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Noah Cochran replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 3 months ago
How are you finding the feedback? Are you spotting any patterns or is everyone violently disagreeing?
I’m afraid to say that the feedback is all over the place. xD Some of my betas really liked a couple of the characters, and others thought those characters had serious problems (and vice versa).
I suppose the most common…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 3 months ago
Hey Rose, I’m doing alright. The weather is frigid in Missouri, so I assume that the Netherlands is covered in ice. School started, and college starts soon, so I solemnly await busyness.
How about you?
Pretty good! We had a couple really icy days already, but now we’ve returned to the natural Dutch state. Mud. Lots of it. Rai…[Read more] -
Noah Cochran replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 3 months ago
Hey Rose, I’m doing alright. The weather is frigid in Missouri, so I assume that the Netherlands is covered in ice. 😉 School started, and college starts soon, so I solemnly await busyness.
How about you?
Four of my other beta readers have given me feedback, and the other four may or may not finish within the next few…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 3 months ago
Hey Noah! How are you doing? How are your beta-readers progressing? Do you have most of your feedback in? How is the new series coming along, are your characters cooperating? XD
(Those were a lot of questions… XD)
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Miller replied to the topic Poetry critique page in the forum Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
Hi…!
So poems are very new to me. I have this poem that isn’t sitting right with me word wise. It doesn’t sound like a poem to me. Now I know nothing about poems, so any advice you could give would be oh so helpful.
Thank you for your time.
The Scar
A lush forest is blemished by this coulee
A imprudent child is at the bottom of it
That…[Read more]
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Miller posted an update in the group Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
Hi poets! I have a poem and would like to know your thoughts on it. I’m very new to poetry. I’d like to show this to a mentor of mine who sparked the idea.
The Scar
A lush forest is blemished by this coulee
A imprudent child is at the bottom of it
That child cowering in the coulee
Too petrified to call for aid
Like a worried mother, You came
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Rose replied to the topic Beta Readers or Form Critique Group? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books 4 years, 4 months ago
Hi Kendra! I’m Rose, pleased to meet you!
What’s the premise of your novel? I’d like to know more about it!
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Hey Rose! Nice to meet you too!
My story is about a world without music. A boy named Remi has trouble fitting in with his family and avoiding trouble with the soldiers the patrol their bay. Then one stormy night, he meets a mysterious girl who is on a dangerous treasure hunt that will change their world.
It’s been a fun and challenging writing…[Read more]
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That’s a really cool premise! It sounds like a lot of fun to write too!
I was curious, does it have a magic/special abilities system, because I’m generally a bit uncertain of those, so I’d like to know more about it if there is one 🙂Ooh, trilogies are the best! *High-fives fellow trilogy writer* I’m drafting the third book of mine, it’s been a…[Read more]
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Hey Rose! Congrats on finishing your second draft! And that’s super cool you’ve already gotten a great start on your trilogy. So historical fantasy — tell me more about that. Is it based on our world in the past? Or are you using historical things in a totally different context? Would also be curious where the magic/fantasy part comes into your…[Read more]
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Hey Kendra!
Thank you! Well, Historical fantasy is a term I like to use to describe what is essentially high-fantasy but rooted in historical events. So, it’s a fantasy world, but it’s based off real areas, cultures, and time periods, though it also has fantasy elements.
My project doesn’t have any kind of magic/special abilities system, or any…[Read more]
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Rose joined the group Writers of Children’s/Middle-Grade Books 4 years, 4 months ago
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KendraBell started the topic Beta Readers or Form Critique Group? in the forum Writers of Children's/Middle Grade Books 4 years, 4 months ago
Hello fellow writers! Is anyone interested in swapping novels or forming a critique group? I’m currently in a secular critique group for my novel (about 70,000 words) and it’s been super helpful. At the same time, I’m really hoping to connect with other believers and learn how you are approaching your writing from a Christ-centered perspective…[Read more]
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KendraBell joined the group Writers of Children’s/Middle-Grade Books 4 years, 4 months ago
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Rose replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
Ah, yes, guilty as charged. I used to love my stick-men battles way back in the day.
Oh, absolutely. Mine were of the rectangle horse varietyXD
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
All little kids draw themselves doing cool things, and in his case that was being a mighty warrior
Ah, yes, guilty as charged. I used to love my stick-men battles way back in the day.
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Rose replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
Nice. Seeing first hand sources of writing and archaeology is always fascinating.
Exactly! This was originally written on birch bark, not parchment, so it’s amazing it was preserved that well.
Elucidation required.
All little kids draw themselves doing cool things, and in his case that was being a mighty warrior XD
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
It’s one of the many doodles made by a seven-year-old boy named Onfim who lived in Novgorod (now Russia) around 700 years ago.
Nice. Seeing first hand sources of writing and archaeology is always fascinating.
As you do.
Elucidation required. 😂
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Rose replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
Happy Holidays, I hope you had a great Christmas 🙂
I’m getting a zillion character ideas just thinking about it.
Absolutely! I think one of the interesting things about it is that family dynamics function completely differently from most others and that even in the same circumstances, it could work completely differently. Endless p…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
Sibling dynamics are my absolute favorite thing to write, and parent-child dynamics are up there too. That’s actually what most of my first book is centered around and it was really fun to write!
I’m getting a zillion character ideas just thinking about it.
It’s an official Croatian letter that was written in 1445.
I love tha…[Read more]
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Rose replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
I really like the family dynamic of a son or daughter working with their parents, especially in a medieval/fantasy setting.
Exactly! It’s a bit harder work to justify everything but it’s so worth it! I love writing family dynamics in general, and I think all of my main characters have some family.
Sibling dynamics are my absolute…[Read more]
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Noah Cochran replied to the topic This is totally about poetry in the forum Poets 4 years, 4 months ago
I can really see why so many people choose to make their main characters orphans just to get the parents out of the way of adventuring things XD It makes sense from a plot perspective, even though it isn’t any fun for the character.
I agree. However, though I write mostly adult characters (19-20+ in age), who are out of the h…[Read more]
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