Jessi Rae

@skredder What’s Clouded Fury about?

@jess-penrose Oh, that sounds cool!

@skredder Novel called Eyes of the Future (Name is still on probation.)

@jess-penrose I’m working on Clouded Fury. What about you?

@skredder Oh yay! What are you working on?

@jess-penrose Ahoy! I’m writing too. 🙂

Okay. I am writing.

@skye I apologize for pelting you with questions without answering them for me too. 🙂 I am fifteen and we live in Missouri even though we are moving.  What book are you writing, and what is your main character’s name?  My book I am working on (the most prominent one anyway) is called “Mahinia”, and the main character is a girl named Mahinia.  …[Read more]

@celticcailin

Yep @notawriter I am a music person.

Ah, step one is probably looking at what style of music it is. (For example, pop is different to country which is different to opera which is different to folk which is different to metal, etc.) The rules change for each style because the ‘rules’ are actually what people find sounds nice. Oh,…[Read more]

@skye Neat!  I like drawing horses and people too.  Your profile picture is cute. 🙂  Where do you live?

@aratrea Where can I find that sheet on Story Embers?

@alia Wonderful!!!  😀

@waterlily, I have a very interesting style of either I completely plan out the book, or just have a vague idea and go with the flow. there is no in between for me until I have gotten father into it.

I have found it easiest to not outline in the beginning, but as the story progresses to jot down your ideas. But that might just be me

@ariel-ashira, my plan is to have it done by June. So be on the lookout then for a way to read it then

I use K.M.Wieland’s outlining system for outlining my novel. I only do basic outlines of chapters when I come to them. I also keep a long bullet list of random ideas for my story and many of these ideas end up getting woven into the plot.

I love outlining (or, at least I love how it works for me) and I don’t think I know anybody who has tried outlining and been disappointed by it. I also know a couple people who have tried outlining and been happy they did.

At the same time, I don’t recommend outlining everything. Your story needs room to evolve. If you outline too deeply, you’ll…[Read more]

@gh24682468999 I use a character questionnaire sheet I made up that used to be on KP and is currently on the Story Embers site. For me, a lot of a character has to do with asking enough questions about them to boil them down to three central qualities about who they are as a person. Once I have a set core for the character, it’s easier for me to…[Read more]

@gh24682468999 Also, having your MC’s personality different than your sidekicks personality can be more interesting and realistic than if they are the same.  I guess, all of your characters will be different while always having a little of you in them too.

@alia. Ooh, I love it!  Now I want to read the whole thing!

@annaberens. Hi!  Welcome to the Kingdom of Pen!  Do you know how to post topics and such?  Glad you are here!