E. N. Leonard

Yes! I do that with plants XD If I feel like actually talking while on a hike, I’ll tell people all about the plants along the trail and whether they’ll heal, feed, or kill you. I might have concerned @lady-grace when I informed her that we were camping next to a plant that could kill one if smelled.

Me:“Yes, it is poisonous. Look at the mottl…[Read more]

@calidris

That. Was. Hilarious!

And your ideas for Kit and Val and Spire are so awesome! I love it when things just come together like that, simmering away in the mind 🥰

CASTLE COMMANDMENTS

1) Thou shalt not yeeteth the innocents.

2) Thou shalt change the Castle Commandments at thine own will.

Therefore, it follows…😁

3) Thou shalt yeeteth t…[Read more]

@calidris

Not a mix often seen. It’s nice 🙂

I have no idea what you’re talking about, but this sounds awesomely hilarious XD

And you’re welcome! It’s definitely angsty XD

Yayyyy, it’s working!

@calidris  That art is so good and so sad!

@rose-colored-fancy

Oh, good XD

*chokes on tea* Yes, this! 😂

That’s so sad. If Mara knew, she’d talk to him anyway 😢

@inkhorn

Thank you! Fun fact: that’s actually my hand in the picture XD It pays to work at a photo studio; I got to do an (medieval themed!) author photo shoot. And I think that particular picture is actually a happy…[Read more]

Mara

The man took a moment before he relaxed and smiled. “I’m Frey. I thought you were a part of whatever dream this is at first.”

He laughs, and I frown. So this isn’t a dream, then? Frey’s next question came too fast for me to ask that one.

”What’s your name?” The wheelchair creaks the tiniest bit as he leans forward for my reply.

”Mara G…[Read more]

Thank you so much for this explanation!

Mara

I blink in the comparatively dim light in this next room. Is it dark enough to hide my face? I shudder. There is no way that woman was real. There is no way any success of mine could result in that. I crouch down, wondering whom I will catch in my operation.

Creak, creak.

My head whips around. A young man on a wheelchair rolls into the r…[Read more]

@calidris

What a marvelous suggestion! Really, I’m concerned that this room will be filled with maniacal laughter. Fashion show! 🤣

@calidris

She does have a negative character arc. It’s so hard to think of that when I’m writing her joking around with her little brother 😭  And the thing is, I don’t know if she’ll be redeemed! *wails*  Little did I know pantsing could result in this 🙁

@wingiby-iggiby

I definitely agree with what was mentioned about setting aside the book between drafts. For me at least, that’s been really important.

Thank you so much! I will most certainly let you know when I’ve got it ready!!

You’re welcome! I’m excited to read it!

I do have a few more questions though, not necessarily about beta reade…

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Hello @wingiby-iggiby

R. M. Archer put some really good advice in here, so I’ll just tack on this tidbit:

If you know that your first book needs major edits, definitely tackle that before you move on to the second. It’ll set the second book up with a better foundation in such a situation.

And I’d be happy to beta read your novel 🙂 I love beta…[Read more]

Ooh, those were all so great and fascinating!

Here’s one for Mara:

As I lunge toward the giants, the floor disappears. In fact, everything disappears. Only a white mist whirls around me while I twist weightless in the air. Is this whole thing just a bad dream? It’s all too fantastical to be real.

Or not. Being thunked on the floor hurts ple…[Read more]

@jasmine

When I’m coming up with exclamations, I usually draw from the story world and the character’s life. My favorite right now is probably “What the stupid flopping fish?”  (My character was a fisher)

Sconeses, Precious? Seriously though, I’d be sooo disappointed if someone exclaimed SCONES! and there weren’t any 🙁

Brian and Rose’s sugge…[Read more]

@calidris

Ooh, Spire-not-Spire is sounding really interesting! And poor Val 😭

Yesss, the challenge! This is going to be fun. *cue Mara giving me worried glares*