Elly

Er…none of mine. That I’ve previously requested, that is.

And while we’re on that subject…I have this character named Ava Wayne. She’s the sister of Matthias, a character who @kate-flournoy drew for me a few pages ago.

I’ve been picturing her with red hair and hazel eyes. She has sharper facial features than her brother, and she’s always…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy You on?

Haha, I was stalking K.M Weiland’s website the other day and actually copied this into my photos.

This makes so much more sense. I’ve never tried writing something so structured before, so I’m bound to make mistakes…ugh.

@winter-rose

Key event? What’s that? @winter-rose

Funnily enough, that doesn’t really change what I was planning on doing in future chapters. It just makes more sense now. @winter-rose

*slaps forehead* Duh, Elizabeth…

Okay. I’m making note of this for future reference. I think I definitely checked off my Inciting Event too early. Which, although it’s annoying, kinda brings everything else into clearer focus…

Can’t write about stuff that hasn’t happened yet, right?

The stuff before the first plot point. I think.

Erm, you’ve read Prison, right? If so, do you think Tam being taken is a decent enough Inciting Event? Or should I do something more drastic? @winter-rose

Here’s the thing @winter-rose –I’m stuck, but not on the plot. I have ideas. I know where I want the story to go. I just don’t know how to get there.
In the past, whenever I would get bored with a story, I’d just skip to the action, help preserve my interest. I can’t do that here, obviously, and I’m bored of just siting around, staring at my…[Read more]

Here’s the thing @winter-rose–I’m stuck, but not on the plot. I have ideas. I know where I want the story to go. I just don’t know how to get there.
In the past, whenever I would get bored with a story, I’d just skip to the action, help preserve my interest. I can’t do that here, obviously, and I’m bored of just siting around, staring at my…[Read more]

Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome)

There. @winter-rose

Gabby! Hi!

Um, okay. Probably best if we switch to my excerpt forum…let me find the link real quick… @winter-rose

I’m writing if anyone’s here. @kate-flournoy @dragon-snapper @ethryndal @winter-rose

Kate, if you’re on…I need brainstorming help. If anyone else is willing to help, I’d love to get a fresh voice in my head… *bashes skull against nearest wall*

@delightinlife Muahahaha—*chokes* Ahem. Please keep in mind that I’m not the most experienced writer, and emotions are one of the things I struggle with, so take everything I say with a grain of salt. But I am reading a book about writing emotions, so here’s what I’ve learned from it so far.

First of all, writing your own emotions into Josiah…[Read more]

@graciegirl Yep. 🙂 Another thing that came to me is that I think the key event is his commitment to vengeance.

@delightinlife If I can be of any help later on, I be here. 🙂

@dragon-snapper I guess I’ll be the odd person and say I don’t like chapter titles 😛 This could mostly be because I read mainly on my kindle, and often, in the middle of the chapter, I forget the title, and have to skip back through the pages to see it.

Chapter titles do, however, give a sort of anticipation for the reader, since they know the…[Read more]

Oh. Look at that. Brianna just wrote an article about my post. Why am I always late to everything? 🙂

Oh. Look at that. Brianna just wrote an article about my post. 😉

@delightinlife I just want to add—Thank you for letting me beta read your story! Beta reading is something I don’t get to do very often, but I find that working objectively through someone else’s writing helps me better my own. Handing one’s Precious over to the merciless arms of the editors is never an easy thing, and I appreciate your bravery…[Read more]

*closes eyes* Thanks for the spoilers…I have this book on hold at the library, you know… @graciegirl