@ellette-giselle
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Power replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 4 days ago
In defense of the Irish, they were running toward a better armed enemy. They weren’t cowards. 😉
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Power replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 4 days ago
The same wildness that would cause the Irish to break rank and then get ridden down by the patiently waiting English cavalry?
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calyhuge replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
@power Thank you but ew I’m not that cruel
As Bob the Tomato famously said in a GIF, “It’s funny because it’s true”
I am glad I have raised questions, questions which I hope to answer in my coming decades of authorship, and to a small degree here. We’ll see where I can fit my wide variety of story characters in the coming…[Read more]
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Keilah H. replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
@power @ellette-giselle lollll this conversation has me just sitting here on the sidelines watching, I would be eating popcorn but I’m not a huge fan of popcorn, unless it’s popcorn chicken so maybe that’s what I’m eating.
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Keilah H. replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
@rae thank you!!
- glad I wasn’t disqualified lol
- confusion in writing is what I’m good at for some reason XD XD
- honestly though, I can see why you think this reads like a chunk of a larger story rather than a short story, cause it kinda is. I wrote it for practice and to maybe one day turn it into a larger storyline, cause that’s how I craft…
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Power replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
Ah, poor lass. . . So horribly neglected. Thy brothers need some roguery injected into there spines. 😢
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Liberty replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
Yeah, I seriously thought you’d get 1st place. And you did!
Wow. I’m super honored you thought I might potentially win. I guess it’s that self-comparing thing, perhaps not a quality character trait to have. It’s something to work on internally.
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Liberty replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
Thank you!!! I love all of your feedback to us writers!
Congratulations!!! *confetti spraying everywhere* I was thinking you might win after I read your story! Perhaps you can give the prompt now, but give it a longer deadline since some people couldn’t finish their story on time (like me!)
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Power replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
Oh hogwash. So you’re trying to telling me that your oh so knightly bros have never poked you, put you in a headlock, or jokingly threaten to plop something slimy, crawly, or moist upon thy personage?
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Koshka replied to the topic The Veil of Night– second book in The Flames of Hope Saga in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 week, 5 days ago
Well of course I’m reading it. XD
Ooooffffff I knowwwww. Hurting the poor babies hurts us too…
A threat?
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Hmmm…
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Power replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
I’M A GUY WITH SISTERS!!!!
She would have turned inside out, hit the roof, and had a hysterical conniption fit all at once!
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Koshka replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
I think you can go ahead and give the prompt whenever you want.
And I vote for one word. It makes things so much more interesting in my opinion.
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Elishavet Elroi replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
Yay! Congratulations, @ellette-giselle !
This has been so much fun. If we do it again, count me in!
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RAE replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
@raxforge @ellette-giselle @elishavet-pidyon @calyhuge @liberty @keilah-h
The results are in!
Note: I’m listing these in no specific order to give you all my thoughts
Liberty:Â First of all, I love your style. I think I’ve read one other thing of yours before, but I don’t remember being blown away by the word choice like I was with the first…[Read more]
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Koshka replied to the topic The Veil of Night– second book in The Flames of Hope Saga in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 week, 5 days ago
Okay! I finally got to read through this so far. Here’s my thoughts:
1) Joseph is a dear little boy who might need to be protected from his author.
2) You tend to rely a little heavily on Telling over Showing. For instance, you saying he is struggling with nightmares is unnecessary, since I can see that well enough from his POV…[Read more]
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Liberty replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
So, there’s a story behind why there’s a bobcat on the crest. There’s a legend about the Sutherland clan that way back in the day, they didn’t have their own land.
They went to some other lord in that area because they saw a beautiful, bountiful piece of land which they wanted for their clan. To their surprise, the…[Read more]
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Liberty replied to the topic Short Short Story Prompt War! in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 week, 5 days ago
That was amazing!!!! Hm…I actually know of another Dunn person. Didn’t know it was Irish.
Oh, no. Thank you for writing such a long post about your ancestors. The info about Glendenning clan was so cool! Their motto is AMAZING!
