Here are a few that I have used in some stories:

1. Lost, alone, cold, wet, tired and no one…[Read more]

• I don’t know what country you’re from or your age, but do you happen to be a minor when it comes to crimes of a sexual locus (i.e., rape, assault, etc.)? If so, then in my opinion, it may be…

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I’m sorry this is so late, but thank you so much for all of your recommendations and non-recommendations! XD Erynne, I have The Witch of Blackbird Pond on my reading list. It’s wonderful to know it contains no witchcraft. XD Some of my other friends like it as well! MelancholicWriter, I’ve just finished…[Read more]

ya I think I didn’t explain it well…and I might change it. but the driving force is their relationship and they are dating for most of the book (in my mind right now). but at least right now it is romance them growing close…idk this is my first book that i’m going to complete…

Kissing, dating, boyfriends and girlfriends? sounds like a romance to me…

No problem! I hope it gives you a good idea of what he’s supposed to look like. If you need something further than that I have a reference picture of who I want him to look like if you’d like to see that. (Then you’d see just how bad I am at drawing from a reference picture though XD) I have pictures of him in pretty much any position. If…[Read more]

Ok great! Yeah, all of my characters are that style. I love the way the cartoon style looks! And it’s so fun to mess around with because there’s some stuff you can do with it that you can’t with realistic (like the large, pretty eyes)

So here’s the sketch, I hope you’re able to see it. Sorry about the weird lighting. Have fun with Hudson!

If you do King Hudson, would it be alright if I send you a sketch I did of him?

You great someone by kissing, but not actually kissing–just touching cheeks and making a kissing sound…

Oh, the Dutch do that too! But it’s kind of a regional thing, mostly in the west and the south. It’s usually three kisses, right, left, right. Also, you don’t do it if you just meet someone, you have to know them pretty well before you do…[Read more]

Idk if you would or not, but if you’re wanting an exchange, I’d totally be up for that! I can sketch it or do it digitally, and I can do cartoon or semi-realistic. Just let me know! 🙂

Cool pics and great plot idea (yaaaasss, Brendin)!

@zee,

*annoyed sigh* RIGHT?! It’s so hard to find people like that online. Which is why I like silhouettes. 🙂 And she agreed to be my illustrator, but she’s getting so bogged down and stuff I’m thinking of telling her she doesn’t have to illustrate for me. She’s the kind of person…[Read more]

So I’m struggling to draw my queen and king and I seem to be more satisfied with other people’s drawings rather than my own. I’ll give you the description for both, but you don’t have to do both you can just choose which one you like better.

So Queen Emery-

Long,…[Read more]

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!

Ooh! I like your options for Princlandia! I’m definitely using one of them.

As for cultural inspiration, there are actually 3. Princelandia is largely drawing inspiration from Western Europe, particularly England, and more medieval in nature. A lot more normal-fantasy. The Freelands are…[Read more]

Aww, that’s sweet!

Cool, thx! Are there any catches I should know about for using WordPress alone, and not paying for a host?

@zee I really like the idea for your story! I like plots that deal with life after marriage, and it sounds really interesting.

Yeah, I definitely have the problem of finding people who look like my characters.😂 I find that…[Read more]

@zee @josiah-degraaf @elisha-starquill

Here are the questions:

1. What are some good hosts to check into?
2. Is it better to…

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Sounds cool!! There aren’t very many romance novels out there that deal with what it’s like to be married instead of HOW you attract someone and get married with your happily-ever-after. 🙂

And cool pic! YES I HAVE THAT PROBLEM! I gave up looking a long time ago, so my illustrator draws for me now. 🙂

The one thing that stood out to me is I was under the impression the YA demographic ranges from about 13-18. Has that changed in recent years?

When I first came up with the idea for this story, I had no intensions for it to have any romance in it, then as I got more detailed with the plot the romance just kind of slipped in. If that makes sense.

I will definitely consider your suggestions, but I feel I were reading a book…[Read more]

Hey Erynne!  Aw, your story sounds tragic!!!  That might actually make me cry if I ever read it!! 😢

Oh, I totally feel you when it comes to reading/writing Christian romance!  People can be so messed up, and a lot of it shows in their writing.  The fine line between beautiful romance and bad stuff is sooo hard to write.  I don’t writ…[Read more]

My posts would probably get more recognition if I actually remembered to tag a few people every once in awhile XD

So here I go… @zee @arindown @emberynus-the-dragonslayer @writergirl101

Well that’s everyone I know on this group, but it’s a start. Hope that works

There are a few of my character I am struggling to draw, if you’re still interested in doing a portrait or two, I can give you the descriptions. Just let me know! (Also, if you don’t mind to let me know how many you are wanting/ willing to do, that would be great :))

This is a really cool question! I agree with what others have said, but for me the main factor is whether the character is growing from his stupid decisions. Is he just doing the same thing again and again with no hint of him ever learning to do better? If there’s no indication of future growth and change, then I would give up on a character…[Read more]

Thank you. *bows with a flourish* And I’m glad I could be of help, however small. 🙂

Wow, that sounds like a goal! I hope your novels are as awesome as you plan them to be!

