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@r-m-archer

Hi there!  So glad you joined the conversation.  You have an amazing story on why you write.  Thanks so much for sharing!

I’m learning how to connect my writing with walking with God too.  And it’s always hilarious to visit your very first story you wrote.

I wish you the best of luck with your writing journey!  🙂

@hobbitchild

Hey nice to meet you!  No, I haven’t published a book yet.  Though I am very interested in self-publishing.

Yikes, I hope the problem will work itself out.  I’m in the middle of taking a look at your first chapter, and I love the hook.  It’s strong and compelling.

I love reading MG too!  I grew up with a lot of MG/Children’s book…[Read more]

@hobbitchild

Hi, I’m Lily and I love writing MG too!  That is so wonderful that your favorite author got to read a part of your work.  I’m so sorry he passed away.

I know this reply came a bit late, but I’m definitely curious about your book (and checking it out right after this; thanks for the link).  I wish you all the best as you write for ch…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah

Thanks for the link!

That’s cool that you homeschool too.  And I have used hairspray to keep my hair in curls too XD (unfortunately, my hair has a mind of it’s own 😉 )

@abigail-rebekah

My family homeschools; how about you?

And yes, if I do get onto YWW, I will look for you 😉

Cool, your sister did a great job! (My hair is too straight to do much with XD)

@arindown

arindown wrote: I’m almost done with 10k words for July.

Congratulations!  That’s a lot!

No problem, I’m glad it was helpful.  I’ll def…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah

Hey, how’s it going?  Thanks, I liked your points too.  The illustrations helped to show your point 🙂

As for my age… it’s anywhere between 13 and 30 XD  Jk.  I like to keep it a mystery 😉  Anyway, Happy (really really early) Birthday!  (Just in case I forget to tell ya 🙂 )

Abigail Rebekah wrote:  Yes, it is a lot of fun! Y…[Read more]

@arindown

Sorry, I misunderstood my sister.  She thought I was talking about just MG, and not both MG and little kids.  The Penderwicks is an MG story; it just might be sad for younger kids because they talk about their mom who died of cancer.  After discussing it some more, the story Prince Martin Wins His Sword (by indie author Brandon Hale) mi…[Read more]

@arindown

Hey, no problem.  Again, I apologize if I gave too much info 🙂  Your YA books sounds really interesting (let me guess, you’re a LoTR fan?)  And that’s awesome that you get to tell stories to your younger siblings (how many do you have, if you don’t mind me asking?)

arindown wrote: How much is too violent? In the plan right now, I ha…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah

Abigail Rebekah wrote: Wow…that was great advice. (You did a way better job than me)

Thanks.  I really liked your points too (I completely forgot about focusing on the genre you want to write in 🙂 )

Abigail Rebekah wrote: Oh cool, have you ever sold stories to children’s magazines before?

No, not yet.  I might have gotte…[Read more]

@arindown

Hey there!  Long time no see 😉

Okay, so first off, who is your main target audience?  If it’s supposed to be MG, then the protagonist’s age is going to be around your target audience’s age (generally the 8-12 range).  Sometimes, your protagonist can be a bit older (think early teens).  But I mostly see that in older MG (think Ran…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah

Oh wow, the exact same thing happened to my current WIP!  I originally planned it to be a short story of 6,000 words (and I hoped to sell it to a children’s magazine) but after about, oh, 40,000 words, it became apparent that it was going to be a novel XD  And no problem, your explanation wasn’t long-winded.

Abigail Rebekah w…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah

It’s so nice to ‘meet’ you too!  Thanks so much!  I like your name too! 🙂

Which writing website do you use?

I can’t tell much, but my WIP is about a brother and sister who find a lost phoenix and have to return it home (it’s much more complex than that; this is just the gist).

And yes, I saw the Giver movie; the visuals and h…[Read more]

@abigail-rebekah

Hi there! *waves back*.  I’m Lily.  I know this is coming really late (I signed up for the forum, oh, about a month ago?  Idk, quarantine has messed up my ability to keep track of time XD).  Anyway, I haven’t really visited this forum much, because it didn’t look like a lot of people used it recently; but then I figured since I’m…[Read more]

@writergirl101  @a_nna

So true!  World building (and making up your own rules) is a lot of fun.  And it really lets you explore certain themes that is harder to capture in other genres.

Anna Friend wrote: @imwritehere192 Why do you write fantasy?

I write fantasy, because it was the first genre that I fell in love with (Narnia, the Squire’s Ta…[Read more]