Annika C.

I whole-heartedly recommend Brandon Sanderson’s Steelheart, Firefight, adn Calamaity (all three books of the Reckoners Trilogy) THEY ARE AMAZING!!

@kathleenramm
Enjoy!

This post discussion seems to have been forgotten…. anyone there?

1. Fast

I usually write during NaNoWriMo, but outside of November I tend to write a book within four months. I outline for months, and then I write everything. And then…

2. Changes.

So many changes. Whether removing characters, replacing entire chapters, adding a new concept, or deepening a character arc, whenever I look back at my first…[Read more]

I like this idea! Here is my brainstorming:

– write a character backstory in one sentence

– describe a new setting your character has never been to before. What do they notice first?/What grabs their attention?

– What is the villain’s family like?

– What is something the MC lost that they regret losing?

– how does your MC behave around…[Read more]

I have only read the first book so far but immediately ordered the next two after reading. I highly recommend it!!

@kathleenramm

Nice to meet you! I live in British Columbia. I believe I started skiing at age 5. What sports do you do in Florida?

I started writing seriously at age 11 during a creative writing block at school, where I was just able to start writing anything. I had been a hardcore reader my whole childhood, and that led into my writing.

I have…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

Well, my professional editor said she would help me find an agent when I was done editing, so I will talk with her soon to learn more about the querying process.

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson, because of the unique and original concept and good friendships between characters.

Fawkes by Nadine Brandes, because of the incredible historical fiction plot.

I used to include a new character every time I got bored with my story, and ended up with more than eighty characters tagging along with the MC to save the world. And all the characters were pretty much the same.

@nova21 My favorites are dragons!

@devastate-lasting My family has a pet dog, and my sister has a cat. I used to have a bird but it flew away. I like any foods without gluten, dairy, or eggs (I am sensitive to all of those, so anything that I can eat without feeling bad, I enjoy.) I really like The Hobbit movies and Star Wars, and animated ones…[Read more]

@nova21 Nice to meet you Ella!

I do lots of solo sports like biking and hiking, and go downhill skiing with my family. I played on my school basketball team for a couple years and tried synchronized swimming for two years as well.

Yep! I’ve won NaNoWriMo three times. I wrote two novellas instead of one novel for the first two years, and then…[Read more]

It’s really nice to meet you, Linyang!

Wow, really? That’s so neat! I think having a price for using magic makes it more interesting because characters have to really need something to risk losing time from their lives.

I enjoy reading Wings of Fire by Tui Sutherland, Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger, Steelheart by Brandon…[Read more]