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[Nate]

Its one thing to jack someones writing and pass it off as your own but to try to publish it on Amazon WTBF?! smh I hate ppl

[Nate]

I doubt this will make much difference but I posted this in the summary of my writing.

*** © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED *****
The author does NOT give permission for this writing to be copied or posted anywhere else, by anyone else. Copying any part of this material is a direct Violation of the DMCA and will be seen as a blatant act of plagiarism, which could result in prosecution.

[T]

Looks like both Amazon and the Inkitt site have taken down the plagiarisms of your stuff, Nate. Keep writing. Keep fighting.

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

That's ridiculous Nate. I am sorry you are going through that. Yes, it is kind of a Catch-22 that posting stories you want others to see can easily be stolen. It's unfortunate and people in other writing groups on GR have gone through it too.

And as Tamara said, I hope your problems are starting to work out for you. :)

[Nate]

I wish there was a way to be able to encrypt your writing with a html code so that it can not be highlighted, copied and pasted. It would make it a bit harder for ppl to steal it then.

Thanks for the support guys.

[Nate]

Google won't take it down. I don't understand legal mumbo jumbo Though I see where he changed the title.
I can't see the printed pages but I am quite sure he copied my shit. idk it says its 114 pages though I can't view any of those pages...maybe there aren't any?

*Bangs head on desk*

[Garrison]

I don’t really have any plans in the near future to have children. Heavy responsibility aside, I don’t want to pass my autistic and schizophrenic genes onto my kids and make them go through what I went through. Having said that, I spent a good majority of tonight coming up with ideas for baby names, both male and female. I completed all of my creative tasks for the day and I was bored as hell, so that’s how these lists came about. As you can see, it’s obvious where the inspiration for some of these names came from.

MALE:

1. Aidan Charles
2. Austin Caleb
3. Billy Simon
4. Bobby Mathew
5. Bray Lucas
6. Clay Terry
7. Connor Evan
8. Corey Alistair
9. Edward Gavin
10. Garrison David, Jr.
11. Heath Duncan
12. Ivan Cody
13. Leon Erick
14. Mario Oliver
15. Mason Hugh
16. Mickey Adam
17. Owen Marcus
18. Phil Jack
19. Quinn Brock
20. Rex Aaron
21. Roger Floyd
22. Roman Dean
23. Ross Jacob
24. Ryan Lee
25. Scott Kevin
26. Seamus Eliot
27. Sebastian Peter
28. Shaun Morgan
29. Sonny Joe
30. Thomas Barrett
31. Victor Murphy
32. Wyatt Henry

FEMALE:

1. Annette Kelly
2. Ashley Marie
3. Autumn Shona
4. Carla Sage
5. Casey Lux
6. Corey Julia
7. Danielle Rebecca
8. Holly Jessica
9. June Simone
10. Leslie Brooke
11. Lexi Rachel
12. Lisa Maggie
13. Molly April
14. Olivia Jade
15. Paige Chloe
16. Raven Michelle
17. Riley Summer
18. Ronda Maria
19. Rose Kayla
20. Sam Gail
21. Sheila Charley
22. Shelly Scout
23. Sonya Colleen
24. Terri Pamela
25. Tiffany Joe
26. Vanessa Jane
27. Winter Madison
28. Zoey Angel

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Hey I see Edward is on here! Hehe. Just kidding.

And Victor is a good name too. But maybe I'm just biased because I know someone with that name as well.

And such a huge diversity to the female names. Cool!

[Garrison]

The best kinds of names are the ones you have good associations with. :)

[Edward]

CJ wrote: "Hey I see Edward is on here! Hehe. Just kidding.

And Victor is a good name too. But maybe I'm just biased because I know someone with that name as well.

And such a huge diversity to the female na..."

So's my boy Aidan! :D

[Garrison]

I like the name Aidan. It has a gentlemanly ring to it. :)

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

I think Aidan is a nice name too.

[Edward]

I'll make sure I tell him... :P

[Garrison]

If you ever walk into my bedroom and hear me listening to sad-ass music, don’t be alarmed. This kind of music is what inspires me to write poetry and heavy metal songs since they’re usually dark and dour in nature. I already have two books of poetry published called “Confessions of a Schizophrenic Savage” and “Necrograph”. A third one, called “Prophecy”, will be published as soon as I can cram a hundred poems into a single volume. If you want to know what my poetry-inspiring playlist looks like, here it is. Feel free to look up any or all of these songs on You Tube.

