Zachary Holbrook

Well guys, I made it to round two of The Writer Games! (🤣🥳) Thanks for your help! Now I need to submit a 100 word story. I would love some feedback from y’all! And if it’s just not that good, please be honest and let me know. I still have time to try again. Thanks…[Read more]

@deeprun I’m so glad you took this on! Your ideas are awesome, and I’m really excited to start the experiment. I sent you an email so you’ll have my address 😀

@morreafirebird Google hangouts is a brilliant suggestion for chatting with each other! I also have some stuff that’s ready for critique, but would be very happy to start with whomever :D…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia Same here! What if Knaplingers set up some critique/beta reading exchanges/partnerships? Would that help y’all?

@toklaham-veruzia
Ooh, good choices! To be honest, I like the MC(blanking on his name rn XD) from A Silent Voice better, but I relate to him a bit more as well. 😉 Shoko is also a grand character, however.

@seekjustice

It is truly a fascinating topic, isn’t it? I find it rather amusing that despite the fact nearly everyone likes a rogue-ish type…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia *grins* They actually don’t. One character writes haikus a LOT and he puts one at the beginning of each chapter. They’re usually really funny, and have at least SOMEthing to do with what’s in the chapter. So that particular chapter has to do with a prophecy, and someone made the comment to “check the spam folder”. If I’m…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia Yeah, I was wondering the same thing! It kind of confused me since they seemed fairly similar (I mean, excepting the differences @morreafirebird stated) and involve so many of the same people. I’m not sure exactly why Story Embers came about as a separate entity. I’m sure there’s a reason, though! 😀

@josiah @daeus-lamb @hope-ann…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia yes, there definitely is. I think the difference lies in the target audience of each website. Story Embers is aimed at Christian writers in general, with the mission to help them better fulfill that calling as a Christian storyteller. Kingdom Pen was aimed at young Christian writers, below 25. While there was a focus on learning…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia I would say so. I’ve always had a deep connection to Kingdom Pen, though a large part of that is probably due to the fact that I grew up as a writer there. There are other differences, some minor, some larger, but imo, they aren’t the same thing. Yes, there are similarities, but Kingdom Pen is very unique.

@toklaham-veruzia Thanks for letting me know. I would prefer to do the session with someone this week if I can find someone who would volunteer.

@msqueen8 @steward-of-the-pen @toklaham-veruzia Thanks, guys!

Okay, Rachel, you can go ahead and email me that 5,000word excerpt and I’ll aim to have your report done for you in the next couple days.

Steward of the pen and Zachary, when would be good times this week for me to meet with you? (I’m in the EST timezone.)

I’ve still got to get my…[Read more]

Knaphollow!

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @toklaham-veruzia @ryowild…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia
Yes, they have. This happened to all the guild’s, not just ours. Something new from the website admins. All the discussions should still be here, just in one place.

Today’s the day to get those words turned in, guys!

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chl…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia

Thanks! I have a Google Doc I’m sending to all the beta readers, that way I have all the comments in one place. What email can I use to share it with you?

@samantha-pen @hgm_barnes18 @heather-drabant @kb-writer @inspirewrite @duskflower @kjames0813 @ireneadler
@kari-karast @i-david
@donna-darling @kr-lalonde
@the-golden-light @jennythefaun
@bekah @SamBerg0
@Naomi-Sowell @MissPenguin @mckinley @another_chance @fairfay @kori @writingwgrace @chloe @his-bard @toklaham-veruzia @ryowildfire @sailorj…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia Hello I noticed you also beta read for people (which I need) I belive I already taged you on  Jenna Terese beta reader post. Could you please beta read my book for me? It will take you less than 30 or 15 minutes to finish it.

It’s a full length chapter book for kids in 3rd and 4th grade. It is 5 chapters and 6k words and I…[Read more]

@josiah I’m basically asking how to craft good stories to tell aloud to others.

@toklaham-veruzia That partially answered my question on what makes spoken stories different, but I’m still not sure how to write them.

Let me try to explain what I’m thinking better. Sometimes when I read books there will be a character who tells another character a…[Read more]

@toklaham-veruzia

Hi! So, I have a 180 page novel that I would love someone to beta read, but everyone I’ve sent it have to tell me they’ve got too much on their plate already and can’t even read it, let alone give any feedback. It’s a fantasy genre, but I would love a different perspective, as everyone I sent it to writes fantasy. I can…[Read more]

@naiya-dyani Thank you! (UGH I KNOW, RIGHT??! I wrote the guy and I’m annoyed at him… 😛 )

@toklaham-veruzia Ah, ok. Cool. Lol! I know the feeling… Duolingo Owl is aggravated at me. I haven’t practiced Italian, Spanish, or whatever the other language is I was trying to learn in months…. :/