Josiah DeGraaf

@rochellaine @waterlily Cool! 🙂

hey everyone! I’m outlining my dystopian novel right now. anyone here?

@gh24682468999 @dekreel @dragon-snapper @seekjustice @mariposa @warrenluther04 @sam-kowal @rochellaine

signing off now *salutes*

hey! I’m reading Cry, the Beloved Country for school right now. anyone wanna join me?

@seekjustice @dekreel @dragon-snapper @sam-kowal @warrenluther04 @mariposa @Jane-maree

@dekreel Go for the blog idea, but promise me you’ll still post advice here? *grins* Thanks for sharing! Feel free to tag any others that you think would have good advice to share.

@ariella-newheart you’ve got some good advice from the other kapeefers.:)

personally, I think 30 characters might be a lot for a reader to keep straight in their mind, even if it is a series and stretched out over multiple books. maybe see if any characters could be combined.

on K. M. Weiland’s website, she has a couple posts about this.…[Read more]

Well hello there! It’s nice to meet you @christianna-hellwig

Admittedly, I haven’t much advice to give, because I haven’t “done much”, as you put it in your post. I’m eighteen, but I’m still learning how to do things like finish a draft, create characters, create (and write) a solid theme. I like learning. Makes places like KP all the more…[Read more]

But if you just want to write for fun, you can basically do whatever you want :). And whether you intend to build an audience or not, the best tone to use is yours. Don’t try to be anyone else, like DG said.

I can’t even begin to tell you how important this is @catwing! Don’t forget it. 😉

Hey all! Yesterday’s chosen one was @pickupyourpenandwrite! Congrats!

A new week means all new opportunities to get your name into the newsletter! Want to share writing advice with your fellow KeePers? Simply respond to this thread and you’re entered in our little contest!

Starting this week, include your blog in your post, and the weekly…[Read more]

I can’t stop thinking about this book I read a few weeks ago.

<i>Scythe, </i>by Neal Shusterman. I’m not gonna give any spoilers plot-wise, but suffice it to say that this book has amazing worldbuilding, the character development is really well done, and the overall concept of the book isn’t at all what I expected it to be–it’s better.

This…[Read more]

Yep, Slytherin and proud. 😉

Okay, so it sounds like you’ve got all your plot events in order, but what I haven’t heard you mention are the characters. What motivates the characters to go through with this? What are they trying to learn? Have you thought about that at all?

@rochellaine, right, that makes sense! 😀 I thought it was a little…um…unusual.

Also, totally agree with your description of how a man or woman is ready for marriage. This would be our family’s thoughts too.

And yes, yes, yes! You are 100% right! A woman’s highest calling is being a wife and mother! I’m tired of people talking about women’s…[Read more]

@gh24682468999, Oh no! Timing can be a bit of a nuisance with live stuff, hey?

@dekreel

Sorry, I’m getting a lot of work under my belt (ever think what a weird expression that is), at the moment, but I’ll be writing a bit tomorrow. 🙂

@dekreel aw, sorry I can’t join you this time (seems like we keep missing each other huh?) do you think you’re gonna be on tomorrow or the weekend?

@rochellaine okay, I like that name 🙂

I really like the title Ticket to Blueberria.

I really like your first lines. Maybe you could do it like this: once there was a boy who loved blueberries. At least, he thought he did. Oliver had never tasted one in his life. That way the MC’s name is established early, and you get to keep that awesome f…[Read more]

@dekreel, 😀

@ariella-newheart, We have a few animals and animal friends on here. @mariposa has a dinosaur, who I’m sure she’d love to introduce you to. 🙂

Speaking of which… @dragon-snapper, with @mariposa ‘s permission, can we have Aberdeen the Authorosarus in the LOKD?