Jodi Maile

@jodi-maile

I know, right? I hated revising at first, but now it’s a lot harder to move into a new book instead of constantly polishing what I already have.

Also, I totally get the thing about the scariness of caring about publication. I have a feeling Yanet part of what may be holding me back at the moment, so maybe I should just enjoy w…[Read more]

@jodi-maile

I love the Boiling Rock episodes! They’re some of my favourite — the bromance between Zuko and Sokka is just so good!😁

@elanor

Just an idea, feel free to toss it away — what if when Zyla escapes she’s crying after this argument with Kedja, and as she gets to the perimeter, she hears Kedja’s screams? This could be a way to hit home…[Read more]

Thanks so much for the tips everyone. They are all helpful. I just realized I forgot to mention anything about the prison or the escape. Might have been helpful…
So my two girl characters Kedja and Zyla are trying to escape a prison that they’ve been brought to to be trained to work for Okdor, my Villain. Kedja, through a very tragic back…[Read more]

@jodi-maile

Thank you, Jodi!!😁

@kathleenramm @joy-caroline@elanor@abigail-m @precious-y @not-so-secret-secret-assassin @morgan@precious-y @sparksaraabbott11@e-k-seaver@writerlexi1216 @lydia-s@nanisnook @lewilliams @relia@hallie-jean @anatra23@iluvhim18 @jenwriter17@keilah-h @nova21 @ariel-f @not-so-secret-secret-assassin @beth-darlene @buildsbygideon @daisy-torres @jodi-maile @w…[Read more]

@Jodi-maile

Thank you! It’s great to be back around on KP:)
You said all that beautifully and I’ll never be able to stress it enough on how much of a relatable struggle it is. But that’s right, you have to write the story that you would want to pluck off your shelf and read. Or else, what’s the point? If you don’t enjoy writing it, the reader wo…[Read more]

@jodi-maile

Yes! I love Taylor Davis’s cover too! I think my favourites out of that album are Song of Time/Song of Storms, Midna’s Lament, and Serenade of Water!

You own a cool amount of ocarinas.😁 Have you seen Spencer Ocarina’s Zelda video on YouTube? He plays all the Ocarina of Time tunes on his ocarina while in costume at locations. He even…[Read more]

@jodi-maile Sorry! You must have posted while I was writing that last post😂 I’m looking forward to seeing whatever you guys come up with here😁

@kathleenramm @elfwing @devastate-lasting @jodi-maile @keilah-h @anyoneiforgotinthisthread

I am consistently writing a fantasy series that has two main POVs, who are are equal main characters. Occasionally I will have one off chapters or scenes in another of the main characters’ section POVs, but only when it’s absolutely necessary.

I love hav…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Have you seen The Chosen? It’s quite good biblical fiction and does what you were saying with making the characters believable and have flaws and all that. It’s a great series about Christ’s disciples and the struggles they might have faced following him during the years of his ministry. It’s really cool, and they have two whole s…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12 Thanks, and that’s a good idea!

@jodi-maile Thank you!

@trahia-the-minstrel That actually is a good idea.

@e-k-seaver There are multiple species of creatures as well as humans in the story, and they each have a different naming system. So that’s why my names are really weird.

@faith-q “One more thing unrelated to your…[Read more]

@keilah-h You should end it the way you feel is the best — and sometimes you’ll change your mind😉. I once changed the true identity of an entire character because I decided it would be more emotionally impactful if he wasn’t related to someone else.

That said, the idea of her having to rescue her father on her own does sound interesting (I love…[Read more]

Hi, @ lydia-s !

I’m gonna jump in with lines from the favourite character in my book (he’s the best friend of one of my two protagonists):

Character name: Yusīñien Riavoné

“You can see people, M. That’s a gift. Tactics, statistics, the bigger picture … that’s what I’m good at. But you’re good at caring about individuals — all of them. That’s…[Read more]

@jodi-maile

Thank YOU!