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@gracie-j

Oooh, this is a wonderful (or shall I say lovely?) topic! Okay, so I’m a little nervous about my own skills of writing romance, but I felt like I wanted to comment here and ask for some advice. I do understand that romance is a subject many writers shy away from, because half of the time, it isn’t written like it should be. But I b…[Read more]

@issawriter7

Your welcome! I wish you the best of luck with- well actually you probably don’t even need luck at all. So I wish you the best of writing!

@devastate-lasting

Five books?! I must be behind the times. I will definitely have to look into that, after how good the first three were.

(And admittedly, I haven’t read the original Peter Pan either).

@jenwriter17

Girl, those are gorgeous!!!  Collages are so fun to make… 😃

@jenwriter17 Oh goodness, these are wonderful! 🙂 They’re so neat and polished, too (and your characters sound interesting!) Could you tell me how you did it? I’d love to try that with my own characters

@jenwriter17 No worries! Yeah, I’d love to see some of your collages! 🙂 And by the way, @godlyfantasy12, Starbucks sounds awesome right about now

@jenwriter17

I may be on/off, but I’ll be checking in! I’m writing an introduction scene currently, so that may be where I disappear off to if I randomly leave… 🙂

@devastate-lasting

Peter and The Starcatchers was such a great trilogy. When I read the first book, I realized how bad my reading list was lacking in good sea-rollicking tales:) I know that they made a fourth book, ‘The Sword of Mercy.’ It came right after, ‘The Secret of Rundoon,’ but I haven’t read it. And there was another book as well, based…[Read more]

@larchness

For sure. My favorite of the Disney re-make books was, ‘The Curse of Maleficent.’ It’s the story of Sleeping Beauty told through the POV of Maleficent and it was really good. I know they made a movie that it was based on, but I haven’t watched it.

@r-m-archer

I totally agree with you. It’s definitely one of my favorite subplots in stories.

@issawriter7 and @anyonewhoneedsabitofwriterlyinspiration/motivation

My motivation comes from a variety of things. From the intricate designs of nature to little ideas and words I collect in my Writing Journals to the thought that I really can make a change in the world with my work. And of course, Christ. He inspires my work to be worthwhile, by…[Read more]

@GodlyFantasy12

I didn’t see your post, but from the responses, it sounds like you have troubles with scenes sometimes turning our blurry or just not moving along. If I’m wrong, you can ignore the rest of this message.

Whenever my scene is stuck I ask myself, “what is this scene exposed to do?” “What’s its job or place in the story?” If it’s…[Read more]

@larchness

Hi and welcome to Kingdom Pen!
I’m pretty new too, but it’s been awesome here!

That is so cool that your writing a graphic novel. Sadly, the only ones I’ve ever read was the re-making of Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty and also Svetlana Chmakova’s Brave.

If you like swashbuckling kind of tales, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s Peter and…[Read more]

@nova21

Thank you for your advice:) I have done NaNoWriMo, but the quiz looks interesting, I appreciate you bringing that up, it definitely helps!

@nova21

Thank you for your advice:) I have done NaNoWriMo, but the quiz looks interesting, I appreciate you bringing that up, it definitely helps!

@godlyfantasy12

Thank you so much for your advice and encouragement, I really appreciate it:) I should get back into my reading habit, I had put it off for a little while, but yes, reading does help writing immensely. And you are right, music is absolutely one of the best fuels for writing.

@seekjustice

Thank you!

I’m neither person for the most part. I had planned on drinking coffee during NaNoWriMo, but surprised myself by making it through the first draft without it:)

As for pets, I have three cats, a few chickens, and a horse (I live on a farm), so pets were kind of inevitable:)

@abigail-m

I don’t know if you’ve ever done NaNoWriMo, but for NaNo Prep, they give a list of different plot structures for planners, pantsers, and everyone in between.  The link below is a short quiz which will give the results for the best plot structure for you.  Hopefully it helps!!  &#…[Read more]

@writerlexi1216

Thank you for your advice, it wasn’t confusing at all and it actually helped me see my plot in a new light! Especially about ‘what ifs.’ I have heard about using that to come up with ideas, but never really thought of it that way before. And that is a great idea, having the love interest actually affect my MC’s goals and being…[Read more]

@abigail-m
Maybe I can help you?
First of all, if it’s any comfort, I know exactly how you’re feeling. Trust me when I say that writing is hard, so that’s normal! But I’d like to try to offer some advice (sorry in advance for a long response…)

#1. For your first struggle, this is what I would recommend: let your plot come from your protago…[Read more]