Ben Dykes

All right, so I know I’m supposed to be sprinting, but I just looked at my overall word count for my entire book and realized I HAVE WRITTEN A NOVEL!!! I HAVE OVER SIXTY THOUSAND WORDS AND I’M INTERNALLY SCREAMING right now! But I’m scared it’s going to end up being too long because there’s still a ridiculous amount of story I need to tell 🙁

@gracie-j

Thanks! I mean, it wasn’t perfectly accurate and not entirely how I picture them in my head, but Artbreeder is pretty tough to use, and that was one of my very first tries XD Maybe I’ll try them again sometime, I don’t know. Either way, thank you:)

(Also, I love your tagline!!:)

Everybody ready to start the sprint? I’m about to begin!! <3333

@gracie-j

Of course you did!! Your posts are always incredibly helpful, and I really take note of your advice!!:) Thank you so much, I’m so happy you like this idea. I mean, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go through with it because I wanted to portray it as powerfully as possible and hopefully touch the reader’s hearts by it. I had the idea of…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting @issawriter7 @mkfairygirl

Yay, so happy you guys are joining us!!:) Also, when we’ve finished, we should post our favorite line we wrote during that timeframe. Eh? Eh? Just a thought.

@abigail-m

Aww, thank you!!! I’m smiling so hard right now–that’s just so sweet of you to say!!! 😀 😀 😀 *gives the biggest sigh ever* IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME THAT YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH! Yay, I haven’t even finished the book and it already has fans!!! <333 Aww, I’m glad to hear it touched you so much, but that wasn’t even half of how much I’m just…[Read more]

@abigail-m

Agreed!:) And, now that I think of it, you never really say goodbye to your characters because you, as the authoress, can write about them whenever you like:) And *gasps* YAYAYAYAY, The Snow Warrior has a sequel and prequel!!! *claps* *internally screams* *throws confetti everywhere* I’M SO EXCITED FOR YOU (and for me, because that m…[Read more]

@gracie-j

Thank you, Grace, for this very helpful reply!!! 🙂 I knew that I wanted to interweave Christian elements into this story for that purpose, and maybe I can touch people’s hearts, even if it may only be a small way:) I try to write in deep, thoughtful life lessons for every one of my characters, so I thought it would be really special to…[Read more]

@gh24682468999

Aww, your story sounds absolutely incredible!!! I love the metaphors you’re using, it makes it so interesting and unique:) And especially how the Bible is portrayed–that’s just so amazing and it makes me want to delve deeper into your story!! Thank you for your reply and for sharing that–it was very helpful and very much…[Read more]

@mkfairygirl

Of course, girl!!! <3333 I think your story sounds incredible, and definitely one I would want to proudly display on my bookshelf (and will no doubt do someday)!!! 😉 Yes, I love the name! It’s so interesting and mythical-sounding, and very rarely do I find names in fiction that I love so much!!! And *sighs* that’s good to know–I…[Read more]

@mkfairygirl

Aww, thank you girl!!! That makes me so happy to know you like the idea:) And *gasps* that’s an incredible idea to have it in another language!! Would you mind if I did something similar?? If not that’s okay!! That’s another great idea to have it be like a ‘New World’ or something along those lines… I hadn’t thought of that! :D…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

Thanks, Lin!!:) You too!!

@lewilliams

Thanks, Elizabeth!! I wasn’t entirely sure if I wanted to try it/if I could properly pull it off, but I think I’ll try. I knew I wanted to include Christian elements, so I thought this would be an interesting concept and sideplot:) *Phew!* I’m glad you think it wouldn’t be strange, because then I would’ve been more stumped XD And…[Read more]

@kathleenramm Hmm, well I haven’t created a main character in quite a long while, so I’m honestly a bit unsure what my process is at this point. Side characters, however, usually start with a concept or image that usually comes to me in the midst of writing. For example, I’ve created:

• An overly apologetic butler to a supervillain
• An o…

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@writerlexi1216 Am I having this exact same debate with myself about my own dear WIP? Yes. Yes I am

*ahem* I think that’s a really cool idea! And I agree with everyone else that’s already commented–I think it’s perfectly okay to include the Bible in a fantasy world!! Like @issawriter7 said, you can always avoid mentioning specific names if…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Thanks, Joy!! I’m so glad you think so!!:) Yay, thank you for sharing this incredible piece of advice!! It was immensely helpful, and I’m especially glad you pointed that out about incorporating Christianity into fantasy–I guess I don’t see much of that done, now that I think of it. Exactly, you worded that exceptionally well!:) A…[Read more]

@issawriter7

Thank you, Issa!! I was hoping that was a good decision to include, because I wanted to portray Christianity through this book and thought it would be an interesting idea:) And I think that’s an incredible idea–not using names but only referencing stories, or even some parables/lessons that Jesus taught without going into detail.…[Read more]

@jenwriter17

Thank you, Jen, for your helpful reply!!! That’s an interesting thought to consider, and would work well with combining the two of them:) Thank you! And I like the idea of an allegory, using characters to represent Jesus. Great idea!:)

@devastate-lasting

Thank you for your reply, Lin!!:) And that’s a great help: I wanted to include the Bible because that would work well with my character’s arc of becoming a Christian, though I wasn’t sure if that would be odd. So thank you for clarifying, and yes, I’ll keep that in mind!! I wanted to give the idea that heaven and hell still…[Read more]