J.A.Penrose

@j-a-penrose Here’s mine! 😃 It’s kind of a continuation of last time’s. (Which was a random thing I did) Maybe I’ll eventually string together all our lessons into one story? 😜

“I do not help your kind. Not anymore.”

I swallow hard, and try again. “Sir Leo, I know I’m a mess. You probably are not impressed, but I swear, I am the real deal. I…

[Read more]

@j-a-penrose hmmm…I am actually quite bad at coming up with titles, sorry 🙁 but I’ll post it if I think of one…

I like your example @j-a-penrose. 🙂 Here’s an excerpt (575 words :P) from a current story I’m writing:

The blacksmith lifted his work off the forge and set it to cool on a rack. He sighed and wiped his hands off. “Well Caleb? I assume you didn’t come on business or to inquire after my family.”

Caleb smiled tightly and shook his head. “Hugh…

[Read more]

@j-a-penrose Oh. For some reason I thought we’d already voted for Sam’s. my bad 🙂

@j-a-penrose I vote for @sam-kowal ’s piece. It’s very original with Lyra believing she killed her daughter.

@j-a-penrose Okay cool. I look forward to the next one! And thanks XD

@j-a-penrose @steward-of-the-pen I actually am a Canadian-American, so I hop between spelling for the two. 😂 It’s like I’ll use Candian spelling for neighbour, but I can’t stand their spelling of center, so I go with American for that. And don’t get me started on gray/grey; I can never remember which one I even decided to use, so I’m constantly…[Read more]

@j-a-penrose I extended the part where she dies a little, but I definitely don’t want to make it too graphic, and I think it’s more interesting as something more subtle; if you or anyone else has any lines they want to add to that part though, I’d love it if you would.

XD Also, I will check for any Aussie spelling.

@j-a-penrose I wouldn’t worry about it too much, since anyone in the guild could have written it and the spelling differences wouldn’t necessarily reflect on the Guildmaster. I see the British/Australian spelling of words (like armour and grey) just as often as the American ones (armor and gray), and I actually use them myself. 😉

@j-a-penrose No need to worry; you are being a very good substitute guild master 😉

@j-a-penrose @martina @supermonkey42 @all the guild peoples

Sooooo…what’s the plan right now? Are we going with Sam’s story? I just need to know so that I can figure out if I’m needing to keep working on my story or make suggestions on @sam-kowal ‘s.

Hey, guys… sorry I haven’t been around to help with the Guild War. I was on vacation for a week, and then I had a wedding to go to, and this weekend there’s another wedding… I’ve been busy. 🙂

So – I don’t know if there has been a decision between @jenwriter17 ‘s piece and @sam-kowal ‘s piece, but I vote for Sam’s. It’s interesting how Lyra…[Read more]

@j-a-penrose I actually use Canva for different things and I like it a lot 😉 @jane-maree @morreafirebird @r-m-archer Thank you all!!! this is soooo helpful 😀

@ericawordsmith Thank you for the encouragement! self-publishing looks like a challenge, but I love a good challenge 😉 (I have several rounds of edits/proofreaders planned; one editor,…[Read more]

@j-a-penrose

Casually referencing me. xD

My sister being a stock photographer is very handy, because she lets me use any of her photos and there’s always plenty of them. 😛

@daues-lamb @jane-maree @j-a-penrose Thank you! This clears things up for me 🙂

oh, one more thing; how do you make an image-with-title-of-post-on-it thingy for your blog posts? is there a website/app?

Hi all! I had a couple blogging related questions and instead of creating a whole new topic for it, I just thought I’d ask them right here. 🙂

1) How do you get people to do guest posts on your blog? Just by knowing other bloggers? 2) how do you get asked to do a guest post for someone else? I assume just be patient and wait until I’m asked 😉 3)…[Read more]

@j-a-penrose Will do! Also, Sam’s story doesn’t seem to be showing up. the doc shows he made a suggestion, but I don’t see it. might be just a problem on my end…

@j-a-penrose just a quick question: would it be easier for people to make comments/suggestions on the doc if you accept the story suggestions? It’s fine if you want to leave it as it is, just a thought 🙂

@j-a-penrose @jenwriter13

Ok, sorry guys, I didn’t realize you had already come up with submissions, and I had an idea for my own, so I’ve put it in the Google Doc.

Feel free to edit it any way you like if you want to use it, and I’ll get on when I can and help with getting whatever one we choose for the submission.

Also, the doc is kind of…[Read more]