M. Amphet Salt

"Hi", no not "high", but "hey". I am was on here for years. Then my agent told me what a career killer this site can be. You know if you publish something here (Yes, placing your work on the internet is considered publishing), open to the whole internet community to see, then a publisher, if they should see or find out, that you have put your whole story up here, they will only grant you 2nd time publication rights. That means the they may pay you 10$ for you work. Trust me, they love to do that.

First of all, I will edit your work, but I will edit it like my work is looked at from real editors. I will edit and review your work from the seat of an editor. They expect a minimum amount of error and if you want to be published, you can only have so many typos, little usage of to be verbs, correct participles and tense, and above all please place imagery: HERE.
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I write deep, dark personal poetry. It reflects my situations in life and sometimes others. But my strengths lie in my Science Fiction/Fantasy prose. I do not post much of it here since I plan on selling it. I will talk about writing all day. You may send your reviews in private if you don't wish to be all public.


Death of a soldier
Life contracts and death is expected
As in a season of autumn
The soldier falls

He does not become a three-days personage,
Imposing his separation
Calling for pomp

Death is absolute and without memorial,
As in a season of autumn
When the wind stops

When the wind stops and, over the heavens,
The clouds go, nevertheless,
In their direction

~Wallace Stevens [1918,1954]

There is no words you can say to express to the men and women that have given their life and blood for our freedom. I hope that America will not let your sacrifice be in vain, that your names will be etched in the greatest monuments and memorials, so that your lives will be remembered for all time, as long as this great nations stands, for us to honor.

But most importantly, to the mothers who have had your hearts taken and to the fathers who have had their pride tested. To the brothers and sisters who have lost the greatest friend they will ever know. And to the children who will grow up with a hole, a void, a pain no one will ever be able to comprehend. The wives and husbands who will know their lives are broken and will never be complete. Yours is the greatest sacrifice of all. My heart and thoughts go out to you. Thank you for the greatest gift you could give. I hope that in a senseless war, you can find peace in your sacrifice.

You Should Be a Science Fiction Writer

Your ideas are very strange, and people often wonder what planet you're from. And while you may have some problems being "normal," you'll have no problems writing sci-fi. Whether it's epic films, important novels, or vivid comics... Your own little universe could leave an important mark on the world!

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MY HEART IS ALL SCARRED...IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT REMINDS ME OF WHO i AM...


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THE BEST NEIGHBORS ARE THE DEAD ONES.


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I am an avid reader and I feel what we read deepens, if not influences, our style as writers. Here are the novels I have read in the last 15 years of my life.
My read list:
Star Wars: Darth Bane: Rule of Two
Star Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
Star Wars: Alliegence
The Iliad
The Vampire Chronicles: Interview with a Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, Tale of the Body Snatcher, Momnach The Devil, The Vampire Armand Anne Rice
Warhammer 40,000: 15 hours Mitchell Scanlon
The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Steve Perry
American Psycho Brett Easton Ellis
Warhammer 40,000 the Dan Abbot Omnibus.
The Great Getsby Fitzgerald
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets Steven Crane
The Awakening (A most read for women in my view) Kate Chopin
Bram Stokers: Dracula
Shelley's: Frankenstein
The original WoW trilogy...before there was a game. Various Authors
Magic the Gatherings: The elf and minotaur, and the Glissa trilogy what ever it was called.
Jane Eyre
R.A Salvotore's The Dark Elf Trilogy/IceWind Dale
Vindication of the Rights of Women
All of the Classic, almost unknown, Goth Stories!
Hundreds of short stories
Thousands of poems
and everybody's work here...