Faith Kindred

@daeus I’m here now. Ready, set, go!!!

You writing tonight @bluejay and @anyone-else? I decided to start a bit early tonight.

@adry_grace Hmm, I hadn’t thought of those questions. Why are the princesses (though they probably won’t really be princesses in my story) having to sneak out? And who is watching/guarding them? And why?

Actually @christi-eaton, it already exists… right here. 😀

Stopping now @adry_grace. Thanks for joining me. I got 463 words and finished a scene.

That. Is. So. Cute. I love it! *debates whether to fill up the rest of post with grinning emojis. Decides against it*

@adry_grace That sounds great. I’d better speed up my words per minute.

@adry_grace Good! Glad you found us. It’s really helpful.

Speaking of which, I’ll be writing till 2 (that’s about an hour from now) if anyone wants to join.

@the-happy-bookaholic That’s fantastic. Tell your sister I liked it.

Fair enough. 😉

@gretald This is pretty good over all. I like the style. One thing is that it flies through things too fast. Like Kate said though, flashbacks would really help.

So with that, I guess I’m on to red ink.

.”The bullies, who my mom had made me invite, too, were definitely” Take out the “too”
.”which I can tell you I didn’t like at all.” Take out t…[Read more]

Ah… very valid point, @Daeus. I don’t think I’ve ever delved there in my quests for writerly wisdom. 😉 I have to say I agree… wow. I just learned something I was totally missing. Thanks so much! 😀

Sure @kate-flournoy

The characteristics your character has come out when you describe his reactions. If a character says, “I wish you well” at a parting, that shows us very little about the character. If a character says the same thing in the same situation after they have been told that their grandpa just died, that means a whole lot more.…[Read more]

I’m writing now… tag along if you like. @Daeus @bluejay @faithdk @hope @anyone-who-wants-to…

@gretald I know, right? We know all these awesome techniques, and some of us *gulp* sound so wise and learned, but there’s such a difference between knowing/talking about something and actually implementing it! 😛

@Daeus wow, okay, yeah, I was thinking more like plot-changing reactions. I totally agree about character minor reactions being important too, but I don’t know if you and I are thinking of the same thing when we say that… would you mind elaborating?

@kate-flournoy Thank you so much for the feedback!!! 🙂 I really appreciate it! Ah, I see what you’re saying about telling vs. showing. I know the difference in my mind, but it’s hard to actually write showing-ly. 😉 I’ll have to go back and edit like crazy. 🙂

Oops, tag: @gretald

Ooh… nice emotional punch in the gut! 😛 The strongest thing, I’m gonna say, is the emotional impact of everything that happened in the story. The story is adorable— very sweet.
I think your prose needs a little work, though. Not the structure of it— but using it to capture all the untapped drama of a character’s inner world.
For instance,…[Read more]