J.A.Penrose

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

@pursuewisdom Haha, to be honest, I’m more of a Sith…Much cooler system.

YES. Yes you must. I am an elf, who speaks Quenya. Tolkien is amazing.

@evelyn Haha, all good. Hopefully I’ll be sorted out kinda soon. Just trying to arrange life. o-O

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

@evelyn Aaahahahahaha. Ha. Yep. We do. Six newbies actually. 😀

@pursuewisdom WELCOME! I will give you an official welcome when It’s December! And make it all a big deal then. BUT FOR NOW. Realise that you have come into the GREATEST guild in the world of Story Embers. (Particularly once this here guildmaster gets her life sorted out.)

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J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 25 : Piece of Suspense in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 7 months ago

Hello All!

There has been a lot of really good things going on for this guild lately, and even more changes are coming. Us guildmasters are all plotting away at making things improve.

Today signifies the beginning of summing up our theme on Pacing and Suspense. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting general Activities to sum up…[Read more]

J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 25 : Piece of Suspense in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 7 months ago

Hello All!

There has been a lot of really good things going on for this guild lately, and even more changes are coming. Us guildmasters are all plotting away at making things improve.

Today signifies the beginning of summing up our theme on Pacing and Suspense. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting general Activities to sum up…[Read more]

J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 24 : Countdown in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 7 months ago

She had three days to save her family from being killed by the assassins.

Three days to stop their country from losing their only defence.

Three days to live up to her destiny

Three days to survive.

Three days.

Countdowns, as a general rule, often add suspense into a story very nicely. Provided that you have it relate well to the plot,…[Read more]

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

@silverclaw-bonnetfolly Totally fine! I’m hoping everyone does that anyways.

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

Exactly 2K today.

Favourite line:

“Accept my concern, if not my sincerity.”

Keep it up people!

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

@steward-of-the-pen Hahaha, yeah well, class is a bit different when you get on in the years. People start being quiet. Tis good. And I’m fairly used to tuning people out. But yeah, writing in noisy classrooms is never fun. :/

Oh my word. Nice.

Woot! (I would, but I currently haven’t written any more. Hopefully I will tonight.)

Hmmm, if you…[Read more]

J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 23 : Edge-of-Seat-Plots in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 7 months ago

Quick task: Look up, ‘plot twists’ on whatever internet server you use. A lot of those things are just lists of handy plot twists for you to use! Useless.

I mean, honestly. Try to insert these ‘ready made plot twists’ into your story. How random would that be???

A lot of people think that if their story is flt, and lacking in something, the…[Read more]

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Lesson 22 : Feedback Time in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 7 months ago

@sarah-vdh Yay! I love being able to help!

And haha, looks like this lesson will have to be on plots and plot twists then. ;D

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Lesson 22 : Feedback Time in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 7 months ago

@steward-of-the-pen Oh yay! I’m glad you liked those. *nodnod*

Hmmm, interesting plot? Let’s see what turns up in today’s lesson. *fingerguns*

Stellar! I was thinking on going with characters. I’m currently doing a mini blog series on them, so this will give me a chance to delve more into them!

Welks!

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Lesson 22 : Feedback Time in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 7 months ago

@evelyn Woot, yay!

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Lesson 22 : Feedback Time in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 7 months ago

@cassie-hartfinh Hmmm, main tip there, is to read a whole heap of things, (short stories to save time) that are written very well in that voice. Also, try to read aloud. Read out what you have written in 3rd person past tense so that you can hear it, and then it will be a bit more secure in your mind.

Also, you could very carefully and…[Read more]

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

@writercatherine Oh my woooord. That’s priceless.

@silverclaw-bonnetfolly Ooooh, cool! (And go girl! That’s a lot of words in a day. I average about 1700.)

@esjohnson Woot! Keep it up! Is this more on Talisman? Your Pinterest board there is so insane.

@steward-of-the-pen Nice, and keep it up! (Haha, to be fair, I’m spending 6 hours a day at…[Read more]

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

Agh! Sorry I haven’t been updating here for a while!

Can I just say, you’re all doing fabulously! There are so many words being written, and from what I can tell, you’re all really enjoying writing and getting into your stories! That’s awesome!

My total word count is 29776 words at current, and my favourite sentence is:

New mission: Get Felix…

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J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 22 : Feedback Time in the forum Annual Theme Discussion 7 years, 7 months ago

Eyyyy Parimis!

It’s been nearly two months since I did a check up, s I figured I’d give this a chance to see what you’re thinking.

Have you improved in Pacing and Suspense? Have you had any favourite lessons? Are there any things in this topic you’d like to look more into?

What about next Annual Theme Discussion? What would you like our next…[Read more]

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

@silverclaw-bonnetfolly If they’re creative writing, they’re included.

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic NaNovember…GUILD WAR : WORD WAR in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

Words Today School Projects: 1,298

Words today NaNo Novel:1,205

Total Words Today: 2,503

Favourite Sentence:

All of it stayed concealed under the mask of paint.

And I’m having the day off writing tomorrow because it’s Sunday, so good luck to the rest of you!

J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Parimi Alca, get writing! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 7 months ago

@evelyn WOOT! GO YOU! And nice. xD

@julia Good job! *confetti explosion* And ah gotta love characters that are real.

@ariella-newheart Oooooh, yes, Fire Moon was cool!

Also guys, cos your guildmaster wasn’t paying attention, she started this challenge in the wrong section. Post word counts and snippets HERE. Go me! XD

J.A.Penrose

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