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@Aratrea @TheLiteraryCrusader okay, do either of you know what the last five buttons after img are for? They just seem to have done weird things with indents… any clue what the actual abbreviations on the buttons stand for?

No hurry. Just be good to know. 😛

@cloudy @daughteroftheking I’ve been trying to do some little sketches but unfortunately I haven’t had time for much. I’ve been really busy with midterms and papers, and October’s turned into a super hectic month. But I bought copic markers though, and have had a lot of fun trying to figure out techniques with them 🙂 I’ll post a couple for you I…[Read more]

@dekreel Diana Wynne Jones wrote Howl’s Moving Castle and A.S. Peterson is actually Andrew’s brother. And A.S. Peterson’s wife is Jennifer Trafton. 🙂 So there, Peterson family tree for ya 😉

@Dekreel I don’t really have problems in this quarter because I’m very good at just ignoring all my horrible mistakes in a first draft. And I also enjoy rewriting the full novel because it’s fun seeing the massive improvement in it. xD But still, I have friends who struggle with this. Three things you can try:

1: (as Kate said) write in…[Read more]

@Kballen so exciting that you’re doing NaNo!! (I am too.) Like the others have said, having an outline is very helpful, and so is having a group of encouraging buddies who can spur you on in writing. That was one of the things that helped me most. 🙂
K.M. Weiland has a bunch of great advice on NaNo (here’s a link if you want to check it out).

@catwing Thanks! I will 😉

Alright guys *throws list of books*

For children’s lit lovers,
The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.
Henry and the Chalk Dragon Also by Jennifer Trafton and I highly, highly recommend it if you love to read something incredibly well written and witty and lots of…[Read more]

@Dekreel honestly and unfortunately, no. You could outline your novel from the beginning (before you ever write anything) but that still won’t ensure that your story idea won’t change as you were writing it. In fact, it probably will, and that’s a good thing because it means your story is alive.

I’m a perfectionist too. I think I would have been…[Read more]

@daeus This is a really interesting idea, I’m very intrigued! I actually really like diary format stories, I’ve thought of writing one, myself.

@DAEUS WHY DIDN’T YOU TAG ME FOR THIS. I MISSED IT. *horrified sobbing that trails off into pathetic wails*

We is upset. *scowls* Don’t do it again.

*coughs* Yes. Anyway. After all that drama, I have nothing to say after all, because I love it. And you should definitely write it, because I want to read it.
So write it.

Ah. Nice. @catwing

…listening to it? Like, the soundtrack? @catwing

*sighs* I’m staring at a blank screen, trying to start a chapter. I forget who asked me that question…

@emily @winter-rose @catwing I’ve come to join the party.

@kballen

Yes I’m on a hiatus right now but I thought I’d just throw this link at you. It might help.
*throws link at you*
NANO OUTLINING by Brandon Miller

@ingridrd Ooh very nice. I love the colour theme you’ve used.

Out of Time trilogy – Nadine Brandes
Songkeeper Chronicles – Gillian Bronte Adams
The Tales of Goldstone Wood – Anne Elisabeth Stengl
The Mission League – Jill Williamson
Ashtown Burials – N.D. Wilson
Storming – K.M. Weiland

And that’s just scraping the surface of my favourites list. 😛

@Dekreel I see. 😀 That’s so cool you can watch em whenever!
Aso, I forgot to mention in my post over in “Favorite Book?”, but did you see they are making another Wrinkle in Time movie?!? I’m so excited!

@Dekreel Oooh! I loved A Wrinkle in Time too! It was one of the first books I read all in one day so it’s a bit special to me. XD

My all-time faves are:
The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
^^^ These three are definitely my absolute faves but…[Read more]