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@jenwriter17

Hi 😀 You’re always welcome to help me beta read Queen of Drama. The links can be found here.

I’m still working on Part 4 but you can take a look at the first 3 if you wish. 🙂

@lrc

A “clean” book can deal with mature topics but I suppose it depends on how they are portrayed and how much they dwell on the “details” as opposed to the consequences.

@emberynus-the-dragonslayer

We learn something new each day I guess. 🙂

While this whole situation is very interesting, I do feel bad for the Hong Kong people because I don’t think democracy and/or independence is feasible for them. They don’t even have their own army and it is not as though they have a foreign power willing to back them up a la…[Read more]

@dekreel

Hello again. I was away for a few months as well so I’m afraid I do not have much to update but it’s good to see you back. 🙂

Wow from January? 😮

@literatureforthelight

I like your explanation for Taiwan’s situation. 😛

Yes, I’m from Singapore, though I was in Hong Kong until recently (managed to make it out before the airport sit-ins). 😀 I must say, the Hong Kong people truly know how to protest. I am very impressed by what they are doing.

Personally, I think there is a link between…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @seekjustice

The situation in Hong Kong is very complex so you may wish to read some news articles and do your own research on the matter but I will try to explain what I know as best as I can.

First, a little background… The Hong Kong island is technically a part of China. While China’s Communist…[Read more]

@banana-peacock-warrior

The only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself.

– William Faulkner

@tinuviel

Austen, Doyle and Dickens 🙂

@katy-walker

Generally, I think stories should begin close to the “moment of change” so there is some time showing the “ordinary world” before your main character goes into the adventure of the plot. Backstory can be sprinkled in bits and pieces throughout the story. There’s nothing set in stone, of course, but rule of thumb for me is that if…[Read more]

@tinuviel

This is a late welcome but hello 😀 Sounds like you are working on quite a few different projects. And those are some very interesting time periods! I’ve looked into the Elizabethan Era a little too, though that was mostly because it was adjacent to what I was researching on. The American Civil War was indeed a very intriguingly tragic…[Read more]

@brie-donning

Sounds like you’ve got quite an interesting setup. I am not sure if this is completely applicable but I live in a multiracial society where people tend to conduct themselves professionally in a Western secular manner but may adhere to cultural and religious traditions at home. Here are my thoughts:

#1: Distinguishing…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I haven’t read DoJ in a while but I think I get the idea. Two other options come to mind:

(1) If you do not wish to give Kashti a more personal connection or investment with the traitor… well that just means he’s the historical equivalent of the keyboard warrior ranting and hating on Public Enemy No. 1 even though it has no real l…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I will need a better idea of the context. How important and impactful is the betrayal? What is the traitor’s reason for betraying them. Is it for purely selfish motives or does he think he is doing the right thing by changing sides? Do all the characters have an equal stake in the outcome or does your angry character have more…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Ugh no I’ve never heard of them. That’s horrible.

@seekjustice

Praying! My own country historically has had very liberal abortion laws (due to outdated and currently irrelevant population control reasons) that I wouldn’t wish in another place. The most frightening thing is that (according to what I have heard) the majority of the abortions here are done by married couples.

@ericawordsmith…[Read more]

@coggleton

I love such characters, usually when written and contrasted well with another equally compelling positive change arc. 😀

I believe you what you are asking about is a “corruption” arc where the character starts in a world that already believes the Truth, has the chance to embrace it, but is tempted away. That means there is something…[Read more]

@seekjustice

I don’t possess the necessary qualifications and I won’t be able to meet the deadline regardless. But can I still read the new draft? I am dying to know how it turns out. 😣

@the-inkspiller

Welcome to this thread on all things historical.

Just know that somewhere out there, there is someone whose job is to scoop up and collect nightingale poop. 😛

@seekjustice

Nightingale droppings were and still are being used as face cream in Japan.