Josiah DeGraaf

@aislinn-mollisong A+ reference right there

@the-real-kapeefer I’d like to see you try.

Those are really helpful thoughts @daeus. If you ever wanted to do a full article detailing what you learned from your self-publishing experience, I think that would be a pretty helpful article premise.

@livylynn I’m still working on bringing my works to publication, but when I do, my plan is to try and pursue both options at once, since I think…[Read more]

@that_writer_girl_99 Didn’t see your previous reply to the subject. On that front, I think it’s helpful to distinguish between a theme and a message. A theme is just a topic like mercy or justice. A message says what you should do with regards to that specific topic (e.g. you should always how people mercy, or you should be wise on who you show…[Read more]

Great question. My answer would be not to let yourself or the readers pin the Warden into a clearly evil camp or a clearly misunderstood camp. Most people have complicated motives, so weave that into the Warden as well. Personally, I think that has the potential to really deepen your story’s them as the reader is forced to wrestle with the…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper I personally use this site and just play with alterations on the different names the site generates until I find the one that works for me: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/ The most important thing for me is finding names that all seem to have a similar vibe/similar culture behind them in a story.

@salome01w4g Yes–you will need to register for the panel, though, in order to receive the replay. 🙂

@that_writer_girl_99 *adds another person to the tag-list-in-need-of-solidification

( @bethanysinkyroses since we haven’t solidified our tag list yet 😉 )

Also, I just got to drop down here and say that we have some pretty cool panelists for this event who are all really awesome people. So if you’ve ever been interested in writing speculative fiction, this is the place to be.

@shannon I first heard about it through the Potter’s School in 2012 and subscribed that Fall back when KP was still in its e-mag phase. Read the magazine issues and submitted to one of their contests, but didn’t place at all. xD Then that late Spring/early Summer when Eli stepped down and Reagan took the reins, he started looking for a couple…[Read more]

@livylynn Welcome to the site! Glad you found us. 🙂 I’ll avoid asking any questions as it looks like everyone else already has that covered. xD

@sage-g Wow–no kidding you’ve been a long-time stalker! Congrats on being one of the few who were around and publishing stuff back then!

@shannon A guy named Eli whom I never knew came up with the original concept as a PDF e-magazine that was sent out once a quarter. @reaganramm joined him in his mission and eventually expanded it from a small emag to a full website after Eli had to move on. Reagan’s the only member of the original staff who’s still on the team.

@shannon: “Everyone here has secretly conspired to take over KP.”

Me: *blinks*

;P

@sage-g Welcome to the site! Glad you finally stopped simply stalking us. 😉 What anime do you like? I’m a big fan of Death Note and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

@anne-of-lothlorien That’s wonderful! So glad to hear she’s home and happy to hear that God’s been preparing you for this.

@clairec A lot of wordcount depends on genre. For a first time author, generally 60-90k is the way to go but some genres like fantasy/sci-fi are more like 90k-110k because of all the additional worldbuilding. My gut is that 80-100k would be fine for “historical fiction” since, like fantasy/sci-fi, there’s a fair bit of background information you…[Read more]

@jane-maree Hey–who said this party ever had to have a closing time? 😉 Glad you’re enjoying it!