Lynn Renard

Coralie replied to the topic Finding Writing Time in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion 7 years, 2 months ago

@missfaeriekaiti That is such a good point. Sometimes I totally have to unwind after work, decompress. But it’s hard to find the motivation to write when your brain just feels like mush. And I LOVE going outdoors in the sunshine to read!! Have you tried writing in a notebook outside?

Thank you friend! I appreciate it so much! <3

SilverDragon replied to the topic Squirrel Problems…Also Not-Goodbye in the forum Announcements 7 years, 2 months ago

welcome back @wordsmith! I’m relatively new to the guild, and haven’t had much time to participate in things, but I’m here! The name’s SilverDragon, pleased to make your acquaintance *shakes hand*

Buddy J. replied to the topic Squirrel Problems…Also Not-Goodbye in the forum Announcements 7 years, 2 months ago

@scribbles

Ah! I return to find you gone… but I totally understand. 🙂 We’ll miss you greatly! Until nextime… adios.

So I turn to you Lumenites! I am back! After falling off the face of the earth… yes… it was cool… space is awesome… ya’ll should try going some day.

Anyway… I just needed a gigantic break from online stuff. And it…[Read more]

Brandon Miller started the topic Finding Writing Time in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion 7 years, 2 months ago

Hey guys!

Have you ever struggled with trying to find time to write? Yeah, me too. Thankfully, Faith Blum has some pointers to help us get the most out of every second of our day (without killing ourselves doing it).

24 hours. 1,440 minutes. 86,400 seconds. That’s how much time we have each day. And yet, it seems like we never have enough h…[Read more]

Brandon Miller started the topic Being a Beta Reader in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion 7 years, 2 months ago

Hey Everybody!

Time for our next discussion in the Writer’s Life series! This week: Being a (good) Beta Reader.

I don’t think I have any new announcements, so lets get right into it!

Beta reading is a great way to make friends, help others, and even polish your skills.

Today, I want to give you some tips so that, when you beta read, the friend…[Read more]

Brandon Miller started the topic The Writing Life in the forum Weekly Theme Discussion 7 years, 2 months ago

Deep in the corner, a figure shuffles through the settled blackness. Dust kicks up under his feet and he starts *cough* to *hack* cough. Oh hey, said “dark figure” is me and said dark room is this little place where we come to learn.

I apologize.

BUT, I also have good news, the Guildmasters have been working together and have decided to share…[Read more]

Brandon Miller started the topic Conversion War in the forum Announcements 7 years, 3 months ago

No, we’re not going on a competitive evangelism spree.

What we are doing, is trying to write the most believable conversion scene. It’s due two weeks from today, March 25th. So let’s get right on it.

Here’s what we need to do:
– Everyone head over to this doc to brainstorm ideas. Answer these two questions: 1) what elements make up a good…[Read more]

Brandon Miller replied to the topic February Word War in the forum Announcements 7 years, 3 months ago

@missfaeriekaiti Yes, you can resubmit. Thanks!

Also yes, @EVERYBODY yesterday was the last day of writing and today is the wordcount submission day so please submit to THIS FORM at your earliest convenience.

Brandon Miller replied to the topic February Word War in the forum Announcements 7 years, 3 months ago

@missfaeriekaiti I’m afraid it doesn’t count, but keep your chin up and carry on. You’ll get through the worldbuilding!

Brandon Miller started the topic February Word War in the forum Announcements 7 years, 3 months ago

Hey guys!

It’s been a while since our last word war, but the time is upon us again!

And some good news… I’VE ACTUALLY GOT SOME WRITING TO DO. I’m not done outlining, but I’ve got some actual writing to do. I’m… excited.

So yeah, WORD WAR.

Instead of going crazy like we normally do, lets try to get 100 words each a day. That’s not ve…[Read more]

Coralie replied to the topic Happy Endings in the forum Announcements 7 years, 3 months ago

@missfaeriekaiti No, I haven’t yet! But I did see the giveaway and totally snagged it to read at a later date! I just started Snowflakes, the compilation of short stories that goes with the Snow Queen books. I heard Red Rope of Fate was basically her tribute to LOTR, so I’m super excited! XD

Yes, so agreed! Stereotypical and shallow are d…[Read more]

Coralie replied to the topic Happy Endings in the forum Announcements 7 years, 3 months ago

Man, these are some tough questions!

When I think of happy endings, I think everything worked out for the good–which can sometimes include some sad events, just like in life–and I think everything worked out the way it was supposed to. When I think of cliche endings…I guess mostly I think cheesy, lack of depth. Also, I think cliche doesn’t…[Read more]

Brandon Miller replied to the topic Happy Endings in the forum Announcements 7 years, 3 months ago

@missfaeriekaiti

Do you have an example of a happy ending that cost “too much”?

I think there’s a difference too between costs that were “too high” vs costs that were forgotten. For example, Fili dies in The Battle of Five Armies but nobody mourns him (except maybe a caring viewer) then, in the end, the story is supposed to end happily. I t…[Read more]

Brandon Miller started the topic Happy Endings in the forum Announcements 7 years, 3 months ago

Hey Guys!

Let’s talk about story endings.

(Full disclosure, there’s actually a guild war going on about endings rn, but I missed the announcement to the guildmasters and I don’t want to rush everyone to come up with something in a week, so we’re going to sit this one out and just do some brainstorming.)

So… let’s talk about happy endings,…[Read more]

Brandon Miller started the topic The Writing Life in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago

Hey guys,

I found this great article on Go Teen Writers today and thought I’d share with y’all: https://goteenwriters.com/2019/01/18/what-i-wish-id-known-when-i-decided-to-pursue-writing-as-a-career/

How are your weeks shaping up? What’s your favorite song right now? Do you have snow on the ground ou…[Read more]

Rachel Rogers started the topic Squirrel Problems…Also Not-Goodbye in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago

Dear Rillumen,

Y’all, the squirrels have gotten out of hand. Here I was, just trying to live a simple life and be a successful squirrel wrangler…and they’ve up and kidnapped me, forcing me to do their bidding, leaving me almost no time to write anything or keep up with more than about five and half friends at once.

Translated (and expou…[Read more]

Brandon Miller started the topic Vacation's Over in the forum Announcements 7 years, 4 months ago

Hey guys!

The holidays have ended and school has started and it’s time to get back to work! (But it’s like… writing. Fun work. This’ll be grand.)

So, to start things off, swing over to the accountability forum and share some goals. (Then I can come around weekly and bug you about them.) (Also, you’ll get more wri…[Read more]

Selah Chelyah started the topic A Matter of Life and Death… in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 5 months ago

@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 @pookiemonster and @missfaeriekaiti, Thanks guys!

@wordsmith, WOAH YEAH! Go you. That’s cool. Go get it, man!

Lynn Renard

@missfaeriekaiti

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