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@jodi-maile

Oh, sorry I haven’t been on here for a while!!!!

LOL yes!!! Story ranting is awesome! And characters are probably my favorite part of writing!!!!!!!!!

@kathleenramm

Undoubtedly, most definitely, undeniably dark and brooding love interests… 😐

They’re just so amazing, you know?  And even if he isn’t the love interest, he’s probably gonna be a side character.

Also, hate-to-love romances are pretty amazing.

So ya, to some it up, romance tropes are most common in my WIPs… hehe!

@kathleenramm

mine is so secret identity!!! I have at least two people in each book of my series; sometimes the same and sometimes new ones. Not intentionally

i love the chances for discovery and adding layers

“well… we’re like onions.”

“So… they smell?”

“Yes— no! We have layers! Onions have layers!

“Well cake has layers!

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@keilah-h

cool cool! I haven’t seen many Star Wars, and only two Marvel, and the last ones listed I have never heard of… they sound cool! that’s a fun idea, combining two fandoms! 🙂

@keilah-h

don’t get me wrong, I think it’s really cool you do those!

@keilah-h

Ahh ok. that sounds fun! what movies/books have you done fan fics on?

You know… the ready-made part is probably what makes it hard for me; I love making new things, and trying to replicate artistic works (except accents and voices) really doesn’t work for me, be it characters or drawings and paintings.

@keilah-h

sounds cool! Good for you! I have never succeeded at fan fics, but everyone is different and I appreciate writers who can take a character and make their own fan fic and it turn out really cool. From what you’ve described here and other topics, I’d say you must have lots of fun doing them! Keep it up! 🙂

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@kathleenramm

thank you!

i do like those kinds of characters as well. After all, no one is perfect.

In this case it’s the villain’s fiancé/soon-to-be wife who  defends him and yet criticize him. She loves him fiercely and the two are rather a funny pair, but it works XD. She’s got a quick temper and trust issues but once you have her trust,…[Read more]

@hallie-jean

Hey Hallie! Good question! A first draft is the first written version of your book. For me, I like to write all my words at once, then edit it afterwards. I always try to edit while I’m writing, but that’s not a great habit to build, because it can make me pretty discouraged. And like @devastate-lasting said, notes would be good to…[Read more]

@kathleenramm

I have unwittingly written many XD. I admit I automatically do that with characters. Maybe too much. I have two favorites.

The main antagonist, who I mentioned in the topic of the week, is the one I’m currently doing. I debating a few endings… but I decided on a positive character arc instead of him staying locked up in the far…[Read more]

@hallie-jean

I do the same as @daisy-torres. Although, I do keep my first draft in a separate doc in case I reread later and don’t like my 2nd draft. I like to end a chapter mysteriously as possible and pick up on a different POV if there’s more than one. I like stories where the chapter ends in one charrie’s POV, and starts in a different one;…[Read more]

@issawriter7 @mkfairygirl @writerlexi1216 @daisy-torres @nova21 @anyone-and-everyone

I’m going to be writing on-and-off all afternoon if anyone wants to join me!

@jodi-maile

LOLLLL Thank you so much!!! I will totally let you read and critique it once I finish a few more scenes!

Heh, your dream movie sounds right up my alley! And yeah! That’s pretty much why I’m a panster!!! I’ll be writing a happy scene then all of a sudden one of the charries breaks down crying, “It was me! I was the one who killed your…[Read more]

@jodi-maile

Ha!!! Yeah, I don’t have an outline! I’m a panster so I don’t usually form an outline for a while! I personally have always liked fantasy and action shows and movies!!!! So the one I’m working on right now is like a twisted fairy tale kind of show! It follows four siblings–Goldilocks, Peter Pan, Robin Hood, and Red Riding Hood–The…[Read more]

@jodi-maile

After watching The Avengers, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and various other movies and TV shows, I’ve always been interested in making my own films!!! I’ve written a few scripts and short plays for school projects and have really enjoyed it! Sometimes when I need to work on dialogue for a book, I will write a script first so I can be…[Read more]