I’d lose interest and sympathy in a protagonist if he keeps making bad decision time after time. But a  huge factor would be how bad the decisions are, and how often he makes them. Say there’s something he needs to choose between, and he makes the obviously bad choice and then keeps doing that repeatedly, I’d get tired of him pretty…[Read more]

Like always, this is such a good question.😄

I think for me, the thing that turns me off is stupidity without reason. In life, people make wrong choices, but they always do it for a reason. Characters that just can’t get a grasp on reality are so frustrating. I honestly don’t care how many bad choices a character makes, as long as I can…[Read more]

YDubs doesn’t sound familiar to me. What is the link for it?

Thanks! Oh, cool! I certainly plan to do that some time in the future!

Thank you! ^_^ It has been a year now. I’m still in the first draft, at the beginning. -_- Something that I really hope that I can fix this year. 🙂

Fair enough. I only used my special sentence so I don’t…[Read more]

Whoops! I’ve done it again *facepalm* I don’t know how I didn’t see your answer! I’ll answer your question though, LOL.

I think Penny would trip and fall, being my most clumsy character, and she would totally spill whatever she was carrying all over people around her. She is not very graceful XD

@arindown Thank you!! 🙂  Very interesting villain motivation! I just don’t see how it’s…[Read more]

Here is the revised version.

Every night, from dusk to dawn, Carmadyne town is invaded by mysterious humanoids. In fear of the creatures, no person ventures from their homes until the sunrise. Nine-year-old Wren complies with the curfew without questioning the reason behind it— until one night, when she decides to ask her n…[Read more]

Yes I am definitely still interested!! It fell off my radar for a while but I’m looking at sending you an email today!

Just clarifying, what kind of content are you looking to include? I have a back cover blurb and some character aesthetic boards, but I don’t really know what else you may want/need. I could talk for hours about my writing…[Read more]

I totally get that.

Hmmm…  I’ll have to think about that…  Maybe he lost a limb that can’t grow back…?  Never mind, I don’t think I’m helping anymore… 😜😂

Of course!  I’ll tag some more people to give more thoughts (hopefully–come on guys, don’t let me down &#x…[Read more]

Thank you both for responding. I will be sure to consider your feedback and advice.

I think if you combined the first and second one to introduce Wren and the creatures, it would be more compelling.  I also like @zee ‘s suggestions.  Amazing concept!!!

@zee I really love Madeline L’Engle! I usually don’t like sci-fi but her books are always really good! I haven’t heard of the other books you mentioned, so I’ll add those to my r…[Read more]

Hi Zee, thank you so much for the advice! Great minds must think alike because Unnamed Character is indeed a minor villain who’s constantly getting in Liorah’s way. He has a lot more ‘screen-time’ than Hakan, so that helps. I actually have several antagonists, (not all villains, some mean well, they just get in Liorah’s way.) and I was…[Read more]

Thank you for your feedback! I really appreciate the time you two have put into responding.

Okay, so there is a little bit to unbox here.

I hope this post doesn’t get confusing, ha.

So, in the first book of my series, Kimberly lives in a different country with her best friend Hannah (also a main character, I have 2 p…[Read more]

@zee Very true… I’ve been really digging into my characters’ motives, fears, and flaws lately so hopefully I will be able to post those for feedback soon! There are so many layers to developing a concept,…[Read more]

Keeper of the Lost Cities? I’ve heard glowing reports of that book, but I’ve never actually read it. 🙂 Maybe I should… thx for the idea! BTW, I love your signature. 🙂

@zee,

Thank you for your feedback! I have a few idea as to the motives for the villain:

1. He knows that other worlds exist and is trying to keep everyone else…

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Also, The Giver Quartet is a good series and the first one, The Giver, seems very pro-life to me. The later books do get rather fantastical (not necessarily a bad thing, but the first one is more sci-fi).

@zee

I just bought the two other books in the Roman Britain trilogy and hope to read them soon!

Yes, I got that email too! A very helpful idea… And I can totally relate about things getting too cliché. It’s so easy to fall into the common “groove” of a genre.

I like how you are trying to brainstorm fresh ideas to change things up. It seems like concepts always sound more cliché than the fully fleshed out idea, so I’m sure y…[Read more]

So I recently did a webinar with the amazing Brett Harris on a good publishing path, and one thing he mentioned was having multiple stories to show an agent or whatever when you’re trying to get published. I realized I really only had one, possibly two ideas, so I started coming up with…[Read more]

Thanks for following me! XD

I’ve been asked about EpicAddie1 before… it’s kind of a funny (and slightly embarrassing) story! When I was younger I would play Minecraft with my friend and we saw someone named EpicAddie. I thought that name was pretty cool (it’s not *rolls eyes at past self*) and I wanted to use it. But I felt bad just…[Read more]