First off, I really enjoyed this story!  I like the title “From Earth You Ca…[Read more]

*highfives back* Yes, thank you! You covered a lot of things that my poor brain wasn’t able to put into words. Like, I literally had to copy and paste most of the conversation into a google doc so I could highlight and comment just so I could form some basis to put my thoughts together and it was still confusing 😂…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world  @lonathecat   Um, so, I was just a passive observer of this thread until this conversation became pretty heated so if I may be allowed to offer my thoughts? Because sometimes it helps to hear a third perspective?

First off, Mr. Stansell, I have to agree with Lona th…[Read more]

This is beautiful!! Nice use of repetition.  My only critique might be to split it up into stanzas to make each “I am a …” stand out, and perhaps combine some lines instead of fragmenting it to make it easier to read.  But splitting up lines can also add more emphasis too, so it’s up to y…[Read more]

So, this is giving me The Giver vibes.  Also maybe  The Matrix.  And I can kinda see the archetype of opening a forbidden secret, like Eve in Genesis or Pandora in Greek mythology.

What if she stumbles upon a website containing the secret tho…[Read more]

@emily-waldorf  Those are great ideas!  I’ve never seen Oblivion, but I’ll look it up!  Yeah, I do want the MC to uncover the secret of the Mirror City, but I’m not sure yet whether I want it to be actually sinister, or just *seems* to be sinister.

You need goals for that character. What is he trying to obtain in…

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Okay, so for anyone that’s subscribed to the SE newsletter, recently Hope Ann sent a May Long Challenge with this picture prompt:

I wrote a little scene, and my sister loved it so much, she wants to know the rest of the story.  Problem is, I don’t know t…[Read more]

Or maybe you would be okay with sharing the link, but making it so only people who are signed in can see it? If you’re not okay with that,…[Read more]

(Unless of course, I get interrupted.  Fun fact: I may or may not be called upon to help build a pig pen today. 😳)

Also, my pleasure!  I can probably do another word sprint around the same time tomorrow if you want!

Yes, I want to publish it when I’m done, but I have no I idea how to go about that yet 😂

Also, yes, I’d like to make it a picture book. My sister is working on some concept art, and it. is. adorable. 😍

How about you?  What are you working on currently?

Mini Prompt Wars

I can do word sprints with you, if you want! I can maybe do a 20 minute session.

It’s good to have y…[Read more]

I can do word sprints with you, if you want! Remind me how this works again…. we both write simultaneously for a set amount of time and see how many words we have a…[Read more]

(Oh, one other thing about my type.  I have spent nearly five minutes deciding whether to post this or not because I don’t want to offend P types, and if I did, I…[Read more]

I’m an INFJ,although sometimes I type as INTJ.  The reason being that my thinking/feeling preference is split almost perfectly in half, with only a slight tendency toward feeling. Usually.  Depends on how I’m feeling when I take tests.  Of which I have ta…[Read more]

The goal is “good enough,” rather than perfection.

Oof, my mind doesn’t like that line! XD But you called out one of my biggest problems: getting stuck getting each paragraph absolutely perfect instead of moving on. I like how you pointed out that sometimes a “pretty paragraph” might actually need to be cut, but we don’t rea…[Read more]

Okay, so can we make the deadline Tuesday night instead? That way everyone has more time to join if they want to (including me)😛

@erynne It’d be awesome if you could join! I think I’ll be one of the contestants, and Emily and Joshua will be the judges.   @Emma-walker and @winter_rose might…[Read more]

Tagging @emma-walker@joelle-stone @this-is-not-an-alien @calidris @erynne @noah-cochran

Also, Noah is the o…[Read more]