Christine Eaton

Hey, that’s @BlueJay ‘s name! 🙂 🙂 🙂

OK @Jess, I know this is way late, but I had an option for the name Tess. If you’re really stuck on that general name than you could use the name Tessica and have Tess be a once-in-a-while nickname.

Just a thought 😉

@Mark-Kamibaya @Jess

Remember: Premise is what makes the readers pick up the book. Plot is what keeps them reading. Character is what makes them pick up the book a second time. And for the record I find that I always remember the characters most.

Yes, yes, yes.
So much this.

Okay I’ll respond with a more comprehensive reply later, but the point of a lot of summaries is that you’re describing perpetual happenings. Like as in it happens over and over again. So one scene might not cut it. A summary also gives a chance for the viewpoint character’s voice to shine.

Focus on your characters.

From what I can see you’re a pantser. You write the best by the seat of your pants (writing through instinct rather than being a plotter). Also, you said you want to write this for NaNoWriMo?

I suggest that you should focus on your characters. Flesh ’em out. Give them unique quirks. Enlarge their weaknesses. Add…[Read more]

Hey @Jess! I’ll make this post a little shorter. The updated concept sounds much better but there’re some things I noticed.

Concept: Having an original concept is hard isn’t it? Yeaah. Well there’s “nothing new under the sun.” We’re just remixing ideas. So don’t be too worried about one part of your story sounding like one series and another part…[Read more]

Gotcha @Jess.

I’m thinking that instead of the typical overthrow, they reconcile in some exciting, entertaining way.

That is an extremely creative idea! That could be so good; I can’t recall having seen it in a story before.

And I 200% agree with your philosophy for dealing with your ideas already being taken—‘Well, I’ll just have to make min…[Read more]

@clairec & @sarah-h Are either of you available for writing for a bit?

@sarah-h I don’t like the Phantom of the Opera, but there is one song in there, “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” which is nice by itself. I will be singing it at my singing teacher’s end of year concert. 🙂 It is very difficult. (But fun too) 🙂
@clairec *pats you on the shoulder* Theatre blues, terrible things. I’ve heard that song before. 🙂

@Jess, that sounds like a terribly wonderful idea about the inventor. I love it!!

And being a “let’s see how this goes” type of writer is great sometimes, because sometimes neater ideas come as you go, rather than all planned out. 🙂

And if I know what, tell you? Where the inventor is?
Haha, well that’s for you to find out, I guess. 😀

So how l…[Read more]

@Jess, that sounds like a terribly wonderful idea about the inventor. I love it!!

And being a “let’s see how this goes” type of writer is great sometimes, because sometimes neater ideas come as you go, rather than all planned out. 🙂

And if I know what, tell you? Where the inventor is?
Haha, well that’s for you to find out, I guess. 😀

So how l…[Read more]

@jess I would love to read this! Your description has already tagged me (besides the fact that you tagged me in the first place). Now, when you ask for name help, are you referring to naming of the characters, settings or book title?

@jess: superpowers is such a trending movie/book topic right now. Because, let’s face it: superpowers are great, and we all wish we had them. (Oh, and according to several quizzes I’ve taken, I have the ability to create ice, force fields, and can make myself invisible. Yeah, it comes in handy.) And, because that genre is so popular, and so many…[Read more]

Looks like you’ve got it almost figured out, @jess! @emma-flournoy, good points. Maybe, the reason for having only five descendants is a one-child-per-family law sort of like China, to ensure a steady birth/death rate and to prevent over-population and famine. Your world reminds me of The Giver, by Lois Lowry. Not saying you can’t use that world…[Read more]

This sounds really neat, @Jess.

Question: do all five of the kids each have all five abilities? I didn’t think so, but the way you said it in this post made it sound that way.
Also, why are there only five kids? If the original testers have had kids, did they only have one each—and how many years has it been?
If there are only five, why would…[Read more]

@sarah-h, It was a mock/practice audition for my musical theatre classes (which are unfortunately now over) *sinks down into a heap on the ground* *sobs heart out* But it was conducted exactly like a real audition, so it was pretty intense. (and nerve racking!) It was heaps of fun, though. I sang a Latin song, ‘Pie Jesu’ by Andrew Lloyd Webber. If…[Read more]

@bluejay @overcomer @kate-flournoy @jess Would anyone like to write for a while?

Oh nuts. That’s too bad.
There are only so many names in the world, though; sometimes you can’t help using the same ones (if it just fits too perfectly, of course)! :

You could try looking up on Google names beginning with the letter you want, if you know what linguistic origin you want; i.e., ‘danish names starting with p’
That can be really…[Read more]

Oops, @jess, I forgot to tag you in my last post…