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Maddie Morrow wrote a new post, 3 Factors Teen Writers Should Consider When Choosing a Career 1 month ago
“What’s your plan?” As graduation looms closer, high schoolers get sick of hearing this question from friends, relatives, and strangers.
Career decisions are daunting for anyone—and even more complica […]
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Maddie Morrow commented on the post, Stop Pretending Children Don’t Exist in Your Story World 1 month, 1 week ago
So. Much. Yes.
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Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Introducing GROUPS in the forum Announcements 2 months ago
Hey guys! Check this out. This might help fill some of the voids some of you have been missing in the guilds. Be sure to sign up for a word war group if you plan to continue participating.
@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
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Maddie Morrow commented on the post, 3 Reasons Your Story Needs an Antagonist as Well as a Villain 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Glad you like it!
Hmm, well personally I would be more likely to cut out the antagonist over a villain, If I had to choose just one. I think villains bring the strong, evil force that drives plots forward. That being said, it might work in some stories to have conflict stem from someone more antagonistic than villainous. For instance, in a…[Read more]
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Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Is Knaphollow on life support? in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions 2 months, 2 weeks ago
@emberynus-the-dragonslayer
Thank you!@kr-lalonde
No, Kendra, I didn’t have the baby. I said I’m due this week. You would have seen it on Facebook if I had lol.Yeah, if you want to share bits of your writing create a topic and tag people if you like. That way it’s easy for you to get back to, because the whole discussion will be about your…[Read more]
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#2: got it! Thanks.
#1: Whew! I didn’t miss anything!
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Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Six-Word Stories in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions 2 months, 2 weeks ago
@jennythefaun
Congratulations on advancing!!! That is awesome.I personally love this story and would submit it.
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Maddie Morrow wrote a new post, 3 Reasons Your Story Needs an Antagonist as Well as a Villain 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Antagonists and villains are often used interchangeably. But they’re not identical. Though they’re both defined as an opponent, that’s where the similarities end.
A villain is deliberately and person […]
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Really insightful post, Maddie. I’ve never heard someone put it into so many words, but it makes perfect sense! Do you think every story should have a villain? Or is an antagonist sometimes enough on its own?
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Glad you like it!
Hmm, well personally I would be more likely to cut out the antagonist over a villain, If I had to choose just one. I think villains bring the strong, evil force that drives plots forward. That being said, it might work in some stories to have conflict stem from someone more antagonistic than villainous. For instance, in a contemporary YA, it would probably be just fine for the main opposition to come from a high school classmate who isn’t truly evil, just conflicting with the hero.
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Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Is Knaphollow on life support? in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Hey guys. I’m sorry it’s been so dead around here. Definitely a large portion my fault. Kind of hard to keep a guild running when the guild master falls off the face of the earth.
However, it has come to my attention recently that this is not relegated to Knaphollow only. A couple of the guild’s are completely without leaders, most are floun…[Read more]
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Maddie Morrow commented on the post, How Gender and Age Should Affect Characters’ Emotions 3 months, 1 week ago
Thank you! Yes! I absolutely agree.
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Maddie Morrow commented on the post, How Gender and Age Should Affect Characters’ Emotions 3 months, 1 week ago
Thanks! I agree, a tough girl is much easier to convey. Probably because of the cultural shift toward that. While society is starting to demand more sensitive men as well, I don’t think that has caught up to the amount of attention strong women are getting.
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Maddie Morrow commented on the post, How Gender and Age Should Affect Characters’ Emotions 3 months, 1 week ago
Thanks!
Matthew 6:19-20, Hebrews 1:10-12, 2 Corinthians 4:16 all come to mind, as well as the verse that says “in the last days things shall wax worse and worse” (not sure of the reference). There’s also just a general running theme of it throughout the Bible without direct quotes. It starts with a perfect paradise and after sin mankind start…[Read more] -
Maddie Morrow wrote a new post, How Gender and Age Should Affect Characters’ Emotions 3 months, 1 week ago
Editor’s Note: This article is the final installment in our five-part series on how to build empathy between readers and characters. To learn why we did this series and how we approached the topic, read our i […]
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Thanks!
Matthew 6:19-20, Hebrews 1:10-12, 2 Corinthians 4:16 all come to mind, as well as the verse that says “in the last days things shall wax worse and worse” (not sure of the reference). There’s also just a general running theme of it throughout the Bible without direct quotes. It starts with a perfect paradise and after sin mankind starts to age and die, animals age and die, and the world at large starts to die (plants don’t stay forever, weather patterns change, etc). Despite our technology increasing, humanity is definitely not getting better in our society. -
Thanks! I agree, a tough girl is much easier to convey. Probably because of the cultural shift toward that. While society is starting to demand more sensitive men as well, I don’t think that has caught up to the amount of attention strong women are getting.
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Thank you! Yes! I absolutely agree.
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Maddie Morrow replied to the topic word War VIII in the forum Word Wars 4 months ago
Knaphollow!
@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @toklaham-veruzia @ryowild…[Read more] -
Maddie Morrow replied to the topic What happened to Knaphollow? in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions 4 months, 1 week ago
@toklaham-veruzia
Yes, they have. This happened to all the guild’s, not just ours. Something new from the website admins. All the discussions should still be here, just in one place. -
Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Word War VII in the forum Word Wars 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Today’s the day to get those words turned in, guys!
@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chl…[Read more] -
Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Story Embers 2.0 in the forum Announcements 4 months, 3 weeks ago
@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @toklaham-veruzia @ryowildfire @sailorj…[Read more] -
Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Does anybody else write reviews? in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions 4 months, 3 weeks ago
@toklaham-veruzia
I review books! I wouldn’t say it’s the main goal of my blog, but I definitely post a review for most of the books I read on there, as well as on Amazon or Goodreads if I really love it.I try to focus on the story. I want good characters, plot, pacing, etc. For me personally, content comes second. If there are insane amo…[Read more]
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Maddie Morrow replied to the topic 'Resurrection in a Bottle' releases Friday in the forum Knaphollow Writing Discussions 4 months, 3 weeks ago
@toklaham-veruzia
Just now commenting, but I’m so excited for you. I knew nothing about Havok until this year and it’s been so much fun to see names I know spring up on it. -
Maddie Morrow replied to the topic Word War VII in the forum Word Wars 4 months, 3 weeks ago
@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @toklaham-veruzia @ryowildfire @sailorj…[Read more] -
Maddie Morrow wrote a new post, Burn Me 5 months ago
Smoke rises around me,
steals my breath, and I can’t see.
The life I’ve built is caving in;
with bleeding lungs I let You in.
Burn me, melt this all away,
the rage I’m plagued with every day,
all the bi […]
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This is so beautiful, Maddie <3
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Awesome Maddie!! You go! 🙂
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Love the poem, Maddie! The line at the end about collecting the ashes made me smile- the name of my current WIP is Out of the Ashes, and I keep reading things and listening to music that use that particular analogy. 🙂
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This is amazing!
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Great job, Maddie! Thanks for writing this!
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Thanks Maddie – this was really good xD