Braden Russell

( @bethanysinkyroses since we haven’t solidified our tag list yet 😉 )

Also, I just got to drop down here and say that we have some pretty cool panelists for this event who are all really awesome people. So if you’ve ever been interested in writing speculative fiction, this is the place to be.

@shannon I first heard about it through the Potter’s School in 2012 and subscribed that Fall back when KP was still in its e-mag phase. Read the magazine issues and submitted to one of their contests, but didn’t place at all. xD Then that late Spring/early Summer when Eli stepped down and Reagan took the reins, he started looking for a couple…[Read more]

@livylynn Welcome to the site! Glad you found us. 🙂 I’ll avoid asking any questions as it looks like everyone else already has that covered. xD

@sage-g Wow–no kidding you’ve been a long-time stalker! Congrats on being one of the few who were around and publishing stuff back then!

@shannon A guy named Eli whom I never knew came up with the original concept as a PDF e-magazine that was sent out once a quarter. @reaganramm joined him in his mission and eventually expanded it from a small emag to a full website after Eli had to move on. Reagan’s the only member of the original staff who’s still on the team.

@shannon: “Everyone here has secretly conspired to take over KP.”

Me: *blinks*

;P

@sage-g Welcome to the site! Glad you finally stopped simply stalking us. 😉 What anime do you like? I’m a big fan of Death Note and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

@anne-of-lothlorien That’s wonderful! So glad to hear she’s home and happy to hear that God’s been preparing you for this.

Most YA novels are around 100k.

Playing the Numbers: Basic Word Counts

@clairec A lot of wordcount depends on genre. For a first time author, generally 60-90k is the way to go but some genres like fantasy/sci-fi are more like 90k-110k because of all the additional worldbuilding. My gut is that 80-100k would be fine for “historical fiction” since, like fantasy/sci-fi, there’s a fair bit of background information you…[Read more]

@jane-maree Hey–who said this party ever had to have a closing time? 😉 Glad you’re enjoying it!

@josiahdeboer We’re borrowing from the classical tradition of jester that writers like Shakespeare popularized, where the fool is also ironically one of the wisest people in the room (see: the Fool in King Lear). 😉 Sanderson draws on this tradition as well w/Hoid in the Stormlight Archive if you’ve read those.

@salome01w4g Yes–the tags may be…[Read more]

Definitely Scrivener, Evernote, and Spotify!

This is awesome! Great job, Josiah!

@destiny No… That’s something we’ve been meaning to do with KP, but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Link?

@destiny We were actually going back and forth within the team on if it should be bumbling henchman, nameless henchman, or something else. I will take your feedback into consideration there!

Yeah; I’ve noticed that as well. The stats were working fine on our test site, but don’t seem to be working here yet. It’s on my agenda of things to fix.…[Read more]

@overcomer Exactly. 😉 It’s your own version of the hero’s journey on the KP forum. Which is also why we don’t allow downgrades. Wouldn’t want any of our members to backslide on their hero’s journey, now would we? 😉

@clairec No worries. The same thing happens with my Theme Mastery students, so I’ve gotten used to it. xD