@daeus-lamb

@gabriellepollack

@noah-cochran

@wordsmith

Many moon ago, I told Josiah that I’d write about the idea that conflict is not the most fundamental aspect of good story… You know, that thing every good writer accepts as basic fact!

I’ve finally published that essay, and you can read it for free right here.

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylo…[Read more]

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]

@bama-rose Hey! ^-^

I’m doing okay. Writing is… coming. Slowly. XD I…[Read more]

Not all heroes are who they try to be

Is it epic? Inspire your curiosity?

What are your thoughts/suggestions?

@taylorclogston @hope-mcclellan @italian-stallion @kayla-skywriter @gabriellepollack @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle

Here’s the final rundown:

Rillumen: 267
New Wessex: 3,036
Parami Alca: 2,240
Meraki: 19,735
Erekdale: 11,883
Knaphollow: 1,113

And the individual with the highest word count was @hope-ann with 8,379

Tagging…[Read more]

Tagging my…[Read more]

Hey guys! Long time, no see. Too long, in my opinion. I hope all ya’ll have been well this past while, and that you’re writing is going amazing, and that paper airplanes still haven’t been the cause of your downfall.
I’m messaging you all to ask if any of you…[Read more]

Coaching plan 1 is still open. Also, I’m opening one extra slot for option 2. Anyone want it?

Tagging some…[Read more]

But now, an enemy has swept in with fresh blank pages.

WHO WILL STOP HIM? ARE YOU WITH ME?

TO WAR!

The rules and submission form are linked here: https://forms.gle/q2Aa9EP4G1bReNaj8

Anyone is welcome to join.

Tagging guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith…[Read more]

I’m looking to ramp up a writing coaching program, and before I do I want to do some beta testing to get the kinks worked out and get some reviews.

So I’m opening up three coaching slots. It’ll be a discounted price, since you’ll be doing me a service by signing up. I’m looking for 1-3 people to fill these three packages:

1. An hour…[Read more]

In case you weren’t paying attention to the calendar, today is November 23. (at least for most of us)

There’s exactly ONE WEEK left to NaNoWriMo.

AGGHHHHH!!! *screams and chokes on my pizza*

NaNo is almost OVER.

That didn’t go by fast at all. *cough, cough*

I have seven days to get in my the last of my…[Read more]

Hey all! Just popping in with some warm pizza and hugs for whoever wants one!

*turns on loudspeaker*

GUYS.

LISTEN.

NANOWRIMO IS OFFICIALLY HALF OVER.

(Does anybody else feel a little…[Read more]

Erekdale: 61,107
Meraki: 44,071
Rillumen: 39,067
New Wessex: 37,269
Knaphollow: 26,733
Parimi Alca: 23,193
Avensbek: 13,496

And the individual best goes to @emgc with 24,151. 😮

Guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith_blum @karthmin @jane-maree @j-a-penrose

My guys…[Read more]

Guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith_blum @karthmin @jane-maree @j-a-penrose

My guys…[Read more]

Guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith_blum @karthmin @jane-maree @j-a-penrose

My guys…[Read more]

Word War VII has begun. And you’re in it. See the link below to post your results at the end of the week. The link also includes the…[Read more]

@corine Oh, no, I’m not in college. I mean, I’ve graduated high school but I’m not doing college…anyway, it’s complicated kinda. 😉 I’m just congratulating all of you college students out there doing nano! 😀

Word count for this evening: 150+ and rising.

@jenwriter17 Hey, it’s totally fine! 😊 I understand…no worries!! It’s only the second day, I’m sure we’ll have many more opportunities. 😀

@nuetrobolt @quinn-ofallon

Welcome to the party, guys!! Come and join…[Read more]

@r-m-archer Thanks!

@gabriellepollack Thank you! I hope so too.

@anne_the_noob14 I try to entertain and enlighten. *bows*

*coughs* Take as much cake as you want I guess…. *backs…[Read more]

Just sent a friend request!

Ooohhh… Your WIP sounds really cool! (and I’ve gotta decide on a title for mine, too… )

@r-m-archer

*nods* Cool. Very cool. Thanks!

