CrystalSnow

@devastate-lasting

I’ve always had a fascination with fairy-tale retellings! Have you ever read the Lunar Chronicles? I wouldn’t say it’s the best series out there, but it was definitely the best fairy-tale retelling series that I have read.

How old were you when you wrote it?

@leon-fleming

That is a fantastic way to improve writing style that I must try!

I haven’t heard this advice of mimicking great authors’ writing styles as a way to improve your own, but it makes perfect sense.

What were some of the authors you modeled after?

@leon-fleming

Yeah, style so often overlooked by a lot of writers.

Was there anything particular you did to help improve your writing style? Or was it just a lot of practice and persistence?

@erinramm

I have yet to read the Inheritance Cycle, and I must say, this doesn’t make me any more excited to do so.

@purenostalgia

Oh, yes… Jason. All I remember about him was that he was very forgettable.

Probably the weakest protagonist Riordan has ever written.

@leon-fleming

Alrighty!

@elizafuse

I know people who love that trope as well as people who hate it! Haha.

But it can be really good if it’s written well.

Is there a book or movie that you read/watched that pulled this trope off particularly well?

@mayajoelle

@leon-fleming

It’s been a while, but is this still an issue?

If it is, I can look into why it isn’t working and try to fix it.

And if there are any other technical difficulties you are having, feel free to let me know and I’ll get ’em fixed as soon as possible!

@leon-fleming

Not sure why I’m only finding this forum page now, but better late than never!

Okay, so here’s the first thing that popped into my head after reading your premise.

I really like the idea that every time he time travels, he is making an alternate universe, and not really changing the past.

But I think a cool way to take advantage…[Read more]

@merieshenanigans

I usually draw new characters, but my goal is to be able to draw characters from my novel. The reason why I haven’t yet is because when I start, they don’t look like what they imagine them in my head, and give up. XD

*grabs a pencil and shakes it with determination*

But one day I’ll draw sketches of the characters in my novels…[Read more]

@michelle

But that’s what writers do! Notice the small but fascinating things in the world that most people overlook.

Being strange is what writers do best.XD

@leon-fleming

Funny enough yes! I was able to dream about my fictional worlds.

Only occasionally and after many efforts, but when I did the world ended up being a lot more…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

I loved to make up worlds when I was younger as well. (Still do to this day actually).

But when I was little I would envision worlds with as much detail as possible as I fell asleep hoping that I would go there in my dreams. The world was almost always a fantasy world where I was a princess about to go on a perilous journey.…[Read more]

@leon-fleming

*blinks* Woah. That is quite the process.

@merieshenanigans

I will join everyone in saying, WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

Sorry if that was too loud, I always get excited when someone new joins. XD

You like to draw as well! What kind of things do you like to draw? For me I love drawing characters from movies, dramas, tv shows, etc. but I also like to make up my own characters from time to…[Read more]

@michelle

What do you think makes Jack especially realistic?

I really want to figure out the reason why some characters feel like they’re alive and others feel as real my pet unicorn.XD

@leon-fleming

Yes, characters can be both realistic and UNrealistic in two different ways.

A character can have supernatural powers that make them unrealistic but also have a well-written character full of depth and heart that makes them realistic.

Some books I’ve read the characters feel like they’re just puppets being controlled by the…[Read more]