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Alright, guys. Ignoring the fact that I forgot to write this yesterday….IT’S SYNOPSIS TIME!

Before I begin, I want to clear up one little thing.

A book synopsis is a three- to four-page summary of your book, that tells your story from beginning to end, outlining the important plot scenes and character development moments and twists. These…[Read more]

It’s been a literal AGE since we last did a guild war, but we guild masters are finally kicking ourselves into gear and we’ve got another show on the road! WHO’S EXCITED???

Okay, let’s get to the actual plan.

The prompt: write a story with a non-cliché happy ending.

The dates: Monday 4th – Monday 18th

Same drill as always.

1. We bra…

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As you could probably tell by the title, this topic will be dealing with Inside Out, which unlike the other three analysis topics is a cartoon. But, if you’ve seen the movie, I think you’ll agree that is a very well-done and surprisingly powerful film. The question is, why is it so good? How were the writers able to take a film medium designated…[Read more]

Calling all MEERKATS!

Welcome to the newest addition to the Meraki guild: Live Q&As with the Guild Master! (That means me 😂) I saw someone suggesting this idea and I really liked it, so after getting approval from the other guild masters, I’m kicking it off in a test run to see if it works out!

How it will work:

• Using youtube live as a…

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We’ve all had that one book that totally blew our minds with the crazy twists and turns of the plot, always keeping us on our toes.

How do authors come up with such stunning plot surprises? How do they blow our expectations out of the water?

Well, let me tell you.

There’s a recipe for everything. And naturally there’s a recipe…[Read more]

First of all: I’m sorry that it’s been so quiet here lately. I’ve been crazy busy over December, and I think we all needed a bit of a break over Christmas. I will, however, be back to the weekly lessons and things next Monday.

I hope you all had a great Christmas! And a happy new year to all of you as well. 😀

I’m not a huge goal-maker, but I…[Read more]

@ethryndal  @bama-rose  @raemarie  @corissa  @kate  @r-m-archer  @literatureforthelight  @j-parkhurst  @gabbyj  @cassandraia  @chalice  @noahlitle  @julianne  @germaine-han  @maddiejay  @sesi  @r-j-karas  @rosemarylouise  @msqueen8  @samuel  @eden-anderson  @professorsjb  @elizabeth  @scarletimmortalized  @parker  @katthewriter  @scarletimmortalized I loved it! I think you really nailed the first draft. There’s things to work on, but that’s the point of it. 😉

Gather around everyone, and let’s get to editing! I think the main part to work on is a touch of character voice and some more emotion, but the core is there already. So fire away. HERE is the link to the doc,…[Read more]