Mairin Atha

EEP YAY

I has experience with this. 😛 So I can hopefully help out!! But fyi, @jane-maree, I’m at camp this week, so I won’t be able to help till next. 😉 <3

Ooh, a mentoring relationship would be amazing, and @jane-maree, you already do that a lot. Honestly, I think the main thing I’m needing right now in my writing is lots of critique (it really helps me grow) (and I love editing too, so that could go both ways). But that seems like it would be really hard for Jane to be critiquing all of our stuff.…[Read more]

Ok, this is going to be AMAZING!

To be honest, I feel like it would be best to choose a really solid story, and let the everyday-object-symbol-thing come naturally as part of the story.

So… thoughts on a story? XD LOTS OF DRAMA WE’RE GOOD AT THAT, GUYS WE CAN DO THIS *does dramatic fist pump and then collapses onto couch in deep, dramatic thought*

😛

I always use notebooks for brainstorming/outlining, because it makes stream of consciousness so much easier and I’ve basically learned to think on paper. XD I also sometimes, like he pointed out in his post, write on paper when I’m especially stuck. It helps me to just *write* instead of constantly critiquing myself. I guess there’s that thought…[Read more]

*thumbs up* Thanks! <3

YES I’M ACTUALLY ALREADY PLANNING ON WRITING A BUNCH THIS WEEKKK!

XD

*cough* Hmm. Yes. *already has 3010 words* XD

Also, I might be submitting stuff for critique for my blog here semi-regularly (I’m going to post on my blog every other week), so if you want to be tagged for future stories, let me know! 😀 (Being tagged does not mean you have to participate every time. 😛 )

Wow, that’s good.

This community and the YWW community I am also part of are both amazing. There was this one time when I was trying to write a story for a contest (the story was due within a week of when I received the prompt O.O) and I admit my story had some major problems. XD XD XD It was supposed to be allegorical but the allegory was so…[Read more]

YAY CONGRATS FRIENDS!! *cheers* Though Jane’s first draft was so amazing it would have been hard not to win… XD

Wow, this is good. I left a few suggestions, but feel free to reject any of them. I really enjoyed it!! 🙂

Myrantul’s eyes go wide, and she presses her back against the wall, forcing herself to stand, though she stuffs her hands in the big pockets sewn into the inside of her cloak. “No… thanks… I don’t… drink,” she manages to say, hoping her voice wasn’t as quiet as it sounded to her. She clears her throat. “Uh… thanks.” She takes a deep breath…[Read more]

Ok, nice! I’m up for whatever! 😀

So… mysteriousness. Is there a minimum word count?

I really like the start you put down, @jane-maree… maybe there’s some way we could use that?

@jane-maree

Oh, nice! That makes sense. 🙂

Wow. Long-time hardcore editors are expensive. :”D I guess I knew that, but I didn’t know it was *that* expensive. XD Your prices are much better, and from what you’ve edited of mine, you’re an amazing editor too! *heart eyes* I’ll definitely look into you (cough your services, that is. Not *you* you… :P) when the time comes. Thanks!!

Also, do…[Read more]

I got about half done. O.O

@theinconceivable1

cough You’re-changing-your-terms cough Equivocation cough

😉

Also… that thread is too long for me to read right now. XD If you ever want to talk about it more, let me know, because I have opinions. 😛 XD 😀

@theinconceivable1

XD No, I’m not in the “nobody’s better, everyone’s different” camp. Though, it depends on how you define “better.” 😛 And there is a flaw in your logic. 😛 You said “everyone does have their strengths and weaknesses but that doesn’t make all types equal. Some types ARE better and some ARE worse.”

I agree. But 1) you are e…[Read more]

You guys… *cracks up* ALL personality types have their strengths and weaknesses XD What is your MBTI, @theinconceivable1?

@moonlighting-novelist Aww!! Thank you! <3 Yes, @nicole-g is amazing. 😀

has never had a professional edit

But this is AMAZING advice, @jane-maree!! Thank you!! I dream of hiring a professional editor, but that has not been in my budget yet… 😉

Out of curiosity, what is a normal-ish price for an editor (probably content edits)? How about for short stories?