Karina Sanchez

@sam-kowal thank you! I know… eleven is a lot. 😛 Believe me, no one knows that better than I do. XD It was originally twelve, but I managed to knock one off, thank goodness.

Eh dear, yes. Brandon Sanderson gives me hope that it can be done… if he can publish that many books, that are that long (the first draft of my WiP was 500,000+ words)…[Read more]

@Shannon XD Sorry… that was mainly aimed at Miss Marvel Geek Elizabeth. 😉 Dr. Connor is basically a giant mutant lizard who lives in the drainage systems of Manhattan. Lovely, no? ;P

@SeekJustice thanks!

@PrincessFoo ehhh… I can neither confirm nor deny any past, present, or future dealings I may have had or will have with people of questionable character. *flips knives, stows them in her belt**pulls black mask over her eyes**smiles**somersaults away down the street*

@seekjustice what mood is the crowd in? The thing about crowds (especially excited, desperate, angry, or otherwise passionate ones) is that it only takes one small stone to make everything start rolling. It only takes one character bold enough to make a move— throw a rock, light a fire, start running— and all the rest will follow. So if you’ve…[Read more]

@salome01w4g So long! I only wrote 257, but, hey! It’s the evil first chapter and I’m a bit out of practice.

@salome01w4g I’m working on the first chapter of my fantasy trilogy. 🙂

@salome01w4g Hey, I’ll join you for half an hour!

@princessfoo Gotcha. 😉 I did think that sounded a little too isolated. 😛

The nice thing if you have access to your character’s head is that it will make it easier to write subtle stuff because you’ve got the character’s internal monologue to add to the equation.

@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.

@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]

@lifeofkatie I think I’ve got it fixed.

@lifeofkatie On the button?

@perfectfifths. Hmm. I just noticed one day that it was true because…I noticed it.

@dragon-snapper

The thing I don’t like about romances is that they are fake. They make them too emotional. People aren’t like that.

They are so totally fake, but I don’t actually think people are any less emotional. They’re just less cheesy about it. ……[Read more]