Christine Eaton

@Bluejay I don’t necessarily think you need to include the song itself, but a description of the music would be nice. Just it’s tone— melancholy, cheerful, stirring? What’s it sound like? And what quality is the sound? Clear? Deep? Vibrant? Shrill? Tinkling? Whispering? You might also describe character reactions to it— leaning back and…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy, @daeus, and @hope
I definitely agree with you on this. While I do think it is important to have backstories for characters, you can’t include them all. However, while you are developing characters, you do need to have some of their past figured out. For example, say you have a particularly bitter, melancholy character. Why is he or…[Read more]

Writing a book so far is a confusing but fun process. The hardest part for me perhaps is to not overthink everything. I want it all to be perfect, but a perfect first draft is unrealistic, and not a very writer healthy hope …

Goodness, you said it! I struggle with the same thing. I want to make everything perfect in the first draft, and I w…[Read more]

Writing a book so far is a confusing but fun process. The hardest part for me perhaps is to not overthink everything. I want it all to be perfect, but a perfect first draft is unrealistic, and not a very writer healthy hope …

Goodness, you said it! I struggle with the same thing. I want to make everything perfect in the first draft, and I w…[Read more]

@overcomer I’m wrapping up the planning stage for my novel, and then I’m moving into writing the first draft!

Oh, so if you think it does need a poem, can you please help me write one??? Let me tag a few people so they see this.

@daeus , @hannah-c , @hope , @aella , @anna-brie , @kate-flournoy , @faithdk , @gretald , @rolena-hatfield , @writefury , @spradlin , @sarah-h , @winter-rose , @anyone-else-who-cares-to-help

@overcomer Thanks. *bites into cake. Yummy* Oh goody I love birthdays. *scrunches up eyes, clasps hands and makes a wish*
And just for your information I actually haven’t written a novella but a novellette. The difference is the words count. A novellette is 7,500-20,000. A novella is 20,000-50,000. And then a novel is 50,000-110,000. Any longer…[Read more]

@overcomer I have nearly finished my first story. It has turned out to be a novellette rather than a short story, but I’m making it still count. Yes, I realized after I had decided to to it, that it is a tall goal, but even if I don’t succeed, I will have at least tried my best. 🙂

Good work with your project though. 🙂

Yay! Ice creams. Brilliant.

Thanks for the rootbeer @Daeus. I just have to be careful not to sneeze or my entire nasal cavity is going to get burnt to a crisp by the bubbles. 😉

812. Wow, we were all rather close. *grins happily.* @kate-flournoy @daeus

Aw, man! You just beat me! 😉

@Daeus

804 words edited @Daeus @bluejay. What did you guys get?

*echoes @kate-flournoy* Right-o @daeus

Right-o.

Okay! Tag me when you’re both ready. @daeus @kate-flournoy

Okay! Tag me when you’re both ready.

Actually @bluejay I’ve got a few more things to do yet, so I’ll probably start when @Daeus does.

@daeus Okay! @kate-flournoy, do you want to start now?