Heather Drabant

@maddiejay @i-david @jennythefaun

Glad you like the idea! I’ll write up some possible combos.

Also, great intro, Maddie!

@maddiejay

Oh man so many possibilities. I’m not sure what has already been done recently since I’ve been so out of the loop, but what about a genre mashup? Like a bi-weekly system of putting two genres together, that are not normally together? An experiment, kind of, with prompts if necessary.

Idk it’s been a long day. I’ll iron out the idea…[Read more]

@maddiejay

Awesome! Lol, yes, it could be seen both ways. Either way I’m glad to be back.

Oh man. Imma have to think about this at work today and report back later.

@bekah @samberg0 @naomi-sowell @misspenguin @mckinley

Welcome to the guild, you guys!

Oh boy. The struggle is real.

Well, I have one character in my main WIP who is Italian, and one who is south Asian. I’ve mostly struggled with Bibek (the south Asian one) because there are so many layers to India’s languages. Seemingly endless merges, depending on the area and such. It’s been difficult to portray his speech patterns correctly and…[Read more]

@maddiejay

Congratulations!!!

And I totally recognize the feeling you’re talking about. A sort of “in betweenness” haha.

@jennythefaun

Hey, welcome! Glad you’re here. You seem like you’d have some bomb ideas for our guild history we’re trying to form.

@maddiejay

Awesome, glad to hear it. I believe the last Ember book comes out this year, so you’d be just in time to not have to wait!

I agree. Worldbuilding within the real world is a special kind of tricky, and he seems to have that down to a science.

@maddiejay

Excellent topic. My contribution would usually be The Hunger Games, because obviously, but I feel like that ones been picked to death.

And since Six of Crows and ATLA’s amazing worlds have been mentioned already, I’ll go with An Ember in the Ashes. The world Sabaa Tahir weaves is complex and brutal, and from the first page of the…[Read more]

@i-david I’ll survive. Besides, now I have more free time to write! Relationships are time consuming, sheesh. And thanks, I was going for symbolism lol.

@kb-writer Thank you, I love your song! Hmmm….functions. Writing is so fluid, strengths can ebb and flow from situation to situation. I’m hesitant to claim only one function. Or are you meaning…[Read more]

Well, a Knap is the crest of a hill. So yeah, maybe we are on a journey, treading towards the peak of an incline. Which could represent a couple obstacles. Fear, inadequacy, lack of motivation, etc.

Maybe we’re adventurer’s pushing aside the hollowness and loneliness that can often consume any writer and Christ follower if they do not hold onto…[Read more]

@hgm_barnes18 I should sit down and do that some time. It would be fun to finally figure out my personal ranking. Gah, yes! Those ones are great. What’s your least favorite? I think mine would be Dark World…

Feel like I should say I have no idea how to tag people or how this works or anything, so bare with me.

@i-david Thanks! It’s…it’s something lol. But yeah, Infinity War crushed me. Have you seen that Endgame trailer yet? I’m scared.

@kari-karast I look forward to that also!

@hgm_barnes18 Haha, thanks! Hmmm…that’s kind of like picking a…[Read more]

Hello all!

My name is Heather Drabant, I’m 18 years old, and I love to write and read. I also have quite the stack of sketchbooks in my arsenal of creative hobbies/career paths. I mostly draw traditionally with graphite and charcoal (usually people), and lean towards acrylic and watercolor painting wise.

My current WIP is sitting at about 90,000…[Read more]