Germaine Han

@noodle-mum No problem! We write the story as a group, but what really happens is that one person takes on the task of writing a first draft based on the group’s conclusions, and then everyone pitches in to help edit.

@noodle-mum Based on the prompt, we write our piece collectively after discussing ideas and managing to come to a decision. 🙂

Ooh yes please! If possible, I would like to pile on at least one red herring. Setting ideas, anyone? This seems like a broad prompt, which gives us slightly more leeway. Thoughts? Should we do the classic detective story, or spice it up with something more unusual?

The oceans and streams part definitely sounds like how I plan anything, be it short stories or novels. I do dabble in two genres, though – that might not be good, but I guess I’m still exploring what my main one should be.

My honest opinion: I don’t generally have that many writing questions, so I’d probably not increase my involvement. I’m also pretty busy daily, but I’ll keep an eye on what goes on here in the guilds.

Good job!! I’m sorry I couldn’t participate more!

I really like this prompt!

@sesi My first thought was a battlefield, too, so let’s not do that one. What about something really gaudy and unusual like a wax museum?

Thank you for writing this. Sometimes the publishing world can be a little bit fuzzy so it’s nice to have the process broken down into more understandable chunks. Even though indie pub gives you more control over things (and possibly more money off of royalties depending on how you market your book), I’m still leaning towards traditional…[Read more]

I loved the video game one. That one hooked me right away. But also yay, honorable mention!

Hmm, this is an intriguing idea. I often write in the comfort of my home, and sometimes I treat myself to writing in a driving car or a cafe. Writing outside – from my meager experience – has been wonderful, especially since I don’t have the internet to distract me. I should do it more often.

@piperbee Totally. I’m not the kind of person who asks for work to be edited until I know it’s as good as I can make it, so I’ll probably end up replotting the book and then rewriting it 😛

That’ll be fun.

This is a tough question. I think I would go with including the premises of the three stories since they’re all different genres. If I thought a book was going to be contemporary / adventure all the way through, I’d be very surprised when the stories switched to fantasy, then sci-fi. I think it’d be a really good heads-up.

Wow, yeah. This sounds like good advice. I just finished the second draft of my book and there’s still developmental stuff that needs fixing. It feels like I’m back to square one, but I guess in reality all my characters have already been developed. Still, it’s a total pain and I’m really not looking forward to ripping it apart. XD

I like those ideas, too! I just think that we should probably stay away from the cliche choose-your-own adventure style.

I like looking back at what I’ve previously written and finding the hidden gems 🙂

I have exams! *throws confetti*

*secretly struggling because she can’t write/edit as much* 😛

Awesome, thanks for telling us, Daeus!

Happy to help! 😀 😀

Absolutely agree. Also, reading can really give you inspiration when you most need it and get you back to writing again.