Christine Eaton

@Ethryndal yep. Wouldn’t surprise me none. XD

@That_Writer_Girl_99 thank you. 😉

@Emma-Flournoy you just had to sneak in a Peterkin reference, didn’t you. *smirks* Thank you dear.

@Ethryndal *dodges milk and frantically wipes glitter out of her hair, managing only to smear it across her face* Your enthusiasm is… *cough* laudable. 😀 Thank you. We appreciates it. ;P

Three cheers for my sister! Hip hip—popatamus! Oh wait. No. Hip hip—hooray! Hip hip—hooray! Hip hip—HOORAY! *pumps your hand vigorously* Congratulations, Kate.

A “forum regular”? me? When did I becomes a regular? *grins*

Kate! You’re gonna be awesome. I’ll help you in any way I can, love, rest assured. @kate-flournoy

@Leumeister Well it was fun. 😛 And the NF was (and IS of course) pretty much indisputable. 😀

Thanks, @Hope. 😉

Here, let me tag some forum regulars.

@Ethryndal @Daeus @That_Writer_Girl_99 @GracieGirl @Jane-Maree @Winter-Rose

@Hope I LOVE that Uncharted one.

I’m glad you approve @ethryndal

@ethryndal

Pollyanna? It sounds so familiar! 🙂

@Mark-Kamibaya thanks for all this. I’ve not said much but I’ve been following it. Very useful. 😉

Sci-Fi Tips Part 16: The Final Installation

@emily-d @dragon-snapper @brandon-miller @leumeister @holly-nelson-gray @jayniecatgirl08 @sleepwalkingMK @daeus @overcomer @sierra-r

Honestly, I have so much more research I could pour into this thread, but sci-fi month is over so I’ll leave it as it is. Hope you guys enjoyed my rants and raves on…[Read more]

Sci-Fi Tips Part 16: The Final Installation

Honestly, I have so much more research I could pour into this thread, but sci-fi month is over so I’ll leave it as it is. Hope you guys enjoyed my rants and raves on various genres and conventions within sci-fi. And hopefully you learned a thing or two.

Science Fiction is a massive genre with so much…[Read more]

Sci-Fi Tips Part 15

Random Sci-Fi Character Types Deconstructed

The Lone Gunslinger

As you may have guessed, the Lone Gunslinger is a character type borrowed from Westerns. The character type works well in science fiction, specifically space operas, because there are many parallels between Westerns and science fiction space operas including the…[Read more]

A soft shhhh-ing noise whispers through the air, and suddenly in his hand Matthias holds an icicle aloft. The shard of ice is razor sharp but perfectly translucent; any other time, it would be beautiful, but it’s not now, not when the tip of the icicle is aimed high in the air, tilted downwards at Blake’s throat.

Things aren’t going very well for…[Read more]

I’m done with the dishes! Now to squeeze a few more words in before I have to eat lunch… @ethryndal

I’m still here. *sets down dishrag so she can assure you that you aren’t alone* I’ll be done with the dishes shortly and then I’m back to writing. @ethryndal

Yeah. @winter-rose

Honestly, I think it shows how much I’ve learned about character arcs so far. Originally, I had no backstory for Blake, and he was just sort of this flat character that made everything in Kara’s world perfect again. Now that I’ve built his backstory, he’s so much more.

Yeah.

Honestly, I think it shows how much I’ve learned about character arcs so far. Originally, I had no backstory for Blake, and he was just sort of this flat character that made everything in Kara’s world perfect again. Now that I’ve built his backstory, he’s so much more.

Well, Matthias is mad at the whole world right now, and Blake is strangely insensitive, which is a quality I didn’t foresee him having… @winter-rose