Summary: A brief guide to writing those genres (and subgenres) that are speculative, rather than mainstream, fiction. Largely, this consists of fantasy, science fiction, and horror.

Summary: Yes, it's terrible. Yes, it's distracting. Yes, it's hindering. But, no, it's not indestructible. Here are a few suggestions from your neighborhood Penguiduck on defeating writer's block.

Summary: The queue can be slow sometimes, and that's just the unfortunate truth. However, there are certain things that you can do as a writer that may help with getting your submissions through the queue faster.

Summary: You are absolutely sure your characters are not Mary-Sues or Gary-Stus etc. You have given them flaws, weaknesses, and such believability that they could be reading over your shoulder. So why are people still claiming your character is a MS? It could be in your writing style!

Summary: Do you have animal main characters, but don't know how to go about writing them? Are you afraid of making them "too human"?

Summary: Have people complained about a character being too powerful? Well, this will answer precisely how much power is "too much."

Summary: Have people complained to you that your characters or story aren't realistic enough? But do you have a reason, and now you're unsure? What if I told you that you don't always have to write realistically?

Summary: Has anyone complained about your character's name for one reason or another? Was it because it was too plain, or perhaps too "strange"? Or maybe it just didn't fit somewhere? Maybe it was because it was a too popular name or a name that had been used too often? Is it that one aspect of your character that makes people call your character a Mary-Sue?

While names are somewhat important, it's certainly something that shouldn't be considered the number one way to declare whether your character's a Sue or not, and here's why.

Summary: This is where I discuss the romance genre in general, along with what you should worry about when writing overused plots, along with how to write sex scenes.

Summary: So...you want to try your hand at OF? But where to begin?

A Q&A guide based on questions I've personally received and overheard.

(Made after several general requests for advice.)

Summary: I hope I don't offend anyone when I say that, in general and on average, Lunaescence writers are probably a bajillion times more sophisticated and mature than Quizilla writers. I post all of my work on Quizilla because I have loyal, intelligent readers there, but I'm about fed up with the crap that is published on that Top Rated list. I'm posting this here, Luna users, so that you all can laugh at how I'm actually hopeful that this might change something.

Summary: Might as well raise some controversy.

I'm putting my opinions here for you to read and backing them up with a whole lot of swearing, innuendos, and offending content.

Flame me, blame me; do whatever you want.

But be wise about what you write in that little white box...I eat brats for breakfast.

Summary: Do you have problems with expressing your angry and putting it in words? If so, then you found the correct guide. You'll learn how to write a well-received rant that is enjoyable to read and intelligent.

Summary: Welcome to The Mary-Sue Complaints Checklist! Got a complaint about a character trait, or a plot device? Maybe it’s more of a writing style pet peeve. Come on in and read why these specific “traits” aren’t necessarily Mary-Sueish.

Summary: A brief and generalized essay arguing about when it is and isn't appropriate to have a character swoon in your story.

Summary: Fans, their fiction and its (fixable) horrors, oh my!

[13+ for one or two naughty words]