Jasmine Godby

@whalekeeper Oooh, I love this topic – thanks so much for starting it!

Honestly, I resonate a lot with what @trailblazer said about writing because you’re a storyteller. I’m the kind of person who’s been scribbling stories for as long as I can remember. I don’t think I ever sat down and went “I’m going to write a story because xyz” – I tell…[Read more]

Re-typing; let’s hope this works. XD

@rae To be fair, I’m a big fan of protective characters, so I may be a wee bit biased. But I don’t think it’s the end of the world, for a few main reasons:

• It provides a subtle yet cohesive theme. Just having all of these characters with these motivations that drive them will add an extra layer of theme.

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Oooh, this is a fascinating topic – thanks for starting it, @esther-c!

I honestly feel like story (at least for me) reflects redemption best when it dives deep into one aspect instead of trying to tell everything.

The gospel is the most beautiful story out there, but it has a lot of elements – a wicked people, a perfect king, redemption,…[Read more]

@savannah_grace2009 Ooooh, I 100% second @euodia-vision‘s recommendation to try out Crazy Writing Week (I haven’t heard the dates yet, but it should be sometime in January). And hey, I would absolutely love to see you inside the program. 😀 *bribes with cookies*

@overcomer This is gorgeous. <3 It pulled me in so much, and the atmosphere you set up is stunning.

My only real comment is that your transition about a fourth of the way through from longer to shorter lines felt a little bit awkward? You came out of it very well at the end, but going into it and shifting the cadence of the poem felt a bit…[Read more]

@whalekeeper Thanks so much for starting this thread – these are amazing. xD I don’t have anything to add at the moment, so I’ll just lurk around taking notes. xP

@autumnlily I’m sliding in a few days late, but I think that generally, at least from what I’ve seen, middle grade is the best genre for chapter titles nowadays. (There are certainly exceptions – think The Book Thief – but as a rule of thumb, that’s what I’ve seen.) And when it comes to that, I honestly think the best chapter titles are the ones…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76

Aww, yes! Breaks are so nice!!! I hope you enjoy yours. You deserve one! 😉 <333

@elishavet-pidyon

Hey, there! How are you?

Yes, I’ve been on several adventures in the past year(ish), the most exciting of which was joining The Author Conservatory. I’ve worked on two WIPs with them:

• a non-magical fantasy retelling of Gideon… but with pirates 😉
• the story of David and Goliath but told from the view of David’s oldest br…

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@freedomwriter76

*sniffles* *sobs* MY LIL BOY. He’s so precious and so BROKEN!!! He needs someone in his life to hug him 😭

And yes *sniffles again* Leon, too.

@freedomwriter76

AGH, FREEDOM!!! OH MY GOODNESS, this is AMAZING!!! Congratulations!!! *showers you with confetti and celebratory brownies* Seriously amazing work. So proud of you, friend!

How was the editing process?

@freedomwriter67

Ooo… wonderful idea… Thank you so much for tagging me!

@joy-calle

Hey, Joy! Good to see you!

@whalekeeper

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I’m honored…

@trailblazer @acancello

aww, thank you! And don’t worry; this scene is sticking around for a while. Unless I ditch the novel, in which case I will recycle said scene. I love it very much, hehe. 😉

@savannah_grace2009

Aww!!! That’s so sad and yet so sweet. Great work!

@power

Reinforcements have arrived.

here is the most romantic thing I have ever written.

Let the gagging begin. *cackles*

@everyone else

Here’s this! I wrote it a while back, so it needs edited. I thought I’d throw it out anyway, tho. 😉

The door gave way easily, letting Emmett out into the open air. He could hear the soft burbling of the…

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@freedomwriter76

Aww, I love that! Agh, congratulations again. This is so amazing. XD

And *huggles poor Ryker* The poor baby!! ;-;

@whalekeeper Oy. . . quite the interesting predicament. 😂*sends your favorite writing snacks for motivations* The only suggestion I can think of is to maybe look at where your characters aren’t challenged – where does your main cast already agree on, and can you add a side character who doesn’t? Or maybe you already have characters from a range of…[Read more]

Eyy, this is so exciting, @godlyfantasy12! *throws confetti* Congrats on jumping into this! (Editors are amazing. 😁)

I’m currently finishing up line edits on a novella called Buried Stars, and chapter six is throwing me a bit. If you have time, I’d love it if you could look at some of the phrasing!

I’ll drop the link below, but relevant…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76

*SREEEAAAAAAMMMMMs*

YES YES YES YES YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!

Aggggghhhhhhh, Freedom!!!! Oh my goodness!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

*wild happy dance*

pardon the excitement; I shall act like an adult now XD

*ahem*

Seriously, I am so proud of you! You’ve pushed through so much and worked so hard, and it has PAID OFF! Finishing a novel is…[Read more]

@acancello

‘Nuff said.

Just kidding. . . but also not. xP The first draft is just the starting point – there’s a quote that says “you can’t edit a blank page”. There will be endless revisions and chances to tighten things up further down the road, but the story needs to exist to be made better. All you have to do right now is get it on the…[Read more]