Jenna Terese

Yeah, I’m terribly late to this . . . .

This is a really great topic and I love everyone’s advice!!! I needed some tips for making fantasy maps, so I’ll totally be checking out that website and book!!!

And those were very helpful tips @elfwing !!!! 🙂

@sparrowhawke

This poem makes me think of a particular person in my life. Our relationship has been really complicated and recently some terrible things have happened causing me to only be able to have shallow conversations with them despite me knowing them my entire life. I have so many things I desperately want to ask them and tell them, but…[Read more]

@scripter-of-kingdoms

Yeah, heavy themes can be really hard to write well.

But I do really like the ending of your story with the hero scarifying himself at the end. It makes the theme hit so much harder. I barely know anything about your story, but I can see how the theme and character arc might feel half-hearted without him sacrificing himself…[Read more]

@sparrowhawke

Favorite time period? Hmmm… Probably the ancient time period. I definitely would never want to live in that time, but there are so many cool things to learn (and steal for writing purposes) from.

What’s something from history that’s given you a memorable story idea?

Well, I guess I usually come off as pretty quite, introverted,…[Read more]

@elfwing

That’s really interesting! I don’t think I’ve ever experienced that.

I’m not sure if you want any tips on ways to maybe help you be more critical of writing, but here’s some thoughts I had that might help.

Sometimes when I’m reading a book and want to use it as a way to improve my own writing, I keep a notebook with me as I read. On…[Read more]

@jodi-maile

Percy Jackson was actually the book that got me into reading!

And I’m with you on the History subject. For me I think it really depends on the history book and whether or not they focus more on the people or on dates and basic events. When I started reading history that focused more on the actual people and their lives I started…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting

I’ll definitely will be checking those out!

@ribbonash

That’s so interesting! 1st person POV has always been my favorite and still is, haha. What books changed your mind on first person POV?

@anatra23

Yeah, I had the exact same experience with books I had to read that were part of a school curriculum. Still to this day they…[Read more]

@kathleenramm I love this question!

This most difficult feedback I’ve ever received was on my little novel that I wrote when I was 17 and am still working on to this day. It was consistent feedback from the three people I’d picked to review the third draft and they all pretty much said the same thing, that I didn’t know my characters and that my…[Read more]

@sparrowhawke

Hi! It’s awesome to have you here!

I love TOP as well! My favorite album from them would probably be Trench. Fun fact, my family used to live in Ohio and my sister went to school with Tyler and Joseph from TOP for a few years.

She remembers passing them in the hall but they were never friends. When I was little I remember her…[Read more]

@madelyn

Hi! It’s wonderful to meet you!

I have to agree with Lin on your question about what makes a good book. If the author doesn’t set up a world or characters or story that doesn’t make you feel anything meaningful, then I don’t really see the point.

As for passions for a full time career… Honestly I have no idea, haha. I’m just always…[Read more]

Hey @madelyn !  I’m Ella, and I’m an ENFP-T too! XD  I know, KP was like finding a diamond, it’s so amazing. <33

I LOVE art!  Especially drawing flowers.  I do a lot of concept art for my books too.

What’s your favorite genre of music? I like r&b and hip/hop.

What’s your WIP about?  Mine is about a spy, and that’s pretty much all I know rn X…[Read more]

@sparrowhawke

Hey Bethany!!!  (I’m on SE too, but KP is def more active.)  Nice to meet you, I see you’re a lover of Latin!  I’m taking Latin 4 this year which should be fun.  A little about me:  I write dystopian, spy, thriller/suspense books.  I’m an ENFP and my favorite music is r&b and hip/hop.   I go to a classical Christian school, which s…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Well, I’m glad to hear that you’re stuck with TAS because that is not a novel to ever consider giving up on! 😀

Ah, thank you! Yeah, The Keep Legends feel sorta ancient to me now, I may work on the novel again someday, but as you said, we can’t and really shouldn’t invest in novels that we the writers can’t get invested in.
That…[Read more]

@writerlexi1216 @elfwing @joy-caroline @devastate-lasting @gracie-j and to everyone who read the first installment:

I just wanted to thank every one of you again for all your feedback and comments, they genuinely are priceless to me and have been immensely helpful more than you’ll ever know. Every time I saw a response, my whole day was made…[Read more]

@writerlexi1216

THANK YOU!!! Aw, girl, that makes my day!! I’m so relieved that the characters and setting are clear and everyone is likable, all this feedback is invaluable, thank youthankyouthankyou for everything you said!!! 😀 😀 😀

@gracie-j

Aw, thank you so much for saying all that Grace!! That makes me happier to hear than you can imagine!!! 😀 😀 😀

@nanisnook @lydia-s @nova21

Thank you!! 😀 😀 😀

@devastate-lasting

Wow! Thank you so much for all your answers, all this is invaluable and I really appreciate it! 😀 😀 😀

@elfwing

That’s alright 🙂 I’m super happy that you liked it!!!! 😀 😀