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@Daeus Yeah, echoing Kate here: this has really got me thinking….Hmm.

Beyond what anyone else has said…I can’t think of anything. XD I believe that connecting and making a continual effort to stay connected with readers would be a HUGE way to go the extra mile. All the ways the others have mentioned sound great. *thumbs up*
Of course, like…[Read more]

@daeus – What a great question to think about.

I think going the extra mile for me, whether in writing or just life in general, is like some others have said, building relationships with my “readers” or clients. People enjoy feeling “special” or like they’re privileged as being apart of something. So, for me, I enjoy spending time communicating…[Read more]

@Daeus YES DO. XD Nadine is honestly just the bestest. *nods*

@Daeus for others directly… I think oftentimes it just surprises people when you remember them personally in a sea of other voices. Initiating contact instead of just responding, reviving an old joke, or maybe even remembering their birthday and surprising them. (*gulp* I barely remember my own… 😛 ) In other words letting them know that…[Read more]

This is awesome @his-instrument !
I especially love the one where Aladdin is loving his story. 😛 That’s how I feel. And then the one where Loki is like ‘What?’ to the plothole. That’s how I feel. Then especially when I get a new idea. The idea says ‘Hello.’ and I’m like, ‘ah!’ Seriously, that is so awesome!
I must tag people.
@julia-r This has…[Read more]

@winter-rose *dramatically* Nooo! Frodo, no!
😛 Have fun being distracted. 🙂
@daeus @ethryndal (you disappeared again) @that_writer_Girl_99 @emily I’m on for another hour or so. Just tag me if you’re in.

@daeus I discovered that for me, sometimes “go the extra mile” means “work extra hard to make sure my writing is the best it can possibly be.” To take the extra time to do another edit. To study more about craft. To be willing to learn. That’s really hard for me, because I don’t like to work on one project for very long. 🙂 But it’s been so worth it!

@Daeus I think that your original comment about Nadine is a very very good example. Your readers are a huge impact on whether your book is successful (obviously) so you need to treat them as real people and be their best friend.
Nadine is honestly such an amazing above-and-beyond-er. She asks her street team/ninja’s birthdays when they join so she…[Read more]

@daeus Have you seen Skit Guys? Brainstorming for this has for some reason reminded me of their ‘bad ways to witness’ video…
“God, please send someone my way so I can witness to them.”
*Walks in*
*punchs other guy*
*falls down*
*holds up paper then drops it on other guy.* “Jesus loves you.” *walks off*

*grins and shakes head* don’t do that though.

@daeus
Hmmm… After this whole moving ordeal I think I’ll do more with my blog. *inspired*
Wait, give people extra value? But, the constitution!
Randomness was contained below after a brainstorm. May or may not be helpful…
billboards
T-shirts
Media posts
Travel
Book signings

Maybe that will give you ideas.

I’d say theme has a lot to do with it. Reading a good book is one thing, but putting down a good book and having something to think about, that’s the extra mile for me. It’s something I strive to do, and enjoy reading even more. @daeus

@salome01w4g I’m beta-reading something for @daeus

@catwing

certain phone melting dragon.

Who would that be? Why would a dragon melt a phone? Weird.

😛

Anyway, I’ll be writing. 🙂

@daeus @josiahdeboer @shannon @emily @ethryndal @that_writer_Girl_99

@daeus, I told my sister about your suggestion to add a character with ice cream powers, and that inspired her to give the Cupcake Gang a pet cat named Frosty, that can spit out scoops of strawberry ice cream instead of hairballs (only at bad guys, of course). 😀 (she’s 7 by the way) 😉

@daeus and @Josiah DeGraaf: I’ve written about (?) three hundred poems, but there are 102 in my book. I do both free verse and rhyme, all forms (mostly forms I make up), but sonnets are pretty cool and I’ve messed around with those a lot, using the pentameter but breaking up the lines or using the lines but changing the meter etc.

@Elizabeth: I…[Read more]

@daeus Any clues as to what happened to @seekjustice‘s comment?

@catwing @josiahdeboer @daeus @ethryndal @daughteroftheking @emily @shannon I’m here and writing. Not sure for how long, but regardless of anything, I will write!

@emily
oooh I’m intrigued, I would keep righting. It sounds like you have the start to a great story! Have you ever taken Jumpstart your novel course (@daeus teaches it http://kingdompenacademy.teachable.com/p/jumpstart-your-novel ) I’m going threw it right now and though it’s a bit difficult it is really helping how I think about my story and…[Read more]