@eden-anderson *sips cider* Ooo this is good… tHANKS but I’ve got my doubts still…

Hey! That sounds awesome!…[Read more]

Sadly prep hasn’t been working out too well today. I’m a little stuck. >.< (And I just remembered that I have two big tests coming up the first and second week of November… oh boy…😬)

Have you made much progress today?

@gabriellepollack Great!

@evelyn

I did this to you. I drug you into NaNo without ideas or plans. *whispers* Sorry. 😳 (but I’m still glad you’re doing it.🙃)

Umm…yeah, I have no idea why I said that it starts tomorrow. For some reason my week was messed up…[Read more]

@gabriellepollack Yeah… I’m hoping things will work out better this year. 😛  Do you feel ready for NaNo this year?

But than again maybe there is hope…after all you did it and survived. 🙃

Please throw all available chocolate my way. Also, some cake because I just…[Read more]

Ayyy join the “I’ve got a WIP but I have no title” crew!! Your WIP sounds awesome!

*sees that you’ve been prepping for months* *laughs nervously,…[Read more]

Parimi Alca: 23,265
Knaphollow: 10,009
New Wessex: 8,007
Erekdale: 7,311
Meraki: 2,317
Rillumen: 987
Avensbeck: 279

And the individual award goes to @ariella-newheart with 8320 words!

Guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith_blum @karthmin @jane-maree @j-a-penrose

My guys: @piperbee @gabriellepollac…[Read more]

🙂 So glad to be of service…

Now… I’m pretty sure that tactic makes the story omniscient… because an omniscient narrator looks in on the mind of the character, from the outside. This means he can actually do it with any character, though… this is hard to balance. An omniscient narrator can stick with primarily one…[Read more]

Time to turn in your word counts, guys. 🙂

Soooo… this doesn’t directly affect you, but I thought you should know. The guildmasters had a meeting and determined that the long-term logistics of running the guilds was just too much. It takes a lot of energy from us and there’s not a whole lot the guilds give that you can’t get elsewhere.

Now, we’re not shutting down…[Read more]

Hey guys, results are in!…[Read more]

https://gohavok.com/

They publish flash fiction. And I would like to submit a piece to them. Specifically for their December prompt:

https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/

So, I was hoping you guys could help me polish up my submission. Here’s a link…[Read more]

https://hangouts.google.com/group/c1QS51Z8bVr3Nnjy8

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8 @eden-anderson @noodle-mum @italian-stallion

We’ve got a new guild war. This could be a good lesson in worldbuilding for speculative, historical, or contemporary authors…pretty much anybody.

Prompt: write a story in which two cultures clash.

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassa…[Read more]

Three announcements concerning New Wessex.

1. I know sometimes community building, brainstorming, etc can be difficult on a forum. So I’m going to run an experiment. I’m going to create a group chat. You guys vote. It could be Facebook, it could be Hangouts. We’ll see how it goes. 😛

2. The guilds as a whole have decided to stop doing…[Read more]

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice@noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8@eden-anderson @noodle-mum @italian-stallion

It’s Okay to be not j…[Read more]

At long last, the prompt war is back. This one should be interesting:

Write a mystery.

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8 @eden-anderson

Most writers have more story ideas than they know what to do with. If you’re in this boat, you need to know how to cut through the clutter and make the right decisions. Here are a few things I’ve learned that have helped me.

Write everything down

Writing your story ideas down cements them in your brain. You’ll be ab…[Read more]

As you’ve noticed, activity has been pretty low here. Same with the other guilds.

That’s fine if everyone’s busy, but if it’s just because the guilds weren’t attractive enough…

Well, we should do something about that then.

After talking it over with some of the other SE staff. We have an idea. This isn’t a premade…[Read more]

Anyway, here’s the results.…[Read more]

I’m really excited about this new prompt war because I think it’ll be a great learning experience and result in some wonderful submissions.

Our goal is to write a story where we bring out the beauty of something ordinary in the middle of a very dramatic setting.

Unfortunately, I’ll be out of state during much of this,…[Read more]

This week, Jane, Faith, and I (Jane was the main one) worked on putting together a brief overview of the differences between traditional and self-publishing. I know a lot of you are curious about it, so check it out. 😀

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelig…[Read more]

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8