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@noah-cochran

You do that.

I’m going to try training it first (I want a dragon mount to rush into battle with) but if that doesn’t work, bring a sword just in case 😉

That sounds excellent! I’m looking forward to seeing it.

I look forward to finishing it XD It’s going to be lovely but it’s also an embodiment of my vast overconfidence in my a…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

I’ll call you when I find a dragon

You do that. 🙂

On another note, the Delphine dress is making good progress! The whole dress is put together, I’m just working on the embroidery. It’s going to take a while, there are 24 ivy leaves besides the vines and one leaf takes me about 40 minutes. I’m going to be working on it for a w…

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@noah-cochran

I love that. It’s always great when characters’ internal conflict or struggles present themselves in ways like that.

Exactly! Sometimes characters just write themselves and it turns out even better XD

You never know. Perhaps you should go dig in it for a while and find out.

I’ll call you when I find a dragon 😉

On another note, the…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

Whew, that’s like four countries far XD I can never quite conceptualize how massive America is.

No kidding.

It originally started out as a “LOL, Liorah’s being stupid and impulsive” scene, but when I actually wrote it it was surprisingly sad. She’s trying so hard and pushing herself beyond her breaking point to make that miss…

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@noah-cochran

Yep, like 13 hours or something.

Whew, that’s like four countries far XD I can never quite conceptualize how massive America is.

I think one reason I can write for longer periods is that I give the quality of my prose…significantly less thought than most people. xD

Hah, same. XD I often reread only to find I’ve forgotten a word or w…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

One google search later* That’s a really long road trip! That’s from here to Italy! It sounds like you all had a good time!

Yep, like 13 hours or something.

You finished? A l r e a d y?? Wow, count me impressed!!! I can’t wait to read it!

I think one reason I can write for longer periods is that I give the quality of my prose..…[Read more]

@noah-cochran

My apologies for the belated response, life has been busy, but in a good way. My family and I are on our way back from Georgia state, and all of its great weather, people, and tall pines.

Don’t worry about it! I’m glad to hear from you!

Ohh, that sounds like so much fun! *One google search later* That’s a really long road trip!…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

How have you been? How are life, school, writing, and the weather? (You know, the important things

My apologies for the belated response, life has been busy, but in a good way. My family and I are on our way back from Georgia state, and all of its great weather, people, and tall pines.

Writing has been going well. I was able…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy Aww, thanks! It was fun to write. There’s a lot of winter-based poem inspiration around here, lol. Thank you for reading!!

@emily-waldorf

WOWWWW!!!! Emily, this is stunning!! It flows beautifully and your word choice is amazing!! I love the conclusion it reached, it was just awesome!! You should be so proud of yourself, you did such an amazing job!!!

@noah-cochran

Hey Noah,

How have you been? How are life, school, writing, and the weather? (You know, the important things 😉 )

We’ve had three massive storms over the course of six days. Respectively, Dudley, Eunice, and now Franklin. Eunice was the worst. We didn’t have any serious damages (A few things fell over and broke, a bunch of dead…[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Thank you so much for that advice! I’ll look into those things, it helps a lot! I’m really excited to keep working on it! 🙂

Here’s just a little something I wrote which shows some misdirection:

Rathburn did not know what he was in for. We had found strategic positions and lay in wait for him. There was not a lot of cover, so we had to find safe positions behind the austerely furnished room. Getting access had taken months of planning. Rathburn often worked late nights…[Read more]

I am very glad to have helped. Your insights have helped me many times, so I am pleased to return the favor.

Another thing I would mention is to layer misdirection or false trails within the story. Sometimes these are called “red herrings” in the writer’s guides.
Have several characters have reasonable motives for wanting to off the victims. …[Read more]

@obrian-of-the-surface-world

Does this help?

A whole lot! Thank you so much, Brian! That’s exactly the kind of overview I needed!

I already know who the murderer is and I have a faint idea of their motivation, but this will really help me work it out! Thank you so much!

Hi Rose,

I have been wanted to respond all day, but it has been so busy at work.

I agree with Joelle. You have to reverse-plot a mystery.  Determine what will happen and be revealed at the end and then work backwards.

You need to determine the main motivation for your villain.  What would drive them to commit a homicide.

There are the usual r…[Read more]

Sure thing, Rose!! (Hehe, ’tis pretty accurate. :P)

@joelle-stone

Thanks Joelle! I’ll absolutely go check it out! I have a lot of research to do XD

Also, I love your quote XD