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Daeus Lamb started the topic archiving the guilds in the forum Announcements

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 01:45:57 -0400

Heads up. We’re moving the guilds to the archives. You’ll still be able to access old posts, but you won’t be able to make new ones.

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler

@kari-karast @i-david

@donna-darling @kr-lalonde

@the-golden-light @jennythefaun

@bekah @SamBerg0

@Naomi-…[Read more]

JennytheFaun started the topic Email List in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:32:03 -0400

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler @kari-karast

@i-david @donna-darling @kr-lalonde @the-golden-light @toklaham-veruzia @maddie-jay @ryo-wildfire

How are you guys? I wish I were better at keeping up with y’all. I wanted to let the Knaplingers know that I’m starting an email…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Introducing GROUPS in the forum Announcements

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:54:26 -0400

Hey guys! Check this out. This might help fill some of the voids some of you have been missing in the guilds. Be sure to sign up for a word war group if you plan to continue participating.

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde…[Read more]

Daeus Lamb started the topic Introducing GROUPS in the forum Announcements

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:42:02 -0400

Hey SE people!

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]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Is Knaphollow on life support? in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:57:32 -0400

Hey guys. I’m sorry it’s been so dead around here. Definitely a large portion my fault. Kind of hard to keep a guild running when the guild master falls off the face of the earth.

However, it has come to my attention recently that this is not relegated to Knaphollow only. A couple of the guild’s are completely without leaders, most are floun…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic word War VIII in the forum Word Wars

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:31:54 -0400

Knaphollow!

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @toklaham-veruzia @ryowild…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Word War VII in the forum Word Wars

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:13:14 -0400

Today’s the day to get those words turned in, guys!

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Story Embers 2.0 in the forum Announcements

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:14:15 -0400

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Word War VII in the forum Word Wars

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:09:54 -0400

Zachary Holbrook replied to the topic 'Resurrection in a Bottle' releases Friday in the forum Accountability & Achievements

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:17:26 -0400

Only one more day! Tomorrow, read a thrilling story of love and loss at gohavok.com.

Resurrection in a Bottle

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @samberg0
@naomi-sowell @misspenguin @mckinl…[Read more]

Zachary Holbrook started the topic Does anybody else write reviews? in the forum Story Analysis

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:11:56 -0400

I’ve written a few reviews of various stories I’ve enjoyed and posted them on my website (https://authorzacharyholbrook.weebly.com/reviews.html). My reviews attempt to fill a gap in this world– that is, I review stories don’t have enough reviews, especially if I can’t find any written from a Christian perspective.

Are there any other Knapling…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Word war #6 in the forum Word Wars

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:46:05 -0400

Way to go everyone!

Good job, Knaphollow!
@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-b…[Read more]

Zachary Holbrook replied to the topic The Lore of Yore-- First Three Chapters in the forum Critiques

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:39:33 -0400

(This is for anyone who wants to read it) @samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813@ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @samberg0
@naomi-sowell @misspenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @ryow…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Word war #6 in the forum Word Wars

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 01:49:25 -0400

Time to turn in your word counts guys! I’ve got nothing to contribute, as I’ve been chopping words out, not writing them.

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Word war #6 in the forum Word Wars

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:01:46 -0400

Maddie Morrow started the topic Giveaway! in the forum Accountability & Achievements

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:28:34 -0400

Not to flood you guys with self promo, but I am having a giveaway over on my blog/social media. Just thought I’d let you all know. You can win the anthology that contains my novella, along with some fun Halloween goodies.
Here’s the link. Hope everyone is having a great wee…[Read more]

JennytheFaun replied to the topic Genre Mashups in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Sun, 06 Oct 2019 23:29:16 -0400

@heather-drabant I finally read your story! That was fun!

I might have a bit of an idea for a crime thriller/fantasy mashup, so we’ll see where that goes!

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Genre Mashups in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:21:27 -0400

@jennythefaun
Thank you!

@heather-drabant
Woohoo!! So glad this is back again this month. But also, how is it already October???

@emberynus-the-dragonslayer @KenzEnigma @matthewroland Here’s some guild fun if you’d like to join in!

JennytheFaun replied to the topic Genre Mashups in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:07:18 -0400

Yay!! So sorry I missed the last one. I should be able to jump in this time! I’m not sure which mashup to pick yet…they all sound so intriguing!

@maddie-jay yours was awesome! I rlly want to read yours too @heather-drabant

JennytheFaun started the topic Flash(?) Fiction in the forum Critiques

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:48:29 -0400

Hi Knaplingers,

I’ve been working on a story that I think of as flash fiction. I’m not sure that’s accurate since I’ve heard that flash fiction is under a thousand words and this story is currently over 1100, but I intend to make it shorter.