1. “1979” by Smashing Pumpkins
2. “Always” by Killswitch Engage
3. “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan
4. “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1” by Pink Floyd
5. “Ashes of Eden” by Breaking Benjamin
6. “At the Bottom of Night” from Chrono Trigger
7. “Be Somebody” by 3 Doors Down
8. “Beautiful Goodbye” by Amanda Marshall
9. “Beauty Is Within Us” from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
10. “Because of You” by Kelly Clarkson
11. “Behind Closed Doors” by Pop Evil
12. “Bent to Fly” by Slash feat. Myles Kennedy
13. “The Bottom” by Devour the Day
14. “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day
15. “Breakdown” by Tantric
16. “Broken Home” by Papa Roach
17. “Bury Your Heart” by Flyleaf
18. “Candle of Life” by The Moody Blues
19. “Can’t Forget You” by My Darkest Days
20. “Careless Whisper” by George Michael
21. “Cemetery Gates” by Pantera
22. “Cold” by Five Finger Death Punch
23. “Come Undone” by My Darkest Days
24. “The Crow, the Owl, and the Dove” by Nightwish
25. “Daisy Jane” by America
26. “Dead Boy’s Poem” by Nightwish
27. “Dear Cocaine” by Crossfade
28. “Decompression Period” by Papa Roach
29. “Don’t Leave Me Now” by Pink Floyd
30. “Don’t Speak” by No Doubt
31. “Driven Under” by Seether
32. “Dry Your Eyes” by The Streets
33. “Each Small Candle” by Roger Waters
34. “Falling” by Anette Olzon
35. “Far Away” by Nickelback
36. “Father’s Son” by 3 Doors Down
37. “Fine Again” by Seether
38. “The Fletcher Memorial Home” by Pink Floyd
39. “Forever Autumn” by Justin Hayward
40. “The Forgotten” by Green Day
41. “Four Minutes” by Roger Waters
42. “From the Inside” by Linkin Park
43. “Frozen” by Within Temptation
44. “Ghost of Muskegon” by Pop Evil
45. “God Went North” by Nothing More
46. “Goodbye Agony” by Black Veil Brides
47. “Goodbye Cruel World” by Pink Floyd
48. “Goodbye My Lover” by James Blunt
49. “Haunted” by The Moody Blues
50. “Heart of Gold” by James Blunt
51. “Heaven” by Otherwise feat. Ashley Costello
52. “Hesitate” by Stone Sour
53. “The High Road” by Three Days Grace
54. “Hold On” by Limp Bizkit
55. “Hollow” by Breaking Benjamin
56. “House of Wax” by Tarja Turunen
57. “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?” by Michael Bolton
58. “Hurt” by Johnny Cash
59. “Hush” by Hellyeah
60. “I Burn For You” by The Police
61. “I Can’t Be With You” by The Cranberries
62. “I Don’t Believe In Love” by Queensryche
63. “I Hate Everything” by George Strait
64. “I Think It’s Better” by Jill Scott
65. “I Think You Should Know” by Crossfade
66. “I’m Still Remembering” by The Cranberries
67. “Inside the Fire” by Disturbed
68. “Is There Anybody Out There?” by Pink Floyd
69. “Island of Souls” by Sting
70. “It’s Too Late” by The Streets
71. “Killpop” by Slipknot
72. “Kiss” by Korn
73. “Landing in London” by 3 Doors Down
74. “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac
75. “The Last Night” by Skillet
76. “Leave Out All the Rest” by Linkin Park
77. “Like Nobody Else” by My Darkest Days
78. “Little Sister” by Your Favorite Enemies
79. “Lonely Day” by System of a Down
80. “Loser” by 3 Doors Down
81. “Lost” by Within Temptation
82. “Lovehatetragedy” by Papa Roach
83. “Lullaby” by Nickelback
84. “Master of Disaster” by Seether
85. “Me or Him” by Roger Waters
86. “Meadows of Heaven” by Nightwish
87. “Melancholy Man” by The Moody Blues
88. “My Child” by Disturbed
89. “My Confessions” by Pop Evil
90. “My December” by Linkin Park
91. “My Friends” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
92. “My Heart Beats Pain” by Martin Kesici
93. “My Heart Lied” by Five Finger Death Punch
94. “My Immortal” by Evanescence
95. “My Skin” by Natalie Merchant
96. “Never Coming Home” by Crossfade
97. “Never Surrender” by Skillet
98. “A New World” from Final Fantasy V
99. “No Bravery” by James Blunt
100. “No One in the World” by Anita Baker
101. “Nobody Home” by Pink Floyd
102. “Nobody Praying For Me” by Seether
103. “Not Alone” by Patty Griffin
104. “Oh” from Afro Samurai
105. “On My Own” by Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald
106. “Once Upon a Daydream” by The Police
107. “One Million Faces” by Anette Olzon
108. “One of My Turns” by Pink Floyd
109. “Our Decades in the Sun” by Nightwish
110. “Out of Hell” by In This Moment
111. “Out of Love” by Toto
112. “Overcome” by Live
113. “Pass Slowly” by Seether
114. “Perfect” by My Darkest Days
115. “The Pirate’s Bride” by Sting
116. “Rain” from Cowboy Bebop
117. “The Real You” by Three Days Grace
118. “The Reckoning” by Halestorm
119. “Remember Every Scar” by Escape the Fate
120. “Remember Everything” by Five Finger Death Punch
121. “Restless Heart Syndrome” by Green Day
122. “Rocket Man” by Elton John
123. “Roses On My Grave” by Papa Roach
124. “Russians” by Sting
125. “Save Our Last Goodbye” by Disturbed
126. “Save Today” by Seether
127. “Savin’ Me” by Nickelback
128. “Say Goodnight” by Gemini Syndrome
129. “The Scientist” by Coldplay
130. “Sealed Door” from Chrono Trigger
131. “Seemann” by Rammstein
132. “Shadow of the Day” by Linkin Park
133. “Shape of My Heart” by Sting
134. “She’s Leaving Home” by The Beatles
135. “Shot in the Dark” by Within Temptation
136. “The Silence Remains” by 3 Doors Down
137. “Sleeping Sun” by Nightwish
138. “Slip Away” by David Arkenstone and Charlee Brooks
139. “Snuff” by Slipknot
140. “Someone to Talk to” by The Police
141. “Someone Who Cares” by Three Days Grace
142. “Stay Positive” by The Streets
143. “Stick to Your Guns” by Sick Puppies
144. “Stole” by Kelly Rowland
145. “Stressed Out” by A Tribe Called Quest feat. Faith Evans
146. “Suicide Is Painless” by Lady & Bird
147. “Suteki Da Ne” from Final Fantasy X
148. “Take This” by Gemini Syndrome
149. “Telescope” by Starset
150. “Terra’s Theme” from Final Fantasy VI
151. “This Love” by Pantera
152. “To Kill the Child” by Roger Waters
153. “Tourniquet Man” by The Mars Volta
154. “Underneath” by Tarja Turunen
155. “Until Silence” by Tarja Turunen
156. “Us All” by Silent Season
157. “Vera” by Pink Floyd
158. “Volcanic” by Death Angel
159. “Walking in the Air” by Nightwish
160. “Watching for Comets” by Skillet
161. “Wearing the Inside Out” by Pink Floyd
162. “What God Wants, Pt. 3” by Roger Waters
163. “What Sober Couldn’t Say” by Halestorm
164. “When I’m Back On My Feet Again” by Michael Bolton
165. “Where Is the Edge?” by Within Temptation
166. “While Your Lips Are Still Red” by Nightwish
167. “You Again” by Arstioir
168. “You Can Let Go” by Crystal Shawanda
169. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” by Kim Wilde
170. “Youth of the Nation” by P.O.D.

