Brian Stansell

Hello, guild people! 🙂

Once my writing teacher told me that every writer had a super power. Something that they were especially good at. Maybe it was wordsmithing, or world building, or description, or connecting readers with a character, or creating a sense of suspense, etc.

So, since I’m still meeting you all, I wanted to know what you think…[Read more]

Ello Parimis! It’s me, Jess! Yay. I feel like it’s been an age since I’ve written one of these, but today, we are looking at health while writing. This probably sounds an awful lot like what you’ve heard in PDHPE lessons, but just bear with me. 😀

Disclaimer: I am not a professional in any of the subjects discussed in this lesson, and am…[Read more]

Up to lesson four now, Parimis! Today we’re hearing from Martin, and he’s looking at what he has dubbed, ‘the Artist’s Eye’. I can’t wait to get stuck into it. 😀

Thanks Martin!

When we sit down at our desks and take up our pens, ready to mark down the next few hundred words, what is the mindset that has filled up all the space on either side…[Read more]

Hi Guys! Today, we’re hearing from Faith, and looking at how you can balance your writing life with the rest of your life.

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 hours, minutes, or seconds to get everything done. What do you do when you can’t seem to squ…[Read more]

In my defense, I believe no one knows about this. *confused shrug* But let’s give it a…[Read more]

Hello Parimis! We have another lesson from Daeus today, and it’s on Beta Readers! Woot! We all love Betas, and Beta-ing is equally as awesome. Let’s see what Daeus has for us today.

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]

For those who don’t know, we are now starting to work together to post the annual theme discussion, and this time around, it’s on the exciting art of the Writing Life. This course/section won’t be super practical for right now, but maybe we can be using it later, and being sure to build up and appreciate the amazing relationships with other…[Read more]

Oooookay. So, I think there is a war going on. Not 100% sure, because there are high levels of chaos in the guildmaster realm, but here we go.

Prompt: “Write a believable conversion scene”

Time: Monday 11th – Monday 25th

Word Limit: 2500

Level of Freaking Out by Guildmaster: High

For those who are new to Parimi Alca Guild Wars, or if you j…[Read more]

It’s been forever since I’ve said anything. And agh I am so sorry.

This time, I was aware that I wouldn’t be about. However, in the hectic mess of life, I had assumed I had asked someone to step in until things at this end were sorted out. So, either I totally forgot to do that, or no one actually took it on and it got forever lost in the…[Read more]

Parimis. The first guild war of 2019 has arrived! And I’ve got a good feeling about this one. (As in, we’re going to love it and go crazy.)

Prompt: Write a story with an Unclichéd Happy Ending. (BITTERSWEET ENDINGS DON’T COUNT.)

Word Limit: 2500

Starts: *awkward cough* Apparently Monday 4th EST

Ends: Monday 18th EST

(So s…[Read more]

A lot of the time, characters are written so that they are 100% good or bad. The protagonist is perfect, good looking, and maybe he has mild claustrophobia as a weakness. The villain is evil, kills puppies and shoots up old ladies in his spare time, and maybe every now and then he tortures someone who spilt his coffee instead of killing them.

If…[Read more]