Kingdom Pen | Ben Dykes | Mentions https://kingdompen.org/members/ben-dykes/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Ben Dykes. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 df0c0e0a4f327d4f54271685384d1ece Lydia S. replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-23/#post-102663 Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:03:45 -0400 @ben-dykes

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]

]]> 81d1630b95a6d6130c0464ee85741847 ella started the topic What are the 1st three things your MC says? in the forum Characters https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-are-the-1st-three-things-your-mc-says/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:34:23 -0400 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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]]> 81a5f444fdbd4f0a5a946c883828bb83 Elfwing replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-23/#post-102605 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:21:41 -0400 @ben-dykes

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]

]]> d9bd5461b0d6718568b9b8a1db49cb98 Kathleen replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-23/#post-102593 Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:16:07 -0400 @ben-dykes

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]

]]> 1daa951cfb18a6dbaab3ba49005634f6 Precious Y replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-23/#post-102592 Sun, 25 Jul 2021 18:40:15 -0400 @ben-dykes

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]

]]> 54d708f89986c9981ae14900db2a08f7 ella replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-23/#post-102550 Sat, 24 Jul 2021 16:28:28 -0400 @ben-dykes

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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]]> bc6a9442ddae5bc33e9209eb6249064f Elizabeth replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-23/#post-102546 Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:53:52 -0400 @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]

]]> d4f9602688de7d3a04c27bafa13889d2 Daisy Torres posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/103838/#acomment-103958 Sat, 24 Jul 2021 01:06:40 -0400 @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]

In reply to - Ben Dykes posted an update Hello everyone, I’m Ben! I just joined this community, and I’m looking forward to participating! (is this the right place to post this?) ]]> 2a6573c6df9818e0740a85a70feb7ab2 Daisy Torres posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/103838/#acomment-103953 Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:41:30 -0400 @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?

In reply to - Ben Dykes posted an update Hello everyone, I’m Ben! I just joined this community, and I’m looking forward to participating! (is this the right place to post this?) ]]> 4abaa74622bdf838840775b20c52b656 Lin replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-23/#post-102533 Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:43:02 -0400 @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.

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]]> 96d6d4664f381b93005a74be5237ebbf Alexa Autorski posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/103838/#acomment-103860 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:20:49 -0400 @ben-dykes
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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