Anyway, it’s set in the same world as the short story I submitted to the SE contest (though I don’t think…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Sleepy Knaphollow in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:48:45 -0400

@i-david
Thanks!!

All that being said, just because my creative well is sort of dry at the moment, if any of you wonderful knapsack toting adventurers have an idea or thought you’d like to share, don’t hold back. You don’t have to run everything by me, and guildlings are more than welcome to start activities that the guildmaster did not. I wil…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Prompt war in the forum Announcements

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:57:47 -0400

@emberynus-the-dragonslayer
Hi! So glad you found us!

Alright, so for things to do, Knaphollow is currently in a word war (I believe I tagged you to it) over on the general forum. For that all you do is keep track of the words you write (creatively—no grocery lists allowed, unfortunately for me) and then submit them on the form linked in that p…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Word war #5 in the forum Word Wars

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:36:20 -0400

Knaphollow forever!

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Genre Mashups in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 01:14:59 -0400

@heather-drabant
This is so fun! Thanks for putting it together and I’m looking forward to October. Love your story too. The word usage really solidified the Amish feel.

Here is mine! Sorry, google docs isn’t working on my phone. I went with the Western Phycological Thriller. Not sure how well I pulled that off, but it sure was fun.…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic My Sequel Novella! in the forum Accountability & Achievements

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 02:14:59 -0400

Congratulations! Can’t wait to read it!!

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic My first book is published in the forum Accountability & Achievements

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 02:13:30 -0400

@kjames0813 congrats, Kayla!!! I’m excited to read.

JennytheFaun started the topic My Sequel Novella! in the forum Accountability & Achievements

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:22:22 -0400

Knaplingers, I’m pleased and quite relieved to let you know that I self-published my second novella, Grace and her Arrows! Book books are allegorical fantasy with themes of family relationships, trust in what you can’t see, loneliness, and the deceitfulness of evil. If you haven’t read the first one yet, no worries! Mercy and her Shield, my first…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow started the topic Prompt war in the forum Announcements

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:01:03 -0400

Guys, I apologize. I was supposed to announce this Monday, but there was a shooter situation right by my house (all safe) and in the craziness I totally forgot.

But there is a prompt war, due Sept 1 if we’d like to participate. 2500 word limit, on the topic of: a story in which two cultures clash

Sorry this is late guys. I feel terrible.…[Read more]

Heather Drabant started the topic Genre Mashups in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 01:52:32 -0400

@maddiejay @samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @toklaham-veruzia @ryowildfire @sailorj @Willa…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Co-op Story? in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:10:32 -0400

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @toklaham-veruzia @ryowildfire @sailorj @Willa

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic What do we want? in the forum Announcements

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 02:09:05 -0400

@i-david
A song competition sounds fun! And worldbuilding will likely end up being a thing, since everyone is so for the idea.

@heather-drabant
I LOVE the idea of a mashup. What a great way to make us dig in creatively, and push limits.
Knaphollow does have this intro I wrote up, that was based off the suggestions I got from the original guild…[Read more]

JennytheFaun replied to the topic What do we want? in the forum Announcements

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 22:29:13 -0400

@maddie-jay all the ideas for individual guild activities sound pretty awesome! I agree with @i-david on the “worldbuilding our guild” idea…and actually a poetry/song competition could be great! @heather-drabant I second the motion for a genre-mashup activity! I’d heartily support a weekly critique, but since I’m mostly writing novellas right…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow started the topic What do we want? in the forum Announcements

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:33:59 -0400

Hi guys!
Thanks for all the feedback we got on how to best improve the guild system.
We’ve taken all the ideas into account and came up with something we thinks fits all the needs.

1. We will be discontinuing the weekly discussion topics and moving that to the general forum, open for discussion questions, etc.

2. The focus of the guild’s at…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Hi hello it's me a long lost knapper in the forum Announcements

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:47:08 -0400

@heather-drabant
Hi!! We’ve had some good word and prompt wars, but beyond that I wouldn’t say you’ve missed much. WE DO HAVE A FEW NEW MEMBERS. I think all of us got really busy and are just now starting to claw our way back to civilization…or maybe away from it. However you want to look at it XD

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic New Guild Member in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions

Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:16:44 -0400

@ryowildfire
Hi! Welcome to knaphollow! Feel free to post in the critique section any time! (And the others too, but I noticed in your bio you mentioned wanting to join a critique group) we’re glad to have you.

