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Emma Walker replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 11 minutes ago
@ajstoryteller I’ll get back to you with my character, I thought I’d let @erynne and anyone try who wanted to first.
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Rose replied to the topic Male characters question in the forum Characters 11 hours, 47 minutes ago
I want him to have that kind of personality, and be one of those quieter, polite, super nice guys but I also don’t want him to be unrealistically perfect or too effeminate if you know what I mean??
That’s a familiar problem XD For some reason, it’s always the love interest too for me… XD
I think something that might help is i…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic Introspection in the forum General Writing Discussions 12 hours, 16 minutes ago
Greetings!! I have returned victorious from my conquest of the hostile lands of exams! (Well hopefully victorious, I still have to get the results XD)
Do you use direct, italicized thought (where first person pronouns are used)? At first, I used basically none, but the more I looked at popular books, the more I see it used, and am…
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R.M. Archer replied to the topic Male characters question in the forum Characters 21 hours, 52 minutes ago
Awesome! I’m glad it helped. 🙂
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Grace Benham replied to the topic Male characters question in the forum Characters 22 hours, 11 minutes ago
Thanks that was actually very helpful! I’ll try to incorporate some of those ideas. It’s one of my favorite character types too😉
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R.M. Archer replied to the topic Male characters question in the forum Characters 22 hours, 39 minutes ago
I’ve known some guys who fit that description and are still definitely masculine, and in trying to break it down I think the main thing is that they do a good job of filling their biblical role as men. They do exemplify gentleness and self-control, they’re polite, but they’re also protectors, they’re not afraid to do the hard things, they often…[Read more]
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Grace Benham started the topic Male characters question in the forum Characters 23 hours, 1 minute ago
Hey all!
I haven’t been in here in a long time!!
Anyway, the romantic interest character in my story is one of the more “mama’s boy” type characters, but I’m not sure how to go about making that realistically. I want him to have that kind of personality, and be one of those quieter, polite, super nice guys but I also don’t want him to be unreal…[Read more]
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Sarah replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 1 day, 5 hours ago
Been working on developing this man lately. Maybe you guys can help a bit.
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Sarah replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 1 day, 5 hours ago
oooh she’s pretty! sorry I haven’t been on in a while
1) Name: Angelica or something elegant sounding
2) Age: late teens, early twenties
3) Career/Role in Story: side character or main character
4) Personality: Rather intense. She puts passion into everything she does. Tends to be serious most of the time and is very perceptive…[Read more]
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Emma Walker replied to the topic Completely Useless Character Game in the forum Characters 1 day, 15 hours ago
Heyyyyyyy allllllllllll!
Things have been crazy for me, but I do have a new character for y’all!!
( @erynne XDXD)soooooo yeah.
i don’t know much about her yet, so…. Yeah…OH SNAP I REMEMBERED SOMETHING
XD it’s okay I’ll do math and calculate her age later.
anywhooooo
Here she is!!!
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Noah Cochran posted an update 1 day, 18 hours ago
@erynne
Here is my word count:
Friday: 2000
Saturday: 500
Sunday: 0
Monday: 3000
Tuesday: 0
Wednesday: 3600
Thursday: 1000
Friday: 1000
Total: 11,100
FYI, all the amounts end with zero because I rounded down, not up.-
Alright cool. Yeah, I’m pretty sure you win. I need my other contestants to give me there final count from Friday. If you do win,, since you don’t want anything but the book promo, would it hurt your feelings to also prize the second place winner so I can do all of the prizes?
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Nope, giving second place the other prizes is just fine.
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Joelle Stone replied to the topic Introspection in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 day, 21 hours ago
Great questions! Personally, I like using italicized thoughts, ’cause it helps draw a person into the head and italics make it easier for me to discern between characters – especially when there are multiple POVs. If I italicize something, I tend not to use “he thought” or “she wondered” unless it flows well and clarifies who’s talking. If I’m not…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran started the topic Introspection in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 day, 22 hours ago
Introspection is written in many different ways, and I had a few questions and thoughts I wanted to discuss:
Do you use direct, italicized thought (where first person pronouns are used)? At first, I used basically none, but the more I looked at popular books, the more I see it used, and am thus tempted to use it (plus, I do like it, as long as…[Read more]
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Joelle Stone replied to the topic Prose Questions in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 days, 3 hours ago
*grins*
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Noah Cochran posted an update 2 days, 7 hours ago
@the-inkspiller
Here’s the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y5LgxW6oGqz15x_d__BB_pVSHnhydA0mZOqFVduOVSA/edit?usp=sharing
That link in the first 11 chapters of my book, but if you would analyze the prose in the prologue, I’d be grateful. If you have time, you’re welcome to read and critique chapter 1 and chapter 2 as well, that would…[Read more] -
Noah Cochran replied to the topic Prose Questions in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 days, 7 hours ago
but I use them to break up what would otherwise be a marathon of a sentence or two awkward dumplings sat in separate bathroom stalls.
Yep, that’s when I use them too, but I do find that just separating the sentences by starting the latter one with a conjunction is something authors do relatively often (instead of a semicolon that…[Read more]
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The Inkspiller replied to the topic Prose Questions in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 days, 15 hours ago
It’s important to find your the right fit for your writing style! Not everything I say or give to you as advice is going to necessarily work with your vision, it’s simply my judgment based off the experience of what has worked for me for the stories I’ve tried to tell.
1. Semicolons
It’s true, I have been several times convicted…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Prose Questions in the forum General Writing Discussions 2 days, 17 hours ago
I understand the spirit of your example (expound more to make the telling more interesting), so I will keep that in mind, but the example itself doesn’t work at all–mostly due to the fact that Drastan himself is a mercenary. xD
Thanks for the response!
Yeaaaah… it’s usually best to avoid using “th…
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Emma Walker replied to the topic RP2 in the forum Fantasy Writers 2 days, 18 hours ago
(Yayyyyyyyy XD)
Kallun nodded. “Because she’s my sister.” He stressed the words pointedly at Julian and Ellie.
K’Nika hugged Kallun and walked over to Pia. “Does that make us near sisters?”
Pia stared at the girl, obviously caught off guard by the question. “I-I don’t- I’ve never had a sister. I don’t know what a sister does.”
K’Nika only s…[Read more] - Load More