I definitely agree with what was mentioned about setting aside the book between drafts. For me at least, that’s been really important.

Yes, and unfortunately it’s something I find hard to do, since I like to just leap into things and get them done, without realizing that sometimes what seems like the long way is really the qui…[Read more]

You might not like this answer, but I’d say it’s whatever works best for your story. With some series, it’s definitely better to edit the first book first. I have a duology I’ll almost certainly refine book 1 in before I write book 2, or at least before I expect book 2 to offer a solid foundation to work from. Meanwhile, my plan fo…

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Hello once more! I trust your writing endeavors have been going half as well as you planned?

Yes?

Your characters are not talking back, are they?

But of course they are!

I have missed…[Read more]

Nay, thou art not! For I feelest as thou feel when it doth come to the compooters. 😂😂😂😂

Okay, I’m tired. Canst thou tell? XD

Thou art extremely similar to I whenst I feel weary, thou speekest such as I!

“Just like your uncle Bilbo!”

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future!”

LOL!!! “One does not simply…

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“I don’t know,” Aydin said. “I was–” He stopped, sucked in some air, then continued. “I woke up here, I don’t know what happened.”

He turned away and gripped Brand’s hair in his fist like the animal was some sort of life-line. Brand seemed to understand, and he rubbed his nose against Aydin’s chest with a gentle snort. Chet’s own che…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

Aww, thank you SO much, that really means a lot!! He has a lot of inner turmoil, I enjoy writing it XD

Your welcome! 😀

He’s one of those characters who has rather a tendency to have very raw, quotable lines. (Fun fact, his ex-girlfriend has that same tendency, though more abstract. She practically speaks in metaphors onl…

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Chet felt dozens of eyes drilling a dozen holes into his body, and he felt like they were drawing all of his darkest secrets to themselves.

What’re they thinkin’? Whadda they think I am? Whadda they think I’ve done? Do I look suspicious? 

“Hello,” a voice said warily. “Where do you come from?”

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ALL THE PUPPY PICTURES!!! If you get it figured out 🙂

Puppies rule!!!

Yaknow, natural reaction.

Exactly 😉

Btw, I LOVE how you show Aydin’s inner turmoil!!! Your prose is so good! One of the things I struggle with is showing a character’s inner monologue, and I think you aced it!

The magnitude with which I felt that statement is much too great to express in simple black and white type. XD

I am not alone! 😀

And I’m sitting there looking at the keyboard thinking “the words go ever on and on…”

We’re just going “there and back again.”

And I’m looking at you like, “cracked, she is!” XD

Me: “I cannot quote…[Read more]

Oh, oops! Lol, forget I ever mentioned them! XD Thanks!

Yes!!! It’s sooo annoying, but it’s also really hilarious. One of my friends irl has a dog who does exactly that, but she’s also tiny so you can catch her. My dog decides it’s time to run and ain’t nobody catching that dog! YESSSSS lol I’ll have to post a picture of her sometime so Bobby can see what his Merry friend would…

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Chet leaned against Brand’s warm, round stomach and sighed. The camcal snorted, his belly jerked, and out came two big globs of snot. Chet’s lips twitched, but he didn’t quite smile.

“You’re lyin’ on my hair!” A girl’s voice hissed through the muggy night air.

Chet glanced over across the dead fire where Chaha and her sister were try…[Read more]

Okay, that’s really cool! I love it!

Thank you!

LOL, Aydin will either be weirded out or he’ll just flat-out not acknowledge it because he thinks it isn’t real and I don’t know which will be funnier XD

Oh oh oh!! Now I can’t wait to see his reaction!! And Chet will probably be happier with several other quiet folks around!…[Read more]

LOL, we can make room XD Remember, this castle can expand at will XD

Ah yes, Lord Castle . . . .

I think Aydin would be delighted, he used to have a camel too. I think he and Chet will get along great! (Or Aydin will be scared to death, who knows XD) I can’t wait to see more of him!

Oh, this’ll be so fun!!

What’s the dif…

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Age: 20

Height: 6’ 7”

Hair color: sandy brown, cut short but slightly wavy

Eye color: honey

Other: His face always looks sun-burnt, because it is. He’s given up on trying to protect it because nothing works.

Outfit: He’s wearing a camel-skin vest over a brown sleeveless tunic, and what might be called jeans. His boots come up to h…[Read more]

See, I’m in the terrible boat of having no human siblings, but rather one really big furry sibling that sheds all over the house. She’s a huge white dog, and her specialties are barking and making messes! XD So we had her to contend with. Basically, it was just my mom, my aunt, and I frantically trying to make the house loo…

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Hello!! Yes, I shall post about my character as soon as I have it all written up! And thanks y’all for being so welcoming!! 😀

@calidris

Oooo, that is so epic! Did you do it digitally?

And yes, I did draw it! Ahsoka is one of my most favorite characters. And Clone Wars is totally great — if you ever want to know which are the…[Read more]

Thank you so much!!! These characters sound absolutely epic, and I can’t wait to see what happens with them!

Haha, I totally get being busy LOL It’s sorta hard to jump back into everything after Thanksgiving break, and now Christmas is approaching (not that I’m complaining)! Oh, and that sounds like the perfect fantasy m…[Read more]

I’ve been great!! How about you? Oh, and what type of fantasy are you writing? And I take it your a LotR fan — so am I!! I haven’t seen the movies yet (I’m re-reading the books first), but I love it!

