@joelle-stone

I think her going “missing in action” would be your best option. For example, something happens and everyone assumes she’s dead, but one of the characters holds out hope that she’s still alive. This will sow doubt in the reader that she really is dead and when she’s proved to be still alive it’s pay off rather than a cop out. Does…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

No worries! Glad I could be of help.

@rose-colored-fancy

Hello, Rose! I love this question and I think it’s a great one. To clarify, before I give my thoughts, I’m neither deaf nor blind, but I have done a lot of research and I have a particular interest in Deaf culture and am enrolled to begin studying to be a sign language interpreter next year.

First of all, if you’re on any…[Read more]

@melodyjoy

Hey there! @zee has given you some great advice already, but I just thought I’d throw my two cents in.

When writing in first person, you are pretty limited to what the MC knows and sees, but there’s heaps of ways to get around it, depending on the context of your story. The Hunger Games for example, is told in first person by K…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

Hello, how are you? I see you like history? What are your favourite time periods? My obsessions are Roman-occupation era Britain, pre-colonial Polynesia, World War One, and the French Revolution!

@ally-renee

Hello! How are you? My name is Chelsea/SeekJustice and it’s great to have you here! who are some of your favourite authors/books?

@zee

Thank you for your answer! I found it really helpful and clarifying.

It’s a fairly minor subplot, as the main plot is revolutions and treason. However, it needs to happen before the end due to PlotReasons, in the current draft I think it’s about 2/3rds of the way through and it sets in motion the final act. So I like your suggestion of…[Read more]

@sarahfi

Sorry I’m super late to this but I only just saw it and since this is a topic I’ve actually done a lot of research on, I thought I’d quickly give you my thoughts.

Some people may call your story appropriation and some might not. However, the most agreed upon definition of cultural appropriation is when a piece of a culture, usually a…[Read more]

@kayla-skywriter

Hey, it’s completely fine to decide you aren’t ready yet! In fact, I admire that you’re willing to say that. It shows a lot of maturity, in my opinion.

I’ve definitely been in this position (I’m actually in it now, to be honest) and I think stewing on it for a couple months or a couple of years is the best course of action. For…[Read more]

@wolverinerm

Me! Me! Pick me!

(I’m terrible at Alpha reading at the moment, but i desperately want to read STR).

@tal

Hello! My name is Chelsea (aka SeekJustice).

I love fantasy too! It’s what I primarily read and write, though I’ve never read any of your favourites except for The Door Within though.

Do you have a current work in progress?

Also, what are some of your hobbies other than reading and writing?

@naiya-dyani

Thanks for your thoughts! I’ll definitely catch up on that thread too.

@katthewriter

Thanks for posting that Kat. It was a great reminder of the importance of focussing on wisdom and caution without getting caught up in fear.

Great topic guys! I really enjoyed reading through this.

I love putting diversity of all sorts in my stories, because I feel like it makes the world I’m writing about more like the world I live in. In the class for the dog training course I’m doing at the moment, out of eight people, we have one man from South Korea, one woman from Poland and one…[Read more]

@phoenix

Honestly, I think a lot of artists of various sorts use writing as a way to work through trauma, I definitely know that I have.
<p style=”text-align: left;”>And yes, I think it has value, even if it’s only because it helps you to cope and to process things.</p>
Also I don’t believe that “beautiful art” has to be super happy fluffy art.…[Read more]