Anne of Lothlorien

Sci-Fi Research Part 2

Huh, Sci-Fi Research sounds dry. What should I call it instead? Anyways . . .

So I found out the definition of sci-fi and I’m super excited. I can’t wait to get more and I immediately start researching sub-genres. You know—the genres within science fiction (I use genre and sub-genre interchangeably. Just warning ya).

Tha…[Read more]

@graceofspades2017 too bad 🙁

@GraceofSpades2017 sounds like you and @I-J-Anderson would get along splendidly. 😀

Hm. Okayyyyy… I’ve had a few characters drawn, but never a scene. This could be fun. Hmmm… Okayyyy… I’ve got one. Two characters first:
Harold. Nineteen, tall, somewhat lanky, curly/wavy bright gold hair, hard face, flame-blue eyes; very intense and wired…[Read more]

@graciegirl I tried the exact same process you explained for Pinterest except with Instagram. The profile picture process I can’t do because I use a tablet and it doesn’t work on that.

@dragon-snapper Here’s the link if you wanted to see what the drawing looks like. https://instagram.com/p/BVAo-oXlu0i/

@dragon-snapper Here’s the link if you wanted to see what the drawing looks like.

@dragon-snapper Not sure how to make someone look pensive, but here’s my attempt.

@dragon-snapper Not sure how to make someone look pensive, but here’s my attempt.

@ethryndal I’m actually going to post her name, because well, it’s the internet… 😛 But please, feel free to draw her.

I forgot to mention she’s about 15.

@daeus Pretty much, I agree with everything you said about the characters, except how they got better at the end. Because I couldn’t connect in the first place, it was really hard to do so in the final battle. And actually, I don’t really like the movie either, so yeah…you’re not alone.
Also, I found the previews completely misleading, so maybe…[Read more]

@Daeus probably because no one else was. XD

@Daeus *chokes* Got it. Point taken. I see what you’re saying. 😛

@Daeus *smirks* Point taken.

Oh, and did you notice that the Lies that began both Cassian’s and Jyn’s arc are both passive? For the theme’s sake that was necessary, as they were learning to stand up and do something in the name of hope. That was the whole point.

You know you’re a writer when you spend most of your time staring at the ceiling, hoping the roof will cave in and crack your computer screen.

@emily-d Basically, science fiction is what it says: fictionalized science. Sometimes you don’t have to read a lot of that genre to write that genre (although it is a good idea). Reading a bunch of books won’t make you a master. A person could read tons of books and still not know anything. If you do your research and do your best work, it won’t…[Read more]

*tips her hat to you for taking the unpopular opinion*
@Daeus all fair points. I can see what you’re saying, definitely, and in some measure I agree, but it didn’t prevent me connecting to the characters. I thought it was kind of the point that they were all hopeless rebels without a cause. Though I will admit I was intrigued by them more than I…[Read more]

And has anybody seen any good indies lately? ‘Cause discovering an amazing indie is like unearthing a treasure chest. Just sayin 😀

Honestly, I didn’t really brush my article up that much. Just added a couple sentences in the end talking about, as Kate said, the unavoidability (not even a word) of cliches. Just stressed how unimportant they are.

Honestly, I didn’t really brush it up that much. Just added a couple sentences in the end talking about, as Kate said, the unavoidability (not even a word) of cliches. Just stressed how unimportant they are.