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Daeus Lamb started the topic The stuff of dreams – a war in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Hey guys,
After our long break, we get to do a prompt war again!
If you’ve followed the topic about charm in stories, you probably noticed I’m fascinated with dream sequences. So I decided to make that the theme of our prompt. 😉
Starting today and lasting for two weeks, we have the assignment to write the very best dream sequence we can. (In…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic The winner is… in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Hey guys! Sorry, I’ve been traveling and pretty much without internet. This is a perfectly fine place to place your word counts. I’ll be calculating the winner as soon as I’m able.
@ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic The winner is… in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Hey guys! Sorry, I’ve been traveling and pretty much without internet. This is a perfectly fine place to place your word counts. I’ll be calculating the winner as soon as I’m able.
@ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic The winner is… in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
Hey guys! Sorry, I’ve been traveling and pretty much without internet. This is a perfectly fine place to place your word counts. I’ll be calculating the winner as soon as I’m able.
@ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r…[Read more]
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Sarah Burns replied to the topic Ethryndal Day in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago
OKAY, folks. Apparently, I have the esteemed position of Featured Guild Member. And not only that — I’m also the first featured guild member, so I can’t piggy-back of off previous examples because there are no previous examples. Which means I have to trailblaze this thing, WHICH MEANS…
This is the long-winded way of saying, “I have no idea…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb started the topic Ethryndal Day in the forum 7 years, 4 months ago
Hey guys,
It’s me. Normally, each week we focus on our theme topic — which right now is worldbuilding.
Today though, we’re going to do something different. We’re going to try, the last week of every month, to focus on one of our guild members. I’ve decided to work down the list on our guild page, so today we have our snarky elf, @ethryndal.
How…[Read more]
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Noah Litle replied to the topic Favorite Characters??? in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions 7 years, 4 months ago
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Daeus Lamb started the topic An argument: charm is found in the unexplored in the forum 7 years, 4 months ago
Dear Saxon Scribe,
Imagine you’re a Viking or one of those other early explorers of America. Since you were five, your grizzly uncle has told you stories about the time his vessel was blown off course and he spied afar off a coastland peeking through the mists.
Now, twenty years older, you sit on the prow of your boat and a wild country…[Read more]
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Noah Litle started the topic Make Your Own Inspiration in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions 7 years, 5 months ago
Just watched this video and thought it would be good to share it here.
It’s in a playlist about composing music, but I think this video is applicable to any creative process.
So, how do you guys “get in the way of inspiration”?
@daeus-lamb @cindy @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @m_corinnemusic @j-parkhurs…[Read more]
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Noah Litle replied to the topic Name That City! in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions 7 years, 5 months ago
(sorry, @chalice)
Thanks, @bama-rose @literatureforthelight @daeus-lamb @msqueen8 @j-parkhurst @ethryndal @corissa !
@corissa That’s the idea that had been eluding me.
Thank you all again. I will try to come up with a name now. 🙂
I’ll let you know what I come up with.
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Daeus Lamb started the topic The awful dilemma: how to explain your story world in the forum 7 years, 5 months ago
Hey Saxon Scribes,
To be honest, this post is more about me learning from you all then offering any great wisdom. When you have a complex story world, anything from a fantasy world or ancient Persia, you’ve probably faced this huge dilemma.
On the one hand, readers could be extremely confused (maybe they’ll even completely misinterpret what is…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic What do you want to study next? in the forum Announcements 7 years, 5 months ago
Well guys, I really appreciate all this feedback. It looks like the three main topics everyone wants to hear about are theme, plot, and worldbuilding but worldbuilding got the most votes by a small margin. I’m thinking that’s what we’ll go with.
For those of you who write historical fiction, don’t worry! Yes, I’ll probably cover some aspects of…[Read more]
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Noah Litle replied to the topic New Wessex Worldbuilding and History in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions 7 years, 5 months ago
I stop at the kitchen door. Germaine and Grace nearly run into me.
There’s something I have to see. I poke my head in the kitchen.
It’s large, and spacious. Plenty of counter and cabinet space. An Island.
And, sure enough, a fishbowl with a goldfish sitting on the counter. He swims in a circle, exploring his wonderful world.
I smile and…[Read more]
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Grace replied to the topic New Wessex Worldbuilding and History in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions 7 years, 5 months ago
I catch a flicker of movement as Noah slips into the hallway. Wiping cookie crumbs off my fingers, I follow just past the doorway. “Going to the kitchen, too?”
“No, I’m trying to find the library.” It’s a quick reply and before I know it, he’s disappeared around a bend.
I duck back into the room and catch the eyes of a few people who have yet to…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb started the topic What do you want to study next? in the forum 7 years, 5 months ago
Hey Saxon Scribes,
For something like six months now, we’ve studied character development every week. It’s been a good journey, but now I’m coming to the point where I don’t have a whole lot more to discuss. If anything else comes to mind, I’ll make a topic out of it, but if nothing comes to me, next week I think we could start on something…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb started the topic The winner is… in the forum Announcements 7 years, 5 months ago
Guys, this is crazy. A little sad. Absolutely awesome.
The word war. How’d we do?
We actually beat the record from past guild wars! I was amazed. We had 51,082 — a whole novel’s worth in a week.
So, the winner?
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With 72,127 words, it goes to Parimi Alca. I’m super impressed with those guys, especially since I’ve heard they’re the…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb started the topic The winner is… in the forum Announcements 7 years, 5 months ago
Guys, this is crazy. A little sad. Absolutely awesome.
The word war. How’d we do?
We actually beat the record from past guild wars! I was amazed. We had 51,082 — a whole novel’s worth in a week.
So, the winner?
……
With 72,127 words, it goes to Parimi Alca. I’m super impressed with those guys, especially since I’ve heard they’re the…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic Let's write /more/ in the forum Announcements 7 years, 5 months ago
@bama-rose I’ll announce the winner — probably tomorrow.
If you wrote this week, but haven’t turned in your word count yet, this is your last chance. @raemarie @cindy @kate @m_corinnemusic @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @julianne @germaine-han @maddiejay @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8 @samuel
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Grace replied to the topic New Wessex Worldbuilding and History in the forum New Wessex Writing Discussions 7 years, 5 months ago
Raspberries?
How life is, that the most unheroic detail can somehow make the distances between us seem smaller, and the room less cold. I stand with Kate, and everyone follows suit. If talking has died down, maybe everyone’s spirits will be revived by a little bit of a stretch and walk.
The grating of many wooden chairs follows, and with a start…[Read more]
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Daeus Lamb started the topic Relationship developement in the forum 7 years, 5 months ago
Hey Saxon Scribes. I think I missed last week somehow, but thankfully I remembered just in time today.
Let’s talk about relational development. Just like the meaning we bring to the world is often found in our relationships, usually the best character development is actually relational development between one character and another.
Today, it t…[Read more]
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