Just some heads up! Daeus announced that they will be archiving the guilds; he didn’t say when. So I figured I should let you two know and also ask-do you want to relocate this thread to somewhere else?

Hope you have a good day!

Megyn lay still, her eyes still pressed shut. Slowly, she drew her knees up to her chest and curled herself up, whispering faintly “I can’t . . .  I can’t give up.”

But she lay still. Slowly, she drew a heavy breath and swallowed hard against a rising sob. Reaching over her shoulders, she feebly slid the cello from her…[Read more]

Straightening her back, Megyn stumbled on. Her teeth gritted as she stepped on another stone.

As she grabbed a limb for support, her eyes caught a flicker of light through the trees. What was that? she thought as she caught her breath. Hesitantly, she took a step forward, eyes ahead on the tiny flame of…[Read more]

Moira stood at the door, heart thumping. Who would be standing outside her door this time of night? But it was a terrible night, maybe it was one of the neighbors and they need help…

That makes sense.

Here’s my email address: XenaGrant34@yahoo.com

I am comfortable with email, though wouldn’t you just post the content here or on your blog?

I would love to read more like this! All of the brief examples sound fun. Keep at it!

Sorry I’m late to respond to this!

It was hilarious!!! But I really have no critiques that hasn’t already been offered, other than great job! 🙂

That would be interesting to read! 🙂

I loved it!  Very funny and I can sympathize with the debate with characters LOL!! They can be very persuasive sometimes 😉

It was hilarious, but I think that it ended too quickly. I’m not sure that it needs much action, just more dialogue. I’m not saying that action wouldn’t work (the author making orcs show up just to scare Lucas would be pretty funny), just that the main theme was about an argument between author and character.

Is this scene taken…[Read more]

It was, in a word, fun. 🙂

I really enjoyed it for all of its silliness – and especially the tragicomic realization by Lucas that he’s not the chosen one. It was so enjoyable I kind of actually want to see the theoretical rest of this story that this would have been excerpted from (unless this is actually an excerpt (parody?) from…[Read more]

Hello again, Esther! Thank you for tagging me. First of all, I would be interested in being a core beta-reader. I really love reading stories, but also helping writers hone their works!

Now I am off to read the flash fiction (it already sounds fun).

Do you think we should keep going even though @esther-sears isn’t here or should we wait for her?

Oof! The whole thing was moving!!  But I guess particularly the end. As far as anything I would have change. . . I think @vivian-grant already said all that needed to be said!

You are in the Meraki guild!! That’s the guild my sis is in. Dakota.

That was so powerful! All most brought me to tears(and I never cry over book)!! So sad and so meaningful! I love it!

That’s alright, we all have busy periods.
I’m glad you liked the second half! I do not use GoogleDocs, but I do use Dropbox now whenever I need it.

Alright, here is the second half. Enjoy!

For two days Owl stood by the cell, and eventually he lost his fear of the witch. She certainly spoke like a madwoman, and she loved to laugh over the most random things, but she quickly proved to be as dangerous as a wobbly-legged kitten.

During the day…[Read more]

Megyn turned onto a narrower, darker path. I must be close. 

A muffled crack broke the silence as she stepped on a large stick. A sharp pain bolted through her foot.

Leaning against a tree, she bit her lip and closed her eyes. Just a little farther. .  . 

Thank you! It’s a fantasy about a young prison guard and a magic user commissioned to guard a witch.

Here is the link to the page:

And so it begins!

I was wondering something. I recently posted the first half of a short story of mine, and though someone read it I was wondering if you would also like to read it before I post the second half?

You’re welcome! This was a neat brain challenge, and fun besides.

1. There’s the sentence near the beginning ‘As Bjorn and I walked up, I could see that the house was two stories, one of the only ones in the village.’ It’s a little choppy, and it interrupted the flow of the narration. Possible change: ‘As Bjorn and I walked up, I…[Read more]

I just finished it. I am rather blown away. The ending was immensely powerful, and well-delivered. Sylas’s descent into maddening jealousy was satisfying, and didn’t feel contrived. I don’t see any blaringly obvious problem with Moira. Early on, it was a 50-50 percent chance that she would go either way, but as Sylas became…[Read more]

You’re welcome! What do you want me to take note of– character development, plotting, both?

Hello! My name is Vivian. I joined this group a couple days ago. I would be willing to beta-read your story! 🙂

(Okay, . . . Just didn’t want to mess anything up.

Maybe actually Megyn’s appearance would help get her and Thaddeus inside. Like, if Thaddeus realized Moira wasn’t going to let him in and  so started leave. Them he found Megyn and brought her back and tried again and since she’s cold and sorta sick, Moira might let them…[Read more]

“Hello.” Thaddeus said.

Thaddeus knocked loudly.

A bird fluttered across the path, chirping in alarm, and flitted into a bush along the path.

Megyn jumped at little at the motion, then lowered her head and stumbled on. “Just a bird.” she mumbled.

I have to talk to myself now to stay awake. She grimaced and then sighed. Her brain a…[Read more]

Megyn stumbled down the forest-flanked road, numb with the cold and the pain. Miles and miles of travel were wearing her thin. And all of those miles and been lonely. Especially ever since-

She shook the thought of him away. It’s too painful to think about him. Since I miss him-

Biting her lip, she tried…[Read more]

He can be lost or hurt, whichever works best.

We’ve launched a cool new feature on the forum called groups.

You can find them in the nav bar like so:

Groups are hubs for writers to gather around something they share in common. They include a Facebook-like feed and most of them also include their own forums.

So far there are three types of groups:
1. Word war…[Read more]

Megyn Primrose Harris – 16 years old. Short, with a slender form and small hands. Hair’s a medium chestnut brown, soft and thick with little curls at the ends. Eyes are large and hazel brown. Her expression is usually one of modest and friendly curiosity. Loves to sing and make music; horses, though she doesn’t o…[Read more]

Ok, if @pensword using a “brat” character, then I’ll use a not bratty one.

As far as a difficult character goes, I have one but I don’t know if she’s — a– safe. If @pensword has s…[Read more]

@esther-sears Late Merry Christmas to you too!

Things are pretty quiet around here mostly at the moment! What does everyone have planned for Christmas, and the new…[Read more]