Hey anybody else want to help revive this thread?

@mayacat

Great answer btw

Would your character rather kiss a frog to break a curse, or have to become the frog to break the curse?…[Read more]

Group #3: 18,072

Group #2: 7,213

Group #1: 18.072

And the individual record for this month was 8,792, by @corkybookworm

@toklaham-veruzia @hope-ann @seekjustice @hope-mcclellan @r-m-archer @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @gabrielwoods @kari-karast @fairfay @the-golden-light @corkybookworm @abigail-rebekah @cassidy @millen…[Read more]

Our word war champions have emerged. In a stunning victory, word war group #3 takes the lead with 14,577 words, group 2 following with 7,358, and group 1 strangely no-show.

The individual with the highest wordcount was @joelle-stone with 6,841 words!

Great job everyone who participated.

@toklaham-veruzia @hope-ann @seekjustice @hope…[Read more]

Awesome! 🙂

I just don’t know what February and the beginning of March will look like, so I don’t want to make any commitments I can’t keep. I would really love to though! But if you’re looking for second round readers later on this year, I would definitely be able to read through it then.

Thanks for understanding! 😀 That’s great!

Your story sounds really interesting and I would love to read it as I’m a huge fan of WWII romance. Unfortunately though, my family will be very busy moving the month of February, so I won’t be able to do it. 🙁 But I think your story sounds wonderful, and I hope you’ll be able to find beta readers for it!

Okay, thanks!

I might also be able to convince my older brother to read it and give some feedback from a guy’s perspective. Would that be helpful?

Hey, I might be interested in reading your book. I’m a girl, and I really don’t know much about the time-period your story is set in, so I’d be focusing on character, plot, and flow.

What format would I be reading it in?

Hope I can help!

Trench warfare more or less ended with the First World War. Gas weapons were developed and deployed as a means of breaking the stalemate. To explain this, One must remember that WWI started almost at the turn of the century. Machinery and technology had made several breakthroughs. The implication of that tech though was made…[Read more]

Nice. I’m a WWII buff and can offer my services as best I can. As such I must warn you that gas weapons were not used in the European theater. Rumors are persistent the the Japanese used gas in China and the early battles of the Pacific. Gas weapons were covertly moved to standby positions in Europe but only to have them…[Read more]

We had some insane competition this week. Some people cranked out more words in a week than I thought possible. 😂

Let me present you with your winners.

Group 1: 54,882
Group 2: 21,329
Group 3: 14, 860

And the individual with the most words? @the-golden-light at 22,828. 😱

Great job…[Read more]

Here are the new calculations:

Word war group 1: 10,810
Word war group 2: No participation
Word war group 3: 6,567

Individual with the highest word count: @fairfay with 6,191!

Sorry about the confusion, f…[Read more]

Word war group 1: 10,810
Word war group 2: 12,306
Word war group 3: 9,768

And the personal highest word count? @dakota at 6,538!

@law0413 @mayajoelle @dakota @pookiemonster @trallion @emgc @gabrielwoods @theswordinthebook @millennium @writercatherine @naiya-dyani @cazadoradelaluna @eden-…[Read more]

No internet is not fun most of the time, but it’s also a good thing for me, because I know I could quite easily become addicted to certain online activities, (coughPinterestcough) and it would take away time needed for more important things.

No…[Read more]

Yep!

Recruiting beta readers is always fun. I was hoping to join Ydubs this registration, maybe get some beta readers on there, but things didn’t work out. Maybe next season!

I’m almost done with my first draft. You?

@abigail-rebekah

Hi, ya’ll! I have a question for anyone who has published and/or is currently publishing a book…what is the best place to market your book online for free? I’ve been signing up for forums and sharing it with people who might…[Read more]

Hi, everyone! I tagged a bunch of people I thought might be interested in this post.

So, tomorrow I am releasing an ebook on Amazon called “Memory Lane Was Moved”. I encourage you to visit the webpage it is listed on here. It…[Read more]

Huh. I don’t really know why you got the impression that I like books, but I do actually! That’s awesome you were able to figure it out with so little to go on.

Sarcastic? Me? Whaaaaat? Noooooo…. okaymaybeyesdefinitelyyes. 😀 I’m pretty sure sarcasm is my third language, after English and Quotes.

Soundtracks or songs… I’d…[Read more]

Thanks for the link!

That’s cool that you homeschool too.  And I have used hairspray to keep my hair in curls too XD (unfortunately, my hair has a mind of it’s own 😉 )

My family homeschools; how about you?

And yes, if I do get onto YWW, I will look for you 😉

Cool, your sister did a great job! (My hair is too straight to do much with XD)

@arindown

arindown wrote: I’m almost done with 10k words for July.

Congratulations!  That’s a lot!

No problem, I’m glad it was helpful.  I’ll def…[Read more]

Sorry it took me so long to answer.😄 My name is actually Grace.

