First week of November! It’s time for our book discussion question, but first I want to check in with y’all.

How are things going? Any troubles finding the book or finding time to read? Any thoughts or rabbit trails?

*Thoughtful humming*

Here’s the question: What are two bits of this book that…

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Absolutely! Introduce your character and toss him in! There’s several groups and single characters scattered around the school right now. You can either prick one to plop your character with, or find something who’s on their own.

If you’re a bit baffled with how this works, Whaley wrote a lovely explanation post about rope…[Read more]

Enid Walker. (Last name pending; might change it later.) About 18. A little rough around the edges, Enid cares deeply for those around her. Her fearless beliefs often send her into devilish scrapes. Her greatest strength is her emotional…[Read more]

Welcome to the Kingdom! I mostly write middle-grade fantasy and the random poem–besides living life as a full-time university student. I love history, languages, cultural studies, hand-crafting, and bread.

Oi, I love a good fairytale. How would you describe your writing in terms of aesthetics or colors?

I see you appear to be…[Read more]

Either of y’all go right ahead.

I volunteer if neither of you desire to.

The candy is payment for not losing people. XD

As it should be.

this one person thought I was lying and wanted to know why an old lady such as my eight year old self was out getting candy.

What a lame person. Some people don’t know how to let anyone have fun.

we got a record amount of loot!!!

Eyyyy, that’s dope.

But everyone thinks I’m 14 or 15 so maybe I’ll see if I can get away with it.

Most people aren’t going to deny you a bit of candy, sooo… you’ll get away with it. :-p I do.

@beth-torres

My favorite part was costumes, honestly.

Yes, that’s my favorite part! It’s always so fun to…[Read more]

I only walked around the neighborhood in a plague doctor mask. I got some goodies – notably a hot wheel toy! – but I wasn’t on an active trick-or-treat trip.

I’ll watch Over the Garden Wall. It’s a must-watch autumnal show.

Do you normally do anything for Halloween?

That emoji is so much more terrifying on my laptop.

Very good. Mwahaha.

I’ve been slightly stuck since I’m adding in important stuff that I skipped over in the rough draft lol.

Ahh, makes sense. Well, I wish you good luck. Hopefully your second-drafting goes smoothly.

What are you writing on this fine spooky night?

BOO. Hehe. 👿

Hi Felicity! Turns out, we recently managed to contact the cofounder, and several things have already been fixed. As you can see, I am now a moderator. It’s been only a few weeks since this happened.

Thank you so much for asking about this, though!

but it turns out I go to school with Josiah DeGraaf’s brother.

No way! That’s such a c…[Read more]

Moth

“I did.” Moth introduced each person with a flick of the wrist. “Lois Thorne, this is Ellis Stormwatcher. And this is Ari… Ari something. Perhaps Ari nothing. It doesn’t matter what his last name is.”

Ari

Ligjt streamed in through high arched windows. Dustmotes drifted in the scattered rays. Voices hummed and bubbled as students slid into seats. Perfectly climbable shelves lined the entire far wall–although the school would likely not agree with that assessment. Ari hovered just inside the door.

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You’ll have to wait for the first chapter to be written and dropped to get your hints.

Hm. I see.

Loonie and Chiechie

Awwww! Wyoh chewed up all our KP photos today but I saw it before Wyoh ate it. Loonie is adorable.Oh. Not to be a nag, but the little labyrinth girls have missed Gabriel for a while. Just a reminder if you ever want to come back.

Moth

They entered a room that, while small, matched the rest of the academy’s admirable architectural beauty. A dark wall cradled several windows, and light traveled through the thick old glass, giving the boys a view of the green grounds.

One of the boys standing at a table caught Moth’s attention. His glasses flickered und…[Read more]

I’ll probably share the full thing at some point, but the basic blurb is in a world where heroes walk the streets, the one man who doesn’t want to become a hero has the most powerful gift in the world.

Well now I want to know what his gift is. We love a story about an average joe who is involuntarily chosen to be a cosmic keystone or som…[Read more]

I’m glad that brought you joy. I aspire to open writers’ eyes to new perspectives on their characters.

