I actually don’t write out of chronological order. I kind of have to follow the story from beginning to end, because I feel like I maintain the natural progression/momentum of the story better that way. Then I go back and edit however much I want, and that’s when I jump from scene to scene out of chronological order. I’m also a bit…[Read more]

I totally feel this struggle. I have rewritten so many chapters, especially opening ones, because I’m almost never satisfied with chapters that I’ve written. Opening ones can be so difficult because you’re juggling introducing the book’s themes, characters, and conflicts all at once in a way that’s memorable, satisfying, and intri…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting Thank you so much! I know you have a lot of experience with online publishing, so I’m really glad you wrote an article about it.

I have a question for any of you who have tried writing platforms similar to Wattpad, for context. I recently finished co-writing a book with my sister and we’re not sure what we want to do with it yet, so we’ve decided to try uploading it to a writing site over…[Read more]

Oooh thanks for sharing!! How exciting!

I’m about halfway through the first draft of a story my sister and I have been working on for years. Technically, this is around the third or fourth time we’ve tried to write it, but this is the new first draft of a freshly re-plotted version of the story…[Read more]

Haha no, definitely not weird!! I love thinking of my stories as a movie, which is kind of similar. I’ve actually taken some directing/filmmaking classes online because of this…but that might also just be because I love movies and visual storytelling XD

I love your covers! The compositions are great and the details are so cool! It’s super hard making a good cover…I don’t have any for my WIPs at the moment but when I do I’ll put them up here. This is such a cool idea and space to share our covers! 🙂

I love this poem! I think it’s beautiful and emotional, perfect for a captive to sing.

I totally get that about Psalms. It is poetic and emotional, I really like it for that reason.

It’s so nice to meet you! Hope to see you around the forums 🙂

That’s so cool that you’re about to…[Read more]

Yeah it’s…[Read more]

Yeah lyrics are pretty distracting, I can’t focus on writing at all with lyrics playing in the background XD

Some questions:

What were the inspirations for your WIP (if you have one right now)?

Do you listen to music while writing or do you prefer silence? I…[Read more]

Think of the environment and how you can create environmental obstacles. In Avatar Volume 3, there are two episodes where Sokka and Zuko have to escape from a high-security Fire Nation prison surrounded…[Read more]

Thanks for starting this conversation! All I can say is that you guys are great and I’ve just learned so much right now reading through all your responses.

I don’t have much to add, since I think you guys have covered everything that I would have said. I think I’ll just address the topic of Jornan and Emeric and the personal issues…[Read more]

I hadn’t seen Spencer…[Read more]

Once, I was Link for Halloween. I still have the whole costume, partly made by myself and partly bought online. I actually have a replica Master Sword, which is pretty cool, and the Hylian shield. Both are fairly heavy to carry around but I plan to hang them on my wall someday 🙂

I’ve…[Read more]

That premise sounds interesting! I’m definitely leaning toward the resistance saying no to Torrent, I feel like that would make her have to come up with her own solutions, which would be interesting to read about. I’m also a big Rogue One fan, so…yeah. That might have something to do with my choice XD

No worries! Thank you for your input, I always appreciate hearing other people’s advice about this issue, since it is something I struggle with more often than I like. With relatively small short stories, I’m fine with restarting them, since a thousand or so words is not as big of a commitment to me as a novel is. But I…[Read more]

True, villains and antagonists don’t always need to be in a story. I’m usually writing some kind of story where they’re like, far away, so they don’t always show up in the main story (you know, like a Sauron kinda thing), so I always feel like I have to find ways to have them interact with the protagonist. But…I don’t always need…[Read more]

So cool! A synopsis would be much appreciated, I enjoy hearing about other people’s works! 🙂

Yep, pretty much same. Ever since I thought to myself that I could write stories like the ones I was reading, I’ve been trying to tell stories XD

I love the inspirations for your story. The novel I’m planning to write is about a girl who has to save her country from an invading army, but this WIP is still in the very beginning stages of planning…[Read more]

Some questions:

Do you have a WIP you’re currently working on?

What inspired you to start writing? I’ve always loved fantasy books, which is how I ended up writing so much of it…

Anyway, nice to meet…[Read more]

I’m so happy to meet more people who have ocarinas (@scripter-of-kingdoms I didn’t know you had one too)! I have a small collection of ocarinas and I used to perform at local markets with them XD my fav…[Read more]

That’s cool! I definitely feel the struggle trying to find time to write haha, I am also just coming out of a writing break and I’ve been…[Read more]

Hello! Welcome to the Kingdom! I’m Jodi, I write a lot of things but fantasy, historical fiction, and dystopia are my go-to genres.

I have to tell you that I love the sound of your books!! They totally sound like something I would have stayed up waaaay too late reading when I was in middle school and had more time to read 🙂

I also love…[Read more]

I love the sound of your poetry, especially by the squirrel poet. Are you a fan of the Redwall series, by any chance?

I am also learning to play the piano! It’s slowly getting easier but also harder as I force myself…[Read more]

Hi Tasha! Welcome to the Kingdom. My name is Jodi, and I write fantasy, historical fiction, and the occasional dystopian piece. I was homeschooled pretty much my whole life and I just graduated from college this year! 🙂

I love fairytale retellings! What other kinds of fantasy stories do you usually write?

@faith-q Haha yes let’s get some much-needed advice XD

@keilah-h That is a good solution! Thanks!

@anatra23 Yes *cries* I think that’s what I have to do, cut a bunch of new stuff that I’ve written until I get back to…[Read more]

So, here’s the problem: I’ll usually start a story with a clear idea of the direction it’s taking, the feeling I want the story to have. I’ll follow that…[Read more]

@elfwing Oh cool! That’s so interesting that you do that too! It does work really well when you need…[Read more]