I’ll tag everyone else so you guys can get to know each other

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite [Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic War Winners! in the forum Announcements

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:45:29 -0400

The results are in!
You can see the other entries and your feedback here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10KGCPHcF2MNY1OASKYD2YwRblGFty24DstWyrrgIBfc/edit?usp=sharing

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Mystery Prompt War in the forum Announcements

Sun, 28 Jul 2019 20:47:32 -0400

Ok, here are my thoughts, since we’re not really getting a ton of feedback from the other
You both wrote equally wonderful, yet totally different stories. There are so many things I love about each of them and I think either one is a worthy entry.

@jennythefaun, do you WANT to enter your story? I don’t want you to feel pressured, so if you…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Mystery Prompt War in the forum Announcements

Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:47:41 -0400

Hey guys? Where we at? Are we decided?

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Mystery Prompt War in the forum Announcements

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:07:20 -0400

If you guys haven’t already, check out both stories and offer any feedback you have. Our deadline for submission is this Monday morning

Maddie Morrow started the topic Two for the price of one in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:05:49 -0400

Sorry guys! I forgot to post last weeks discussion.
So here is last weeks AND this weeks. Enjoy!

Gathering Inspiration from Others

At different points in our writing journey, we find ourselves more or less empty of ideas. This can happen in between projects, or in the middle of a project. I’m not talking about writer’s block, though tha…[Read more]

Katherine Baker replied to the topic Mystery Prompt War in the forum Announcements

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 02:45:33 -0400

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @samberg0
@naomi-sowell @misspenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @toklaham-veruzia @maddiejay

PLEASE READ:…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow started the topic Mystery Prompt War in the forum Announcements

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:06:17 -0400

Hey guys! It’s time for another round of print wars! This time the prompt is to write a mystery.

Sounds pretty cool! I was an avid Nancy Drew reader as a kid, but I’ve never actually written a mystery.

2500 words,
Due in two weeks.

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
[Read more]

Maddie Morrow started the topic We need YOUR help! in the forum Announcements

Tue, 09 Jul 2019 20:58:33 -0400

Knaphello, Knaplingers!

As you’ve probably noticed, activity has been pretty low here. It’s the 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 the other SE staff, We have an idea. This isn’t a…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow started the topic How to deal with procrastination in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:40:17 -0400

Today’s post is written by Faith Kochanowski, and it’s a good one.

How to deal with procrastination

Procrastination. It’s a nasty little dragon that often grows ginormous at the most inconvenient times. For instance, the last week of NaNoWriMo. It will bring in other things such as a new shelf that needs a place in the living room which fac…[Read more]

Veraza Winterknight replied to the topic Regarding prompts and wars. in the forum Announcements

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:39:22 -0400

@maddiejay

Um… I can try… if no one else wants to…

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower@kjames0813 @ireneadler
@i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @samberg0
@naomi-sowell @misspenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrac…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Regarding prompts and wars. in the forum Announcements

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 13:04:38 -0400

@kb-writer
Any luck this week?
If not, no worries.

The deadline is midnight tonight if anyone wants to take a crack at it, otherwise it’s no big deal and I’ll just let the judge know we have no submission this time.

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-davi…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Regarding prompts and wars. in the forum Announcements

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:10:45 -0400

Sounds good to me!
Thoughts everyone else?
We only have till this Sunday if we’re going to write it.

Maddie Morrow started the topic Handling critique and criticism in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:54:17 -0400

And now this weeks post! By me!

Handling critiques and criticism
Maddie Morrow

Letting others see our work is probably one of the hardest parts of being a writer. That’s our heart and soul out there at the mercy of prying eyes.

It’s probably one of the most essential parts of writing though.

Without sharing our writing, there is no way we…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow started the topic Make writing great again in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:53:04 -0400

I forgot to post last weeks talk guys! Sorry. It’s by Brandon Miller.

Okay so all of you have gone through the phase where writing isn’t “fun” anymore, right? It’s not necessarily that you’re stuck or that you don’t have a good idea or that your book isn’t going well… it’s just that given the choice to curl up on the couch and watch Net…[Read more]

Maddie Morrow started the topic Regarding prompts and wars. in the forum Announcements

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:32:44 -0400

Hello, Knaplingers!
Today we start a prompt war!

The Prompt: Write a story where you bring out the beauty of something ordinary in the middle of a very dramatic setting

The rules:
1. Everyone can help plot and edit, but only one person can write the story.
2. 2500 word limit.
3. The war starts today and runs for two weeks. Writing must be…[Read more]