Ben Dykes

  • Beth Darlene replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 2 years, 8 months ago

    @ben-dykes

    Hello!! I don’t know you at all 😉

  • Lydia S. replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 2 years, 9 months ago

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    Well, I am unfortunately quite late, but welcome to the KP forum!

    Wonderful genre choice! I’d love to attempt writing sci-fi someday; what do you enjoy most about it? And congrats on finishing a novel!!! It takes a lot of work and determination to get to that point.

    Here are a couple questions, if you’d like to answer them:

    1) What…[Read more]

  • The title says it all, folks.  I just thought it might be fun to compare what your character says to see if the dialogue truly matches their personality or not.

    So I’ll share mine first!

    MC is Dylan, who is stubborn, quiet, and strong-willed.  A little self-protective.  Lmk if his dialogue fits his personality.

    1)  “Better.”  (*rolls eyes…

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  • Elfwing replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 2 years, 9 months ago

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    Hi there!! Good to meet you! As far as advice, I’d say don’t be shy to ask anything you want answers for, the people on here are very friendly and even though I’ve only been on here a couple months its been so so helpful for my writing journey

    I don’t bite unless provoked and am generally amiable and happy unless I’m too hot, too…[Read more]

  • Kathleen replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 2 years, 9 months ago

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    Hey! Nice to meet you! It’s Awesome to have you here in the Kingdom!

    How long have you been writing?

    Also, congrats on writing you first full length novel! The first one is definitely the hardest. ( At least from my experience).

    As for tips on the forum, every week on Friday the forum moderator ( aka me) asks a writing related q…[Read more]

  • Precious Y replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 2 years, 9 months ago

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    Hey Ben! I’m Precious and I’m also kind of new here. I’m also interested in writing science fiction and fantasy and I’ve read some cool adventure fiction. I think that Brandon Sanderson brings the best of these worlds together. I’d recommend The Reckoners series (I read the first one and it’s great). I’ve also heard that Mistborn is a…[Read more]

  • ella replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 2 years, 9 months ago

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    Hey Ben!  I’m Ella.  Welcome, welcome!  Ooo, cool!  You want to write more action in books?  Cool.  I like to write YA dystopian and thriller/suspense mainly.  My WIP synopsis is:

    24 miles off the Island of Camino, a commercial airline goes down in the Pacific. Only one passenger survives.
    Dylan, an orphan-turned-foster child, was li…

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  • Elizabeth replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 2 years, 9 months ago

    @ben-dykes Hello and welcome to Kingdom Pen! We’re very glad to have you here. I love your profile picture, by the way; it’s very cool. As for advice, I would echo what Lin said. There are a few threads where people gather just to chat; the Writer’s Corner, for example, as well as the WIP Chat thread tend to be helpful. If you have any questions,…[Read more]

  • Daisy Torres posted a new activity comment 2 years, 9 months ago

    @ben-dykes Haha same. My first novel was about a middle age couple trying to escape a post-apocalyptic New York City XD I wrote like three chapters of it, but I had fully intended it to be a novel at the time loll.

    Well I’d normally mean the one you’re working on, but whichever you’d like to talk about! (Assuming you like talking about your…[Read more]

  • Daisy Torres posted a new activity comment 2 years, 9 months ago

    @ben-dykes Oh awesome!! I really like adventure as well. Okk! If you ever want a link, just let me know.

    How long have you been writing? Could you give a brief description of your current novel?

    • I have been writing since I was 4 years old, but I wrote my first decent book at 9 or 10. I finished my first novel at 16, my current age.

      My current novel as in the one I finished or the one I’m working on?

      • @ben-dykes Haha same. My first novel was about a middle age couple trying to escape a post-apocalyptic New York City XD I wrote like three chapters of it, but I had fully intended it to be a novel at the time loll.

        Well I’d normally mean the one you’re working on, but whichever you’d like to talk about! (Assuming you like talking about your…[Read more]

  • Linyang Zhang replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 2 years, 9 months ago

    @ben-dykes Hi there, welcome to the Kingdom! I’m Linyang, though most call my Lin here. Lovely to have you!

    My advice? Always check the recent topics tab, and comment on whatever recent threads you wish. Oh yeah, and when replying to people, copy and paste their tag from underneath their name on the left. It helps.

    On that note, do you think…[Read more]

  • Alexa Autorski posted a new activity comment 2 years, 9 months ago

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    Hi, Ben!:) It’s great to have you here on Kingdom Pen! *waves* I’m Alexa, but you can call me Lexi if you’d like. *gives you a warm mug of tea* Here you go! That’s my welcoming gift around here. 😉 You can definitely introduce yourself here, but you can also post your introduction in the ‘Start Here’ section as well (people might notice…[Read more]

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