Hope Ann

Let’s see; I’ve three…no, four fantasy worlds. But my most extensive one is Cember Earth.

There are 6 official Cember Earth nations, five in a landmass plus an island nation offshore (and a hidden, currently undiscovered city-state deep into the desert in the east.) Many of these nations are monarchies of various sorts, though some kings have…[Read more]

@lightningmouse Captain America, yes!!!! I’m so looking forward to that. And Star Wars too, but to a lesser degree. 😉

Oh, and we get to hear wild dogs at night. Or coyotes; I’m still not sure what they are. We don’t normally hear them, only a few times a year, after dark, and then for only a few minutes (we live in the country). But they are one the creepiest things you’ll ever here. They almost sound human, but not quite. High, chilling, a mixture of a wild…[Read more]

That sounds cool; depending on the size of the book, I could probably manage a book a month…or whatever you guys do. 😉

We really do celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks, hot dogs or hamburgers, chips, pop, and watermelon; at least some of us do. It’s not just stereotype.

Basketball is a fairly large sport here in Indiana, not just football.

Indiana is the Hoosier state; meaning, yes, we call ourselves Hoosiers. There are many stories of where ‘Hoosier’ came…[Read more]

We really do celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks, hot dogs or hamburgers, chips, pop, and watermelon; at least some of us do. It’s not just stereotype.

Basketball is a fairly large sport here in Indiana, not just football.

Oh, and the US Navy SEALs are the best!

Well, for a bit my climax was frustrating me. I had my characters in a situation but couldn’t figure out how to get them out without killing one. 😉 I did in the end though, thankfully (figure it out, not kill them).

Well, for a bit my climax was frustrating me. I had my characters in a situation but couldn’t figure out how to get them out without killing one. 😉 I did in the end though, thankfully.

@sarah-h It’s been hard, but not overwhelmingly so. It’s not so much that words won’t come or I don’t know what to write; I simply just don’t want to write anymore…like around halfway through. 😉

Ah, let’s see, has anyone mentioned that today is Texas Independence Day? Texas is the only US State to be its own nation for several years before becoming a state. Well, I guess there were also the Hawaii Islands (which didn’t become a state until the 1950s) but I’m not sure that counts.

Bother it! I just realized I titled this thread newletters instead of newsletters. I guess there’s nothing I can do about it now. ;(

Ah, yes, @Daeus, short and sweet. I’m hoping to overhaul my own newsletter this month, once I figure out how exactly I want to do it. Yes, I do get the Goodriter newsletters. I’ve been looking at them and about any…[Read more]

Well, I’ve written 2500 of today’s 5000 words and am on here taking a quick break. 🙂 I’m writing 5000 words a day for five days (i.e. this week) so I can complete the rough draft of my novella. The story itself is going well, though sometimes I fear it may be a little slow. And writing is going well to, though there comes a point around the…[Read more]

The Ark, yes @Daeus! And we have a Creation Museum…has anyone been there? I have, twice.

Anyhow, I live in Indiana, otherwise known as the crossroads of America. And yes, lots of corn and soy beans. And some winter wheat; that’s cool to watch grow in the spring.

But @kate-flournoy…no American authors? What about Mark Twain (some of the…[Read more]

That’s been a hard on for me. I tend to stick with Mother or Father, or Mom and Dad…basically whatever the MC uses. If it was a separate scene with just the parents, I normally use their first names.

Emotion is a hard thing for me to write, though it is definitely worth taking the time to write well because unrealistic emotion ruins the best story.

One thing which could help with emotion is to show the character’s thoughts as well as make sure the reader understands the villain’s emotional reason for wanting to kill the MC. If they can…[Read more]