PenSword

I got Apprentice Writer, which I find kinda funny because I got one of the higher scores possible from the SE quiz. Realistically I’m probably somewhere in between.

Thaddeus glanced back, thinking he heard something in the woods behind him. His hand reached for his dagger before remembering he had left it behind. If this was a trap…

Whoops sorry. Life got away from me. I’m good with starting again. @esther-sears @dakota

@dakota

It’s up to you. I’m okay with it either way. 🙂

@dakota

Hey, sorry. I keep getting distracted by life. I’m here.

Since I ended up with the week off from work I’ve been gutting my room and working on rearranging the furniture. Haven’t written in a week, which is as long as it’s been since I’ve been to work. Since my boss allows me to write during times at work when I’m just waiting for my next assignment, I’ve gotten into the unfortunate habit of not writing…[Read more]

@phoenix Ah, that makes sense. I tend to automatically recoil a little when someone mentions characters with depression, just because it does seem so romanticized in popular fiction now, which hurts the issue. But portraying it well could be helpful, if it was done right.

@sarah-inkdragon Jumping off what you said about depressed love interests,…[Read more]

@phoenix I think we live in an achievement oriented culture as it is, and that doesn’t help with anything, but especially things like writing. I hope you find something that works for you.

How long have you been dealing with this? What the others said is definitely good advice, but honestly, sometimes your brain just might need a break. It’s okay to give yourself a week of no writing at all, don’t even think about it. Then come back after the week, and work on the habits and such that the others mentioned.

And no matter what,…[Read more]

All of my stories pretty much go for years without titles… What kind of information do you want/need?

I don’t have much to add, beyond what others have already said. Pretty much everything already mentioned are all things I wouldn’t mind seeing more of.

The only one I can think of on top of that is characters in wheelchairs. I’ve ended up with two paraplegic characters so far, just from having a random idea of “I want to see an x style story with…[Read more]

I’m 22, so. Hello.

Thaddeus blinked. “Okay then.”