J.A.Penrose

@j-a-penrose That’s cool that you think my ideas are cool, lol. I was worried they’d be lame honestly XD

@j-a-penrose Maybe we could do a modern-day story then, with elements of a fairy tale in it? So it’s still sort of a guideline for us (making the writing easier under the time limit) and yet also not in such danger as to fall into the cliche category.

@julia @j-a-penrose

I…actually like it! I’m in the middle of reading Hope Ann’s “Burning Rose” book, and I love how she puts her own spin on the common fairy tale. Maybe we could model ours off of that!

*evil chuckle*

We’d have to do something less common, however. Like–*gasps*–BRAINWAVE!!!! BRAINWAVE!!!!

What if we did the shoemaker and…[Read more]

@cassie-hartfinh That’s awesome.

@j-a-penrose Okay! Let’s brainstorm! 😃

If it’s not bittersweet, it therefore must be conclusive. Have a solid ending, like Cinderella does or something. She gets through the hardships, gets her prince ‘and they live happily ever after’. (okay maybe not very conclusive but pffffft you get my point)

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@j-a-penrose You know you are an author when you have to look up the word ‘cliche’.

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Ahem. Hmm, what was the happiest ending in any of the chapters of my life? *muses* I know that my life, especially my teenage years, had quite a few hardships, emotionally speaking. But my happiest moments were when I pushed through that hardship (almost to…[Read more]

@j-a-penrose @taylorclogston @evelyn @steward-of-the-pen Actually, I was wondering if you guys could help out with my antagonist’s motive.

The idea I had was that Zalal, back when he was a good guy and an apprentice paladin, wanted “To be appreciated/respected for my talent”. However, because he didn’t learn that “Respect worth having is based…[Read more]

@j-a-penrose

I’ve heard that one way to naturally insert flaws (and probably good traits too) into a character is just to take one of their personality traits to the extreme.

So, if you have a character that’s a natural leader, you could take that to never letting anyone else take charge or not even listening to others’ opinions. If your…[Read more]

@taylorclogsten Ha! A missed opportunity indeed!

@j-a-penrose Cool, thanks!

@j-a-penrose Okay cool!

@writercatherine Aww it would have been hilarious if you’d whole-guild tagged to let us know =P I’ll keep away from it.

@j-a-penrose This is maybe something to think about if it hasn’t been already? Was in-guild whole-list tagging intended to supersede the basic tagging restriction?

@j-a-penrose

Sorry for being late!

Character’s Purpose: I really should not have read @evelyn ‘s response, because I was going to say the same thing. 😛 MC should 1) be relatable (realistic) 2) be the main person driving the plot of the story (because he/she is the main character) and 3) either live out the theme of the story or otherwise make…[Read more]

@evelyn Oooh, I love that! Is part of one of your stories? I’m really intrigued as to what’s going on there.

@j-a-penrose Hey, thanks for the excuse to write from Lotro’s perspective again! I haven’t done it in forever, and I missed him. xD Here’s my attempt…

Motive: To prove to the world (and himself) that he can be a leader and make a…

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@j-a-penrose Coolio! I’ll give it a try. 😀

 

Zeb stepped out of the cab with his luggage and paid the driver. Before him skyscrapers shot up, gleaming in the sunlight. The Osborne College of Technology and Science.  He took a deep breath and tightened his grip on his bag, trying to push out the memories. But they didn’t go.

 

“Daddy! Dadd…

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@j-a-penrose

What do I think is a character’s purpose? Hmmm… I think… well, I think that the MC is meant to teach a lesson, and be the reason for a theme. All the other characters in the story are supposed to be facets of this, a piece of the puzzle that livingly represents the truth the character must learn in some way. (I read that in the…[Read more]

@j-a-penrose Whew! I am so late! Sorry about that. December didn’t let me check my email, and now I still have a lot of emails to go through. I’ll catch up eventually! 😛

1. What are three things you know about characters?

-I know that the main character should start the story in one way and end in another. (like in Cars, or A Christmas…[Read more]

@j-a-penrose Thanks for the concern, and I love those ideas… I can get onto storyembers once a week minimum and probably more.

For the last couple of weeks my parents had put me on an “internet-break,” but I’ll be on more now.

PS: I really love this guild and I think you’re doing a great job! 😀