Joy

@r-m-archer @ladyjoy

I too normally have characters begging for attention before I have a plot for them. 😛

That said, I echo most of what Ariel said above. Take a look at your plot: who is it it going to impact the most? Who would be likely to do something out of the ordinary? Is it a ‘nobody’ who wants to become a somebody? Is it a leader…[Read more]

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Thank you! ^-^

Hmm… I tend to have the opposite problem, so I’m probably not the best person to ask, lol. But I can recommend, as a general principle, digging into your worldbuilding or into your plot. Sometimes a naturally suitable character will come out of those aspects of the story. For instance, who does your plot most strongly…[Read more]

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Here’s the blurb of the project I’m writing for NaNoWriMo:

Dragon ink allows writers to set history in stone–or to change it. Only the most skilled and trustworthy are allowed into the ranks of the calligraphers, and no one is ever to change the past or the future. But when the Hairen calligraphy guild is set upon by ancient dragons…[Read more]

@ladyjoy, this story sounds so cool! It sounds a little bit like a story I had planned, but also very different, and very neat! I’d like to beta-read possibly when you’ve finished it!

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Ooooooh, interesting!

@ladyjoy, just wanna say, I love your forum signature. <3

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Ooh, that sounds interesting! It seems like a fun twist on the writer’s-relationship-with-their-world premise. 🙂

The main question I have is why the people of the realms agreed to the deal with the authors, aside from the fame and fortune. Were they suspicious about the offer at all? And did the authors talk to everyone and convince…[Read more]

@ladyjoy  That does help! I think I’ll start up a Pinterest board pretty soon. Thanks so much! 😀

@ladyjoy *nods emphatically* What Grace said.

@ladyjoy Ooo, I may have to check those authors out. :O As for me, my favorite authors are N. D. Wilson and Andrew Peterson. : ) Brilliant minds, they are! The Wingfeather Saga is an amazing Christian fantasy series written by Andrew Peterson, and they’re definitely some of my favorite books. I highly recommend. : D

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Sounds good!

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Cool! I’d be willing to buddy with you, if you’d like. 🙂

@ladyjoy What genre(s) do you write? 🙂

@ladyjoy  Why hello, fellow Joy!! 😉 Welcome to Story Embers! Do you have any tips for world-building? It’s one of my weak-points. ^.^

@ladyjoy BRO! *high-fives* A fellow fantasy worldbuilder! Yes! I am all for that, my friend. xD
What are some of your favorite books?