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@ryanna Show don’t tell is important, as always. Like, you don’t want to say, “Things were looking very bad for my plan.” Instead, you might focus on the downcast faces of the fellow conspirators. Or, you could do something subtle like this with the internal monologue: “I could be very optimistic at times, but surely this plan had to work. Not…[Read more]

It all comes down to whether or not whatever you’re considering is believable.

Here’s what I mean by that: given that a reasonably observant person picks up your book, they’ll know it’s fiction. And fiction…well, it’s fiction because it’s not real. There’s an unlimited amount of craziness that can go into a concept like this, and that’s why it…[Read more]

@daughteroftheking Well, that’s weird, but it’s also cool.

Could you write a scene from these killer plants’ POV?
Could some small animal be left in a room of plants and then when we come back to the room the animal is dead with signs of violence?
Could you describe a setting from the omniscient POV where there are these killer plants around and…[Read more]

@joy I like it. Actually, to some degree that happened. Not white servitude, but the south felt mistreated after the war and there was a good deal of unrest during reconstruction. It could be good stuff to get ideas for your novel from.

Anyway, I would totally be for keeping this story in the real world. However, since you don’t want history…[Read more]

Yes. Yes. I agree with @graciegirl.

Whoa, this is a cool idea! @joy

Just saying though…the Civil War wasn’t just about North vs South. It was brother versus brother, father versus son. Each group was made up of thousands of people, with their own beliefs, ideals, and opinions–things they were willing to lose their lives for. That’s huge, especially in the times we live in today.…[Read more]

Probably people getting stabbed where there is no visible weapon. A cleared around the invisible soldier. People could hear the invisible guy.

@dragon-watcher Welcome to the site! Glad you found us. 🙂 Looks like you’re getting plenty of answers to what else you should say here. 😉

@perfectfifths He’ll need to sign into your account to watch the lessons, but he can post in these forums on his own account. He should already have access, but let me know if he doesn’t!

Sometimes comments get flagged as spam (we need to update our forum software but need to overhaul our website theme first and are currently working on that),…[Read more]

@dragon-watcher AHH WELCOME WELCOME. *throws gold dragon confetti and pizza* I am Jane and doth welcome you. 😀
(and everyone else has already asked you twenty gazillion questions, so I will spare you from any more. :P)

@dragon-watcher With what?

Somehow, you managed to contradict yourself in that simple statement, and you just proved my point…

Kiddo, please. All elves need a dragon to bring them down to size once in awhile. @ethryndal

@That_writer_girl_99 Who? ME? Surely you jest. I’m too perfect and humble to need bringing down.

*chokes* Don’t forget, fair elf, sometimes you need some bringing-down yourself… @ethryndal

*gasp* Heyo, @Dragon-Watcher! Like Daeus said, your name really sounds like @Dragon-Snapper! Dragon kin, perhaps? 😛 I myself am an elf, and I like to think I’m here to bring certain winged reptile creatures down a notch when they get too full of themselves. 😉 (Though I’m sure they have very different ideas about our encounters.)

So! What’s your…[Read more]

*gasp* Heyo, @Dragon-Watcher! Like Daeus said, your name really sounds like @Dragon-Snapper! Dragon kin, perhaps? 😛 I myself am an elf, and I’m basically here to bring certain winged reptile creatures down a notch when they get too full of themselves. 😉 (Though I’m sure they have very different ideas about our encounters.)

So! What’s your…[Read more]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-e0-wZ1NyxJbkmV2tbY8fxHeBQ8GMSvbDtQqWuGZxjg/edit

@kate-flournoy This one.

A Thousand Years will always be my favorite Piano Guys cover… @kate-flournoy

Also…Kate…you good to sit on the doc for a bit?

*soars down to greet you properly* Hello! @dragon-watcher

As @kate-flournoy said, you’ll find that there are a lot of dragons here. I happen to be a shapeshifting one. I prefer to write in my human form, though…

Do you prefer writing stories? Poems? Essays?

Hi, @dragon-watcher. Welcome to the bestistest place on the internet!

By the way, your name sounds a lot like another girl’s on here: @dragon-snapper. I think she’s 14 too.

Why don’t you tell us what you’re writing now?