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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Tragedy, ahoy! in the forum Announcements 8 years, 1 month ago
@Daeus-lamb *nods* Are we talking about spiritual/emotional sacrifices, or actual physical ones? For instance we could go for scifi, and the character actually literally gives limbs and/or organs (in battle, or maybe to replace the limbs/organs of people he/she loves, or possibly both), replacing them with bionic limbs until he literally doesn’t…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb started the topic Internal monologue in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 8 years, 1 month ago
Well, I was going to cover r-m-archer and Ethryndal’s question today, but I think I should take a week more to think about it. In the meantime, we’re going to cover Kate’s question: how does one write powerful, non-tellish internal monologue?
This is actually one of my favorite topics, so you might get a long lesson.
When you really master…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb started the topic Tragedy, ahoy! in the forum Announcements 8 years, 1 month ago
Hey Saxon Scribes!
I hope your swords, er, pencils, are sharp because the next guild war is here!
This time we have two weeks so it won’t be so rushed and helter-skelter. 😉 I think we’ll do great.
The prompt? You’ll love it. We need to write the most emotive death scene we…[Read more]
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Coralie replied to the topic Nice to Meet You! in the forum Introduce Yourself 8 years, 1 month ago
@cassandraia Yes!! Another perfectionist! *high fives* I am not alone! XD
Exactly! Gotta know what’s wrong or what could be improved, even if it’s already good, in order to grow! And you can always grow!
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Daeus Lamb started the topic What do you want to improve in with character development? in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 8 years, 1 month ago
Hi Saxon Scribes!
It’s late, but it’s still Monday. We’re back to talking about character development.
What I want to do here is open up the floor for you to voice the struggles that you’ve been going through with character development. We’ll either gather round and help you with them here in this thread or I’ll create a future thread…[Read more]
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Coralie replied to the topic Nice to Meet You! in the forum Introduce Yourself 8 years, 1 month ago
@cassandraia That sounds like a cool creature! Is that one you’ve made up? Mmm, I really like the underlying themes that deals with. Being torn between families and places is difficult.
Wow! That’s a great way to think about it. I never thought about the characters’ stories never being finished and only uncovering bits and pieces of it. I love…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic Longer chapters in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 8 years, 1 month ago
@cassandraia 3,000 words with lots of character development doesn’t sound overboard at all to me. 🙂 If I could venture to guess, I’d think most likely you’re just not spending enough time on your characters specific qualities that are driving them to action or the antagonistic forces are too weak.
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Daeus Lamb started the topic Longer chapters in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 8 years, 1 month ago
Hey Saxon Scribes,
Today’s Monday, so we’re back to out yearly theme discussion of character development. I wanted to share something I’ve picked up recently that has been hugely impactful in my writing.
Longer chapters.
I used to write chapters that were about 2,000-2,500 words long on average. 800 was my lowest. 4,000 something was my…[Read more]
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Olivia Giordano replied to the topic Welcome to New Wessex! in the forum Announcements 8 years, 1 month ago
@cassandraia Of course, dear! Let me know if anything else doesn’t make sense. 🙂
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Coralie replied to the topic Nice to Meet You! in the forum Introduce Yourself 8 years, 1 month ago
@cassandraia Aw, thanks! I love yours too! I have a Cassandra from my very first novel length story. She’s a secondary character, but I’ll never forget my first cast. 😉
Hah, yeah, it feels like a long time. I started CRR when I was 12 and I’m almost 24 now, so it’s been a while, even if it’s only been off and on. Eight years is a long haul too!…[Read more]
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Olivia Giordano replied to the topic Welcome to New Wessex! in the forum Announcements 8 years, 1 month ago
@cassandraia Oh dear. I was really confused with Kingdom Pen at first too.
So there’s the general feed, that it would show from all the different things when you click on “Recent Activity”. That’s probably the most confusing, but it’s basically just the most recent topics. Kinda like on YWW, except it will go to the top of the list when someone…[Read more]
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Olivia Giordano replied to the topic Welcome to New Wessex! in the forum Announcements 8 years, 1 month ago
@cassandraia Oh my gosh, I didn’t know you were on Story Embers, or that you were even gonna be in this guild, so I’m super excited!!!
Welcome, welcome, dear! I’m so happy you’re a part of this. *hugs* New Wessex is awesome.
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Welcome to New Wessex! in the forum Announcements 8 years, 1 month ago
@cassandraia Welcome!
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