Aislinn Mollisong

@aislinn-mollisong Alright, I read the prologue and chapter one. Josiah basically covered everything already. I’ll just see if I can go into a few more details.

First of all, the secret ingredient really is slowing down. I’m going to be more extreme than Josiah here. I would say slow things down four times what it is now, maybe even more for the…[Read more]

@aislinn-mollisong I only had time to look through the prologue and chapter one, but here’s a couple things I noted:

The prose feels very choppy and is very bare-bones. Try fleshing out your descriptions more and varying the sentence structure for the writing to feel more smooth.

You do a lot of telling as opposed to showing, which is probably…[Read more]

@aislinn-mollisong Well, I can’t read through your whole book unfortunately, but if you could give me a sample scene, I could read through that and see if I can identify the problem.

@aislinn-mollisong Is your book on a google doc somewhere? Because if you’re looking for someone to go through it, I can give it a shot.

@Aislinn-Mollisong Yeah, what Jane said. I’ll just clarify that an agent is someone who represents you to different publishing houses. So instead of you convincing a publisher to publish your book, you convince an agent and he convinces the publisher. Generally speaking, having an agent makes you more likely to get accepted by a publisher. My…[Read more]

@Aislinn-Mollisong Long post coming up, sorry. xD

The basic process of being published varies greatly with what publisher you go with and whether or not you have an agent.
If you’re going for traditional publishing, you’ll have to do a lot of research on publishing houses/agencies that would accept your writing. It’s literally a process of…[Read more]

@aislinn-mollisong I’m self-published and know a bit about traditional publishing. Do you have any specific questions?

@aislinn-mollisong no problem!!

@aislinn-mollisong welcome . sorry I’m late to the party!! Fantasy good for you! I like writing Historical fiction and modern action

@aislinn-mollisong this thread is for writing accountability, I would think a better place would be to start a new thread, which will also make you question more visible to others

Hi, @aislinn-mollisong. Yes, what Catwing said. On top of that, we also host live panel discussions every other month where you can ask writing questions. KP has a couple writing courses too. On the forum, we share a lot of the issues we have and the victories we achieve. We help each other. We also debate writing theory, talk about books, talk…[Read more]

@Aislinn-Mollisong Yep, @Catwing pretty much said it. 😀 Scroll through our old topics and revive any you want to. Pick up what you can and if you still have questions, start your own thread! Seriously. *clears throat and flicks dust off sleeve of immaculate uniform* We’re here to help you grow as a writer and encourage you as a member of our…[Read more]

@aislinn-mollisong I did a free trial of Aetherlight a while back… What do you think of it? It seems intriguing I just never bought it. Was it worth your money? *glances over shoulder at a leather pouch* I won’t want to buy anything and then regret it… Though that doesn’t seem the case for this.
What can you do? *assumes a thinking pose* Let’s…[Read more]

@aislinn-mollisong Heya! Sorry I’m late. 😛 Welcome to KP! What’s your favorite between the two: mountains or oceans?

Welcome to the magical land of Kingdom Pen, @aislinn-mollisong! *hands you a bowl of celebratory ice cream* *hopes you like ice cream* (If you don’t I’ll eat it for you) Glad you could join us!

Hi @aislinn-mollisong! Welcome to KP! I love fantasy, and almost everything I write is fantasy. 🙂 How did you first start writing?

Hi @aislinn-mollisong! Welcome to KP! I’m new to the site as a member, but have been stalking – I mean, following – it for a while now (maybe several months up to a year?). I’ve found pretty much all the articles quite helpful one way or another, and I’m sure the things on here will help you too. Good luck on your fantasy trilogy! 😀

@aislinn-mollisong Yay, you made it! I’m so excited you’re here!
As you can see, people here are super friendly and I know you’ll find lots of help for your trilogy. (which by the way, you never finished telling me about. I look forward to hearing all the little details next time I see you 😀 )

Hey @Aislinn-Mollisong! I second Kate about your name. 😀 Regardless, it’s quite a neat one.

Welcome to the Kingdom @aislinn-mollisong! Can I ask, is that your real name? It sounds just fantasy-ish enough to make me wonder… *wink*
Yep, Rolena is the best.
What’s your favorite thing about writing?