Thanks so much guys for the feedback! Yeah I’ve been drawing probably like one or two things each week. I hope to get faster at my sketches, but I suppose that’s where the practice comes in and such.

@audrey-the-author

I haven’t decided on a school yet, but I got accepted to two private Christian schools, and I am very excited to see which one God leads me to.

Yeah something I learned through NaNo is to take advantage of the two minutes here, five minutes there that might usually be used to scroll Pinterest. Jotting a few notes here and t…[Read more]

@audrey-the-author

Thanks Audrey for the encouragement! Bullet points can be really useful too, and I think sometimes more attainable than an abstract goal. My school starts tomorrow too. I’m going to graduate from high school and into college this year. Is it hard to keep up with writing and a college work load? Are you majoring in writing, or d…[Read more]

@dee-g-blueshine

Second draft?! Congrats! I’m just trying to make it through my first one. I don’t have any experience with editing a second draft, but I’m sure yours will turn out great!

@emily-joy

100 words a day sounds like the perfect New Year’s resolution. I might copy that. Haha

Oh! Yes, plot lines can be really hard for me, so this thread caught my eye. I feel confident on characters, but plot and setting can be more difficult for me. I think that’s a good reminder to look at the theme/concept of the story to flesh out the setting and plot.

Hey everyone,

Just joined the guild and I am so excited.

I’ve been writing since I can remember, but haven’t actually finished a novel, though I’ve plotted countless ones. My goal is to show myself I can finish a book and make my ideas become a reality that others can appreciate. I tried NaNo this year and finished half of the traditional 50k w…[Read more]

What do you guys think about the reverse character arc, where the character goes from being a villain to being a hero? Do you think there’s room for both arcs in one story? And what are some ways that the two arcs can foil each other without being predictable?

Suddenly, at that moment someone crashed into the person Kayto was talking to. The man and lady in white were sent tumbling down a hill. The newest arrival, a boy with auburn hair, jumped to his feet, before wincing in pain and falling down again. The boy got up again and followed after the others.

Kayto didn’t want to follow these weird s…[Read more]

It’s a made up Union. It’s essentially a dystopian government and I couldn’t come up with a better name. Lol

As for where Kayto is, I think I might have misread what happened up to this point in the story.

So I’ll let you guys decide where to put him. Maybe whoever post next can clarify that.

(Hey guys, it seems like I’m late to the thread, but mind if my MC and I pop in?)

(Kayto is a boy about 16 years old. He grew up in the Union being trained as a soldier his whole life. He has black hair, brown eyes, and is always wearing his white Union uniform.)

Kayto blinked twice in the bright light. When his vision cleared, he found h…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Hi Kayla,</p>
(I’m kinda new to this forum so I don’t know anyone yet, so hi everyone.)

I would say that the best way to torture a character is to use something that would personally hurt them. So could your main character just punch the jerk character in the face? Yes, and it would hurt. But does your main cha…[Read more]