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@issawriter7

Oh, NEAT!! I know what you mean, when you find that perfect name and you’re like THIS IS THE NAME FOR MY CHARACTER. Isn’t that such an amazing feeling???

Oh, I’d love to tell you about it!! Now, I’m TERRIBLE at writing summaries, so sorry if this sounds suuuuper confusing or anything. I’ll give it a shot.

So… Caira is one of the o…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

Thank you:)

I made this about a week ago for my short story and decided to post it here. I hope you all like it:)

@issawriter7

*Gasps* That is SO beautiful!! 😀

@issawriter7

That’s SOOOO COOOL! And I love the name Cascade! That’s so pretty and neat! I’ve been trying hard not to get distracted with more book ideas because I feel like I’ll stop writing on the one I’m on XD But I have made a couple of characters for a new book…

@issawriter7

NP:) I’ve been pretty busy too, but I’m glad you like the quotes! And yes, writers never really get a break, since we’re working even when we’re simply staring out a window XD

@issawriter7

Ooooh, Into the Lamp has a sequel in progress? EEEEK! That’s neat! By the way, I’m so sorry I haven’t gotten back with you about reading it! I’m a suuuuper slow reader sometimes, so it takes me longer than most people. It has nothing to do with the story, though–the story is ah-may-zhing!! Just wanted to throw that out there l…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

I haven’t had much experience writing series yet, but I’ve read plenty of them, and three things that I notice work are:

1# The character’s arc isn’t resolved right away.

2# The love interest doesn’t confess anything in the first few stories.

3# And an ongoing fear.

Not that these observations mean a whole lot, but they seem…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

Girl, I feel you!! I could talk about my WIP for literal hours (if not days)! And yeah, I’ve already spoiled some of it on the plot twists forum… so sorry about that lol

That’s a good idea about printing out character arcs! I may copy you and do that myself! 🙂

LET THE SHOW BEGIN! I’m looking forward to seeing what everybody posts here! As for me, one thing that I struggle with in writing a series is pacing (ugh), but I think I have a better idea of where to go from here 😉 Those tips you gave me were really helpful!

@godlyfantasy12

Ooh, thanks for the super helpful response! 🙂 I’ve actually subscribed to Abbie Emmons’ youtube channel! She’s really great at explaining/teaching a lot of writerly things, but I need to watch more of her videos about the 3 act story structure.

I’m still not sure how long I want my series to be (like, I don’t know if it’ll be a…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

I love that chapter header!

@scrpter-of-kingdoms

Yellow is one of my favorites colors too XD And same here! I am a HUGE fan of not-quite-steampunk-but-definitely-inventory type things. My character, Anton is like that too. I was actually inspired by steampunk-related things to create his personality. He comes up with all the strange gizmos and inventions aside from his…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

Aw, thank you, Linyang! This really makes me feel a whoooole lot better 🙂 I can tend to think about how far I have to go rather than how far I’ve come, so if I look at things that way, it actually makes me feel a lot more confident and motivated at all the progress I’ve made! This definitely makes me feel encouraged, so thank…[Read more]

@writerlexi1216

No, that’s not weird. I’m so glad that I was able to help:) And if/when you decide to share some, I’m first on the sign-up list! 😀

@jenwriter17

Thank you so much, Jen! That was a huge encouragement to me! Especially when you pointed out how I’m a better writer than I was yesterday… that helps me to really change my perspective on things. I tend to look at the future and how far I need to go to be a “good writer”, and instead I don’t look back at how far I’ve come. And I’ll…[Read more]

@Abigail-m

Abigail, those words literally spoke to my heart (I don’t care if that sounds weird, but it’s the absolute truth). That was such an encouragement to me!! I guess I just got so wrapped up in thinking that I was the only writer who ever struggled this badly, so I started doubting myself/my writing. But to hear that other people (and…[Read more]

@gracie-j

THAT. IS. SO. BEAUTIFUL!! 😀

@wyn-rose

Aww, thank you so much! That really helps me 🙂 And it also helps to know that I’m not alone in this. I sincerely appreciate your encouragement! <3333

@scoutfinch180

OH MY WORD, you don’t know how much this post helped me! Seriously, that post was just, like, a huge bundle of encouragement. I appreciate it so much! And I agree with 100% of what you said, and it even helped me to change my perspective on my writing and to not be so perfectionistic (and to think about how God feels about it,…[Read more]