@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylo…[Read more]

I’m in search of opinionated people to help clear me out of this muddle.

Here’s what I had:

In the beginning, the Songkiller sang chaos into the fabric of the world. Now, he’s returning to finish his dark symphony…

Exton hunts to red…[Read more]

I hired a blurb artist to make it smashing. He returned this exactly:

In ancient times, the Songkiller sang chaos into the world. Now, he’s returned to finish his dark symphony…

When heroes fall, they pick themselves back up. At least, that’s what the young adventurer named Exton was taught. But when he forges a daring plan to str…[Read more]

Thanks, guys. I actually started looking into book blurb writers. I’m thinking about this guy. https://www.fiverr.com/aawarren/write-a-blurb-that-rockets-your-book-up-the-charts?

Hopefully I’ve got it now. Let’s see.

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A thousand years past, the Songkiller sang chaos into the world. Now, he’s breaking his bonds…

Exton, a young adventurer, wagers a gambit none ever dared before–striking evil’s immortal source. He never guessed he’d end as broken as the world he’s trying to sav…[Read more]

We’ve launched a cool new feature on the forum called groups.

You can find them in the nav bar like so:

Groups are hubs for writers to gather around something they share in common. They include a Facebook-like feed and most of them also include their own forums.

So far there are three types of groups:
1. Word war…[Read more]

We’re launching something new on our Instagram account, and we need your help!

As the Public Relations Director, I love interacting with all of you via the SE email and on our social media. I enjoy seeing your writing journeys in your posts and your reactions when pieces you submitted to SE get accepted. But I wanted to create s…[Read more]

I’ve been workshopping my synopsis with a dedicated Facebook group and making some improvements. Below is what I gave them, with some small tweaks based on the feedback I got. The second synopsis is a complete retake based on the feedback I got. I’d love your opinion.

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A thousand years past, the…[Read more]

I’ve buckled down and tried a rewrite. What do you think?

@taylorclogston @hope-mcclellan @kayla-skywriter @cassandraia @snapper @sarah-inkdragon @noahlitle @literatureforthelight @wordsmi…[Read more]

Let me make sure it wasn’t just poor wording because I feel like the concept is on target. Do any of you like “ heroes are born to dream, but some dreams come to haunt them” ?

@taylorclogston @kayla-skywriter @r-m-archer @noahlitle @wordsmith

Not all heroes are who they try to be

Is it epic? Inspire your curiosity?

What are your thoughts/suggestions?

@taylorclogston @hope-mcclellan @italian-stallion @kayla-skywriter @gabriellepollack @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle

Here’s the final rundown:

Rillumen: 267
New Wessex: 3,036
Parami Alca: 2,240
Meraki: 19,735
Erekdale: 11,883
Knaphollow: 1,113

And the individual with the highest word count was @hope-ann with 8,379

Tagging…[Read more]

Tagging my…[Read more]

Coaching plan 1 is still open. Also, I’m opening one extra slot for option 2. Anyone want it?

Tagging some…[Read more]

But now, an enemy has swept in with fresh blank pages.

WHO WILL STOP HIM? ARE YOU WITH ME?

TO WAR!

The rules and submission form are linked here: https://forms.gle/q2Aa9EP4G1bReNaj8

Anyone is welcome to join.

Tagging guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith…[Read more]

I’m looking to ramp up a writing coaching program, and before I do I want to do some beta testing to get the kinks worked out and get some reviews.

So I’m opening up three coaching slots. It’ll be a discounted price, since you’ll be doing me a service by signing up. I’m looking for 1-3 people to fill these three packages:

1. An hour…[Read more]

Erekdale: 61,107
Meraki: 44,071
Rillumen: 39,067
New Wessex: 37,269
Knaphollow: 26,733
Parimi Alca: 23,193
Avensbek: 13,496

And the individual best goes to @emgc with 24,151. 😮

Guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith_blum @karthmin @jane-maree @j-a-penrose

My guys…[Read more]

Guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith_blum @karthmin @jane-maree @j-a-penrose

My guys…[Read more]

Guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith_blum @karthmin @jane-maree @j-a-penrose

My guys…[Read more]

Word War VII has begun. And you’re in it. See the link below to post your results at the end of the week. The link also includes the…[Read more]

Parimi Alca: 23,265
Knaphollow: 10,009
New Wessex: 8,007
Erekdale: 7,311
Meraki: 2,317
Rillumen: 987
Avensbeck: 279

And the individual award goes to @ariella-newheart with 8320 words!

