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Abigail.M. replied to the topic What Makes a Mystery? in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
I’ll definitely have to read that one first then:)
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Lin replied to the topic What Makes a Mystery? in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
@kathleenramm (Realistic!) Ooh, I read the first book of All the Wrong Questions a long time ago. Never got around to the others, though.
@lewilliams Professor Layton! Never played but I do know about him.
@abigail-m She’s my dad’s favorite English author! I highly recommend And Then There Were None!
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Alexa Autorski replied to the topic Favorite Character in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
Hmm… this one is tough, because I fall in love with all of my characters and would probably bore everyone to death if I went through all of them. So I’ll just stay with the ones I know best 🙂
I think the trophy for ‘Best Character’ would have to go to the heroine of my current fantasy WIP, Caira. I like Caira for many different reasons, but m…[Read more]
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Abigail.M. replied to the topic Favorite Character in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
(Btw, I think in my WIP’s MC’s thoughts all the time too. Sometimes, I literally write my characters’ whole letters. I think it’s just one of those things that come from being a writer:)
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ella replied to the topic Writers' Corner 01 in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
I’m so sorry, I completely forgot you asked to post the collages on your blog!!!  Go ahead, use it however you want!!  It’s only a hobby, I honestly don’t care who you credit it to. 😉
thanks!!
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Abigail.M. replied to the topic What Makes a Mystery? in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
I have seen Agatha Christie’s titles on bookstore shelves before, but I definitely should read one. I have a copy of Sherlock Holmes on my shelf but haven’t read it yet.
Thank you for the recommendation:)
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Abigail.M. replied to the topic Favorite Character in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
Thank you!
I don’t know what to do with my short story just yet. It is set at ‘EverHappens,’ a small town stable. Fox is the other MC, who is recovering from a trick riding accident on a colicking horse, that she has always blamed herself for.
EverHappens is a romance/horse story, that revolves around the Fox and Adrain’s rivalry and…[Read more] -
Abigail.M. replied to the topic What Makes a Mystery? in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
I don’t usually read them. But from the ones I have read, I believe one of the things that make good mysteries is when there are no apparent clues shown in the beginning and don’t reveal all the secrets in the following chapters. Every time, I knew how the mystery would end before I was halfway through the book… which, now come to think of it,…[Read more]
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Lin replied to the topic Writers' Corner 01 in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
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Lin replied to the topic What Makes a Mystery? in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
@gracie-j According to Google, the definition of mystery is: “a novel, play, or movie dealing with a puzzling crime, especially a murder.”
I haven’t read that many mysteries in my lifetime, but I did enjoy the ones which I did read. I think that a good mystery is one which allows the reader to guess at what is going to happen, and make it…[Read more]
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ella replied to the topic Favorite Character in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
lol thanks
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ella replied to the topic Favorite Character in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
My favorite character is probably Seia, who I’m writing about now.  She’s always been told she is nothing, but she is the type of person who can’t be beaten.  She’s resilient but gentle (and slightly competitive 😉) and all she wants is to be loved.
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Abigail.M. replied to the topic Favorite Character in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
Ah, I believe my favorite character is the MC of my current WIP.
But following closely in second place is one of the two MCs in my short story EverHappens, Adrian. Adrian hides behind an intensely competitive and sarcastic mask but would put himself aside for someone who truly needed him (which is exactly what he does at the end of the story). -
ella replied to the topic Writers' Corner 01 in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
YAY!!!!
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Abigail.M. replied to the topic Character/Book Aesthetics in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
It is pretty cool how photos can reveal so much about stories. Very well done btw.
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Abigail.M. replied to the topic Character/Book Aesthetics in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
Well nicely done!
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Lin replied to the topic Character/Book Aesthetics in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
@gracie-j Thank you! I’ll post it after editing some parts and I’ll be sure to tag you!
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ella replied to the topic What is a popular book that you dislike? Why do you dislike it? in the forum Topic of the Week 5 years, 8 months ago
Take that back. (please😁) What are you talking about?? Those books are so good!!!!!
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Lin replied to the topic Favorite Character in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
@ugroza Fun topic! Ahh I have way too many characters…and I do like all of them to some degree…
I feel like the more complex my character is, the more I like them, but I also feel like half the time it’s only pity. There are ones which are fun to write, of course. Hmm…
I’ll have to think about this for a little while! Who is your favorite…[Read more]
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Lin replied to the topic Character/Book Aesthetics in the forum General Writing Discussions 5 years, 8 months ago
@gracie-j Your collages look fantastic! I really like the frames you chose for the quotes for your characters.
Here is a collage for a short story of mine that I’ll probably ask for critique on in the near future…

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