R.J. Karas

Okay, so at Realm Makers, I met these people from Havok (@gohavok on IG)

https://gohavok.com/

They publish flash fiction. And I would like to submit a piece to them. Specifically for their December prompt:

https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/

So, I was hoping you guys could help me polish up my submission. Here’s a link…[Read more]

Hey folks,

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]

Hey guys!

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]

Hey guys, here’s an important post from Jane Maree.

@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

It’s Okay to be not j…[Read more]

Hey everybody! 😊 So I could use some help with my short story, it’s just a 15 minute read at the most. I’m expected to submit it on Wednesday and I want to make sure that the grammar, punctuation and theme are all perfect. I’m worried I might have missed something, so any constructive criticism you have would be helpful! Thanks guys! &#x1f…[Read more]

Hey Saxon Scribes!

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

Dealing with multiple ideas

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]

Hey Saxon Scribes,

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]

Greetings Saxon Scribes,

I’m really excited about this new prompt war because I think it’ll be a great learning experience and result in some wonderful submissions.

Our goal is to write a story where we bring out the beauty of something ordinary in the middle of a very dramatic setting.

Unfortunately, I’ll be out of state during much of this,…[Read more]

Hey guys! What’s up?

This week, Jane, Faith, and I (Jane was the main one) worked on putting together a brief overview of the differences between traditional and self-publishing. I know a lot of you are curious about it, so check it out. 😀

@piperbee @gabriellepollack @ethryndal @corissa @raemarie @bama-rose @kate @r-m-archer @literatureforthelig…[Read more]

Hey guys, we haven’t just checked in on each other in a while.

So how are you doing? What’s motivating you to write these days and what’s keeping you back?

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

Hey guys!

Writing outside has been a wonderful experience for me, and I wanted to sell you on the idea. 🙂

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Why to write outside

I’m writing this post outside. The sun is shining, and some trees provide shade. The stream is full and bubbling and a wind stirs the leaves.

Have I convinced you yet? Write outside!

But to elaborate m…[Read more]

So, I’m afraid I made a big mistake. I could use some recommendations (see below).

I have this free book I give to people who join my email list (see here: http://thescratchingquill.com/the-golden-ziggurat/). I’m planning to experiment with paid ads, driving traffic to that page. When people subscribe, I’ll market them a book. The hope is that…[Read more]