@beth-torres

I tried adding that one guy, but he was too crazy and brain-hurt…ly…

My goodness, I think he got buried under the other rps. I’m so sorry. Ramen, right? We should figure out how to start an interaction with him. I have too many characters at the moment… but surely we can figure something out.

More likely than not, I sha…

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On the contrary, I think the high-pressure social environment – combined with emotional stressors from home and learned stiff posture – would probably cause the opposite. Perhaps glute clenching.

You took me out. I got a notif for this in the middle of class during a break and I could not stop grinning for a while. Imagine that was canon and important enough for Ari to notice.

@beth-torres

*composes self* I am a mature woman.

Yes, yes, we’re all mature women here.

Oh my word. Yes that’s a typo. Why do the ‘d’ and ‘f’ keys have to be next to each other?? XI

@beth-torres

Glad it gave you joy. I shall go fix it, thank you. You may resume maturity.

I would like to point out to Ellis that Ari has not said he was going to class.

Ari

After another moment of hesitation, he finally managed to stepntowards the door. Perhaps walking with Moth would be enough. At the least, he knew where the chemistry classes were held. They wouldn’t be lost to the tangle of ordered…[Read more]

*Drowns in laughter*

I love them. Poor Lucien. I like that kid. And that is exactly what Ari sees.

Literally, I have no idea where to start, so this is helpful.

No prob! What sort of stuff are you itching to find?

If you’re looking for advice, it helped me to find out my hair type (you can just look up “hair types” on Google) – there are some product-specific recommendations for each, I think.

That’s probably a good move. G…[Read more]

First of all, you’ve been writing for two years and have worked on 6 drafts? That’s a lot of writing in not very much time, even if you didn’t finish or get far into some of those drafts. There’s a ton of ideas to work through and develop.

What you may be experiencing isn’t a lack of good Story. It might be a lack of understanding…[Read more]

Extra note. If the forums look slightly different, it’s partially because we moved some of the roleplays into a new “Roleplays” forum section.

Stuff like the Labyrinth and Royal rps are on there.

What’s the story idea? You always have the option to talk about it on here. 🙃 Throw a few ideas back and forth, post snippets. Even if it’s just a small thing.

I’ve started work on a secret-ish novella. Not really secret, I guess… Anyway. If you have any novella tips, since you’ve written one, throw them at me.

How have you been?

I like knowing where other folks come from and what they believe. It’s a topic that we seemed to steer clear of, yet has so much to do with who we are and why we do what we do. Perhaps, its because its so personal and close that we’re a little hesitant to open up to people.

Yes! It’s important to be able to discuss things like this. Whe…[Read more]

Moth

“We’ll find it. Come.” Moth put down his things and left by the archery range entrance, slowing to make sure he was being followed.

We’re back in business! Good to see you around! <3 What have you been up to?

Aww, I love sibling dynamics. I can tell those are brother and sister. And not just because they have matching outfits, although those are fab.

Ok here we go, Jasper can speak. Sorry for his insulting(ish) assumption here.

Jasper

“Have you been to war, Wolfgang?” Jasper asked the question in a friendly, less weighted voice. There was little chance the boy had.

*Stamp of approval* I think I like the Stormwatcher brothers one and the Ari one best.

Ari

Moth wilted a little. Ari looked away, but he could still feel the fairy boy’s petal-blue eyes. His skin prickled. He glanced at Ellis without expecting anything helpful from that quarter.

Bother.

A sigh chuffed out of his lungs.

“What type of science class am I going to?”

Those cats. Gracious.

They kinda fit too. XD

Yeeaaah that’s true. :-p They could easily turn sour towards each other. And that’s okay. No problem with little skirmishes.

Koshka, I was a little mentally exhausted last night, and when I tried to write, this collection of images suddenly flashed in my mind. I’m afraid I saw our characters as these cats.

Moth

“Come with us, Ari.” Moth let his antennae droop, just a little.

I feel like if it weren’t for Moth, Ari and Ellis would probably not get along.

I feel this is true. Probably more than is good. XD

Ari

His eyes narrowed at Ellis’s back a moment, but the question seemed innocent enough.

“I was not unwilling.” It was nice, after all, to still be breathing. “But of course, no knowledge m…[Read more]