Jess

@Jess I like it. Well about as much as I would like a story of that sort. I’m not all that fond of sci-fi. But I’d probably read this.

Just a random suggestion, maybe the kids shouldn’t all know each other at the start. And maybe one of them doesn’t even realize they’re not normal. What if some of the kids met up but they needed to find someone…[Read more]

@bluejay @overcomer @kate-flournoy @jess Would anyone like to write for a while?

Oh nuts. That’s too bad.
There are only so many names in the world, though; sometimes you can’t help using the same ones (if it just fits too perfectly, of course)! :

You could try looking up on Google names beginning with the letter you want, if you know what linguistic origin you want; i.e., ‘danish names starting with p’
That can be really…[Read more]

Oops, @jess, I forgot to tag you in my last post…

@jess Dalton is a major character in book 3 of the knights of Arrethtrae. And then he is in book 4 too.
What time period is your story set in?

Oooh, I really like Dalton!! Do that.
If you want to. 😛

Hazel’s not too bad; I like it a lot better than Rylee (or Ryder—whichever is the girl).

@Jess

@jess: I think Hazel was used in the Percy Jackson books, but I might be wrong. I like the name Dalton a lot. Your book sounds amazing! Although, you don’t want the government in your book to end up like Syndrome (a.k.a. Buddy) from the Incredibles: killing off people with powers because they are jealous of their gifts. I like the idea of the kids…[Read more]

@Jess, I don’t really HATE the names, though I don’t really like any of them. You asked. 😉

My favorite of the names is Jax, though; his name sounds like he’d be a nice character.

Also it’s kinda hard to tell which are male and which are female, if you don’t know.

@jess Yes, most people say that leprechauns are good luck, but that’s a myth. Dragons are much luckier than leprechauns! And don’t worry, I only eat my enemies. 🙂

@jess Yes, most people say that leprechauns are good luck, but that’s a myth. Dragons are much luckier than leprechauns!

@jess
Perhaps the parents had powers as well and the children inherited those. When the government found out the parents had the power, they hunted them down just as they are doing with the kids.

The powers could be looked down on simply because they are different from other people. They can destroy the government with them, and the government…[Read more]

@jess
Perhaps the parents had powers as well and the children inherited those. When the government found out the parents had the power, they hunted them down as well just as they are doing with the kids.

The powers could be looked down on simply because they are different from other people. They can destroy the government with them, and the…[Read more]

Shucks, @Jess. 😉

Maybe the parents got taken by the government because they went outside the city boundaries for some (important to them, but illegal nonetheless) reason?

And then perhaps the kids want to change the government because if it’s oppressive enough to imprison people simply for leaving a city (though the fact that those people are…[Read more]

Hey @jess, Here’s the deal. The #1 thing when brainstorming a story is to accept all ideas and then reject 80% of them. The reason why you have to reject 80% of them is because half are cliches and the other half won’t work. We live in a cliche-ridden world and we’re bound to copy them. But always remember that no idea is too crazy (even if it is…[Read more]

I like your banging method @Jess. I’ll have to try it sometime 🙂

@Julia-R, I have a similar method to Jess actually, but with less banging and more staring into space ;P I try to think of what sounds I’m looking for and going from there. For example I named a desert land of mine Mindelvia, a iceland Galacialis, and an imaginary world Codash.…[Read more]

Sure thing, @jess ! 🙂

I did alright … I discovered that most of my poem stinks and that editing is going to be harder than even I anticipated, but … that’s writing for ya. 😉

That worked out, actually, @jess . I had a few things to do myself. Are you ready to start now?

Awesome, @jess ! You ready to start in 10 minutes, and write for about 30 minutes?

@Jess You might have already written the script if so how’d it go?

For any future script writing tips reading it out loud is the best help! Then you’ll hear how it sounds and if anything feels unnatural. 🙂

@Jess You might have already written the script if so how’d it go?

For any future script writing tips reading it out loud is the best help! Then you’ll hear how it sounds and now if anything feels unnatural. 🙂