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@aella Someone may have already said this, but honestly, I wouldn’t try to hard to help him understand at all.
That sounds wrong because you were asked to help, and you can. But writing is a little complicated, especially for someone who doesn’t even hardly care. Is it possible to read what he did and give him advice on what he should change? If n…[Read more]

@aella Sounds like my fourteen year old brother. XD Yeah, just try to make it sound as logical and straightforward as possible.

I asked my brother for advice, and he said that what he found logical and made sense was the story-structure database on KM Weiland’s website. Because it probably uses books/movies that he is already familiar with. And…[Read more]

@aella Like what everyone else said, I’d say explain to him story structure in a logical way. Some good ones include Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Monomyth (ignore the movie outline stuff on the link attached) and Blake Snyder’s fifteen “beats” (again, ignoring the film stuff like opening and closing image).

Hero’s…[Read more]

@aella listen to Kate.

@aella Yeah, definitely speak in his terms. Don’t try to make him a writer or treat him like a writer, because that’s probably not where his focus should be. He won’t understand the way you think, so you have to understand the way he thinks which is. It doesn’t matter what you value about writing, find what he values and show him whatever ways…[Read more]

@Aella yikes… I do not envy you. 😛

Well… oh boy. If this was my task, I’d probably take a mathematical approach, since communication is all about presenting the material in the way your audience is already used to thinking.

First, I would explain the purpose of fiction— how it’s use is to touch people on the heart and make them think…[Read more]

I’m here. Not sure what I’m doing, yet, but I’m here. @winter-rose @dragon-snapper @jess @aella @jane-maree @graciegirl @audrey-caylin @daeus @kate-flournoy

Thanks for the feedback everyone! We’re going to schedule this for April 13th (that’s this Thursday) from 3-4 PM EST. I know this time doesn’t work for everyone, but I hope to see many of you there! Check your emails later today for the link.

@audrey-caylin @dragon-snapper @ethryndal @overcomer @aella @hope @anne-swiftblade @gideon-sowdon @anna-br…[Read more]

Thanks for the feedback everyone! We’re going to schedule this for April 13th (that’s this Thursday) from 3-4 PM EST. I know this time doesn’t work for everyone, but I hope to see many of you there!

@audrey-caylin @dragon-snapper @ethryndal @overcomer @aella @hope @anne-swiftblade @gideon-sowdon @anna-brie @jane-maree

Thanks for letting me know what works for you all! Sounds like it’s harder to find a good date for everyone this time around. By any chance, would the 19th or the 21st at the same time work any better? If enough people say by Sunday night that one of those times would work better, we’ll do that. Otherwise, we’ll do the 13th or…[Read more]

Wow. Everyone…I don’t know what to say…Just…just…here *hands out ice cream* Thank you!!!!

@graciegirl Yay! I’m so glad you liked it! *salutes you back* What was your favorite line?
@daeus It is the bestistest place on the internet, after all! 😀 And I love that line too. I tried to incorporate your ice cream and scones and raspberries.…[Read more]

@daeus Nice count! I copied down 4 pages worth of transitional phrases (because I really should use more of those) and logged all my characters.
@winter-rose @ethryndal @r-j-Anderson @northerner @graciegirl @Audrey-caylin @overcomer @jess @aella I’m still going.

@daeus Nice count! I copied down 4 pages worth of transitional phrases (because I really should use more of those) and logged all my characters.
@winter-rose @ethryndal @r-j-Anderson @northerner @graciegirl @Audrey-caylin @overcomer @jess @aella I’m still going.