So… we didn’t get all those character profiles before the end of February, but that’s fine. For those of you haven’t written yours yet, feel free to do so now. Just read the instructions at the beginning of this thread. I hope you will.

But… with that said, it’s time for us to move on…[Read more]

*clears throught*

Greetings, fellow Ereki! It is I, Worldsmith. (as we are being official here)

I have started a new Erekdale Worldbuilding thread (obviously) so that we can start forming our guild again! I know our other… two… similar threads didn’t really lead to any great discoveries, but, I’m…[Read more]

Anyway, I’m just going to go in order through the comments so I can adequately address everything that was…[Read more]

The shapeshifting Peregrine Appleclock.

(I literally squealed IRL when I read that.)

Charmed! *enthusiastically shakes back* Yep!! There’s also @iliara-mustardtop, @aislinn-mollisong, @ariella-newheart, @joseph_darkgrate (a.k.a. Xonos. You’ve met him already XD), Nola Applequill (I don’t want to disclose her tag because of personal info), @taaka-m…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting *laughs* I love this argument.

@catwing *blinks* WOW. You, like, created an entire story world. It’s great XD

@hope-ann What a violent ant you are. I suppose I didn’t rule out bloody and disturbing threats, but…[Read more]

**sees 2019 on the calendar**

Wow. 2018 disappeared quickly, and left a lot of lessons in its wake. All of which I am very grateful for, and the holidays are always a bit chaotic for us since “no” doesn’t seem to be a word we know how to use in this house…

**Makes note to get better at that**

Anyway….Because I started December…[Read more]

Humbug. About time for some goals, I say. XD

Just kidding! I trust you all had a wonderful Christmas celebration (of whatever kind that your family does) and that you’ve become…[Read more]

Erekdale! A new year is upon us! I don’t know why I entered solemnly, because there’s not really any reason to. Unless we are supposed to be sad that a year is over and done. But hey, there’s always another year to take it’s place!

Which means a couple hundred days that we get to spend together in this little…[Read more]

Thank you so much! It’s awesome. I especially love his jacket – aren’t royal clothes so much fun to draw? I love doing all the designs and such on them. XD Your drawing even fits his personality!

The judge has judged, the pronouncements pronounced, and the placements placed.

We…

…got another honorable mention! And once again, one of the reasons why we didn’t outright win is because we did a bit of a twist on the dream sequence genre (see the judge’s feedback in the doc attached below). Go figure. Another t…[Read more]

Not so much a question this time, but a tiny little writing prompt that I just remembered from my school days. I’ll search up what I wrote When I Was Very Young and share it when I get a chance this week. But for now, I’m going to sit back and listen to your best arguments:

You are an ant. Convince an anteater not to eat…[Read more]

We are gathered together, on this seventeenth day of the month of December, to continue our discussion of character development. Let us begin.

This article will be the centerpiece of our discussion. Please read it before going any further! I will not elaborate very much in this initial…[Read more]

Sorry that I’m weird. Y’all didn’t know what you were in for when I stepped into the Guildmaster chair. XD Yes, stepped into (not sat upon). 😀

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My…[Read more]

We have until midnight tonight, at which time I will port the story (in whatever state it is in) to a different document so that we can’t keep tweaking it.

I think it’s quite safe to say that @hope-ann did a fantastic job with the story. However, there are a few places where it feels a tiny…[Read more]

This is a little…[Read more]

@sarah-inkdragon @devastate-lasting @sageinthemeadow @enu @the-inkspiller @filewriter @princess-foo @emgc @catwing @karthmin @allison-grace @sarah-narnathron @ajaj2000 @warrenluther04 @lydia-writes @seekjustice @rose-noblescroll @taaka-merespinner @thetessinator @jose-cuellar-ramirez @bekks2017 @cowlick @ariednelle

I finished my assignment of writing a dream sequence and have pasted it into the docu above. Now we get to work on it together and make it a masterpiece to carry us to victory. Not quite sure how it goes from here except that we all pitch in. But yeah, go read it. Make comments. Do the thing. XD And above all, remember to laugh and…[Read more]

In other words, I’d love to see more of my peeps participating in this discussion about belief’s, because it ties into theme on a very fundamental level and will make…[Read more]

Oh, dear me! I love everyone’s take on that last question. XD

Here’s this week’s query:

If you could become any animal for a week, what would it be (and why)?

Me? I would be a cheetah. They are really awesome. Basically, I could sleep most of the time, and if I wasn’t sleeping, I could run REALLY REALLY fast, and that would just be…[Read more]

Before proceeding any further into the week, please take a moment to let us into your life. What are you hoping to do this week? How can we pray for and encourage you to live a life well-filled with productivity?

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My goals:

Write 30 minutes every day.

Brainstorm my cosmos for at least half an hour every day (actively writing things…[Read more]

EREKDALE PLACED SECOND IN THE NOVEMBER WORD WAR!!!!

