@calidris Ohh, I shall keep an eye out for Manwë when I get around to that book. I’m in the middle of a Lord of the Rings reread, so I’m not ready yet.

I got in digital art about a year ago, and I really like it. You probably saw some of it on my Instagram.😝  I also really love charcoals. What style do you like best?

@noah-cochran somehow it didn’t tag you.😄. Have you read any James Fenimore Cooper? I think you would really like his stuff.

@rose-colored-fancy I think this thread is a terrific idea!

I haven’t been reading too much lately, unless you count school textbooks. I’ve learned a ton from my Western Culture textbook so far (about how to world-build and stuff), but…😆

I’ve slowly been working through a re-read of Lord of the Rings. I’ll give them a 6/5 stars.🤩

One thing…[Read more]

@lrc

I haven’t the time, nor the current mental capacity to actually duel you on this one, but my opinion is that writing is like life…you never stop growing, and you never stop learning from those greater than you.

As a writer, you can study writing theory all you want, but it’s reading that keeps your story-soul growing. I think it’d be a…[Read more]

@kylie-wingfeather

I’m not very active on SE right now, but I’m here to be supportive of this thread.😆

Here’s a few questions to start a discussion:

If you had to go on adventure with one character from each series, who would you bring?

I would probably bring Jo and Rudric. We’d be unstoppable.😂

Who cried at the end of both…[Read more]

@calidris

*internally screaming* They are SOOO cute! And that lighting…😍

That was a terrible way to introduce myself, but I’m an artist and your drawings are gorgeous. I have not read the Silmarillion yet (my sister is hogging it), but you made Manwë so cute. Good job.

@sparrowhawke

I don’t really have much advice.😄. I’m a panster, so I have a lot of random stuff all over the place. I have a computer folder for each of my WIP’s, and ones for characters, author stuff and reference photos, but other than that, it’s usually all in my head.

One thing I’ve found is that if I don’t keep it, or I don’t remember it,…[Read more]

@joelle-stone I’m am definitely hoping to. Still working through my millions of story ideas through.😂

@rose-colored-fancy Oh my goodness, I was just thinking about this a few days ago! This is literally like my favorite thing that authors do. Almost all good stories have it, if you look close enough.

The thing that makes me so excited about motifs is that they bring you back to a previous place, and that they can be anything. The Lord of the…[Read more]

@kylie-wingfeather Love that quote!

@tanyacreative

I’m a Panster, so I can’t really speak for Plotters.😄  But, the difference I see is that Plotters like to have everything mapped out before they start. They like to see that this story is going in a good direction and will be successful. Pansters, on the other hand, just go by their gut and know that “It’ll turn out good somehow.”

Wow guys, there’s some pretty deep, profound stuff on here. I have to say I have felt just like most of you sometime in my life. I’m really impressed by the way ya’ll are opening up and sharing some of the insecurities of life.

@noah-cochran Arghh, Prof. this is like perfect. Like my favorite style. Honestly. I love how much pain there is, how much we are inside the character’s heads, and how much they’re “rubbing” on each-other. And the setting… If you even need someone to read your manuscript, I volunteer.😄

Anyywayyy…as for the voices. I agree with Rose that…[Read more]

@noah-cochran Professer, sir, I am delighted to meet you. And I am doubly delighted that you live on a farm and love cats…considering the fact that I have 10 at the moment (outside) and also convinced my parents to adopt a blind one for inside.😁  We don’t have sheep, just a few cows, pigs, and rabbits. I wish we had chickens…how many are you…[Read more]

@noah-cochran Hello, Professer.

Thought I’d jump on and just say hi. I am Gracie, fantasy writer, farm girl, and huge fan of Lord of the Rings. I’m 77k words into my first novel, and it’s going slowly, but I’m hoping to finish the first draft in the next few months.

I’m trying to think of questions nobody else has asked.😁  What is your favorite…[Read more]

@typewriter78

Hello! I’m Gracie, teenage writer girl who loves cats, art, and anything story. My favorite books are Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien), Wingfeather Saga (Andrew Peterson), and a ton of older classics (Where the Red Fern Grows, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, etc.) I don’t usually add the Bible to that list, even though it’s…[Read more]