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Trahia the Minstrel replied to the topic How Many Characters Should A Series Have? in the forum Characters 4 years, 6 months ago
It sounds like you’re writing epic fantasy — correct if I’m wrong — but if so having a larger cast isn’t bad. Read Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive series if you want to see a huge cast handled magnificently.
However, I would probably recommend that you keep the number of main protagonists to 3 or at the max 5 — just remember that…[Read more]
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Lydia S. replied to the topic Characteristic Lines in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
Aww, thank you so much, girl!!! <333
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Lydia S. replied to the topic I finally read Green Ember!! in the forum Book Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
Agh, we did spoil it, I’m so sorry!!! *sobs*
Yeah, he definitely survived a lot! Especially before he came to Cloud Mountain, poor guy.
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Trahia the Minstrel replied to the topic Writer's Corner #505 in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
I’ve read Jane Eyre, I own both the actual book and the manga classic edition. I enjoy the story lots! Jane is a great character, and her relationship with Mr. Rochester is so sweet … and I loved the part at the start with her and Helen, as well. Made me quite sad/touched when I first read it.
St. John kinda annoys me, tho…[Read more]
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Lydia S. replied to the topic Writer's Corner #505 in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
Ooo, how fun!!! Thanks for tagging me, @devastate-lasting!
Aaaaaaand, since we can talk about anything, plz tell me someone here has read Jane Eyre and loves it as much as I do!!!! (It took serious self control to not put that entire last part in all caps…😂)
(Side note: @power, that was gloriously fun to read… XD)
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Lydia S. replied to the topic Fairytale Retellings in the forum Genre-Writing 4 years, 7 months ago
(*cringes* I am very late to the party…)
Ooo… This sounds like it will be a fascinating story!!! Retellings are so fun. XD
I’ve dabbled in retellings a little bit, but as I never finished my project (it was a retelling of The Little Mermaid called Rebel.), I don’t have a whole lot of advice for this particular genre. When it comes to…[Read more]
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Annabelle replied to the topic Calling all storytellers… in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
LOL, that is horrible! I can’t even imagine if that had happened to me… Although, I’ve had more embarrassing stories regarding me and my crush too.
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Annabelle replied to the topic Calling all storytellers… in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
Well, my siblings have some pretty funny stories.
One time, my youngest brother (he was 3 at the time) was playing outside with a pretend bucket of “soup”. (It was really just dirt and water).
Anyway, he made this soup and left it there to come in and eat lunch. He didn’t go back outside at all that day.
Then, the next day, he went back outside…[Read more]
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Lydia S. replied to the topic I'm giving you permission to rant about your WIP in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
It really is phenomenal. The scene where Louisa falls is amazing, too, I agree. 🙂 Do you read much Jane Austen?
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Trahia the Minstrel replied to the topic Calling all storytellers… in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
This literally happened to me a few minutes ago.
I was being silly, and holding my Mum’s morning tea muffin aloft on a plate like Rafiki holds up Simba, while chanting The Circle of Life. I caught Mum’s attention as I held said plate aloft with two hands, and she gave me look like — as said by Adrian Plass — I’d announced a pig was d…[Read more]
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Morgan replied to the topic Does writing energize or exhaust you? Or both? in the forum Topic of the Week 4 years, 7 months ago
Writing itself does not energize me, but thinking of characters and plots and stuff energizes me. I can be seen frantically scribbling in a notebook or laying awake at night thinking of something new to add, but I can also be seen in front of the computer typing with fatigue. In general, writing if I don’t really have a clear plan in mind exhausts me.
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Koshka replied to the topic Fairytale Retellings in the forum Genre-Writing 4 years, 7 months ago
Sorry I’m so late in replying. Life is nuts.
That sounds AWESOME! I love good farytales and retellings, some of my favorite authors being George MacDonald, C. S. Lewis, Gail Carson Levine, and Hans Christian Andersen. (Or at least some of his stuff)
I would definitely appreciate a retelling of Rumplestiltskin, especially as that story…[Read more]
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Koshka replied to the topic Calling all storytellers… in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
We’ll, right now I can’t think of many actually funny stories which would make sense out of context, which is annoying as I know of many.
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Kathleen started the topic Does writing energize or exhaust you? Or both? in the forum Topic of the Week 4 years, 7 months ago
Does writing energize or exhaust you? Or both?
Well, for me, both. If ideas are flowing, plot lines connecting, and character’s developing, then I get really excited and end up unable to fall asleep until 2 a.m.However, if ideas are absent, plot lines clashing, and characters are not working, then I end up like a complete tired mess from…[Read more]
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Lydia S. replied to the topic Welcome jasmine-godby!!! in the forum Start HERE 4 years, 7 months ago
Woohoo, another member of the pineapple pizza club! *cheers* (Homemade pizza is the best, isn’t it?) Yes, I LOVE pineapple pizza. 🙂
Ooo, good choices!
Ah, sweet little Lucy… I love her, too.
I’ve been doing well, thanks! How about you?
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Lydia S. replied to the topic Characteristic Lines in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
Ofc! 🙂 <333
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Lydia S. replied to the topic Characteristic Lines in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
These snippets describe the personality of one of my favorite characters pretty well, if I do say so myself. 😉
His hair was a disheveled mess, and it took only a glance to perceive that he was positively irate. “Duxus!” he snapped. “Do you realize what time it is?”
“Yes, sir, I do…”
“It’s moonhigh! Midnight!”
“I know that, sir…”
“And you…
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GodlyFantasy12 replied to the topic Fairytale Retellings in the forum Genre-Writing 4 years, 7 months ago
@madelyn other then notes and ideas and all that jazz I don’t think I ever got into actually drafting.
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