EVEN THE F-WORD. And do drugs. EVEN ILLEGAL ONES. they can do, say, and think about ANYTHING THAT TEENAGERS DO. really. really. they can. that is all <3 shady
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crushing on fictional characters
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But can they watch Leave it to Beaver?
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aka cupcake
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of COUSE NOT kathleen, that's just appalling
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my name is hannah
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kathleen wtf
no one watches Leave it to Beaver. **sighs** Good luck finding an agent with THAT one...
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Banned
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Can my characters phone people, shout "BUM WILLY POO!" and then hang up?
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aka cupcake
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*watched Leave it to Beaver once*
I know! I know! I confessed the sin, I promise.
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Can they squick all over each other?
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my name is hannah
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Only if they're not Americans, SP.
'cause any American hearing that would be like "wtf"
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Banned
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my name is hannah
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Quote:
GTFO!
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Oh STFU.
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the UnID
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my editor actually had issues with my usage of "poo".
True Story. (shady, take your credit.)
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my name is hannah
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I'll let reen cite it, he's better at it.
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YOUNG ADULT BOOKS: BREAK--Simon Pulse, 2009 BUY IT INVINCIBLE SUMMER--Simon Pulse, 2011 BUY IT GONE, GONE, GONE--Coming APRIL 17th, 2012, Simon Pulse BUY ITTEETH--Coming JANUARY 1ST, 2013, Simon Pulse -- MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS: ZOMBIE TAG--Coming DECEMBER 20th, 2011, Roaring Brook Press BUY IT MARCO IMPOSSIBLE--Coming MARCH 2013, Roaring Brook Press
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bam pow zap.
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No. I seriously want to hear the reasoning behind this. Because I use "poo" in LC all the time! |
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aka cupcake
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Lane, Shady. True Story. Absolute Write: Random Musings, 2007.
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my name is hannah
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thanks baby
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the UnID
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haha! No a character described feeling nervous and tense like she "felt like I needed to poo." and editor was like, wtf? that's WEIRD, yo. Weird phrase. stop it.
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my name is hannah
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hahahaha that is weird.
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YOUNG ADULT BOOKS: BREAK--Simon Pulse, 2009 BUY IT INVINCIBLE SUMMER--Simon Pulse, 2011 BUY IT GONE, GONE, GONE--Coming APRIL 17th, 2012, Simon Pulse BUY ITTEETH--Coming JANUARY 1ST, 2013, Simon Pulse -- MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS: ZOMBIE TAG--Coming DECEMBER 20th, 2011, Roaring Brook Press BUY IT MARCO IMPOSSIBLE--Coming MARCH 2013, Roaring Brook Press
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Banned
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So POO is out, then?
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aka cupcake
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yeah, that's a little weird lmao
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I blink
Join Date: Nov 2007
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It took me a while to realise that FTW did not mean "Fuck the World". But then I remember punk.
![]() But seriously, is there ANYTHING that's off-limits? Necrophilia (if you don't count beyond-the-grave romances as such)? Bestiality?
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Hwee kaptoored eet for kayhosssssss
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Bestiality is hot.
I have pictures that prove it.
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