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@bella-d MY GIRLL IS HERE!!!!
In other words, hi Bella! 😀
Hey yourself! @kate-flournoy
Trompette de la Mort! You HAVE been active, @dekreel ! *long beady stare* Thou wilt merge into another Chosen One before I have reached me Knight’s status. (Does anyone know how to *actually* talk medieval slang…?)
Awww, thanks, Dekkie. (Can I call you that?) I love my name too.
Well, long story short, I love mushrooms. (Eating, foraging, studying, selling to chefs who pay…lots of money for them.) There’s a mushroom which is colloquially called Pig’s Ear Gomphus. I think it looks more like a fancy pig’s foot. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/gomphus_clavatus.html These pictures don’t show the pig’s foot/ear aspect. @aislinn-mollisong
I use it as an expression.
INFP? Well, actually, I used to test as an ENTP. Out of curiosity, I retested, knowing I have seen major shifts in my personality lately. I’m an ENFP. I’m weird; I LOVE being alone. I spend hours at my desk or dancing in my room. But I also enjoy being with people. Yet my world is within, not without, so TECHNICALLY, I should be an INFP.
*sigh*
@mariposa *picks confetti out of air* *inspects it* Oooo, shiny.
@cindygreen *hugs you back* Missed you too! What an appropriate signature.Hello, Aislinn. I don’t recall where we met, but I believe you! 😀
YOU GUYS. She has a SOMBRERO on the floor.
NONE of you noticed what is REALLY behind you. You see, on the last three days of the year, if you turn around at just the right time, a portal will open into the past or the future. There is no telling what you’re unwittingly getting yourself into. But, adventuresome one, go forth and conquer! (Or take that premise and write a prompt. You pick.)
Anyways, on to more serious stuff. Is there still a prayer chain going on here? Anything I should pray for?
@daeus Yes yes yes! That is what I want. Okay…..I can’t wait to start outlining this now!
@mark-kamibaya @kate-flournoy @daeus You guys are the best. Thanks. I really needed some brutally honest feedback.
Okay, I was definitely wondering about the genre-mixing. I’ll see what I can do about real animals with intelligent-seeming attacks. (Daeus, I find it creepy that you almost nailed my original idea to a T. Like even that scene you described was what I originally wanted to do. Are you a mind reader or something?)
Kate, I suppose it doesn’t HAVE to happen in Yellowstone, except that the dry/dead/sulfurous element is part of what I want. I also want her to be stuck somewhere she doesn’t want to be. I suppose the moving somewhere else could be enough.
I think, in light of what you guys said, I will switch gears and leave out the fantasy elements. I might even seriously consider changing settings back to the original of a suburban neighborhood. *cries* It’s all for the best, though.
You are right that I’m trying to do too much in one story. This is my first novel and it’s hard for me to gauge it. Daeus, I will for sure take your advice and make the mother-daughter relationship a big part of the story. Hopefully as I plot this out I can trim out the unnecessaries.
But even though it might be hard, I really do need to write this story. I’m a planner though, so for right now I need to at least outline before penning, otherwise I’ll get discouraged way too fast. But in light of what you said, Mark, maybe I will do some bullet point path thingys where I take the story in all these crazy directions and see what rough plot I like best and figure out at least a better focus than what I’ve got now, then write it, then rewrite it.
Since she struggles with depression, I want that inner conflict to be the central focus of the story. Maybe I should think of a inciting event and climax, then think of scenes that build up to that point.
Do you guys have any ideas for a climax?
Maybe she runs away and her mother has to find her? Should I give her siblings and they get lost together? It would force her to come out of herself. In either option the seemingly intelligent raven attacks can hound her (don’t worry, if I go that route I will not overdo the symbolism, Kate-I will probably make it only a symbol to her and have a scene where she is frustrated by the fact that no one else is bothered by the ravens) and she will have to choose life and let her mother help her and learn to have joy transcending her emotions.
I guess I need to stop and write out what needs to happen in her heart and then decide where/how/in what circumstance.
Mmmmmm. I have a LOT of work to do. Unfortunately somebody borrowed my brain and I don’t know when I’ll get it back (read: I have no mental energy/critical thinking power right now.) But as soon as I’ve worked out something of a plot, I promise I will start writing and tweaking.
And maybe I’ll come crying back for help from you guys.Anyone know Sierra’s and Cindy’s tags? I thought I knew them but obviously not.
@mariposa @the-real-kapeefer I second the motion.
@the-real-kapeefer Seeing as how your tag states you are a fan of Kingdom Pen, and further, implies you are the truest, “most real” fan, it would hardly be a smart move to decimate the kingdom, which occurrence would certainly follow an assasination. I was thinking of a more peaceful approach: start from scratch and ally with the existing kingdom.
@the-real-kapeefer I have some actually serious questions for you. Would you ever consider starting your own YouTube channel, separate from Kingdom Pen? You really should think about it, Daniel. You’ve been a good bumbling henchmen and sidekick, but everyone wants to be the main character at some point. Just a thought. 😉
Also, since you’re apparently not a writer, what do you enjoy doing? Besides feeding @aratrea ‘s beloved frogs, that is. @dragon-snapper @kate-flournoy
Welcome to the forum! We’re glad to have our second favorite inside joke creator here with us! 😛Also, I just “met” Kara Swanson through the YWW-I can’t wait to hear what she (and everyone) has to say!! 😊
Yippee! I signed up as soon as the email came. 😊
@livylynn Welcome! I’m so glad to meet you! Do you have a WIP?
Oh, I didn’t see you had answered my other questions! My bad. 😉 What kind of dog do you have?
@sage-g I love the vibe of The Endurance! Plus, the story behind it is amazing. We were listening to a Your Story Hour production on Shackleton when it came out, so it was especially memborable.
@sage-g Oooo-you listen to Adam Young’s scores? Which is your favorite?
