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Daisy Torres replied to the topic Hey guys! in the forum Start HERE 3 years, 3 months ago
@calidris Heey nice to meet you!!
A bit about me: I am an oldest sibling, published my first book at 15, published my second book at 17 *cough* this June, I love art of all forms and dabble in a bit of everything: textiles, writing, poetry, painting, drawing, music, wood-burning, everything XD I also love languages, and even though I’m entirely…[Read more]
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ella replied to the topic Hello there! in the forum Start HERE 3 years, 3 months ago
Hey, sorry about the late welcome, but WELCOME anyway! I’m Ella, I write dystopian/thriller/suspense/mystery/post-apocalyptic/YA novels. I love myself a good mystery/thriller book on a rainy day with a cup of tea, if I’m in the mood. If I’m not, I’m most likely in the gym or playing basketball or hanging with friends. And writing is…[Read more]
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Daisy Torres replied to the topic The Art of Deception BOOK TRAILER!!! in the forum Publishing & Platform 3 years, 3 months ago
@lewilliams Ahhh thank youu!!! I designed the cover with Ibis Paint X (a free illustration app that I loooveee so muchhh) and for the actual video, I used plain ol’ Canva! (This was my first time to make a video using Canva, and I must say, my respect for them only grew XD). Thank you so much!! (Pshh girl, you’re asking me, a girl with a soul from…[Read more]
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ella replied to the topic What are the 2 (or 3) biggest stakes in your story? in the forum Topic of the Week 3 years, 3 months ago
Thanks! Well, i always had the idea for Hope’s character in the back of my head, but watching the Will Smith movie, I Am Legend inspired me to expand the plot. That movie, paired with Interstellar really sealed the bill for me. XD I love complex plots, high stakes, and characters searching for family/romance, so this story is b…[Read more]
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ella replied to the topic Good morning, afternoon, or evening in the forum Start HERE 3 years, 3 months ago
Tbh, i feel like every era was just plain bad. XD Maybe i’d go back to the eighties and nineties to jam out and crowdsurf XDDD Not a super intelligent answer, but that’s what I’d do:)
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ella replied to the topic Good morning, afternoon, or evening in the forum Start HERE 3 years, 3 months ago
I LOVE geometry too!
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ella replied to the topic What are the 2 (or 3) biggest stakes in your story? in the forum Topic of the Week 3 years, 3 months ago
for my WIP Spirals, the stakes are the choices between life and death. Hope, the MC, lives alone in the wild and wants a “family” more than anything: parents, friends, anyone. Every decision she makes decides if she’ll survive the next morning. The people living in the post-apocalyptic world are basically insane so she never know…[Read more]
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Daisy Torres replied to the topic The Art of Deception BOOK TRAILER!!! in the forum Publishing & Platform 3 years, 3 months ago
@anatra23 I mean, I would very much be happy if you did XD Thank you so muchh!!!
@joy-caroline Aww, thank youuu!! Dude if you ever do, I would be so happy for you XD Trailers make the book feel so….alive. idk but I love it XD
@devastate-lasting Thank you!!
@nova21 Yayy, it worked!!! *hides the still-smoking hypnotic ray gun behind my back*…[Read more]
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ella replied to the topic The Art of Deception BOOK TRAILER!!! in the forum Publishing & Platform 3 years, 3 months ago
@daisy-torres i love it! wanna read it now…
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Daisy Torres started the topic The Art of Deception BOOK TRAILER!!! in the forum Publishing & Platform 3 years, 3 months ago
I made a book trailer!! *happy dance*
I did it like four days ago and then saved it to over-think things before I posted it, but here it is XD It only cost me 6 hours of sleep bahaha.
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Daisy Torres posted an update 3 years, 3 months ago
Guys, my aunt was just rushed to the emergency room with a brain aneurism!! I know this isn’t writing related at all, but could y’all please pray for her?? She has a husband and two children and isn’t ready to leave this world yet. Thank y’all so muchh!!
@gracie-j @abigail-m @nova21 @writerlexi1216 @scripter-of-kingdoms @ariel-f @anyoneelse
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ella replied to the topic Have you ever pantsed a novel? in the forum Plotting 3 years, 3 months ago
never have, probably never will. not because i don’t like it, i just can’t XD i wish i had some tips, but all i can give are just the things Gracie already said. XD
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ella replied to the topic beta readers needed! in the forum Novel Critique Requests 3 years, 3 months ago
i’m so sorry, but i’m really busy with my job. I wish I could, and your story sounds fun! i love fantasy. wish you the best of luck. you might be able to find more beta readers on Story Embers, or you can search for the “ultimate beta reader list” on Recent Topics. I can’t remember the tags off hand. good luck! <33
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Daisy Torres replied to the topic beta readers needed! in the forum Novel Critique Requests 3 years, 3 months ago
@elfwing Awww, girl I would love to, but right now I’m beta-ing another book, trying to get through a huge stack of sci-fi library books to expand my horizons (since I’m writing sci-fi, after all XD), editing my own book, and writing a part two book T_T If I can get through all of this though I would love to!!!