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Wow, that's a long list Garrison. Scrolling through it with the wheel on my mouse my hand flew off and smacked into my chair. Just kidding!

But anyway in all seriousness, I am sorry for not being as active as I want on here. I will try my best this week to be here more often than lately. Hope to chat more often with you guys.

[Garrison]

I'm sure you might recognize some of those songs, CJ, especially the ones by Skillet and P.O.D. ;)

And you don't need to apologize for anything, my friend. Real life can get in the way of a lot of things, including WSS creativity. You'll always have a home here, buddy. You've done a wonderful job of keeping this ship moving every week. :)

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Thank you Garrison. That means a lot. :)

And I also recognize many other songs including "1979" by Smashing Pumpkins. Heard that a lot on the radio growing up!

[Garrison]

It's definitely a classic. I still listen to that one a lot to this day.

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Garrison wrote: "It's definitely a classic. I still listen to that one a lot to this day."

Yep. That and "Today" are some of my favorite 90's songs. :)

[Garrison]

Ah, the 90's: a great time to be a music lover. :)

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Yep.

[Guy]

Hello everyone! I don't have anything to say, really, but to announce that my long absence is not yet my death. I have become super busy in and with being alive in a life that has, for now, precluded the writing and reading that once filled it. Crazy where life leads us! :-) So much changing, in good and interesting ways. I'll visit, again, sometime, perhaps with more time to chat. Be well, everyone, and happy writing. And listening! :-)

[Garrison]

It's good to hear from you again, Guy! I'm glad things are going well for you. :)

[Guy]

Garrison wrote: "It's good to hear from you again, Guy! I'm glad things are going well for you. :)"

Thank you Garrison! :-) I do stop in and read the odd thing, and play the odd game.

