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1. I noticed that Tolkien uses the atmosphere and the setting to tell more about the character in a way that isn’t just telling (if that makes sense).

2. I like that just about every other person on the quest is a character foil of Bilbo.

3. Also, the way that Tolkien switches into a tone of talking with the reader draws me in to the story even…[Read more]

All right, sounds good. I’ll try to help edit @jenwriter17 ‘s story sometime soon!

@j-a-penrose I added something to the doc also. And I like your story, @jenwriter17 ! It’s an interesting situation and very realistic characters.

I’m not really sure what I was thinking with my choice in POV and tense… y’all will have to read it. 🙂

Hello @natalie-marie !! I’m so glad you’re an Avenser. 🙂

I usually do Camp NaNo, but not this summer. Best wishes to everyone participating, though!

I’ll be editing a few poems I wrote a while ago, and stockpiling blog posts to schedule for this summer. Four is my goal for this week (I have them all outlined) and I have one finished and saved already!

Awesome! I love The Hobbit, even though I didn’t vote for it. 🙂

I’ll vote for The Cheveis Trilogy and Pride and Prejudice.

@gabriellepollack Based on the generalized definitions of character arc, it’s a Shift/Growth Arc. And yeah, her firey-ness ends up getting her into quite a bit of trouble, as expected.

@gabriellepollack Her pride is mostly stemmed from her nature. She’s never been totally accepting of the imposed government and while she has to obey it in order to stay alive, she bristles at almost any confrontation.

@gabriellepollack

My MC, Esla, has grown up being used to hard work and poverty, although her stubborn pride keeps her from considering herself, her brother, and her mother poor. She is quick-thinking when assessing situations, from a life of side-stepping the government and avoiding capture, but tends to be reckless and lets her emotions sway…[Read more]

Some recommendations:

Jeeves and Wooster by P.J. Wodehouse (or any of the Jeeves/Wooster books– they’re classics but so fun to read!)

The Cheveis Trilogy by Bryan M. Liftin

@gabriellepollack It sounds fun!

We’ll miss you, @morreafirebird ! I’m so glad you could be a part of our guild at least for a little while.

Yay!! Awesome job, everyone (especially @morreafirebird ) I’m excited for the next guild war.

@gabriellepollack

Everyone was wearing black. Shadowy, dark clothes to match shadowy, dark moods. Rory was bouncing on her heels. She yanked at a curly red pigtail and picked at the sleeve of her favorite green sweater and glanced at the others gathered around the wooden box, a faint smile twitching at the corners of her mouth. Why the tall man…[Read more]

Great work, everyone! 🙂 I’ll hopefully be able to participate more in the next Guild War.

Guildings, guildmates… I like both, but I tend to lean towards Guildmates more.

As for writing goals, I’m quite excited for a mission trip that will occupy from the end of June to the beginning of August for me, but I won’t have internet during that time. (Fair warning.) :/ Even so, I have a couple writing-related things I’d like to accomplish…[Read more]

@overcomer I am also voting for @morreafirebird ‘s story. Everyone’s was different in various ways, but to me hers stood out the most with a cohesive beginning, middle, and end.

Oh wow. Sorry for not being active these last few days…I have a lot to catch up on! I’ll have my story on the google docs file soon.