Issue #4

January 10th, 2007

Nominations Close on January 15th!

Guess the Author

Think you can recognize an author by their writing style? Think you can pin an anonymous fic to a writer based on the way it is written? Well, here's your chance to try, even if you don't think either these things...

Suffering from Gnommish Withdrawal?

Crack the Eternity Code

Gus Love cracking codes? Frustrated by the simplicity of the code at the bottom of the books? Looking for a challenge? Then Crack the Eternity Code is for you!

Writing With Grace

Dialogue Tags

Often, it?s the subtle things that really add elegance to a piece. With this series of articles, Writing With Grace with provide detailed explanations of writing techniques that can give the piece that polished feeling, and make it a pleasure to read over and over again...

Ask Fowl

Ask Fowl is a column devoted to answering your fan-fiction and Artemis Fowl related questions.


How does the rate that fairies age at correspond with the rate at which humans age?

Is it realistic that Artemis can speak fluent Taiwanese?



Orion's Toolbelt

B is for Beta

On Beta-reading and Being Betaed

And so we come to the most important tool on Orion's Toolbelt: the beta-reader.

THE CLASSIFIEDS

SINGLE ADOLESCENT FEMALE
Requires assistance to break into Fowl Manor. Sponsor must be well trained in martial arts and capable of defeating Butlers. Sponsor must also be able to persuade Arty to marry me. Contact Maria Susanna at The Pit.

LOST
Box of truffles. Lucious, melt-in-the-mouth, chocolatey truffles. If found, avoid looking at them and send to Cell #2184 at Howler's Peak, for substantial reward.