Ooh, so maybe greatest fears are up next?

@lady-grace @calidris

I know you two wanted to do the fashion show, right? Though I think Grace’s account wasn’t working.

My character has been raring to go for this XD

Mara

Where are all these new people coming from? This place is so confusing. I’m honestly glad Frey got pulled away because he made that even worse.

Then one of the new ones starts shouting about revolution, and I can’t help but giggle at her. Apparently the Nightingales are…[Read more]

I’m dealing with similar events in one of my own stories, so I’ll tell you what I’ve learned. Short term, any casual reminders of that friend are going to hurt. Depending on your character, she could either be open about this and angry, closed and bitter, or sad that someone would do that, or perhaps all three. Long term, it seems…[Read more]

It’s a dystopian about a ballerina learning that letting go of control and trusting God leads to joy. Her activities include attempting to stop a revolution while hiding both Church and science secrets from the government to keep her friends safe.

Your WIPs sound intriguing, especially the sci-fi one! I’d love to hear more about it…[Read more]

“Too many ideas, not enough time!”

I like that. It’s relatable XD

Sounds fun! I just did a retelling of the Wild Swans because that’s my favorite fairytale.

Yes, it is! I love it.

Your WIP sounds so cool! Are you thinking of ever publishing it?

I don’t know if you’ve explored the forum much, but the Character Castles in the Fantasy forum are a great place to get to know other fantasy writers and their WIPs.

I love both those generes and have WIPs in them! What fairytales have you retold so far?

I write fantasy, too! What is your WIP about? The themes are interesting.

And that point on glorifying mistakes is really important. It’s annoying when a book is said to be Christian but doesn’t have negative consequences for sinful actions. Especially rebel…[Read more]

It’s good to see you, Kayla! I’m the E. N. Leonard from Tentalizing Tales!

Thanks a LOT for all of the advice! I’m going to save it and go mess around with my outline/ideas 🙂

Yes, Benevola Haven is pretty small, and the Benevolents take extreme measures to keep everyone inside (think iron curtain), supposedly for “safety” because the rest of the US is in an utter mess of chaos. Isaias is one of the only people who regularly sneaks out of the Haven bc he’s a little crazy in a good way 😂 “Whaddya mean I…[Read more]

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Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll try that tomorrow.

I don’t have discord, but I wouldn’t be opposed to getting it. It does seem like it could be more casual than e-mail. Email might be best for the sprinting, though, since not everyone has discord. A mini server could be fun, however 😂

@emily-waldorf

Ooh, yes! I would love to do this!

And how’s your second day of 18, @ethan-leonard ? We still have more cake to eat XD

Honestly, his birthday party yesterday irresistibly reminded me of the upcoming fashion show in here 😂  He got a lot of clothes, and one shirt an…[Read more]

Thanks, and it is definitely rough! I’m going to go do the same 🙂

🤦‍♀️ I only just now saw this XD. Yes, that was me 😂 …and I do write poetry.

Here is the result of my brainstorm:

Characteristic moment, core emotional longing

Jade longing to become a ballerina and protect her family/friends. Probably only Rosemary, maybe Tray, are her worries at this point. She is thinking of this as she practices dance at home.

Inciting incident, brokenness

Haven enters EoP,…[Read more]

@calidris

That’s something I ought to do as well, but I think I’ll start by learning through experiments with Jade’s story. I have read about plot, but it’s never really “clicked.” Hopefully some hands on experience wi…[Read more]

Thank you so much! This is so helpful! Jade being inactive is part of what’s been driving me crazy with this story. And yes, Jade thought Mara was a friend, and so did everyone else. Sorry I failed to mention this.

As for who Isaias is…that’s complicated. He’s a friend of all theirs, who generally spreads insight or chaos whereve…[Read more]

That is backstory, yes. And Jade is the main (protagonist) character. Mara is the antagonist.

That sounds great! Thank you so much for your offer of help!

I am currently in the middle of changing a bunch of stuff, so this will be extra muddled 😁😬🫣

Let’s see… Jade wants to be a ballerina, and the world goes off the deep end, America gets nuked and whatnot. The Haven rises. Her dad is mad about what he sees going on. Mara’s family prefers to suck up to the big baddi…[Read more]

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