Christianna Hellwig

Do forgive me for being off the radar these last couple of weeks. I’ve been visiting a friend and attending a music conference in Nashville.  @sleepwalkingmk  I left some comments and suggestions on your submission. I hope they can be of service, you did an excellent job. 🙂

@serenity  I’d agree with the others too. Are you feeling constrained by your POV? Is it not fitting with the character? I know I only used third person or omnipresent for a long time until recently I’d discovered how much I really like first person, and how powerful it can be. I think part of it is figuring out your character voice and what kind…[Read more]

All I wanted to do was write one-hundred words a day this week, and behold, it was done!!! I’m happy about that, I don’t usually make goals I set for myself so this is a landmark occasion. 😉

@dragongeek  haha, I can relate, if I can just sit down and start writing, I know I’ll get way over 100 words. It’s starting it that’s the struggle.

@millennium-m   welcome to the group. I’m still trying to figure out how guilds work, so I’m afraid I shan’t be of much help, but hey, I do know, if anything exciting happens, you won’t be left out. 😉

Okay, this is good for me. I now have motivation for keeping myself accountable. Many thanks!

Interesting thought. I struggle sometimes to really pinpoint what my character’s values are, but perhaps, determining what would make him upset, happy, sad, or annoyed, might help me figure out exactly what he really values. I don’t know, is it possible to work backwards like that? I wonder.

@samuel  you know, a while ago on Kingdom Pen, a writer’s website a lot of the moderators here are from, held a contest for story openers. Every one of the three winning submissions had something to do with death. I was indignant, but strategist that I am, filed it away for future use. Now look where it’s got us! 😉

Kidding. However, there is…[Read more]

@jenwriter17  thanks. I’m so glad I was able to contribute. Thanks go to  @sleepwalkingmk  and  @supermonkey42 for their very helpful critiques! Our guild is the best. 😉

Yoweeee!!!!!!!!!!

@gabriellepollack  that’s good to know because I already made the edits  @sleepwalkingmk  and @supermonkey42  recommended(thanks guys). 🙂 We’ll see what happens, I guess, just please, anybody, feel free to keep making suggestions and comments for changes! 🙂  @jenwriter17  I understand. These things happen! 😉 Thanks anyhow.

@sleepwalkingmk thanks! I’m so glad.

I know right? Whence has  @toklaham-veruzia  disappeared off to? I was hoping… 🙂

@supermonkey42 haha, so sorry, I did not mean to guilt trip anyone. I just got a little worried that our guild was going nowhere with this contest. I completely understand the business. For me that’s going to start come A…[Read more]

@sleepwalkingmk  why thank you. See, I don’t know how it works here either. I’m a recent member. However, I don’t see why you can’t make comments, that would be wonderful! 🙂  I just wish my story weren’t the only option to consider. 😉

@jane-maree thanks.

Guys!  @toklaham-veruzia @overcomer @martina @epicaddie2 @supermonkey42 @gabrielle @snapper @jenwriter17 @naomijackson @dekreel @bonnie @melissa-g @kiraelizabeth @aislinn-mollisong @dragongeek @haviloki @sleepwalkingmk @sam-kowal @law0413 @claire @zanzibee @libby @natalie-marie

I am the only one who has submitted anything…[Read more]

Looks great. What an exciting step! 🙂

@law0413 haha, I’ve done exactly the same thing countless times. 😉 It just made me happy that you responded! 🙂

@gabriellepollack wonderful, because I’ve got about seven hundred words. 🙂 Oh, one more question. Sorry, this is all quite new to me, in the link to the google doc you gave us, should we post our entire scenes? Or simply a synopsis as the first one was?

@law0413 that was the maximum. I was wondering if there was a minimum number of words you had to have. Usually that’s not the case, I just thought I’d check because my scene is pretty short. 🙂

@gabriellepollack sounds good to me. I know this is nitpicky but is there a word minimum?

@jenwriter17 Haha, maybe we should… 😀