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@Daeus Congratulations. The world could use more of those. 😉

@bethanysinkyroses that would be @sierra-r and I have forgotten Cindy’s as well. 😛

The first thing that strikes me as I read your summary here is that you’ve focused a lot on symbolism.
That’s a good thing. But it can also be a hindrance. In my experience, when I focus too much on the symbolism of a thing, it comes out one-dimensional as only…[Read more]

Brutally honest post

A four. It’s sprawling and epic and boring. It seems like you want to tackle too many things at once. I wouldn’t worry about weirdness. But if you (personally) believe the story is as you described above, then I think it’ll be too big to handle. You can still keep (probably) all those elements, but if you think that’s what…[Read more]

Only if you make it cliche. Cliche means it’s overdone. It’s something the audience has seen before. It’s predictable. So, sure, go ahead and start with a “cliche” premise. But as the story progresses make it unpredictable. Then those surprising moments will be what the audience will remember. Not your “cliche: premise.

@warrioroftherealm no character is ever cliche if they are approached as a person with a logical reason for being who and where they are in life. It sounds like this woman has a very good reason for being ‘strong’.

At the same time, I think ‘strong woman’ is frequently misunderstood or misinterpreted. A strong woman is not a masculine woman. A…[Read more]

@winter-rose I blame @xonos-darkgrate‘s profile pic. XD

@salome01w4g yikes. D: I’m glad everything worked out.

@joy That sounds so cool! I also love fantasy novels 🙂

My novel is set in a parallel universe and it’s basically about a young female president who discovers that someone in the government uncovered some less-than secrets from the president before her (who happened to be her older brother), which could stain her reputation. She sends one of her…[Read more]

@catwing lol. XD

Yeah, @Hope‘s definitely the one to ask if you have fairytale questions. 😉

@jess-penrose this looks like a very solid idea. However, the one thing that’s sticking out to me is that you have no plot twists. There are no reveals— no changing of the scene or forcing existing scenes to be viewed in different lights.
One of the reasons for this is that Taryn has one goal to pursue throughout the entire story and it’s the…[Read more]

@catwing THAT’S IT. I LOVE YOUR OPTIMISM. KEEP IT UP. DO NOT SUCCUMB TO THE DARK SIDE.
I may or may not actually have half a dozen scenarios worked up in my head about how his redemption arc could go… and how the moviemakers could ruin it. *scowls*
Optimism though. We must be optimistic.

@graciegirl nope, the fact that they died was my fave thing too. *nods*

@catwing whoa, pretty cool.

@lifeofkatie well to be fair I never claimed to be sane. *raises eyebrows*

@salome01w4g I was being sarcastic, if that’s what you’re asking. 😛

@salome01w4g *smirks* praise indeed. XD

@xonos-darkgrate @dragon-snapper *kicks back and grins* You guys are totally entitled to your opinions. Far be it from me to take that from you. By all means— miss out. That makes him all mine. *evil cackling*

XD @Dragon-snapper you and I’ve been over this before. @xonos-darkgrate, just know that I have observed that among those who watched The…[Read more]

@joy I’M DOING IT! I’m really excited to try it again this year, because it’s never… really worked out for me in past years 😛

I’m a reforming pantster, so I don’t really have any tips except get started on your plotting early XD

What genre is your novel and what will it be about?