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Hello all Parimis!

Apparently I got confused at some point and your guildmaster…has not returned yet (she’ll probably be back tomorrow), so I thought I’d whip up a quick lesson for this week in her stead. (Actually, I’m cheating and I’m reusing a lesson I’ve used in my own guild–Meraki–because it also fits with your theme of pacing and…[Read more]

Hello hello Parimis!

This is your stand-in guildmaster, and I’m here to call you to arms! War has been declared once again, and we must come out with full force.

Because J.A. Penrose is away for the week, I was already half guildmastering you for this war, but since she was gone, I volunteered her (I’m her cousin, so I’m allowed to do things…[Read more]

It feels like we only just finished a guild war and now we’ve got ANOTHER ONE coming along. This one is completely different though. *flails cos these are so fun*

Between the dates of September 24, 12:00 am, and September 30, 11:59 pm, WRITE LIKE YOU’RE ON FIRE.

Over the week, keep track of how many words you write, and then at the end, we’…[Read more]

Well Parimis, it is time to say goodbye to a few of our members.

Some of our noble friends have decided that they would like to step out, at least temporarily, and I figured I’d let you guys know. Whenever someone is removed, I will put a farewell comment here for them, and so you all know.

At the end of the week, more will probably be…[Read more]

Who has sat down to plot and then ended up with all of their ideas going splat onto the page and not making any sense to how a book needs to be structured? Me too. A few years ago, (yikes, crazy to think that it was only just over three years) I would just come up with the intro, the complication, the plot twist, the climax, and the conclusion.…[Read more]

Okay Parimis. This is an important post that we all need to look at. Please be sure to read it all the way through!

Our vision for the guilds is to form a tight-knit group of creators who encourage and inspire each other in their craft. As guildmasters, we’re trying to help build this spirit of camaraderie and we have lots of different o…[Read more]

Hey all! As a couple of you probably have noticed, your guildmaster is currently off (on a skiing trip, of all things) and I have stepped in again as a substitute. 😛

Before leaving, she did give me this week’s lesson for you guys, so I’ll step out of the spotlight and hand it over to her.

Hello from your absent Guildmaster, Parimis! I hope…[Read more]

Hello Parimis!

Don’t let the title scare you, I’m not totally leaving you! I’m just going to be away for a week starting…basically now. 🙁 My school is taking us on a ski trip so that we are out of the way of the poor year 12s who are sitting trial exams at the moment. As it is, I’ve asked @Jane-Maree to replace me while I’m gone again, so…[Read more]

Prologues. I figured I’d do a post on prologues as it is one of those things that a lot of people get confused on, and often they get confused on it regarding pacing and suspense. (Plus, y’know, @steward-of-the-pen may or may not have asked about them.)

So without any further ado, here is how you can use prologues in your story.

Use them when…[Read more]

Hello Parimis!

I’ve noticed that a lot of people are just scattered about at the moment and I think it may well be holidays elsewhere in the world, (or some sort of event) and people are fairly busy. So this is just an invite to:

– Share ideas
– Share what you’ve learned
– Share any resources
– Catch up on anything you’ve missed out on
-…[Read more]

A letter has appeared, carried by a small steampunk dragon. It drops it into your hand, flies aboround you a few times and then turns back to its home land. Your gaze drops down to the envelope and you see that it is addressed to you. You open it, and it reads:

Hello Patimis!

Us Guildmasters have been talking a bit lately, and decided that we…

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Hello Parimis!

One thing that I’ve just had playing on my mind is similar to what we we talking about back at Choice of Information. (something that was asked to be looked into more.) And the thing I’m thinking of? Description. Or more specifically, over description. Shockingly, it is one of the things that will either kill a scene’s tension, or…[Read more]