Braden Russell

@raevynstar I wrestled through the same question when writing my second book. I think the key is to not make Fiona completely unlikeable. Give her some likeable traits and give the reader some hints that she’s eventually going to change. If you can also give her sympathetic motivations for her unsympathetic actions and show us what sort of things…[Read more]

@the-real-kapeefer Actually, according to your profile picture you don’t even /have/ arms, so no, you don’t have any 2nd Amendment rights here.

@raevynstar Welcome to the site! Glad you found us. 🙂 What’s the premise of your current work-in-progress?

@salome01w4g I’m going to defer to @rolena-hatfield on that issue, since I believe she and Daeus have thought more about what sorts of discussions are allowed on the forum than I have. 🙂

One thing I will mention for both you and others’ benefit, tho, is that @the-real-kapeefer is definitely trolling you all on this (as with most things he’s…[Read more]

Welcome to the site @kballen! Glad you found us through YWW. 🙂 We love the work that Brett and Jaquelle are doing over there. Are you working on writing any stories currently? If so, what’s the story premise?

@xonos-darkgrate Neat! Frankenstein is in my top ten favorite books, so I’d definitely recommend you check it out (still getting around to Dracula myself).

You can definitely submit your work so that we consider it for publication! Check out our submission guidelines for information on how to do so: https://kingdompen.org/submissions/

@jessi-rae @josiahdeboer Awesome–so glad you both were able to come and learn from it! 😀

Hey @xonos-darkgate! Glad to have you here with us. 🙂 In addition to what @rolena-hatfield said, I’d also point you to our ‘Start Here’ page, which explains what exactly we’re doing here: https://kingdompen.org/start-here/ Feel free to direct any questions you have toward myself or any other staff member though. 🙂

Who are some of your favorite authors?

@daughteroftheking Fantastic. 😀 Glad you were able to attend!

@amy-l-klob Welcome to the site! Glad you made your way over into getting an account. 😉 What sort of stuff do you like to read?

I personally enjoy political intrigue in fantasy, but I’m more interested in politics than most ppl. For example, I didn’t mind all the political maneuvering in Phantom Menace, even though most people hated it. 😛 (I disliked Phantom Menace for other reasons.) But it can certainly be done really well. Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, and George…[Read more]

@daughteroftheking @jessi-rae Plz no. >.>

@aislinn-mollisong A+ reference right there

@the-real-kapeefer I’d like to see you try.

Those are really helpful thoughts @daeus. If you ever wanted to do a full article detailing what you learned from your self-publishing experience, I think that would be a pretty helpful article premise.

@livylynn I’m still working on bringing my works to publication, but when I do, my plan is to try and pursue both options at once, since I think…[Read more]

@that_writer_girl_99 Didn’t see your previous reply to the subject. On that front, I think it’s helpful to distinguish between a theme and a message. A theme is just a topic like mercy or justice. A message says what you should do with regards to that specific topic (e.g. you should always how people mercy, or you should be wise on who you show…[Read more]

Great question. My answer would be not to let yourself or the readers pin the Warden into a clearly evil camp or a clearly misunderstood camp. Most people have complicated motives, so weave that into the Warden as well. Personally, I think that has the potential to really deepen your story’s them as the reader is forced to wrestle with the…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper I personally use this site and just play with alterations on the different names the site generates until I find the one that works for me: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/ The most important thing for me is finding names that all seem to have a similar vibe/similar culture behind them in a story.

@salome01w4g Yes–you will need to register for the panel, though, in order to receive the replay. 🙂

@that_writer_girl_99 *adds another person to the tag-list-in-need-of-solidification