Linyang Zhang

@warrenluther04 @devastate-lasting @sarah-inkdragon @sageinthemeadow @the-inkspiller @karthmin @filewriter @princess-foo @emgc @catwing @kelly-lundgren @allison-grace @enu @sarah-narnathron @ajaj2000 @lydia-writes @seekjustice @rose-noblescroll

How have your goals been going?

@ajaj2000 excellent! I think backstory is probably the biggest determiner of character traits, especially tragic events that affected the character. And great example with the character paradox, too 🙂

@sarah-narnathron those are really good thoughts. I’ve never heard the advice about flipping the good traits inside out to create flaws, but it…[Read more]

@seekjustice I totally understand. Definitely praying! 🙂

@sarah-inkdragon @devastate-lasting @sageinthemeadow @enu @the-inkspiller @karthmin @filewriter @princess-foo @emgc @catwing @kelly-lundgren @allison-grace @sarah-narnathron @ajaj2000 @warrenluther04 @lydia-writes @seekjustice @rose-noblescroll

I love it so far! (the eyebrows thing still…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting Awesome! Let me know if you actually do!

@morreafirebird @allison-grace @devastate-lasting @lydia-writes @sarah-inkdragon

Here’s a line that I just wrote. Am I describing too little, too much, or just right? Do you have any suggestions?

“She felt rage of an unknown magnitude boil somewhere deep inside her; forming a monster that writhed just underneath her skin, yearning to be set…

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@devastate-lasting XD

o.o Wow. I would drop dead-fast asleep after 24 hours awake, let alone 36… Why did you not sleep for that long?

@devastate-lasting Hmm. I did that for that short story I published with my school’s author’s club, and I liked doing that too. The only problem I had with that was characters wanting to something completely different than what I wanted them to. XD

@morreafirebird I just finished and I’ll be honest… it’s pretty okay, in my opinion. It’s 842 words, and kinda amusing if you squint and tilt your head sideways. I think it could be a lot better, but I don’t think I can be the one to make it the lot better unless I get an unexpected stroke of inspiration or other people start working on it and…[Read more]

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Call to arms!

We’re running a bit behind on our guild war entry here. I know we all have crazy lives…[Read more]

@wordsmith

Thanks, man. xDDDDDDD Your vote of confidence is overwhelming.

But seriously, your advice is great and much appreciated! Thank you! 🙂

@daeus-lamb Ah, yes… I was thinking about that. Considering the world is kind of in an Arctic-themed area with lots of bears and seals and whatnot, a lot of what I write could kind of be…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting Whoa. Interesting. How is he a Christ figure exactly?

@devastate-lasting cool 🙂

@devastate-lasting Ah Description, my arch nemesis… Actually, I can only view too. @filewriter Can you change it back, and tag me so I know I can go back on? In the meantime I will just write some more in my own doc.

@emgc You’re welcome! And awesome!

@devastate-lasting I’ve handwritten my novel 5 out of the 6 times I’ve done NaNoWriMo. You just have to take the extra time to count up the words at the end of each page — though by this point, I can (and frequently do) estimate pretty well without bothering to count carefully. Then, when you validate your n…[Read more]

@wordsmith Oh, yes. I do agree. I think. I would say that our stories may only display aspects of God and we are not writing a systematic theology by any means. But at the same time, especially the more allegorical you are, people may interpret your symbols as specific theological ideas. So, there’s room to be creative, but you can’t just write…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

I managed to find some time for critiquing today. Yay!

Okay, let’s get started.  🙂 *puts on a pair of nerdy-looking glasses*

– Plot: For the most part, it made sense.  There were a couple things I think you could have touched on a little bit more, like why they were even in a war, or who they were even at war against.  Al…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting I’ll try to do some critiquing! Hmm. Tags haven’t been working for me either sometimes….

And wow, you can function that late? *look of impression*

@devastate-lasting

Yep. *grins* I think I got at least half of the names in this from Tale. XD That and the Scarlet Pimpernel…

Thank you! I like doing that; it is kind of challenging so that I don’t overdescribe it or make it boring.

– Thank you! o.o *silence*

– Yep. It’s kind of like where I live, but also kind of like L.A. (I generally set…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

Thank you! 😀

Yes! *fist bumps self* Thank you so much!

XD I get that it’s short; the prologue itself was only like two pages. 🙂