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ella replied to the topic Good morning, afternoon, or evening in the forum Start HERE 3 years, 3 months ago
hahaha whales can be pretty intimidating.
I love board games! My little bro and me have a Memory rivalry (which isn’t rlly a board game).
ooo Gollum impersonation sounds like my sister!🤣🤣 that’s her favorite pastime.
archery sounds awesome! I bet you’ll be amazing! My BFF is super good at archery PLUS she is basically Jennifer…[Read more]
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ella replied to the topic Writing a conflicted character while getting readers to root for her? in the forum Characters 3 years, 3 months ago
@joy-caroline this is right up my alley, girl! I LOVE parallel characters with different arcs!!!!!!! ❤ Keziah sounds AH-MAZE-ING! I just *internally squeals* love her already.
Like @godlyfantasy12 said, I mentioned some things corresponding to this on her “Making my antagonist likeable/believable” topic. To echo that, I’ll just cut and pas…[Read more]
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OH NO!! I will DEFINITELY pray right this very moment! So so so sorry to hear that! 😭
Praying for her now, I’m SO sorrry!
@scripter-of-kingdoms @nova21 Thank y’all so muchhh!!
@daisy-torres
Oh my goodness, of course I’ll pray for her!! I’m so sorry to hear that, that must be hard. 🙁 (You’ll be in my prayers as well!)
@gracie-j @writerlexi1216 Thank you guys so much!!!
I have an update, but we don’t know if it’s good or bad yet. The hospital was so full of patients with covid that she couldn’t get in. They put her n oxygen and sent her home saying she has a virus. She literally PASSED OUT from lack of oxygen in the ER because it took so long. They didn’t even…[Read more]
I will!! Thank you so much Gracie <3
@daisy-torres I just now saw this, but I will DEFINITELY pray for your aunt!!!🙏 I hope everything is alright!<3
Thank you so much!!! She’s actually doing a LOT better, so thank y’all sooo much for y’all’s prayers!!!
I’m soo glad to hear she’s doing much better!!!!
Anytime you need me to pray for something or someone, I’m always here!! <333
Aww, thank you so much!! You’re too sweet! I’ll take you up on that some day XD And same goes for me! Any time you need a prayer buddy just let me know!
Thank you so much for being my prayer buddy!!!<333
Could you pray for my uncle? He's in the hospital and has covid and pneumonia.
I’m soooo sorry I didn’t see your message!!! I will DEFINITELY pray with you!! How is he doing?? @mkfairygirl
@daisy-torres It’s alright. 🙂 Thank you!! He’s out of the hospital now but is still experiencing symptoms and having trouble breathing.
@mkfairygirl I’m glad to hear he’s out of the hospital!! My grandma just got it recently and was experiencing a lot of aching in her joints. If he has that, he may wanna try keeping himself warm, as that stops inflammation *cough* or so @elfwing says XD But it definitely helped my grandma with that. Also the doctor told my grandma to keep moving…[Read more]
@mkfairygirl aw I’m sorry, that’s kind of scary 🙁
I do have some tips, I was sick for over 6 weeks with long covid and almost hospitalized, and although I didn’t have pneumonia, my lungs were pretty bad.
I’m still struggling with tiredness and achiness and loss of taste and smell a year later. If I’m around people for two hours and it exhausts…[Read more]
@elfwing Awww girll you still don’t have your taste and smell back? Poor thing!! I read several articles online where people were able to get it back by stimulating those areas of their brains! Try picking up random objects and focusing on the way they smell. My grandma lost her taste and smell too, but she can taste salty and sweet things. Maybe…[Read more]
@daisy-torres My mom has tried the essential oil trick but all it did was clear my sinuses haha. What happens when people lose their sense of smell and taste to covid, is that the inflammation sometimes causes damages the nerve endings, affecting smell and taste. I was sick for almost two months, so I guess it did *shrugs
I have tried…[Read more]
@elfwing My mom was saying she saw a tiktok video where people were roasting a whole orange on an open fire, and once it had grill marks on it they sliced it open and added brown sugar inside and ate it. Supposedly the combination of sweet and sour, plus the scent of the grilling, is enough to stimulate the area of the brain that can’t smell/taste…[Read more]