Well…it’s like making goals and kinda connecting with other writers. I’ve enjoyed it so far. I’m very much a free-spirit, write-when-insparation-strikes person, so it’s kinda helped me create good boundaries and get something done. I’m almost done with 10k words…[Read more]

Hey, how’s it going?  Thanks, I liked your points too.  The illustrations helped to show your point 🙂

As for my age… it’s anywhere between 13 and 30 XD  Jk.  I like to keep it a mystery 😉  Anyway, Happy (really really early) Birthday!  (Just in case I forget to tell ya 🙂 )

Abigail Rebekah wrote:  Yes, it is a lot of fun! Y…[Read more]

Abigail Rebekah wrote: Wow…that was great advice. (You did a way better job than me)

Thanks.  I really liked your points too (I completely forgot about focusing on the genre you want to write in 🙂 )

Abigail Rebekah wrote: Oh cool, have you ever sold stories to children’s magazines before?

No, not yet.  I might have gotte…[Read more]

Hey Abigail Rebekah! Just wondering, do you go by Abby? Thanks for all the awesome advice! I really appreciate it.

Well…it’s always hard to explain, but it’s about a wizard who is learning to face his past, how to love, and discover who he is becoming now. Funny thing, it’s a YA, but my main-character is in his 60’s (he’s a…[Read more]

Oh wow, the exact same thing happened to my current WIP!  I originally planned it to be a short story of 6,000 words (and I hoped to sell it to a children’s magazine) but after about, oh, 40,000 words, it became apparent that it was going to be a novel XD  And no problem, your explanation wasn’t long-winded.

Abigail Rebekah w…[Read more]

Hey ya’ll.

I’m currently working on a YA novel…but I have two MG or Kid’s books that I’d like to finish. Do you guys have any advice you’d like to share for someone who’s just starting?

My idea is to do something like Chronicles of Narnia, only with more pictures. Something that’s easy to read and exciting…[Read more]

It’s so nice to ‘meet’ you too!  Thanks so much!  I like your name too! 🙂

Which writing website do you use?

I can’t tell much, but my WIP is about a brother and sister who find a lost phoenix and have to return it home (it’s much more complex than that; this is just the gist).

And yes, I saw the Giver movie; the visuals and h…[Read more]

Hi there! *waves back*.  I’m Lily.  I know this is coming really late (I signed up for the forum, oh, about a month ago?  Idk, quarantine has messed up my ability to keep track of time XD).  Anyway, I haven’t really visited this forum much, because it didn’t look like a lot of people used it recently; but then I figured since I’m…[Read more]

I present you the scores.

Team 1: 36,480
Team 2: 18,871
Team 3: 8,964
Individual winner: @toklaham-veruzia at 17,251!

@toklaham-veruzia @hope-ann @se…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah Thanks! I kinda can’t believe I really the individual winner.

Hey, guys! The word war for May…[Read more]

Third chapter.

-Katja

Second chapter.

-Katja

Here you go!!

-Katja

Thanks! I have really enjoyed it so far!!

@abigail-rebekah

I know! I really like writing about some of the harder things that happened during WWII. I am having stuff about the concentration camps in my current WWII story. I don’t have everything planned but I have some really good ideas.

I will tag you! And please leave your comments…[Read more]

Ok good lol. I always love talking about my characters and I know pretty much every author does, but I always feel like I go off on these huge explanations and then what started out as a “Hey this is my character so-and-so” ends up as an hour-long rant XD Oh cool! No, I haven’t read it yet. I believe someone tagged me already… let me…[Read more]

Hey!

It’s never to late to make new friends! Thanks for dropping in!

Thanks! I like my pic too. 😀

Well, actually I used to think WWII was kinda boring, but my brother go me hooked on it. He would always write any history research paper on WWII. I started getting interested not long ago. It also helps me that I have a brother…[Read more]

Thanks! Charles Spurgeon is one of my favorites… 😉

@jennythefaun fan of Narnia??       @corkybookworm    @shannon    @caseybold

@pookiemonster    @emgc  love your cover photos!!    @seekjustice    @abigail-rebekah

Phew think that’…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia @hope-ann @seekjustice @hope-mcclellan @r-m-archer @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @gabrielwoods @kari-karast @fairfay @the-golden-light @corkybookworm @abigail-rebekah

@millennium @writercatherine @phoenix

Hey, guys! The word war has finished. Peace i…[Read more]

How does one go about foreshadowing that a character (who everyone thinks is a good guy) is evil/antagonistic in such a way that, if one is paying enough attention to the little details, one could quickly put two and two together and realize it? So that, if you’re just reading along, you and the other characters…[Read more]

Thanks! It’s just what I’ve noticed as a sort of trend in YA v. Adult, especially in fantasy.

@phoenix

Yep. It’s just my opinion based off what I’ve read and seen in fiction. 😉

-takes cookie happily-

@abigail-rebekah  You’re welcome!  I’m glad you got a decent bit of writing done beforehand!

And thank you!  I think Greater Good (where the snippets were from) is going to be the first book I try and publish.  I’m hoping to get it done within the year.  At least…[Read more]

@emgc @abigail-rebekah @anne_the_noob14 @karthmin @w-o-holmes @dekreel

Yeah. I agree with @abigail-rebekah and @esmeralda-gramilton. It’s good, it’s just that the transition from grumpiness to niceness is too sudden. 🙂

It is really good though.

@abigail-rebekah @evelyn Thanks for taking the time to read it. It’s really encouraging to hear that you like it. 🙂

The other gremlins have recently been making fun of me for a scene in one of my stories (here’s some background- it’s based off the true story of a friend of mine who…[Read more]