So, the Irish is pretty far back there, but we’re closest related to Parkers and Crumlins. I don’t…[Read more]
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freedom posted an update 1 week, 5 days ago
@rae @ellette-giselle @elishavet-pidyon @koshka @keilah-h @whalekeeper @hybridlore @highscribeofaetherium @theducktator @loopylin @mineralizedwritings @esther-c @lightoverdarkness6 @grcr @anyone-else
Just thought I’d give y’all a writing update💜
I’m around halfway through the final edit for Book #2 in the Broken and Redeemed trilogy, the story…[Read more]
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The Ducktator replied to the topic Let's Laugh! Writing Memes in the forum Art 1 week, 5 days ago
THAT IS INCREDIBLE!!!!!! 🤩 I want one of those in my future house!!!
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Keilah H. replied to the topic Let's Laugh! Writing Memes in the forum Art 1 week, 5 days ago
@ellette-giselle wowwwwww
That is so cool!!
My dad designs houses, so if I ever want him to make me a house, I’m gonna ask him to put one in there.
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Awesome!! Thank you for the update! It’s good to hear that things are going well, even if there have been many tears involved (that just means its a good book, right?). Hope your characters aren’t giving you too much pain. XD
@koshka Thank you! :3 And yes, many tears involved XD (but yesss. I personally love books that make me cry😆). Pffffffft they always are: it’s just a given by this point🙄 I’d say Leon more than Riker in Book #2 tho, but then again, they’ve both broken me🫠
Thank you so much for the update!
Oh now I really can’t wait! Reading the impactful stories is so, so good. I’ve written a few of those books that really make me cry, but it’s often those books that end up having the most beautiful message and I am the most excited to let others read. So I really can’t wait! Do you have a tentative release date…[Read more]
@ellette-giselle I’m so glad you’re excited!! :3 And I’m certainly hoping it’s impactful💜
Hmmmm…no exact release date, as everything depends on getting some final steps done, including (but not limited to): finalizing a blurb/cover, getting it up on Amazon and getting a proof copy to look over (which the copy could take up to 2 weeks for me to…[Read more]
I’m so excited!!!!!!
I’m also looking at a spring 2025 release for the first book in my Saga! We’ll have to see who gets their book out first!
@ellette-giselle Ooh exciting!!
Oh my gosh Freedom!!! That’s awesome girl!! I’m so excited for you!!
And tysm for keeping us updated, I’ll be praying that the publishing and editing process goes smoothly. 🤍 I’m planning on getting Freedom’s Fire this month or for Christmas, I’m SO excited to read it🤩
And I’m so excited to read book 2 but also so not prepared, I’ve already…[Read more]
@lightoverdarkness6 TYSM GIRLY!!!! 💜💜💜💜
Ty for the prayers <3 AHHH I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO READ IT!!!!!!
yesssss, it's a roller coaster that's for sure😭
Awesome!! I’m so excited for you!!! I can’t wait!! ✨
I’m not sure if you’ve answered this before, but I was wondering why you chose self-publishing over traditional? I have nothing against it of course, I’m just curious. 😊
@esther-c Tysm, girl! <3
I went with self-publishing for a few reasons.
1. To have complete control over my novels, what I'm writing, etc.
2. To get more of an income from it (publishers take a LOT of the money when you publish your book simply bc of the agreement and the fact that they do most of the work).
3. Often, publishers make you sign a…[Read more]
Ok, interesting! Yeah, that does answer my question! 😊 I’ve considered self-publishing, but I think I’m gonna go with traditional. At least that’s what I’ve been thinking about and drawn to lately. Your reasoning totally makes sense though! <3
OH! And I wanted to let you know, I talked to someone who’s done publishing through Amazon and she says that you an get replacement copies if they mess up the formatting and send out the messed up books to people. I’m not exactly sure all the details and how that works with shipping or refunds, but I can talk to her again and get the info for you…[Read more]
@esther-c Best of luck to you with traditional publishing!💜
and wellllllll Amazon messed up the formatting for the actual document, so a replacement would (first come out of my pocket, Amazon doesn’t pay for replacements) but would be just as messed up anyhow simply bc the document itself was messed up because I didn’t know that Amazon’s paid…[Read more]
Thanks girl!! 🩷
Ughhh, that’s annoying 💀 But I suppose you live and learn. 🤷🏻♀️ At least you know for next time. :))
I’m so excited!!! And somewhat concerned for your poor characters. 😬 What are you doing to them?!
@theducktator Yay!!!! heh heh heh
they’ll be finnneeeeee