Kathryn Comstock

@kate-flournoy Looks good! I like how the reaction sequence for the second scene makes it look like the king’s EiL is going to lead to disaster. Characters that stick to the right course of action despite opposition and seeming-defeat are awesome.

@audrey-caylin Ah–thanks for catching that! It should be fixed now. 🙂

@anna-brie Oh. xD Okay, yeah, I was thinking about The Land of Elyon series by Patrick Carman. So something completely different.

Yes, having multiple main characters definitely complicates things. We’ll be tackling that in a video later in the series–I’m actually scripting that lesson this week! So if you have any specific questions on having…[Read more]

@graciegirl @ethryndal I once had an extended google session on how long it takes to actually strangle someone (apparently it takes a full three minutes =P), what the proper techniques of strangulation are, and how long someone would be able to hear you if you were taunting them while strangling them…

…so yeah. Google may not trust me anymore. =P

@graciegirl Fiction writing is a great justification for making rather odd purchases. 😉

@warrioroftherealm I looked it up in a book I have explaining bodily injuries for writers and such (Body Trauma: A Writer’s Guide to Wounds and Injuries by David Page if you’re interested in looking it up). It said that the shoulder must be replaced into the socket “before the shoulder muscles go into spasm,” since then it will be more difficult…[Read more]

@ethryndal Yeah, negative arcs are rarer these days. If you can’t think of any you’ve read, that may be a good reason to pick a negative arc book up so you can see what it’s like. And @daeus had a good example as well.

@audrey-caylin Correct. Disaster can be anything from losing a physical fight, learning about a devastating revelation, failing to complete an objective, or anything else that makes things go poorly for the character.

And fantastic use of that in your story. All of that looks great!

@jenali Fantastic. Those look like great ways of bringing physical consequences into the equation.

@anna-brie I read that series a loooong time ago, but if memory serves me well, that’s a great example of a strong flat character arc, especially in the later books in the series. Thinking through your favorite flat character arcs in other stories is a great way of learning how to do it in your own story.

@audrey-caylin My current plan is to steal my sister’s copy of the book when I’m home over Spring break. 😉 That’s awesome that you were able to find it so clearly! Figuring out why an author chose to write a scene in a certain way is one of my favorite ways to apply and test what I’ve learned about writing.

@kate-flournoy Both of those look great! Have you thought about what the reaction sequences would look like for both of those action sequences?

@audrey-caylin That’s a fantastic question. Like @daeus said, I think a good rule of thumb is that a scene ends whenever you have a scene break or chapter break, but scenes can sometime extend over scene…[Read more]

@anna-brie Looks like a good solid base there for what looks like 2 similar but distinct character arcs on the importance of community and on how to relate between genders properly. Nice work!

@anna-brie Examples and messages are both great potential catalysts! Repetition is a great way of helping characters to change.

@anna-brie That makes a lot of sense. Sometimes (probably most of the time, now that I think about it), God’s sanctifying process is slow and gradual, so it can take some work to see how God has been changing you over the course of several years. And it certainly works differently for personalities as well! That may be something to keep in mind…[Read more]

@audrey-caylin Alright; finally getting around to giving you feedback on this. xD And yes, a “climax of a climax” is an actual thing. xD Different writers call it different things, though. Weiland calls it the ‘climactic moment.’

Anyways, onto thoughts on the story. It sounds like Method #2 that’s being utilized since the protagonist is aware of…[Read more]