Haha, I know right?! Good to see you, too!

@esther-c

I guess I just like the flexibility of being able to get my school done as fast or slow as I want in a day, without being confined to a specific schedule. How about you?

@keilah-h

Cool!

Thanks! Unfortunately, I’m having some serious problems with my website today, so I’m not sure you’ll be able to view any of the pages. 😟 I’m hoping it will be up and running soon.

Same! I normally start making an outline before I write, but it ends up changing so much when I write the first draft. XD

That sounds so cool! I love that concept! I will try to find time to read it soon, because it sounds really cool! 🙂

I have two main WIPs right now. The first is called The Keeper of the Phantom Reef, and it’s the second book in my Daughters of the Sea series. I published the first book, Identity, in March. It’s about an or…[Read more]

Nice! I think Falon or Sara are my favorite book characters that you’ve created (so far).

Hey, jaded teen girls are always the most fun to write. Some people might disagree with me, but I love female characters who are outwardly strong but actually hide a lot of insecurities inside. They leave so much room for plot twists and lots of…[Read more]

I mean, Maria from Identity kind of had a depressing backstory, though she’s not as much of a depressing character. Also, in my other side WIP (that is currently on hold), my MC Kali and the future love interest Judah both kind of have depressing backstories. (But it is dystopian lol… so doesn’t everyone have a depressing backstory?)…[Read more]

True lol. YES FALON! I love her too (although I haven’t gotten very far in your fanfic yet). Characters with depressing backstories are always the best lol.

So I just wanted to create a chat space where we can chat about characters and books and stuff, and I can get to know you all. Also, if anyone has a blog or social platform, feel free to share it here, because I…[Read more]

Yep, same as @elishavet-pidyon. I’m subscribed here, so I always read whatever everyone says.

So, since apparently, you’ve read the Wingfeather Saga, (at least I hope you have), who’s your favorite character?

It’s true, you did! xD >:(

Yeah, I can see what you’re saying… I think I’ll stick with Maraly, but I agree that there are also arguments to both sides.

Ooh, those are beautiful aesthetics! And yes, I did mean your character’s name, not the guy in the meme.

Ooh, those are so good!!! I need you to make some memes for my charries. xD

Is November literally his name?

What? Maraly kissed him, and you can totally tell Kalmar likes her! Plus, they have like, REALLY similar personalities in some ways.

However… I can kind of see what you mean about Kalmar and Gayla. Both of them being former Fangs, I guess they would understand each other pretty well.

You’re making me second-guess myself! xD…[Read more]

Those are AMAZING characters! (Although, pretty much all the characters in the WFS are amazing, so….)

My favorite characters are probably Sara (because I can relate with her the most), Artham (because he’s just so cool with his wings and stuff), and Janner (because, duh, he’s the hero).

I know, Oskar’s quotes are amazing!…[Read more]

SHOW ME YOUR MEMES. I WANNA SEE THEM SO BADDDD

I KNOW, RIGHT?!?!?! (I screamed out loud the first time I saw this topic, LOL.)

Tell me, since you’re new to this topic: who’s your favorite character in the WFS?

And thanks, I love Oskar’s quotes! (That one’s my fave). I even made a document of all his quotes so I could quote them randomly to all my friends. xD

I think that’s true? I’ve never really thought about it until now, so I don’t know. Like I said earlier, I may not be the very best person to ask for advice on this. Still, that sounds right to me, and now that I think of it, I have read books that have changed thematic…[Read more]

I would guess that your thematic question would be that everyone is important and that they all have a purpose no matter how rich or poor.…[Read more]

Ooh, also great ideas! I really need to get started working on this… you guys have given me so much to work with!

Yeah, I actually just read North! Or Be Eaten a few weeks ago, so I think it’s pretty fresh in my mind. Ooh, those are great questions! That’s a great idea for him to actually be afraid of children inwardly… maybe that’s because of something that happened in his past too.

Sure, I’d be glad to keep you posted! I may even post the link…[Read more]

So, if I remember correctly, the Overseer never had a specified backstory within the Wingfeather series. Like, we knew he was a bad guy… but how did he get that way? He wasn’t like the Fangs, he was a human. Something had to happen to make him act…[Read more]

I’m a pantser… I cannot plot a book. It just doesn’t work.

