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J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 3 : Dialogue in the forum 7 years, 10 months ago
Here’s the next update on using information to create effective pacing and suspense. If you missed last lesson, it doesn’t matter too much but you can look at it here. Most times, you will write a scene and there will be dialogue. The temptation with have an antagonist vs protagonist scene is to have them both scream at each other their plans. The…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic Guild War 1 in the forum Announcements 7 years, 10 months ago
@julia @evelyn @rayne @silverclaw-bonnetfolly @ariella-newheart @rachelle @sarah-vdh @steward-of-the-pen @e-jo3 @consciousdreamer @joseph-kolapudi @metasua @adag @wysteriacampion
Indeed! There is a first draft, and now it must be added to, changed, and edited! I’ll go through and leave some suggestions so that you all get the idea, then go…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose started the topic Lesson 2 : Choice of Information in the forum 7 years, 10 months ago
Time for our second lesson in Pacing and Suspense, and hopefully it will be a major help. Until the end of June, we’ll be working through choice of information.
One of the things that will keep a reader riveted to a book is if they don’t know everything. If you know exactly what’s going on and what will happen, you’ll get bored. I can guarant…[Read more]
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 10 months ago
@wysteriacampion Well, I’ve checked and you have signed up! You may have just signed up for it at the same time as you signed up for the forum, or just made a guild login. So, yeah. *shrugs again* You can let your friend know you are in a guild now!
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 10 months ago
@wysteriacampion Ahhh. Welcome anyways! *waves* Um. There’s a chance that you accidently signed up somehow… I’ll look into it.
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J.A.Penrose replied to the topic You Have Arrived at Parimi Alca! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 10 months ago
So guild, we have some more members coming, but there tags have been hard to find, and some haven’t been found. (Or they just haven’t been checking their emails at the right times, or my email was spammed)
But here we go. If you know any of these people, can you please alert them that they are in our guild? Also, if you know their tag that would…[Read more]
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NCStokes replied to the topic MC MARY SUE!? in the forum Characters 7 years, 10 months ago
@wysteriacampion I like the sound of him. When I feel my characters are a little flat, I look for the contradictions in them. If you had to put it in one sentence, what’s a contradiction in Peter? What two sides of his nature sometimes clash with each other? How does he deal with this?
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Hedges replied to the topic MC MARY SUE!? in the forum Characters 7 years, 10 months ago
@wysteriacampion Stumbled across this, and I think I can help a little bit.
Honestly, this character sounds extremely naive to me. Naive to what others are actually thinking about him, naive to what other people are really like – if he’s so caught up in how he thinks people see him, he isn’t focusing much on their true character (unless, of…[Read more]
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Filewriter replied to the topic Me in the forum Introduce Yourself 7 years, 11 months ago
@wysteriacampion, *whispers* I think it was. Oh, okay. Never to be mentioned again. 😉 Oh, interesting. I don’t know the story of Taming of the Shrew, but it sounds intriguing. And I LOVE dragons!
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Filewriter replied to the topic Me in the forum Introduce Yourself 7 years, 11 months ago
@wysteriacampion, Thanks! Yes, sci-fi is a lot of fun. 🙂 You should definitely experiment. Oh, and I looked at your blog. Only, briefly, but it seems interesting. I did see the art contest though. XD
What’s your WIP about, if you don’t mind me asking. 😉
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Sam Kowal replied to the topic Me in the forum Introduce Yourself 7 years, 11 months ago
@wysteriacampion 😀 Welcome to Story Embers. I write fantasy…fantasy is great. *pats his pet dragon on the back* Are you currently working on any writing projects that aren’t under wraps?
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Daeus Lamb replied to the topic MC MARY SUE!? in the forum Characters 7 years, 11 months ago
@wysteriacampion He seems neat. Who/what is his antagonist?










