Allison Grace

Hey guys! Hope this has been a beautiful  first day of July for you all. 🙂 Funny, Colorado (my home state) has only just seemed to get the idea that it’s supposed to be summer– it snowed nearly till June!  Hope things have been sunnier where you live. 😛

How did your goals go last week? Good? Bad? Did you do anything exciting?

What are your g…[Read more]

Hello Ereki!

Here we are at the beginning of another week, ready to tackle another aspect of our Writing Life. Maddie Morrow has some words to say about how to handle critiques and criticism, so without any further ado here is what she said:

Letting others see our work is probably one of the hardest parts of being a writer. That’s our heart a…[Read more]

@trallion has joined Erekdale! Please make him welcome with all your best horror stories about the extreme rigors of Guild life here in Erekdale under your terrible taskmaster Karthmin.

For you, good sir, I have a few resources:

Building Erekdale 2.0

^This is probably the first thing to really check…[Read more]

My dear Ereki!

I completely dropped the ball this week, and I do apologize for that. Weird work schedule, falling prey to a cold, and etc….

But nothing that couldn’t have been overcome. I simply and plainly forgot to post this on Monday. 🙁

So as not to fall behind, I’m going to post this discussion piece today anyway. I hope there’s some…[Read more]

It’s that time of the month again! Where we gather together and raise our pens in determination! To battle! This month’s prompt is “Write a story where you bring out the beauty of something ordinary in the middle of a very dramatic setting” which… wow. That sounds tough.

Here is the brainstorm doc. We can also brainstorm in the chat.

This…[Read more]

Hello Ereki!

Sorry for the lateness. But here is this week’s discussion piece! Without further ado:

Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing

I think it’s safe to say that most writers have a ‘one day’ dream of getting published: having your book on the shelves of total strangers and sharing your story with the world.

But there’s always…[Read more]

All right, after a well-enjoyed vacation, I’m back and ready to get back into things here! THANK YOU, @seekjustice, for covering for me while I was gone!  I hope all of your goals went well last week. 🙂

What are your goals for this new week in the already-not-so-new month of June?

Let’s see…

— Get ready for cousins’ visit

— Finish the…[Read more]

Hey Ereki! I’m making some changes with my pen name and wanted to have a quick post to eliminate any confusion.

I’ll keep this short: I’m changing my pen name. Or more accurately, getting rid of it, since I’ve run into a lot of confusion in the past regarding my pen name versus my given name, especially at writers conferences and while marketing…[Read more]

wOw. I’ve … been gone for awhile. *ponders in a corner*

But I’m back! Hi! *waves excitedly*

So for my June critique piece, I’d like to present the third chapter of my WIP. *throws confetti*

Chapter 3.

Please critique for:

– Show Don’t Tell: It’s hard for me.

– Interesting-ness: Does it intrigue you and pull you into the story more?…[Read more]