The scores per guild were as follows:

Meraki: 444,991

Erekdale: 355,725

Parimi Alca: 341,235

New Wessex: 253, 287

Avensbeck: 236,146

Rillumen: 234,332

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*grins*

I know we’re not supposed to encourage inter-guild blood feuds or anything, but I do find the i…[Read more]

But. Here I am. *sigh* So I suppose that’s what truly…[Read more]

Credit for the idea behind this thread goes to @hope-ann. 😛

Btw, I will be accepting regular submissions for questions that I should ask y’all under this thread. Just go to my profile and message me directly if you’ve got ideas. Or alternatively, email me…[Read more]

Because I want to get this up before tooooooo late this evening, I will skimp on my initial comment and just introduce the topic, which is the belief system which your character operates on/approaches life with.

A characters moral beliefs will inform their voice (which we looked at earlier), is usually developed early in life (which…[Read more]

It is the beginning of a new week, and we are once again given the gift and blessing of seven days not yet lived, which we can fill with usefulness and diligence! Let’s do so!

As a small way to help with that, post your goals for this week! If you wish, you can update us about last week’s goals, too. 🙂

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My goals this week:

Write 30…[Read more]

*krees loudly*

Come, my faithful warriors! We are once again summoned to battle! But this time, we fight that giant foe, slumber. Yes, that’s right! We have been tasked with writing a dream sequence – which is to say, quite simply, a scene/short story-ish thing where the character is in a dream.

*rubs hands together* Okay. So. This k…[Read more]

Yay, awesome! Yeah, me too. 🙂

@devastate-lasting @taaka-merespinner

That’s okay.  Maybe another time.  🙂

@seekjustice

Oh, I think I forgot to tag you! Sorry about that.  But yay!  I’m so glad you can join!

And I’m totally up for a ten minute word war, if you’re still here. 🙂

Is anyone up for a day-long word war today????

It can start at 10am in whatever time zone you’re in, and it can last till midnight tonight. Anyone who’s interested in participating can post their scores anytime after that.

So, is anyone interested?

@catwing @karthmin @kelly-lundgren @princess-foo @sarah-inkdragon @sarah-narnathron @dev…[Read more]

Good evening one and all!

Three seekers of truth have wandered into the valley of Erekdale and have been favored by Frank the thunderphoenix! He has brought them to the meeting-place, so that they can find their feet a little bit before venturing into the story-threads of Erekdale and building their own…[Read more]

The end of the month approaches. The battle has been long and weary, and yet still we fight on. Kree, Kree, Ereki!

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When you turn in the number of your slain enemies at the end of the month, please do it here!

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@sarah-inkdragon @devastate-lasting @sageinthemeadow @enu @the-inkspiller @filewriter @princess-foo @emgc @catwing @kelly…[Read more]

So, last week, we focused on how the backstories for our characters should tie into and effect our character voices. And I think it was a very beneficial discussion, all things considered. We had a lot more involvement than in some of the past weeks, so that made me really excited. I love to see everyone’s thoughts, and if possible,…[Read more]

And then cometh 2019. O.o

You know what, though? I’m excited about 2019. I’ve experienced a lot of growth over the course of this year. A lot of hardship and some of the most intense troubles of my life so far, and yet…[Read more]

I am, once again, famously belated.

*drapes coat over chair back and sits down quickly*

So. A little backstory about why I’m so late tonight…

*coughs*

First, I was at a surprise birthday party for a friend last night after the evening church service, and that’s normally when I prepare my posts for the beginning of the…[Read more]

Welcome back to another edition of “Oh No! The Guildmaster is Late!” Subtitled: I Had a Very Busy Weekend.

Post last week’s results and this weeks goals! Don’t be shy!

My results from last week:

Well, first off, I created a Cosmere so I think that just takes the cake. *smiles hugely*

I didn’t do any of the other things on my l…[Read more]

First, let’s define character voice briefly. This is important because we need to be aware of and distinguish between three different voices here: authorial voice, narrative voice, and character voice.

First, authorial voice is your voice: your humor, your natural patterns of words, your instinctual word choices, and e…[Read more]

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Last week, I did not get any work done in my WIP (tho I did write some poetry), but I did fulfill my second goal, and I got some more beta-reading done. Pretty…[Read more]

Haha, no problem. 😉 Ooh, I’ll definitely check those books out. It’s so hard for me to find fantasy or anything really that I enjoy reading anymore that isn’t Brandon Sanderson or something like that, simply because I like quality when it comes to reading. I can’t stand bad writing. XD

Hebrew, huh? That’s cool. Yep,…[Read more]

Why thank you!

I guess I should clarify on that whole “god of war” thing. So, the MC’s(Kija) home nation is a pagan nation. It’s strayed from the path of God, and has adopted false gods, and has developed a hate for mythical creatures(pretty much anything not human). It’s a lot like in Prince Caspian where the… oh gosh, I…[Read more]

@catwing @taaka-merespinner

@taaka-merespinner Let me ask Daeus if roleplaying counts as creative writing. I’m leaning towards saying that it doesn’t, because it’s much more in the realm of brainstorming/outlining (although it is creative).