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Dakota replied to the topic Tell Your Plot In 60 Seconds in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
@arindown Oo, this does sound like fun! Lemme try . . .
Megyn: *at age six* “Why did God let Daddy die?”
Mrs. Morgan, guardian and mother figure: “We may not understand why He allowed it . . . But He loves you.”
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Megyn: * at age 13 * “If God is my Father, why do I feel so alone?”
Douglas Griffith, mentor and spiritual guardian: “Is your…[Read more]
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Neasa replied to the topic Tell Your Plot In 60 Seconds in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
Great idea! Yours made me chuckle lol. This looks like it will be a good laugh XD
Evil Fae Queen: “Humans are disgusting little creatures. They must all DIE!”
Faeries: “Hear, hear!”
Dragon: “Roar!”
Rebels: “Help us strange girl. Even though you are a terrible person, you are our only hope.”
Mayra: “This ain’t my problem. I don’t…[Read more]
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Skylarynn replied to the topic Orphan Names in the forum Research and Worldbuilding 4 years, 12 months ago
Well, it depends on the ethnicity/culture of the orphan. I have a rather vast world with many different peoples, and it varies between them.
For the Kithnarya/Eya, it depends on which they are firstly (the Eya are Kithnarya, but not all Kithnarya are Eya – a good comparison would be Irishmen versus Irish Travellers). If the child i…[Read more]
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MelancholicWriter replied to the topic Thoughts On My REAL Romance in the forum Romance Writers 5 years ago
Thank you for the suggestions!
yes there is a good reason for them to flee to the uncle. So at the ball Mia wanders off and sees her stepmother and the earl together. She hears them talking about an evil plot (haven’t totally figured that out yet) Mia goes and tells Gabriel, but him, the loyal son that he is, doesn’t believe her right…[Read more]
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MelancholicWriter replied to the topic Thoughts On My REAL Romance in the forum Romance Writers 5 years ago
Ya the illegitimate is a way I’m changing it up and that is a reason the mother is so spiteful…but I could have it that her identity is just hidden. Actually I really like that! If you want to read it, I could add you to the doc and you could be an Alpha reader as I write it…if you would like that just shoot an email to this address…[Read more]
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Erynne replied to the topic Help! All my boys sound like girls! in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years ago
Hey Gracie! Thank you for giving me your thoughts!
I think maybe too other things that might help is to pay attention to books written by men authors (like Andrew Peterson) and try to see how they do boy characters.
I never really thought to do that before. That’s definitely a great idea.
One of the biggest differences my Dad always…
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Arlet replied to the topic My WIP Romance in the forum Romance Writers 5 years ago
I think @zee and @arindown made good points here. I read this thread a long time ago, and been trying to figure out how to help. Okay, here I go~
- I don’t know what country you’re from or your age, but do you happen to be a minor when it comes to crimes of a sexual locus (i.e., rape, assault, etc.)? If so, then in my opinion, it may be…
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Cathy replied to the topic Fantasy Character Castle Chronicles n.2 in the forum Fantasy Writers 5 years ago
Ack, I’m so abominably late, I’m so so sorry! I can’t keep up with another castle right now, at least I better not (ahhhh shiny new project syndrome!). But maybe I can give it a boost by inviting a couple other people? My favorite part is how unpredictable character castle are and you really have to know your characters to roleplay them when you c…[Read more]
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Skylarynn replied to the topic How do *you* write? in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years ago
@arindown @rose-colored-fancy @rebekah12
Your methods all sound interesting!
As a budding anthropologist, logophile, and analyzer of stories (what motifs and symbols are pervasive, which building blocks are used, etc), my works tend to be inspired by a plethora of random other bits and pieces. My main WIP started with a dream I had, which was…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic How do *you* write? in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years ago
@daeus-lamb Cool topic!
Oddly enough, the world usually comes first for me. Generally just a rough area and time period that I can world build off of, and from there, I figure out what may be issues in that world.
Any kind of conflict or friction is generally a starting point. If there isn’t anything in particular, I might start from a cool…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic Character description critiques/game in the forum Characters 5 years ago
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Rose replied to the topic Character description critiques/game in the forum Characters 5 years ago
Hi Erynne! Thanks for joining!
Also, don’t laugh too hard. I wrote it back when I was still new to writing XD
No worries! You can probably do better now, but it actually isn’t that bad!
I really like it, but I think you can describe it a little broader and more concisely, and it would be cool if you connected their appearances to their p…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic Character description critiques/game in the forum Characters 5 years ago
I’m so glad I could help!
That small bit of description carries a lot of story and gives me an immediate sense of the characterr! Awesome!
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Rose started the topic Character description critiques/game in the forum Characters 5 years ago
So, this is something I really struggle with and am trying to improve on, so I decided that (like most things) it can be turned into a fun and hopefully helpful game. Here’s how it works:
Post a short description of any of your characters, and critique someone who posted earlier.
Now, just to be clear, this isn’t about what the characters…[Read more]
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Kimmi posted a new activity comment 5 years ago
Thank you. (:
That’s good. What is your favourite type of art to do?
I’m doing alright. (:
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Kylie S. Pierce replied to the topic Wingfeather Saga 5th book RP in the forum Fantasy Writers 5 years ago
@whoever-i-forgot
Okay, y’all…
THEY’RE COMING OUT WITH A WINGFEATHER SAGA ANIMATED SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Cue the squealing and jumping around*
I just watched it on Facebook, and from the mouth of Andrew Peterson himself, THEY’RE…[Read more]
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Kimmi replied to the topic Story Quote Game in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years ago
@rose-colored-fancy Ooh, interesting.
*jumping in as well, and will be silent after this unless tagged*
A man is born on a road. His parents have been walking on this road since they were born. They walk with their son until they die like their parents before them.
Because this road is all he’s known, he keeps walking on it. Little does he k…
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Rose replied to the topic Story Quote Game in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years ago
Hi guys! This looks like fun! Hope you don’t mind that I join in 😉
(Still really want to see yours, Kylie!)
Here are the first two lines from my first book:
I didn’t think twice. If I had, I might not have rushed into the cloud of purple smoke.
Yeah, that summarizes Liorah’s character pretty well XD. I’d love critique! D…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic Villain appearances, a discussion in the forum Characters 5 years ago
Wow, y’all have some amazing ideas and theories! I really loved reading them!
The people we love are beautiful to us.
You’re totally right, and it’s such a cool thing if you think about it!
I think it translates over to books (and movies), but I also think writers/film producers use appearance to enhance our terror of villains, ( )…
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Anne of Lothlorien replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art Discussions 5 years ago
@arindown Hey! To be honest… I haven’t been on here in soooooo long and I forgot all about the art. *major facepalming* I really should spend some more time on here and meet all the new people.
You can take your time with Felicity, no rush! Especially since I forgot about it anyways. XD XD
Writing is going slow, but steady. I’ve been focusing…[Read more]
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