Daniel Thompson

@introvert_girl @lifeofkatie @seekjustice @kate-flournoy

Okay, unless anybody think’s it’s a terrible idea, I’m planning to use this for a writing school I’m launching this coming year.

My general impression of Pinterest leads me to think that quotes are good to post there, so I thought I’d do some short writing tip graphics. To make it easy on…[Read more]

@his-instrument Another option is to add in an extra prologue or chapter in the beginning that has a very different tone just to give the reader something positive to latch onto.

@dekreel One thing I noticed is that most of your sentences are very similar in length. It would help to vary that up a bit. Have some run-on sentences and some normal and some very short.

@his-instrument I love the plot line.

I don’t know if I’ll be able to read the first chapters, but just some thoughts. I think you can set a tone in these first chapters that lets your reader know you’re not out to scare them. If you don’t get too graphic with the murder and torture scene and you give the reader one or two, morally good, hopeful…[Read more]

@lifeofkatie Okay, thanks. That helps. I think I’m going to give it a try. 😀

@introvert_girl That makes sense, though I think I’ll create all my own pins.

@dekreel Btw, if you want to learn more about this, K.M.Wieland has a whole book on it. 😉

@jenwriter17 It’s actually done already. 🙂 http://www.thescratchingquill.com/the-golden-ziggurat/

@introvert_girl @kate-flournoy @seekjustice

Thanks for your replies!

So, I’ve read and listened to some stuff about Pinterest and I think if there is a social media site that would fit me, this would probably be it. I think I’ll probably give it a try, but before I commit to anything I like to have a strategy for how I’m going to use it.

I have…[Read more]

@introvert_girl Good question. I think in a short story, it isn’t necessary to fulfill your characters yearnings, though if you can, that would be great. I think you do need to show that the characters have made a significant step toward fulfilling their yearnings though.

Also, with villains and tragic characters, sometimes their yearnings should…[Read more]

Okay, that without the exclamation point and dashes.

*facepalm*

<!–a href=”https://kateeverythingwriting.wordpress.com/”>kateeverythingwriting.wordpress.com</a–>

Ugh. Stop converting the html!

Like this only without the forward slashes.

//kateeverythingwriting.wordpress.com//

@kate-flournoy I have no idea what could be causing the weirdness in your link. My two thoughts are make sure your html looks like this:

kateeverythingwriting.wordpress.com

And if it already does, try using a bitly link and seeing if that changes anything.

@introvert_girl Oh, I totally misread you. 😛

Okay, great. Glad it helps. 😀

@introvert_girl Well, I would argue that it actually does pertain to plot. If you’re looking to develop the plot in your story, I would ask, “What needs to happen to fulfill these characters’ yearnings and what obstacles are going to stand in their way?”

As for need vs. want, it depends on how you look at it. 😉  Man does not live on bread…[Read more]

@introvert_girl Oh, yes. You know what, I’m just going to dump you with an article. This will help you figure out your plot I believe. If it doesn’t, I can clarify how to do it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kpZLtQ2gtGJEbvSGRvD6I5pdSRca9IfkHDGh4TAYJwU/edit?usp=sharing

@aratrea ought to be able to answer this.

@gabbyj Oh, hi! I was wondering when you would show up.

Well, here you are. Welcome to the bestistest place on the internet!

What filmmaking do you dabble in (if you don’t mind me asking)? 😉

@kate-flournoy Momentary problems with my internet. :/