Germaine Han

That was incredibly long, but so worth reading. Now I’m going to start skimming for slang in my books and potentially adding some to my own writing to spice things up a bit.

That’s really cool, Noah! I think it would be okay to publish the guild submission, but maybe with a link to Story Embers so this site gets traffic too and you both win. 😀

I’m not too sure about the idea, but it could work. It just might get a bit messy in the beginning.

Sure, I’d be able to beta. I’m able to give feedback within two months as well. Are you looking for any specific feedback?

I’d be willing to beta. I’ve taken your course – or at least the part that exists and I’ve found it helpful.

We won? We won? AHHH YAY FIRST NEW WESSEX WIN! YOU GO, TEAM!

@eden-anderson Just get a gmail account, if you don’t have one. You can sign up for one for free, which will then give you access to all things Google. 🙂

Great for a first draft! Now to add all the sensory details, pretty prose, and the regret.

I like it, but what if her death wasn’t caused by sickness but by something a bit more dramatic that could’ve been prevented, a car accident maybe? @noahlitle

Oooh. I like secret agent, spy, and concert pianist.

Hey, I like the idea about him dreaming about his wife! I think it’d be really good for him to finally learn how to let go.

I’m okay with anything as long as it’s not cliche… I mean I prefer to avoid dream sequences whenever possible, but this could be useful to help write a good dream sequence in the future.

Yeah, I like that idea! @noahlitle

I’m personally not a huge fan of dream sequences, so I’ll sit back and see what kind of ideas we have.

@ethryndal  For Liriel, I might add some faltering thoughts that seep into her subconscious, like what @literatureforthelight said. And then, have her push those thoughts away and force herself not to dwell on things like that. But as her character arc goes on, have the changes be more dramatic, perhaps. Maybe have her doubt her little more, or…[Read more]

Ooh, this could be interesting.