Emma Flournoy

@princessfoo Kapow! Wikipedia probably has a better answer than I do. At least I hope so. I didn’t actually read the article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirting

Btw, do you have The Emotion Thesaurus? If so, look up “love” in there.

@princessfoo You heard of the name before or you’ve heard of the principle?

Well, you the goal is to keep your characters from reacting with the same emotion your reader will react with. So if your reader is probably going to laugh at a joke, none of your characters should react to the joke in any hysterical way. If your reader is going to feel…[Read more]

@PrincessFoo very solid advice so far. I’ve never written a full-on romance novel, but every story I’ve written has had at least one romantic subplot, so I’ve been doing this for a while. 😉

My one piece of advice kind of ties in to what @Daeus said, but takes a little different spin on it. The most intriguing, engaging thing about your…[Read more]

@salome01w4g that just means you get seniority privileges. 😉

@epicaddie2 @That_writer_Girl_99 @Shannon @Emily @LifeofKatie @Ethryndal thanks so much guys. 😀

Sarah, I’m especially glad you think it’s pretty… it ought to be… I only redid it oh… ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. XD

*coughs* I’m a bit of a perfectionist. Your praise is great validation.

Elizabeth, Sarah, Shannon… I, um… was looking for Dr.…[Read more]

@Daeus once again I’m late to the party… everything looks great. Very professional. Nothing to criticize; good work. 😉

@sam-kowal welcome to KP. 😀 Welcome to Stan too. He should fit right in; we’ve several dragons hanging around this place in various nooks and crannies. 😉

@sam-kowal Seriously? You’re an ENFJ? AWESOME! More ENFJs is always a good thing.

Hey fellow ENFJ! 😉 I am an ENFJ as well, Dragon Snapper, or D.G., if you want, for short. Although people have called me Snapper before. 🙂

So, henchman, what’s your favorite food? (Don’t worry, you’ll graduate soon enough.)

Welcome to KP; I look forward to seeing you around!

@sam-kowal Welcome to the bestistest place on the internet!

I like your dragon too. 🙂

And definitely Brandon Sanderson. I just finished his Mistborn trilogy recently. Really good.

Some of my favorite stories? (not necessarily in order) The Count Of Monte Cristo, Dreamlander, A tale of two cities, cry the beloved country, crime and…[Read more]

@emily-d Yesss! That last one is hilarious!

@aislinn-mollisong Ooh I really like this!! Good job. 😀

Welcome @sam-kowal!!! *throws confetti* I am Jane, Aussie, and adventurer. *bows and hands you pizza* I also like pizza. Welcome to the forum, and I hope you enjoy your stay!!

Do you have a favourite author?

@Daeus much better! I haven’t got anything else to note about that. 😀 *thumbs up*

Hi @emily

Thanks!

Yes… writing! I work on worldbuilding and writing new stories a lot.

And also reading, I really like to read. And playing the guitar (well, learning to play it)

What about you?

and Hi @lady-iliara

*sighs with relief*

Anyone who’s ever been a henchman knows how hard it is. You can’t have any human motivations at all! The main bad guys gets all of those. And you pretty much only get one personality trait, on a really good day. Usually none. And then you just have to wait for the hero to dispatch you in the final…[Read more]

Hi @shannon

So bestistest is a word! *Grins gleefully*

Why, thank you

Stan is really touched

Not a lot of people like him

I mean, he is really ugly, but he’s also very kind

And that’s a hard quality to find in a dragon sometimes

Yes! I play the guitar

*Notices the guitar in your picture*

I haven’t been playing it for that long

I…[Read more]

Most likely because of poisoning or contamination of some sort.

There would need to be constant danger of being there, which kind rules out infestations of vicious beasts or something similar where people could come back and exterminate them.

Maybe the war was so violent it drove everyone out, and the fighting was so severe it permanently…[Read more]

@daeus – it looks fantastic! Great job!! 😀😀 ice cream: 🍨🍨🍨

@kate-Flournoy congratulations!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾😀 can’t wait to check it out!