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    Ashley Tegart started the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself 5 years ago

    Hi, everyone!

    I just joined the forum here and am looking forward to chatting with some other writers! 🙂

    Some of my favorite books are Till We Have Faces and That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, and Demons and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I also like reading theology and philosophy.

    I mostly write fantasy and science fiction! I’m currently working on the rough draft of an epic fantasy novel. I’ve been writing for years and hope to traditionally publish someday.

    -Ashley

    • Profile picture of Brian Stansell
      Brian Stansell replied 5 years ago

      @ashley-tegart

      Hi Ashley,

      Welcome! You will find many Lewis and Tolkien fans among us!  So glad to have you join.  Check out some of the Forums and join a group.
      Here’s the link:

      Groups

      Several have started some exciting topics that help draw out some of your special gifts and perceptions.
      Here are a few I recommend:
      1. Character Development Fun –
      Completely-Useless-Character-Game
      Post a picture, drawn or image of what you imagine one of your WIP characters might look like, and using the set questions, let others guess what they are like.

      2. Introduce one of your WIP Villains –
      Villains-Character-Castle
      Get in character and introduce one of your villains trapped in the confines of the Villain Character Castle.

      3. [Newly started: Audio Cinema]
      Audio-Cinema
      Record a shared MP3 audio file of you performing a single scene of your WIP, along with the limited text of the scene, without intro or qualifiers, and let others listen to how it sounds as you might imagine a reader could experience it.  This stretches you to hear what you write, rather than just see it. Get some valuable feedback from other writers using some valuable scene questions related to the mood, ambiance, and character connections.  Listen to what others are doing and get a cinematic sense of the scenic experience, to imagine more possibilities.

      There are so many to choose from, so look at what intrigues you and jump right in. You will be very welcome.

      God Bless!

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