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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic What do you want to study next? in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 10 months ago

Well guys, I really appreciate all this feedback. It looks like the three main topics everyone wants to hear about are theme, plot, and worldbuilding but worldbuilding got the most votes by a small margin. I’m thinking that’s what we’ll go with.

For those of you who write historical fiction, don’t worry! Yes, I’ll probably cover some aspects of…[Read more]

Emma Starr started the topic Blackout Poetry in the forum Poetry Discussions 7 years, 10 months ago

Any blackout poets here?

@libby @cindy @evelyn @scribbles

(Tag other poets who you think of!)

Noah Litle started the topic Name That City! in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions 7 years, 10 months ago

Hey, guys!

I need some ideas. I have a city that needs a name.

So, the city is a kind of modern (think early 1900s) city, but with an ancient roman/middle eastern twist. That basically means they have an arena for ancient roman style games and an open marketplace squeezed between industrial brick.

Fire away!

Hit me.

I’m open to any…[Read more]

Daeus Lamb started the topic What do you want to study next? in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 10 months ago

Hey Saxon Scribes,

For something like six months now, we’ve studied character development every week. It’s been a good journey, but now I’m coming to the point where I don’t have a whole lot more to discuss. If anything else comes to mind, I’ll make a topic out of it, but if nothing comes to me, next week I think we could start on something…[Read more]

Quinn O'Fallon replied to the topic Novella Outlining Help? in the forum Plotting 7 years, 10 months ago

@cindy Hi! I recently finished a novella and am working on another, so I figured I’d drop in to help. 🙂 What I do is I start with some brainstorming about my characters, setting, plot, etc. Once I have an idea of the shape of my story, I start figuring out my major plot points (characteristic moment, inciting event, push point, etc.). After that,…[Read more]

NCStokes replied to the topic Novella Outlining Help? in the forum Plotting 7 years, 10 months ago

@cindy I’d recommend starting with your main character. What do they want? What do they have to learn? How can you take away what they take for granted?

How about the antagonist? What do they want, and why can’t they and the main character both have what they want?

SeekJustice replied to the topic Novella Outlining Help? in the forum Plotting 7 years, 10 months ago

@Cindy

Have you ever tried the Snowflake method? That’s what I and a friend used for NaNo outlining this year.

Daeus Lamb started the topic The winner is… in the forum Announcements 7 years, 10 months ago

Guys, this is crazy. A little sad. Absolutely awesome.

The word war. How’d we do?

We actually beat the record from past guild wars! I was amazed. We had 51,082 — a whole novel’s worth in a week.

So, the winner?

……

With 72,127 words, it goes to Parimi Alca. I’m super impressed with those guys, especially since I’ve heard they’re the…[Read more]

Daeus Lamb started the topic The winner is… in the forum Announcements 7 years, 10 months ago

Guys, this is crazy. A little sad. Absolutely awesome.

The word war. How’d we do?

We actually beat the record from past guild wars! I was amazed. We had 51,082 — a whole novel’s worth in a week.

So, the winner?

……

With 72,127 words, it goes to Parimi Alca. I’m super impressed with those guys, especially since I’ve heard they’re the…[Read more]

Daeus Lamb replied to the topic Let's write /more/ in the forum Announcements 7 years, 10 months ago

@bama-rose I’ll announce the winner — probably tomorrow.

If you wrote this week, but haven’t turned in your word count yet, this is your last chance. @raemarie @cindy @kate @m_corinnemusic @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @julianne @germaine-han @maddiejay @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8 @samuel

Kate Flournoy replied to the topic New Wessex Worldbuilding and History in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions 7 years, 10 months ago

I nod, making my way around the table to the newcomer who just burst into the hall, breathless, eyes alight. “That’s a very good question. One that everyone here should answer.” I stick out my hand to… Germaine? Yep, that’s what it says. “Do you like raspberries?”

@germaine-han @literatureforthelight @cindy @noahlitle @msqueen8

Grace replied to the topic New Wessex Worldbuilding and History in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions 7 years, 10 months ago

Raspberries?

How life is, that the most unheroic detail can somehow make the distances between us seem smaller, and the room less cold. I stand with Kate, and everyone follows suit. If talking has died down, maybe everyone’s spirits will be revived by a little bit of a stretch and walk.

The grating of many wooden chairs follows, and with a start…[Read more]

Daeus Lamb started the topic Relationship developement in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 10 months ago

Hey Saxon Scribes. I think I missed last week somehow, but thankfully I remembered just in time today.

Let’s talk about relational development. Just like the meaning we bring to the world is often found in our relationships, usually the best character development is actually relational development between one character and another.

Today, it t…[Read more]

Daeus Lamb started the topic Let's write /more/ in the forum Announcements 7 years, 11 months ago

Hey guys,

I forgot there was a word war this week! I’m going to need to set myself some automated reminders.

Anyway, we’re going to do the best we can. The guilds have decided to war starting today and ending Tuesday night.

This works like it always does. We write as much as we can and try to outdo everyone else!

Here’s what can count toward…[Read more]

R.J. Karas replied to the topic Karas Critiques in the forum Critiques 7 years, 11 months ago

Hey all! This is a super short story (800 words) that I’m hoping to submit to the new Havok ezine that split off from Splickety Publishing. Anyhoo, I’d LOVE feedback if ya’ll have a minute to read it quick. 😀

Check it out here

I think it needs a bit more in the way of stronger verbs and unique prose. I think the core is strong enough, just…[Read more]

Daeus Lamb replied to the topic That silly face in the forum Announcements 7 years, 11 months ago

Hey guys, we did pretty well. Check out the judge’s comments here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iL-_uaWuvSI883engtZVvP9MgXNB4oyulGv2IYgZdK8/edit?usp=sharing

@cindy @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @m_corinnemusic @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @maddiejay @sesi @r-j-karas…[Read more]

Daeus Lamb started the topic What do you think of our guild page? in the forum Announcements 7 years, 11 months ago

Hey Saxon Scribes, we have a homepage now!

Josiah fixed it up all nice for us. This isn’t officially launched, but I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at it so you can share any suggestions for how to make it better.

New Wessex

The purpose of this page is be awesome, store important/fun information, and let curious…[Read more]

Daeus Lamb started the topic Criminal types in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 11 months ago

Hey guys,

I thought with our discussion of handling tricky subjects in the article realm it might be neat to discuss writing criminal types.

Here are a few questions to get us started:

How do we write highly engaging criminals without endorsing their criminal activity?
Can one write a criminal character just for the purposes of the plot…

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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic Disposition #2 in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 11 months ago

I’m gonna retag people since I don’t think my first try worked. @cindy @kate @elizabeth @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @m_corinnemusic @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @maddiejay @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8 @arrethtrean @eden-anderson @samuel

Grace replied to the topic That silly face in the forum Announcements 7 years, 11 months ago

@kate Yay! Here’s mine:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N2ncbna_hrlN9NX976LxrFGYCm_NV_3_yMoeqSmPOi0/edit?usp=sharing

I still have to go back and fix repetitive language and put some details to rights, but here’s my draft, about the same length as Kate’s. Please tear it apart… and edit away.

Also, I assume for the sake of time, people…[Read more]

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