Guildmasters: @maddiejay @faith_blum @karthmin @jane-maree @j-a-penrose

My guys: @piperbee @gabriellepollac…[Read more]

Time to turn in your word counts, guys. 🙂

Soooo… this doesn’t directly affect you, but I thought you should know. The guildmasters had a meeting and determined that the long-term logistics of running the guilds was just too much. It takes a lot of energy from us and there’s not a whole lot the guilds give that you can’t get elsewhere.

Now, we’re not shutting down…[Read more]

I’m getting my first book published with Word Alive Press! It’s going to be coming out in a few months or so, but I’m preparing for a cover reveal on social media. I’m looking to recruit bloggers, facebook-ers (?), and anyone else who just wants to show someone my book! 😉

Here’s some info:

The Bruised Dream by Alabama…[Read more]

I think this is the epitome of how I feel sometimes.

@kayla-skywriter @corissa @noahlitle @literatureforthelight @daeus-lamb @bama-rose @chalice @eden-anderson @anybodyelsewhocares

Hey guys, results are in!…[Read more]

*sighs*

Ok, here’s what I’ve got! I’ll give you guys the link so you can start with that stuff right away. I’ll keep writing and add on as soon as I can.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DopotUEpTTrO1ae0rGGo5hsFkQrL8YEIilJRDsEjdyo/edit?usp=sharing

Alrighty, do with it as you wish! Feel free to make direct changes. 🙂

Also. Do we…[Read more]

Anyway, I enjoyed the story! The time jumps were a little confusing at times. I wasn’t sure what was a flashback and what wasn’t. Sometimes you put it in italics, and other times you didn’t, and…[Read more]

Just read it today, it was really sweet, although the jumping scenes were a little confusing at first, I had to reread some of it to make sure I understood what was going on. I think it succeeds as flash fiction. 🙂 Good luck with your submitting it!

No problem! I hope it goes well for you!!😃

I like it! The only thing I would say is that I was a little confused with the quick scene changes. I wasn’t completely sure if there were three different scenes or two. But that was pretty much it. I liked the emotion in it, and overall it’s a nice flash-fiction! I haven’t read much of that. Thanks for sharing.

https://hangouts.google.com/group/c1QS51Z8bVr3Nnjy8

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8 @eden-anderson @noodle-mum @italian-stallion

We’ve got a new guild war. This could be a good lesson in worldbuilding for speculative, historical, or contemporary authors…pretty much anybody.

Prompt: write a story in which two cultures clash.

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassa…[Read more]

(Wow, so surprising.)

I was wondering why some villains have the power to terrify us while others are more like a tired and sarcastic uncle in background. I see lots and lots of complex & sympathetic baddies (Kylo Ren, Loki), and tons of deranged psychos (Thanos, Mother Gothel, the White Witch), but…[Read more]

Three announcements concerning New Wessex.

1. I know sometimes community building, brainstorming, etc can be difficult on a forum. So I’m going to run an experiment. I’m going to create a group chat. You guys vote. It could be Facebook, it could be Hangouts. We’ll see how it goes. 😛

2. The guilds as a whole have decided to stop doing…[Read more]

I didst! 😀 Gabrielle Pollack, Rolena Hatfield, Brandon Miller, Josiah DeGraaf, Hope Ann, Grace Livingston, @catwing, @noahlitle, some people I probably didn’t realize were from SE…. It was a great time 😀

Yeah : it’s really hard to…[Read more]

At long last, the prompt war is back. This one should be interesting:

Write a mystery.

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelight @j-parkhurst @gabbyj @cassandraia @chalice @noahlitle @julianne @germaine-han @sesi @r-j-karas @rosemarylouise @msqueen8 @eden-anderson

Most writers have more story ideas than they know what to do with. If you’re in this boat, you need to know how to cut through the clutter and make the right decisions. Here are a few things I’ve learned that have helped me.

Write everything down

Writing your story ideas down cements them in your brain. You’ll be ab…[Read more]

As you’ve noticed, activity has been pretty low here. Same with the other guilds.

That’s fine if everyone’s busy, but if it’s just because the guilds weren’t attractive enough…

Well, we should do something about that then.

After talking it over with some of the other SE staff. We have an idea. This isn’t a premade…[Read more]

You ready for it?

Women in fiction. Particularly in fantasy, where so many of them take on combat roles or other roles commonly filled by men, in the name of offering ‘strong female role models’.

What do you think about this trend? While I was thinking about this I start…[Read more]