Jayna Baas

@booksbyjayna

Cool! I’m working on my second book (totally different structure/feel than the other ones I’m working on) It has a hero reaching rock bottom moment too, still working out the kinks (as in I haven’t even started outlining XD)

@booksbyjayna

Ooh, that’s very helpful. Thanks so much!

Okay, question, so you mentioned that the whole ‘brainwashing’ thing isn’t that realistic, so would you stick with that even in a fantasy story? Where brainwashing could be very realistic? Or not?

@power @otherworldlyhistorian @sarafini @foltih-feolin @felicity @mineralizedwritings

Thanks for offering, though I’m not looking for beta-readers quite yet. 😉 Your enthusiasm is encouraging, though, and I’ll remember y’all when I’m searching for beta-readers. 🙂

@joy-calle

I watched Abbie Emmons’s video on beta readers and she recommend…

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@booksbyjayna Nice! I’ll have to come back to that sometime. (Bookmarked KP’s email telling that you sent this, lol)

@sarafini

Ok, thx!

I have yet to figure out my style. I’ve been trying to read articles on style and such but haven’t written enough to figure mine out yet. I know that I do much better writing in 1st person instead of third person but that’s as far as I’ve gotten.

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@booksbyjayna

All that was super helpful!! Thanks so much!! 🙂 🙂

@theloonyone

That’s a great idea! I’ll have to try that!! Thx!

@elishavet-pidyon

I’ve seen it work and will definitely be personally implementing it as much as I can.

(After all, it’s another excuse to read Prince Caspian again…)…

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@booksbyjayna Thank you so much! This is awesome 🙂

@esther-c

Oof. I also have difficulties with this. (I think every author does at some point.)

I’ll just echo @booksbyjayna and say keep writing and study the authors you want to emulate. I’ve seen it work and will definitely be personally implementing it as much as I can.

(After all, it’s another excuse to read Prince Caspian again…)

@booksbyjayna

That is awesome! Thanks for this so much, I’ve already got a few ideas! Now I need to copy-paste this into my documents… 🙂

@booksbyjayna

When I get the chance, I’ll definitely check out the Signposts! 👍 Is it in a book or an article/website?

@booksbyjayna Now i want to see it! it might be fun plotting one story I’ve already written….working backwards y’know?

@booksbyjayna

I’ve never heard of that before! Sounds interesting.

I call myself a plantser. (Plotter/pantser) I used to be a pantser, but found out that didn’t work for me, so I am now a plantser. I write out a short summary for each chapter and follow that as my outline. But I let it change as I write. For example, the last half or maybe mor…[Read more]

@booksbyjayna Ah ok.

@booksbyjayna LOL.

@mineralizedwritings Ha, it’s the opposite for me. Sorry for confusing you @booksbyjayna!

@booksbyjayna

For me, plotting is filling out how my character motivations/themes/goals will come to be (what needs to be shown to the reader when, and what should be left for latter?), and outlining is deciding exactly what events come about to show them, and trying to connect them in a orderly fashion.

@booksbyjayna Never heard of it, but then again, I might outline but I never plot. If I plot, I can’t write it. It’s kinda the way I am…..

@booksbyjayna

Ah! Your rebuttal to my befuddle scuttles my nettle! Indeed I might at least spell newby with an ie (or mayhap I may pawn off my gaffe by inquiring if you are from northern England.)  Now, the real question is, “What might I accomplish at the most?”