Catwing

@abigail-m

I went the whole of NaNo without drinking coffee as well! I didn’t drink any caffeine at all, which I was quite proud of. And I haven’t actually had any (excepting a long road trip i had to make) since then either.

Aw lovely! I have two horses and a naughty shetland welsh cross 😀  What sort of horse do you have? and do you ride?

@larchness

I would definitely study the “Dark Ages”. All around the world they were so interesting in different ways, but I couldn’t really narrow it down more than that. I just find that time period so fascinating.

Ah yes, seafaring adventures are so much fun! The novel I’m currently plotting is set in the Golden Age of Piracy (the historical…[Read more]

Hello all! Anyone around? I’m just rereading an older novel of mine trying to work out how to fix it when i really should be working on my KP articles…

@rochellaine @jenwriter17 @gracie-j @devastate-lasting @valtmy

I thought I’d get a discussion going here! I’m currently reading Frankenstein (an audio version narrated by Dan Stevens, 100% worth it if you like your audiobooks read by British men with nice voices). I’m about half way through and I am really enjoying it! So has anyone else read Frankenstein? If so, what did you think of it? Were there any th…[Read more]

@jenwriter17

I’m just stalking (Because I’m supposed to be packing) but I love your collages!

@jenwriter17 @alia @seekjustice @valtmy @gracie-j

Anyone around?  I’ll be here for a little bit, trying to figure out how writing works again. 😛

@joy-caroline

Hello there! I’m Chelsea R.H., or SeekJustice and its lovely to see you here! Who are some of your favourite authors and do you have any pets?

@abigail-m

Hey there! How are you doing? I’m Chelsea R.H. aka SeekJustice 😀 Congratulations on getting your first draft done and good luck with your second draft!

And now for my obligatory questions…are you more of a tea or a coffee person? Or neither? and do you have any pets?

@larchness

Hello there! I’m Chelsea R.H., otherwise known as SeekJustice!

I really enjoy history and would have loved the chance to study it (weirdly enough, I went the dog training/disbility care route). What are your favourite periods/things to study?

Ooh, I have so many fantasy recommendations! What are your preferences (subgenres, YA,…[Read more]

I’m off now! I’ll chat to you all later. 😀

@catwing @alia @godlyfantasy12

@catwing

Not too bad at all. I’m recovering after the holidays 😛 How have you been?

@catwing,

I’ll have to check it out

@seekjustice,

that’s a good idea

@godlyfantasy12,

I would say that there are different times when I definitely feel that way, and sometimes taking a short break to refocus is good. (with my procrastination it turns into months, but I would suggest maybe just taking a week away with no writing before…[Read more]

@alia

Yeah, that’s hard. I find when I’m in a stitch like that that going back to characters can be really helpful. For me, that’s where a lot of ideas for how to integrate subplots into the main plot comes from exploring various facets of the main and side characters.

@catwing

Hellloooo!! It has been so long my friend!

@catwing

pretty good, busy but mostly good.

ooh, what’s the channel?

I get the whole writing thing, I had planned on publishing my book this summer, but I have barely started the second draft (I wanted the 3rd draft done by the end of this year)

@seekjustice,

I just can’t figure out how to add them in without making it annoying to read, like its forced. I’m also trying to add more world building (because Tolkien is my favorite author and I want to slightly resemble that) so its being difficult

@catwing,

Hey! how’s it going? how’s your year been?

@alia

Ooh that’s tricky. Are you finding it hard to come up with subplots or just integrate them into the main plot?

@seekjustice,

I am trying to fill in holes and missing information and skipped scenes (my first draft is literally just the main plot and that’s it, nothing else), but I can’t seem to figure out how to do so

@alia

I definitely understand. Second drafts are so hard. What in particular are you struggling with?