M

Good morning, Avensers!

Apologies that this is so late. I really meant to do it yesterday, but had dinner guests which meant cooking and cleaning and both took a lot longer than I expected. But here we are now and I’ve got the first topic of the year.

Second Act

The second act comprises roughly 50% of the book. This is where most of your…[Read more]

How did you do with your goals over the break? What goals do you have for this week?

My goals changed throughout the break. My original goal was to do editing. Then I decided to do a total website rehaul instead. And succeeded in that.

This week, I NEED to finish editing my novella.

@fawxofthecomics @martina @dragongeek @sleepwalkingmk @sam-kowa…[Read more]

Hey everyone!

Sorry I’ve been inactive for so long.  The holiday season has been more crazy even than usual, as we flew home from CA to TN a few days before Christmas to deliver my dog’s litter of puppies.  We’d left her with friends and found out she was pregnant, so that changed our plans up a bit.  The puppies were born Christmas night, and I…[Read more]

I know I’m late on both counts. Sorry about that. It’s been a whirlwind week. I ended up visiting my family unexpectedly (for fun) and didn’t bring any of my notes along for this week’s weekly lesson thingy.

Until next week, how about we discuss how our Christmas was and any goals/resolutions (especially for writing) we may have? (I’ll post in…[Read more]

@ethryndal  @bama-rose  @raemarie  @corissa  @kate  @r-m-archer  @literatureforthelight  @j-parkhurst  @gabbyj  @cassandraia  @chalice  @noahlitle  @julianne  @germaine-han  @maddiejay  @sesi  @r-j-karas  @rosemarylouise  @msqueen8  @samuel  @eden-anderson  @professorsjb  @elizabeth  @scarletimmortalized  @parker  @katthewriter  @fawxofthecomics @martina…[Read more]

Good morning, Avensers! Last week, there were no responses to the topic discussion, so I’m here to ask a few questions.

Is the subject of story structure something that you find helpful? Am I posting too much on Mondays? I could spread things out if needed. I am still new at being a guildmistress, so I would love some feedback. Is there something…[Read more]

Hey everyone,

I’m writing from San Antonio at the National Bible Bee. I figured she would be too busy to announce it herself, but last night, @storyjoy qualified as a semi-finalist.

This is a HUGE accomplishment. Basically, it means she learned the book of Philippians inside out and mastered something like 900 verses word perfect — over only a…[Read more]

Inciting and Key Events

The Inciting Event sets the story in motion. For example, Bingley’s and Darcy’s arrival at Netherfield in Pride and Prejudice.

The Key Event is what the story is about. For example, when Lizzy meets, and is rejected by, Darcy.

These are two events that the first fourth of the story hinges around. Sometimes they will…[Read more]

How did your goals go last week? What goals do you have for this week?

I finished NaNo! This week, I need to do my first edit of my novella.

@fawxofthecomics @martina @dragongeek @sleepwalkingmk @sam-kowal @christianna-hellwig  @natalie-marie @gabrielle @jenwriter17 @law0413 @libby @child-of-god @katherineh @serenity @brookewolf @millennium…[Read more]

We are going to take a short break from our theme and talk about a topic that has probably hit us all. Procrastination. It’s a nasty little dragon that often grows ginormous at the most inconvenient times. For instance, the last week of NaNoWriMo. It will bring in other things such as a new shelf that needs a place in the living room which…[Read more]

How did your goals go last week? What do you have for goals this week?

I personally did terrible. I don’t even really want to know how many words I wrote last week, because I basically wrote 0 from Thursday on. Including today. Instead, I organized my whole living room today which is why these posts are so late. So yeah, you have a…[Read more]