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Brian Stansell posted an update in the group Sci-fi Writers 4 years, 9 months ago
For all my Sci-Fi friends out there, I just started a new topic “Is the Speed of Light (c) Slowing – Implications of that for Sci-Fi”. I welcome your thoughts and perspectives on…[Read more]
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Your Type of Fantasy in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 9 months ago
Hi Ashley,
If I were to hazard a guess, I think I just used the comment reply on the message itself, so that may be why my American Lit query wasn’t showing up in the general Forum feed.
It should show on your personal Activity page below the initial reply you made to this feed. (I’m kinda learning this stuff too, as I go.) -
Linyang Zhang replied to the topic Your Type of Fantasy in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 9 months ago
@ashley-tegart Oh, awesome! Good luck with that!
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TanyasCreative replied to the topic Minimal in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 9 months ago
Wow this has been extremely helpful in clarifying the Plotter & Panster and how I feel and now know I am going to be. It’s been so very hard trying to fit the square block into the circle hole that I was silly trying to be a Plotter when I am a Panster! The more I plot and outline the more I run out of steam and desire. I sure would like to be the…[Read more]
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Linyang Zhang replied to the topic Your Type of Fantasy in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 9 months ago
@esmeralda-gramilton Whoa, that is extremely interesting! I love plots with relationships and this whole Bonding thing has really drawn me in. Is there any way to break off a Bond? Are your main characters human or humans and dragons?
@arindown Those all seem really fun. They do sound like they’d spice up the story a whole lot.
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Your Type of Fantasy in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 9 months ago
Hi Ashley!
Your quote got my attention:
What British and Russian authors do you like?
Of Russian authors, I have read Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Brothers Karamazov”, etc. and Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard”, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn “The Gulag Archipelago”, and some parts of Leo Tolstoy’s works, to name a few. We sometimes…[Read more] -
Linyang Zhang replied to the topic Your Type of Fantasy in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 9 months ago
@ashley-tegart Oh nice! Any authors you admire? I love Dostoyevsky most, I think. What are the monsters like?
@obrian-of-the-surface-world Oh, cool! I’ve been looking into doing blog serials. Do you have any tips? Wow, your life sounds busy. I’m glad you’ve been able to write, though!
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Hi Linyang,
I first heard about blog novels back when I learned that Andy Weir’s “The Martian” began that way, before it was picked up by a publisher and later made into the Matt Damon movie by the same title.
That idea intrigued me, so I found out what Blogs were…I’m so out of touch..😜…and found that I could just get a free Blog on…[Read more]-
At this point, I have to ask you, are you a pastor or something?
Currently I’ve been examining several web fiction platforms, WordPress being one of them, and I’ve decided to try and publish different works on different sites. Only problem with me, though, is I feel this need to actually either finish a work before posting it or at least have a…[Read more] -
I am a pastor’s son, but I am not one myself. My dad has been in ministry for 40+ years and we have been active in our church. I went to college, got a degree in British and American Literature and minored in Art & Design, but I work in none of those fields, oddly enough. I am a bit of a techie, but not so much familiar with Blog platforms and…[Read more]
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Thanks for the advice! Yeah, I’ll definitely keep that all in mind. Thank you!
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Minimal in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 9 months ago
Plotters like to know where they’re going, Pansters like the sense of the total unknown.
However, there is a large spectrum of area between Panster and Plotter. For instance, most pansters have some sort of small outline or synopsis to know what the book is about and who the characters are. As for plotters, the amount of which…[Read more]
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Linyang Zhang replied to the topic Your Type of Fantasy in the forum Fantasy Writers 4 years, 9 months ago
@ashley-tegart Very interesting! I do have a love for British and Russian literature. What aspects would you say you draw from them？
@obrian-of-the-surface-world Ah, yes, guilds…I miss my Erekdale. Wow, all three of these dragons sound very cool. I love how you have Bible verses from which they are based. And which themes in particular would y…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 9 months ago
I read The False Prince and its sequel (I think?) a few years ago, but never finished the series! I’ve heard good things about The Ranger’s Apprentice!
Awesome! Yes, the concept behind Ranger’s Apprentice is quite good, though there are some things I would have done differently. The False Prince was great!
My favorite fantasy books…
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Rose replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
Your WIP sounds very cool! What are some of your favorite fantasy books?
*Produces a scroll and unfurls it. It reaches the floor* Ahem! Here we go!
I love Ranger’s Apprentice and Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan. They’re slightly lacking in several aspects, but still very enjoyable!
The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen.…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic Character Voice in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 10 months ago
Character sketches sound interesting, I’ll try one of those sometime. Thanks for sharing that!
I agree with you Brian; I also find metaphors more evocative and enthralling. However, I will agree with Rose that I like similes mainly because I am able to come up with non-cliche ones much much…[Read more]
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Hi Noah,
Here one of the Koontz-ian simile from “Night Window” Chapter 28.
“In Arizona, the sky was as dry as the land below, salted with stars, the moon a bitten Communion wafer.”Here’s a Koontz-ian metaphor from “Life Expectancy” Chapter 9:
“All our yesterdays neatly shelved, time cataloged in drawers: News grows brittle and yellow under the…[Read more]-
Those are great examples Brian. I think I need to take a class on metaphors or something. xD
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MelancholicWriter replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
@ashley-tegart
Hi Ashley! Nice to meet you! I’m Tasha or Melancholic Writer. C.S. Lewis, Tolkien!!! GIRL YAYYYY!!! I write mostly fantasy and romance but reeaaally want to try my hand at sci-fi sometime -
Jenna Terese replied to the topic WordPress Questions in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 10 months ago
Hi, @ashley-tegart !
I purchased by website theme from creativemarketplace.com. It’s a great place to find awesome-looking, more professional themes and the ones I’ve used were fairly easy to install and customize. And as for post photos, I’ve just been using the option WordPress gives to find free stock photos from Pexel. 🙂 Hope that helps!
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Brian Stansell replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
Till We Have Faces is a great read. I have several C.S. Lewis books and got The Chronicles of Narnia when I was years old which put me on my writing journey…long, long ago…in a galaxy far, far away… [sorry, got distracted there.]
A lot of my fiction tastes are blended genres, but I love biblical mysteries and have researched…[Read more] -
Brian Stansell replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
Hi Ashley,
Welcome! You will find many Lewis and Tolkien fans among us! So glad to have you join. Check out some of the Forums and join a group.
I write Fantasy too and have a WIP I have been…[ahem]…perfecting…for many years. 🙂
Would love to hear what yours is about. Mine has a long timeline too, but the longer ti…[Read more] -
Rose replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
My current WIP is the first book of a planned four-book epic fantasy series that spans thousands of years.
I’ve been seriously writing for several years now!
What are you currently working on?
Ooh! Books that span a long time are really cool!
I’m working on a fantasy trilogy set in a desert setting inspired by medieval North A…[Read more]
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Emma Walker replied to the topic Blogging suggestions ? in the forum Publishing and Marketing Nerds 4 years, 10 months ago
Hey @ashley-tegart Thanks! That’s super helpful.
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imwritehere1920 replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
I’m glad I could help. See ya around! 🙂
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Rose replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Introduce Yourself 4 years, 10 months ago
Hi Ashley! I’m Rose, pleased to meet you!
I also write mostly fantasy. Though I have a love for all things sci-fi, I haven’t written it yet.
What’s the premise of your current WIP?
I’ve been writing for just over a year, how long have you been writing?
Hope to see you around!
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