So when I begin, basically all I have is a basic idea of what I want to write about, and possibly a vague idea of how the story will end. Then I just write and see how it turns out! xD

I’m not very good at plotting, as you can see.

I think pantsing is totally fine,…[Read more]

Glad to help!

Thanks for telling me! Just filled out the form. 🙂

Yay!!! I’ll check it out!!!

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.

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]

@karissa-chmil I totally get that. It took me DAYS of designing my blog until I was happy with it.

@karissa-chmil I love your blog so much!! You did a great job on it.

What genre do you normally like writing in?

@karissa-chmil Yes, what happened was really sad! I’m also curious about your blog. I don’t remember if I’ve seen it or not, since I’m subscribed to so many blogs now lol.

@autumn-rebecca Yeah, it’s helped me grow so much, and in just a month too! My Writerscore went from 70 to 79 in the full time I’ve been there. I also love the lesson they’re doing for this month, it has been very empowering for me.

@devastate-lasting Thanks! Right now my favorite project to work on right now is my…[Read more]

So, yeah, I’ve been renovating my novel, working on…[Read more]

Okay, that makes sense.

So, do you have any ideas for your antagonist? What are your characters’ goals (especially the MC)? How does your antagonist oppose those goals?

I also love how you’re using some ideas from the Wingfeather Saga!

And I’m also SUPER curious what happened to their dad…

1. Yes, I felt that way about Imogen from the Ascendance Series by Jennifer A. Nielson. She was nice, I guess, but I didn’t really connect with her. I think part of the problem was that she had like zero personality.

2. I’m going to go with Orion from my WIP. I would pick 2 or 4 for him. I absolutely hate…[Read more]

Yay! That’s great! Your website looks so pretty. You did a great job designing it!

Bonifer is worse than everybody. He’s like… the worst villain. EVER. That I’ve read about at least. There could be more evil or dark villains out there… but Bonifer is just so well-written for a villain. Andrew Peterson did a great job creating him.

@elishavet-pidyon

Ambition, bitterness, and pride… Those are pretty good traits…[Read more]

Good point. I mean, Natalia is pretty much the whole world in the Green Ember, so Garten kind of did ruin the world… but Bonifer kidnapped a baby and lied to the baby’s mother. So that’s pretty bad.

Antagonists… They can be so difficult. We don’t want them to just seem like the same old bad guy from cartoons or whatever. They have to…[Read more]

Ugh, Fangs. They’re disgusting.

Bonifer is worse than Garten, in my opinion at least! Garten was pretty bad though… I agree, Bonifer is well written. I need to use some techniques Andrew Peterson used for him on my villains. My antagonist always seems kind of dry.

I COMPLETELY agree with you guys about Bonifer. He’s worse than Gnag himself! He RAISED Gnag! He always makes me so angry too! I mean, he betrayed all of Aerwiar. I never forgave him after I found out.

I kind of forgot about Weaver. He was pretty bad too.

@koshka, I think that Fang’s name was Slarb. And…[Read more]

Okay, yeah, I understood what you were saying I guess I just communicated my understanding poorly. Janner is not Christ, just his sacrifice was something to be admired. Yeah, Janner did make a lot of mistakes… I think that’s what made him such a realistic and relatable character. Real humans make mistakes, and so did…[Read more]

Thanks for the motivation! Maybe I should write some Wingfeather fanfic for my next blog short story of the month… that’s a good idea. Yeah, if and when I write some, I’ll let all you guys know!

Okay, I got it, and read all of it! That is so good! I’ve tried to write that scene over and over and I’ve failed every time, so that’s pretty impressive that you’re able to do that.

When I was reading the part about Artham and Kalmar unwrapping Janner’s body… I started to cry again. I’m a very emotional person xD.

I also…[Read more]

Yeah, you’re right, Janner’s death really does complete the story. He is kind of like a Christ character; a person to model yourself after. Good point!

@elishavet-pidyon

I found it! But then I clicked the link and it said I don’t have access. I typed a message in the box it gave me so I can request access. I really want to read it!!!

IKR? I felt the same way when I first read about Janner. And he had just become a better, braver, more awesome person than he had started out to be. Then he had to DIE. He just had to die. It should have been Kalmar! Andrew Peterson… Tell me why you killed him! Why?! *begins to cry*

Okay, yeah, I still haven’t really gotten…[Read more]