Also, this is somewhat random, but I was reading through some of your posts, and I stumbled across your posts on “The Dancer’s Handbook” and I just had to tell you how much I love it! Your other WIPs also look fabulous, this one just struck a chord with me.

I’m not much of a romance fan in general, but both Jordan and Eliza sound so…[Read more]

Your blog looks fabulous, I followed you!

I’m very excited for your disability representation series! I have many disabled characters, and the representation of it in fiction and issues with how it’s often written has become something of a fascination of mine! I can’t wait to read about it from you!

Also, a resource I recently…[Read more]

Hi Chelsea!

Well, I actually don’t run a blog, just a newsletter, but I’d still love to follow you! What’s your blog’s url?

@seekjustice Sorry for the delay. I think Cinderella’s weakness was the classy Shakespearian aspect of it. It just didn’t catch the general public’s interest in the same way that The Jungle Book did the next year with its cast of Hollywood…[Read more]

Hello!

This is Shira/ @WisedomOfProse! I’ve been fairly busy lately, (hence, my disappearance) my apologies. At any rate, a friend of mine opened a group on the Band app for NaNoWriMo/Writers recently!…[Read more]

Hey, nice blog there! Also, very cool dogs!

@wordsmith

In case you were curious, I’m still thinking about college. As I have researched more, I came to a realistic conclusion that animal photography better fit my natural strengths than, say, starting up a goldfish shop. However, in another sense, I would still have a business – it…[Read more]

Well, that’s still really cool! I would like to own goldfish, but I already have a couple aquariums and have no more room for more fish. However, I am considering working at a pet shop. There will be plenty of fish there (aka goldfish) and other animals, from tarantulas and bearded dragons to hermit crabs and guinea pigs – oh, not to…[Read more]

Nice! I was curious what Bull Arabs looked like, so I googled them on my phone. I notice they come in a lot of color patterns, which is neat.

Just wondering, what kind of goldfish do your siblings have? Are they fancy goldfish, like one of those really bizarre varieties, or just common or comet goldfish? I have tropical fish, but no…[Read more]

Well, it is nice to meet you.

That’s really cool you are a dog trainer. Are you selective in the dog breeds you work with or do you have a love for all dogs in general? What sparked your interest in training dogs?

I have had an array of pets in my past, but I never owned a dog personally… although my house does have a family dog.…[Read more]

@lonathecat Awesome! I’ll add it to my list.

@seekjustice Oh, nice! What time periods do you usually set your historical fantasy stories to? And your other fantasy niche sounds quite intriguing! I’d love to hear more about it.

That is very interesting, Chelsea. I haven’t really thought of the term historical fantasy, but I guess that is also what some of mine are.  It uses the biblical account of history and finds small niches within it, that might easily get overlooked and plants a mystery between those historical milestones.

For instance, I take the…[Read more]

Group #3: 18,072

Group #2: 7,213

Group #1: 18.072

And the individual record for this month was 8,792, by @corkybookworm

@toklaham-veruzia @hope-ann @seekjustice @hope-mcclellan @r-m-archer @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @gabrielwoods @kari-karast @fairfay @the-golden-light @corkybookworm @abigail-rebekah @cassidy @millen…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy I like The Rooftoppers title!

@seekjustice Howl’s Mo…[Read more]

Our word war champions have emerged. In a stunning victory, word war group #3 takes the lead with 14,577 words, group 2 following with 7,358, and group 1 strangely no-show.

The individual with the highest wordcount was @joelle-stone with 6,841 words!

Great job everyone who participated.

@toklaham-veruzia @hope-ann @seekjustice @hope…[Read more]

YDubs doesn’t sound familiar to me. What is the link for it?

Thanks! Oh, cool! I certainly plan to do that some time in the future!

Thank you! ^_^ It has been a year now. I’m still in the first draft, at the beginning. -_- Something that I really hope that I can fix this year. 🙂

Fair enough. I only used my special sentence so I don’t…[Read more]

Yes! I have done ballet since I was 2. That’s so cool that you are taking an adult ballet class! Ballet is so fun. What is Highland dancing? I have never heard of that before. 🙂

My favorite authors are L.M. Montgomery and Carol Kinsey. My favorite books are the Anne of Green Gables series, Narnia, and Until Proven Innocent. 🙂 What…[Read more]

I’m trying to read all of his books! But so far I’ve only read his fiction. I think my mom has a couple of his theological ones though.

Ohh that’s so interesting! Is it a hard language to learn? I’ve been casually learning French…[Read more]

Hehe, that’s okay 🙂 I get confused enough translating real Latin. Are you trilingual?

I thought Island of the Blue Dolphins was disappointing as well and I got really confused at how old Karana was supposed to be. I could not keep track of how much time was passing. I haven’t read The Healer’s Apprentice, but none of…[Read more]

Whew! I’m glad I’m not alone there! “Island of the Blue Dolphins” was such a disappointment XD

Awesome!

