Christine Eaton

@jenali Huzzah!

@jenali @winter-rose @that_writer_girl_99 @graciegirl @daeus @kate-flournoy I’m going to see how well I can write, even though I can’t see anything because of the glare. 😛

@jenali @winter-rose @that_writer_girl_99 @graciegirl @daeus @kate-flournoy I’m going to see how well I can write, even though I can’t see anything because of the glare. LP

@That_Writer_Girl_99 yeah. What he said. XD

Here are some things. I guess some of them were there with the previous excerpts too, I just didn’t remember them all (or didn’t have time to be thorough enough, which is also possible. :P).

Halle… Moonglade. Yes. That was the perfect name. Sure, she’d attempted to write several books, leaving them unfinished… but this was different. Yes, she’d…[Read more]

@That_Writer_Girl_99 ooooohhhh… you know what? It looks like you’ve got really good potential here for a disillusionment story. I really, really love the idea of the world outside being even worse than the prison.
What do you know about theme/message and building your story around it?
Because if you do have the world outside be worse than the…[Read more]

Ooh, yes, definitely. @kate-flournoy

Here’s a handful of the ideas I have so far:

–The prisoners believe that they are “privileged” with the ability to live in the prison. They also believe that their powers are a curse.

–The world outside of the prison is wartorn. Its been through a lot, seen a lot of destructive things–the elementals…[Read more]

@That_Writer_Girl_99 no, I know. It isn’t. 😛 Have you come up with any ideas so far? Need help brainstorming? Seriously, just dump them all right here and I’ll help you pick through them if I can. That’s what we do here. We’re all writers after all… 😉 Even if you think the ideas are dumb, please— share them. I have dumb ideas all the time.…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy I know that the plot definitely seems cliche now, and I’ve sensed that myself, so I’m trying to figure out a way to expand it so that it isn’t the same as the stories circulating through society nowadays. Not that that’s an easy thing to do… *sighs*

@That_Writer_Girl_99

Wow.
Okay, first of all, may I just say congratulations on the very strong character voice. Most people go for the snazzy voices of characters like Tam to carry their story if it’s first person, but I love the subtle yet very distinct tone of Kara’s. It’s beautiful.

In fact, your prose itself is actually very strong, and I…[Read more]

Done, and done, now to sit back and wait… @kate-flournoy

*coughs* Forgot to tag you @kate-flournoy

@That_Writer_Girl_99 I totally get that. You’ll be fine. I promise. 😉 Tag me when you do post and I’ll get back to you with opinions as soon as I’ve done a thorough read through. 🙂

Well, this is my first time posting any of my writing on here, so I may or may not have a valid reason to be nervous… @kate-flournoy

@That_Writer_Girl_99 ha. XD Not at all…

Ugh, okay. Be right back… @kate-flournoy

Can you tell I’m not excited for this? Lol…

@That_Writer_Girl_99 *salutes* reporting for duty! And really, we’re not monsters. 😀 Just start a new topic over in General Writing Discussions or something and we’ll have a nice little critiquing party with cake and brownies and punch for everyone. 😀 (Virtual, of course. *wink*)

@kate-flournoy @daeus @dragon-snapper @aratrea @ethryndal @f5a8c3e92 I’m playing with the idea of posting the prologue and first chapter of my WIP on here for some feedback… *cringes nervously* If anyone’s interested, just respond to this…

@Daeus yessir. I stopped doing this wonderful thing once I approached (aka got within ten chapters of :’D) the climax and started really having to rethink you-know-who. My typical writing night was too messy to have too much competition or I would have imploded from the double pressure. 😛 Once I get past the chapter I’m on (wherein about eight…[Read more]