Night!

[Garrison]

Goodnight, Guy! Have pleasant dreams about yoga and fushigis. :)

[Guy]

Garrison wrote: "Goodnight, Guy! Have pleasant dreams about yoga and fushigis. :)"

:-)

[Garrison]

"When a maaaaaaaaaaaaaan loves a wo-man!"

Hehehehehehe! It's good to see you back, Alex-Pie. :)

[Guy]

R E S P E C T by Aretha?

[Garrison]

"Tell me how am I supposed to live without you, now that I've been loving you so looooooong?"

I'm probably walking the plank for that one. Hehe!

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

A wrote: "Don't sweat it, CJ! ...You're doing a great job around here."

Thank you Al, I appreciate that! :) And it's okay if you're not always available, you've got a huge job right now. I'm glad Bunny is doing well. :)

Guy wrote: "Hello everyone! I don't have anything to say, really, but to announce that my long absence is not yet my death. I have become super busy in and with being alive in a life that has, for now, preclud..."

Also hi Guy. Always happy to hear from you! :)

[Guy]

That's kind of you to express, C.J. I feel a bit like a wraith around here, perhaps the ghost of some distant past pirate ship, reduced to rattling my insubstantive bones like a confused medicine man in a first year anatomy class.

[Garrison]

That would make for an interesting short story entry: a pirate ship haunted by ghosts and wraiths. I'd do it, but I already entered that territory with a short story called "Madhouse", though it didn't take place on a ship and the ghosts and wraiths were all acid flashbacks.

[Angie]

Hi everyone! I'm back from my service trip in Uganda and I'm looking forward to getting back into the weekly contests. How's everyone been?

[Garrison]

Hi there, Angie-Pie! It's good to see you again! Hugs and hair fuzzles for you! ^_^

[Guy]

Welcome back Angie. I imagine that your service in Uganda has engendered lots of stories to tell. I'm well, and extremely busy. My life is in transition and in the process of separating after 37+ years. All fascinating, filled with fushigis I'd love to write about, and without the time to write them. LoL! Life often has a wickedly funny sense of humour. All good, though. :-)

[Angie]

Thanks for the warm welcomes :)

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Hi Angie! Sorry for the late response. Hope your trip went well. :)

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Hey Guy if you ever get to read this here's an update on Goodreads new re-read feature.

They seem to have improved it! While I had trouble posting that I was in the middle of re-reading a book recently it was mostly my fault and the instructions are not too hard.

If you ever say that you started re-reading something first and mostly change that book's status from "read" to "currently reading" (I didn't do that, was my first mistake when I did this recently, lol!).

Then it will say when you want to edit it for whatever reason will say in a special section "re-reading?" and that is your go-to spot to either put in the date you actually started re-reading and et cetera.

Hope that helps if you want to use that feature sometime.

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

I'm just saying this for you Guy since I happened to find this comment from a while back.

Guy wrote: "Thank you CJ and Edward. I'll avoid the feature for now. :-)"

[Guy]

Thank you CJ. :-)

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

:D

[Angie]

Not sure if anyone would be interested in this, but there's a show on the History Channel called "Forged in Fire". It's basically a competition show where blacksmiths are challenged to create custom blades and weapons. Each episode features an obscure ancient weapon that contestants have to recreate and gives the history and usage of said weapon. If anyone is interested in learning more about weaponry, how weapons are forged, their unique features and what those features do, along with uses for each type of weapon, I'd recommend watching this show.

It's great for anyone looking to step away from the generic broadswords and rapiers of traditional fantasy. It's also nice to see all the things that can go wrong with a weapon, since that's something that rarely happens in novels outside of them shattering from brute force.

Hope this is helpful to someone. Happy writing!

[Garrison]

I'm partial to battleaxes myself. They're a barbarian's best friend. :)

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Wow, that is interesting Angie!

[Ryan]

1000 pirates - WooHoo! :-)

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Ryan wrote: "1000 pirates - WooHoo! :-)"

Wow, that is amazing Ryan. I didn't know we even had close to that many members already. Awesome!

[Ryan]

You should be proud, CJ - you're a wonderful mod!

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Thanks Ryan! :)

[Garrison]

Ryan's not lyin'. Hehe! That rhymes! In all seriousness though, thank you, CJ, for keeping this place up and running. It's a huge source of motivation for me. :)

[C. J., Cool yet firm like ice]

Garrison wrote: "Ryan's not lyin'. Hehe! That rhymes! In all seriousness though, thank you, CJ, for keeping this place up and running. It's a huge source of motivation for me. :)"

And thank you Garrison. You and so many others help this group thrive. Thanks to all for keeping this place 1000 people strong!