Ben Dykes

@issawriter7

YAY!!!!! That makes me SOOOO happy!!! And totally the same for you!! I already love your book and characters to pieces and want to read more!!! YES, I’d definitely tag you!! It’d mean a lot for you to read it! *also puppy dog eyes*

THANKS!! I’m so glad you like it! It was the name that just stuck the most, y’know??? *happy dances wi…[Read more]

@issawriter7

Girl, THANK YOU!!! <33333333 That means soooooo much to hear you say that you like it! 😀 Sometimes I get so nervous wondering if people think my stories sound interesting, so that’s SUPER encouraging (and brought a huge smile to my face!) Oh, I would totally want you to beta read for me! If I ever post some of my writing, I’d love…[Read more]

@jenwriter17

I loved those blog posts you wrote/sent to me!! Thank you for sending them, they were super encouraging! 🙂 I’ll have to read more of your blog now that I know where to find it 😉

@Abigail-m

That’s GORGEOUS! 😀 How did you make that?

@issawriter7

Oh, NEAT!! I know what you mean, when you find that perfect name and you’re like THIS IS THE NAME FOR MY CHARACTER. Isn’t that such an amazing feeling???

Oh, I’d love to tell you about it!! Now, I’m TERRIBLE at writing summaries, so sorry if this sounds suuuuper confusing or anything. I’ll give it a shot.

So… Caira is one of the o…[Read more]

@issawriter7

That’s SOOOO COOOL! And I love the name Cascade! That’s so pretty and neat! I’ve been trying hard not to get distracted with more book ideas because I feel like I’ll stop writing on the one I’m on XD But I have made a couple of characters for a new book…

@issawriter7

Ooooh, Into the Lamp has a sequel in progress? EEEEK! That’s neat! By the way, I’m so sorry I haven’t gotten back with you about reading it! I’m a suuuuper slow reader sometimes, so it takes me longer than most people. It has nothing to do with the story, though–the story is ah-may-zhing!! Just wanted to throw that out there l…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

Girl, I feel you!! I could talk about my WIP for literal hours (if not days)! And yeah, I’ve already spoiled some of it on the plot twists forum… so sorry about that lol

That’s a good idea about printing out character arcs! I may copy you and do that myself! 🙂

LET THE SHOW BEGIN! I’m looking forward to seeing what everybody posts here! As for me, one thing that I struggle with in writing a series is pacing (ugh), but I think I have a better idea of where to go from here 😉 Those tips you gave me were really helpful!

@godlyfantasy12

Ooh, thanks for the super helpful response! 🙂 I’ve actually subscribed to Abbie Emmons’ youtube channel! She’s really great at explaining/teaching a lot of writerly things, but I need to watch more of her videos about the 3 act story structure.

I’m still not sure how long I want my series to be (like, I don’t know if it’ll be a…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

Aw, thank you, Linyang! This really makes me feel a whoooole lot better 🙂 I can tend to think about how far I have to go rather than how far I’ve come, so if I look at things that way, it actually makes me feel a lot more confident and motivated at all the progress I’ve made! This definitely makes me feel encouraged, so thank…[Read more]

@jenwriter17

Thank you so much, Jen! That was a huge encouragement to me! Especially when you pointed out how I’m a better writer than I was yesterday… that helps me to really change my perspective on things. I tend to look at the future and how far I need to go to be a “good writer”, and instead I don’t look back at how far I’ve come. And I’ll…[Read more]

@Abigail-m

Abigail, those words literally spoke to my heart (I don’t care if that sounds weird, but it’s the absolute truth). That was such an encouragement to me!! I guess I just got so wrapped up in thinking that I was the only writer who ever struggled this badly, so I started doubting myself/my writing. But to hear that other people (and…[Read more]

@wyn-rose

Aww, thank you so much! That really helps me 🙂 And it also helps to know that I’m not alone in this. I sincerely appreciate your encouragement! <3333

@scoutfinch180

OH MY WORD, you don’t know how much this post helped me! Seriously, that post was just, like, a huge bundle of encouragement. I appreciate it so much! And I agree with 100% of what you said, and it even helped me to change my perspective on my writing and to not be so perfectionistic (and to think about how God feels about it,…[Read more]

@kayleigh-idea

Thank you!! You’ve no idea how much it helps to hear you say those things <333 And I guess I’ve never really thought about it that way. I guess I thought that, if I was doubting my writing, then it was bad. But what you said makes sense! I super appreciate the kind words. Thank you! They mean so much 🙂

@godlyfantasy12

Awww, thank you so much!!! <333 This brought a huge smile to my face 🙂 It makes me feel relieved that I’m not the only one who goes through this *sigh* so that’s like a huge weight off my shoulders.

I know exactly what you mean about getting bored with the story/characters. I’ve felt stuck because I keep re-reading scenes or…[Read more]

@Gracie-j

I participated! This concept sounds super neat! *thumbs up*

@scripter-of-kingdoms

That’s so neat!! (I need to play that one because it sounds cool)… Yeah, I looooove the LoZ aesthetic! I’m glad there’s some fans on here!!

Awww, you got more ducklings??? THAT’S SO NEAT! *cries* *sniffles* Sorry, but I melt whenever I think about cute animals. How many of them are there? *whispers* Do you have a f…[Read more]