Cindy

@shannon I remembered one more thing that’s helped me flesh out characters.

It’s the concept of yearning.

Yearning is different from a goal. A goal is generally viewed in an external light. For instance, the MC of my WIP has a goal of saving the world. His yearning, however, is to live a life that achieves greatness. This is much deeper and…[Read more]

@daughteroftheking I’m putting you in the story along with Reggie if that’s okay. So quick question: What do you want your character to look like? And what’s her name?

@dragon-snapper  I’m not telling you what’s happening! 😛 😛

@dekreel *squints* Hey. I think something happened to the post. What happened to the rest of it? 😛

Seriously though, what’s gonna happen!

@kate-flournoy I’m sorry. *pat shoulder* I don’t know why it has to be stopped, but I’m sorry anyway. There there.

@mariposa  I wrote a Christmas poem once! Even tried to submit it here, but it wasn’t clear enough and it was kind of dark. It’s called “My Arms Branch Out Wide.”

I also like homemade cards! Usually they involve folding a piece of paper in half LOL. I’m not artsy when it comes to paper and 3D stuff 😛

@kate-flournoy  Yes, but do you do that after having fainted in the throne room and had a terrible dream? XD

Why would I kill you?? Or do you mean in the KPA? All right, I won’t! 😉

Hello, @kina-lamb! I don’t know if this is much help, but this is something that I like to do sometimes:

One thing that you could do is organize the overall plot like this:

1. Exposition
2. Conflict
3. Rise of conflict 1
4. Rise of conflict 2
5. Rise of conflict 3     etc…
6. Climax
7. Denoument

I don’t know if that would help with the kind of st…[Read more]

@overcomer  I understand… It’s just that we goof off and chat on the Writer’s Corner, too! XD

@shannon Okay, I’m back.

First of all, I really like what everyone’s said so far.

I’ve never heard anyone else articulate the way I develop characters, but I think we all do it without noticing it. My big focus, at least for step one, is to hone in on the feel of a character.

You know how when a person comes to mind you get this certain…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper Well, it isn’t easy. I try to write down story ideas whenever I get them so that when I’m done with one novel I can have a basic idea of what the next one’s going to be about.

But, obviously, you want a plot now. Well, I do have one suggestion. One of the best sources of inspiration for me is to read other novels. I don’t just…[Read more]

@overcomer I think there are two reasons to know your target audience.

First, so you don’t write the wrong book. For instance, if I know I want to write for seminal-Christians aged 30-45 who are in the military, that will keep me from writing a children’s fairy tale. Knowing your target audience also helps you maintain a core unity between all…[Read more]

Thanks, @audrey-caylin!

@anyone-else-still-here  I’m signing off; I’ll still be around the Kingdom, but I’m taking a break from writing.

Nice to meet you, Audrey!

@daughteroftheking  I knew you’d like the Wingfeather Saga reference!! I’m dropping in other references to other books, too. 🙂

By the way, what does N.C. stand for?

@audrey-caylin Yeah, It’s exactly like that! Alright, I already have a lot of characters, so I think you’ll be a minor, if that okay. 🙂 Here’s a link:

A Keeper Adventure

@audrey-caylin  *inspiration gears turning* Man, you would’ve fitted in perfectly in my KPA (KeePer Adventure)! Maybe I could give you a cameo apparence…

@sam-kowal  See you later! 🙂

@audrey-caylin  Yeah, I’m glad to be not evil, but I must warn you that I’m a bit impulsive, so if I get too excited… let’s just say it might result in an inadvertent slash. Luckily I’ve learned to do most of my “raving” in private. Sometimes it does result in claw marks on the walls, though. 😛

*beams* You sound a bit like the Florid Sword…[Read more]

@audrey-caylin  Umm… That’s a long story! Basically I was born an evil monster. But somebody (I don’t know who) rescued me and took me out of the chasms. And then I just got less and less evil.

So yeah, I’m an ex-evil, Tarnaran, “Red Chasm beast,” as they call it. *shrug* 🙂