@zee

This is a really cool question! I agree with what others have said, but for me the main factor is whether the character is growing from his stupid decisions. Is he just doing the same thing again and again with no hint of him ever learning to do better? If there’s no indication of future growth and change, then I would give up on a character…[Read more]

I love this idea!

“She knew how to wield the simplest weapon against the darkness: a warm meal and a warm smile.”

“Doing good was like holding back the ocean, but he kept trying anyway.”

@lonathecat

I’ve had this problem a bit, especially with a family member who reads my stories. I’m told they’re kinda depressing and heavy sometimes.

I’ve found three things are important:

1) Writing the stories we feel called to write. For instance, I have a really hard time writing children’s stories. I just enjoy asking really deep and…[Read more]

Read books with good romances, talk to people who have been in love, and go with your intuition. If your characters have never been in a romantic relationship before, that’s even better–they have the same amount of experience as you, so writing their perspective should be easier.

As everyone else has said, there are lots of different kinds of…[Read more]

@deeprun

Is this a space opera/fantasy/horror book? xD

Ah, I forgot to add the articles to the title. That’s a little better!

@emgc

I haven’t actually worked on any yet xD Schoolwork is good, since my trip got pushed back. Hoping to work on editing and the research paper over the weekend!

@mgtask

“Daughter Nightmare Stars.”

Um….? xD

I’d like to see what a book with that title would be like!

My goals are:

– start editing my short story

– nail down a topic for my research paper

– try to get ahead on schoolwork for when I travel next week

@deeprun thank you! 😀 I used a MozArt Supplies Komorebi Japanese set for the larger one and Winsor and Newton, professional grade, for the smaller ones (pricey, but the half pans I got look like they’ll last a while and really make the color pop, even on student grade paper)

@emgc @seekjustice @filewriter

Thank you all so much! That’s really…[Read more]

@deeprun sure! I’ve been doing watercolor on and off for a little over a year, so I definitely have lots of work to do. I was just getting better with the amount of water I used, then I moved to a REALLY dry place and doing wet on wet technique for skies has become a pain xD

Here are a couple I did recently 🙂