@calidris

Thank you! I’ll only pop in one character at a time, and if need be, I could always start another castle! Btw,…[Read more]

Is it alright if I pop a character or two into the fray? I may or may not be able to stay very long, for life keeps running on, but in that case I will pop them right back out again. Stranger things have happened here, have they not? 😛

Oh, and Denali, is that you?!? You were on the Wingfeather Forum, right?!?! So good to see your…[Read more]

I can’t tell you any details about Ziyad because it’s kinda spoilers. He has kinda a tragic backstory so he has his…. issues. And because of character agency, that means he’s made a lot of really bad choices XD He’s honestly a mess, but he really tries and I love him for it. I think he has a genuinely good heart and good inte…

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I’ve tried in vain to like classical music, but it’s hard and I get bored XD I think my favorite is definitely folk, especially Celtic and South American. It’s just too much fun! My favorites are by Ortiz. (Oh, his books are for piano too! I have the International Rhythmic Collection parts one and two.) My favorite songs are H…

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So sorry, I have (once more) failed to prioritize correctly and completely forgot to reply.

The story of my life 😉

LOL, yes! I was playing a song I haven’t played in a really long time and I was very creeped out that my fingers were playing it faster than I could read (And I don’t have it memorized) and it was weird XD<…

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Hi!! Sorry it has taken me so long to respond! We went camping, and then my computer kept saying I couldn’t access the website, and then when I could, I couldn’t post anything XD So, let’s try this again! 😛

@this-is-not-an-alien

WINGIBY IGGIBY!!!! LOL, how’s your stories been, how’ve you been, how’v…

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LOL, nope! Just this week, my harp teacher asked me to play a song from memory. (I know it really well, I can play it perfectly without even thinking about it) and I couldn’t do it at all XD If I focus on memorizing one I could, but I haven’t for qu…

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CATHY!!!!!!! *screams with excitement and joy and scares all birds within a five mile radius*

Oooh *reads shortstory. Oi…dolls, eyeless dolls, soul stealing/twisting…*glances uneasily at my current WIP** That was a fantastic story! Just kinda popping in I think everybody already covered whatever I was gonna critique, but I w…

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@irishcelticredflowercrown

I totally agree with all of you! This was a great topic idea, Rose! I don’t think I’ve read any of these books y’all have mentioned (except LOTR), but I sure know which ones to avoid now! XD

I haven’t really done a whole lot of reading lately since life dec…[Read more]

That’s so cool! I’m still playing harp. Can you read sheet music yet? I remember what an absolute struggle that was to learn XD Learning to sight-read was an uphill battle and until then I had to memorize the songs XD

Oh, the harp is such a beautiful instrument! And yes, I can read music, but I’ve only memorized one song (we…[Read more]

That’s a brilliant idea! *Hurriedly looks up picture prompt* Wow, your description was flawless! That looks exactly like I imagined it!

Thank you! 😀

You’re totally welcome! I can’t wait to see it in its proper place as the winner! 😀 You did awesomely and I’m glad I got to read it! It had me thinking about it for hours afterwa…

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@calidris

I definitely agree with showing more of Isaac’s thoughts.  I think that it would help me to connect with him as a person, and also cou…

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Anyway . . . . I have a short story (700 words long) that I’d like some honest critique on. I’m planning to enter it in the month…[Read more]

Thank you so much!!!! 😀 And thanks for reading it! 🙂

Good job. I can almost feel the fire burning in the hearts of those men and women. May they never be forgotten.🤧

I’m so glad you found it so vivid! It was just what I was aiming for. 😉 And I totally agree.

I’m so sorry to leave you hanging!!! Please excuse my extreme lack of participation! And @kylie-wingfeather , I think a two-day hiatus sounds totally fine! Also, @everybody, I might join back on after that hiatus; I’ll have to see. I’ve been a bit busy lately, so it all depends. Anyway, TTFN!

Pacing is NOT weird!!! In fact, y’know, in like all movies when someone’s thinking, they’re pacing. I think it probably helps stimulate you, and I’ve found that I like to walk in circles until I’m dizzy when I’m reading a poem or reciting memory verses. Also, I use “like” way too often, ha ha, so I get the “literally” thing. 😉 And YES!…[Read more]

Aw man, Liorah and Dan would have been awesome together!!! Seriously, we’d have had “unusually high levels of sass.” 😛 But I’m afraid I am little too busy right now to get back involved 🙁 I’m so sorry! Thanks for tagging, though.

Also, I have been peeking in (not being creepy! Not being creepy!) every…[Read more]

LOL, blame Liorah! I planned to make it a standalone, but Liorah refused to cooperate (as usual) and I had to change more than half of the book.

XD! Liorah’s more trouble than I initially thought! 😛

XD, Thanks! My first draft of my first book was 72k, but I have way, way too many filler scenes, and I skipped over a bunch of…

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Hi Wingiby! So awesome to see you here again!
I love that story idea! I’d totally read it! I like how you have a sort of jungle-ish setting, that would be so cool to read about!

Howdy! And thanks! I really liked the jungle idea too; in fact, the idea came about after I and my family watched a video about Nepal’s sherpas on Y…[Read more]

Aw, thanks a million (‘specially ’bout the Tiger-Madman, LOL)! I’m glad you’d read it, ’cause why’d I bother writin’ somethin’ nobody’d read?

^Ok, that’s how I actually talk in real life, LOL. Do you? I’ve noticed I tend to cut words short and add contractions, and now I’m eager to incorporate that into my writing more, ha ha.

So, here is my blurb/synopsis/whatever! Btw, all of y’all’s stories sound amazing, and I’m…[Read more]