Thanks! I’ll definitely let you know when I open for alphas/betas. Hopefully it’ll be sometime soonish… there are a couple of big things I have to fix and then also make sure I’m doing my theme and message correctly. Theme is hard! I think because I’ve read so few books that focus on theme it’s harder for me to figure out…[Read more]

Hi!! I totally remember you XD

Yep, I do! I think when I first joined KP I hadn’t started writing historical fantasy yet. My first attempt at the genre was… a year and a half ago? But I totally agree, there are not enough historical fantasy books out there. Your WIP sounds super cool! If you ever need an alpha…… XD

So, my…[Read more]

Tagging you guys separately so the spam filter doesn’t eat things up. XD

Hawaiian? That makes sense. 🙂 For names in my stories I tend to translate some kind of character trait into another language, and Hawaiian as been helpful. 🙂 Oy, I can’t believe I thought it was Elvish! *facepalm* 😛

Wow. I never even thought of that, and it weaves in PERFECTLY. Thank you so much! I think you gave me just the right answer. Combining this with everyone else’s response will definitely smooth out my kinks. 🙂 Thanks!

BTW, what language is your signature in? I thought it was some form of Elvish, but now I’m not sure. 😉

Hi, Chelsea!

Thank you so, so much! That’s exactly what I was looking for! Those are some great resources, and they help me a lot.

Thank you for taking the time to answer!

Hi, Chelsea! I am doing really well, thanks for asking! How are you today? It’s great to be here on Story Embers! Everyone has been so nice here :). Some of my favorite books and authors (other than the Bible ;)) are “Redeeming Love” by Francine Rivers, the entire “Green Ember” series by S.D. Smith, “The Wingfeather Saga” by Andrew…[Read more]

Hi Chelsea! It’s nice to meet you!

I do love history! My (current) favorite periods are: The Anglo-Dutch wars, the English Civil war, the Napoleonic wars, the Middle-east and North Africa during the medieval period (As you can tell by my WIP), the Romans, and the French revolution. (Okay, that’s a long list. I actually like most…[Read more]

According to one online dictionary, cultural appropriation is: “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more…[Read more]

Positive and honorable depictions of erotic love (between married people) are sadly lacking both in books…[Read more]

We had some insane competition this week. Some people cranked out more words in a week than I thought possible. 😂

Let me present you with your winners.

Group 1: 54,882
Group 2: 21,329
Group 3: 14, 860

And the individual with the most words? @the-golden-light at 22,828. 😱

Great job…[Read more]

@eden-anderson  @kari-karast @r-m-archer @seekjustice @naiya-dyani @anne_the_noob14 @catwing @all_the_other_peoples_who_nanoed_last_year  Any of you g…[Read more]

Here are the new calculations:

Word war group 1: 10,810
Word war group 2: No participation
Word war group 3: 6,567

Individual with the highest word count: @fairfay with 6,191!

Sorry about the confusion, f…[Read more]

Word war group 1: 10,810
Word war group 2: 12,306
Word war group 3: 9,768

And the personal highest word count? @dakota at 6,538!

@law0413 @mayajoelle @dakota @pookiemonster @trallion @emgc @gabrielwoods @theswordinthebook @millennium @writercatherine @naiya-dyani @cazadoradelaluna @eden-…[Read more]

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense. I’ll probable try that.

@literatureforthelight

Thank you, I do struggle with plot especially in larger works. I’ll use that.

@arindown

That view does help, I’ll keep that in mind. But… What’s a Panster?

@daeus-lamb

Yeah, I’m more like a kid ready to order off the adult menu than a five-year…[Read more]

@deeprun @michelle @bree-dawn @tinuviel @tashah-claymore @michael_stanton @caserola @trallion @hope-ann @mlbolangerauthor @lady-frosttongue @sarah-inkdragon @devastate-lasting @sageinthemeadow @enu @the-inkspiller [Read more]

I present you the scores.

Team 1: 36,480
Team 2: 18,871
Team 3: 8,964
Individual winner: @toklaham-veruzia at 17,251!

@toklaham-veruzia @hope-ann @se…[Read more]

@claire-h Sorry, I got it, just hadn’t approved the comment yet

@seekjustice YES CHELSEA 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@chalice of course the form had to eat yours 😏 (I promise it has worked sometimes! I can’t figure out why it does or doesn’t at any given time…) Can you leave a…[Read more]

Hey, guys! The word war for May…[Read more]

Hi! As I mentioned, by current work in progress is called The Dawning Age, and it’s a fantasy allegory. I’m expecting it will be done before the end of summer.

I occasionally dabble with Lego, though not in a while. I also enjoy making fantasy maps.

@jennythefaun fan of Narnia??       @corkybookworm    @shannon    @caseybold

@pookiemonster    @emgc  love your cover photos!!    @seekjustice    @abigail-rebekah

Phew think that’…[Read more]

If your characters are falling into the same patterns, perhaps you can try switching up the traits? Maybe a character can be extroverted, feminine and ambitious all at once, which I think is not a combination often seen among female leads. You can also try flipping things up and seeing how all these traits would play out if the…[Read more]

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/opinion/sunday/brit-marling-women-movies.html

This is partly just me, but I like seeing male characters that are feeling types. (I love my INFP boi don’t anyone dare touch him except to hug him.) *cough* But yes, seeing more guy characters that feel deeply would be lovely! A teen guy devoted to his baby sister and who loves…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia @hope-ann @seekjustice @hope-mcclellan @r-m-archer @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @gabrielwoods @kari-karast @fairfay @the-golden-light @corkybookworm @abigail-rebekah

@millennium @writercatherine @phoenix

Hey, guys! The word war has finished. Peace i…[Read more]

I’m in search of opinionated people to help clear me out of this muddle.

Here’s what I had:

In the beginning, the Songkiller sang chaos into the fabric of the world. Now, he’s returning to finish his dark symphony…

Exton hunts to red…[Read more]