Samantha Farrar

Sorry guys! I forgot to post last weeks discussion.
So here is last weeks AND this weeks. Enjoy!

Gathering Inspiration from Others

At different points in our writing journey, we find ourselves more or less empty of ideas. This can happen in between projects, or in the middle of a project. I’m not talking about writer’s block, though tha…[Read more]

Hey guys! It’s time for another round of print wars! This time the prompt is to write a mystery.

Sounds pretty cool! I was an avid Nancy Drew reader as a kid, but I’ve never actually written a mystery.

2500 words,
Due in two weeks.

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
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@his-bard wrote:

In real history, probably no real reason for the west to start a second secession, other than because they probably could’ve gotten away with it.

But in my story timeline, the town that sparks the new secession movement is under the leadership of individuals who are fed up with Federal over-reach. They disagree with the Civil W…[Read more]

@ashira @wisdomofprose @rochellaine @scarletimmortalized @eden-anderson @libby @seekjustice @selah-chelyah @samantha-pen

Hello Everyone!

I need Beta Readers for my latest short story. I would appreciate any comments and critique (from story structure and character development to dialogue to grammar!) so much! Please invite others if you can!…[Read more]

Knaphello, Knaplingers!

As you’ve probably noticed, activity has been pretty low here. It’s the 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 the other SE staff, We have an idea. This isn’t a…[Read more]

Today’s post is written by Faith Kochanowski, and it’s a good one.

How to deal with procrastination

Procrastination. It’s a nasty little dragon that often grows ginormous at the most inconvenient times. For instance, the last week of NaNoWriMo. It will bring in other things such as a new shelf that needs a place in the living room which fac…[Read more]

And now this weeks post! By me!

Handling critiques and criticism
Maddie Morrow

Letting others see our work is probably one of the hardest parts of being a writer. That’s our heart and soul out there at the mercy of prying eyes.

It’s probably one of the most essential parts of writing though.

Without sharing our writing, there is no way we…[Read more]

I forgot to post last weeks talk guys! Sorry. It’s by Brandon Miller.

Okay so all of you have gone through the phase where writing isn’t “fun” anymore, right? It’s not necessarily that you’re stuck or that you don’t have a good idea or that your book isn’t going well… it’s just that given the choice to curl up on the couch and watch Net…[Read more]

Hello, Knaplingers!
Today we start a prompt war!

The Prompt: Write a story where you bring out the beauty of something ordinary in the middle of a very dramatic setting

The rules:
1. Everyone can help plot and edit, but only one person can write the story.
2. 2500 word limit.
3. The war starts today and runs for two weeks. Writing must be…[Read more]

Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing

I think it’s safe to say that most writers have a ‘one day’ dream of getting published: having your book on the shelves of total strangers and sharing your story with the world.

But there’s always that big question: are you going to self publish or traditional publish?

There’s no right or wrong whe…[Read more]