Joy Schmidt

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“Let me know if real power wants a magazine or something.”

@emily None?

Aha. I’ll have to ask King @daeus if not watching any Star Trek whatsoever is a crime. 😛

No crime. Actually, there aren’t that many here that do watch Star Trek…I am a sci-fi person though….soooo. 😀

@shannon @emily Yesss. The Borg. “You will be assimilated. Your biological and technological collectives will be added to our own. Resistance is futile.” Which Star Treks do you guys watch?

@dekreel Ratatoullie?

@shannon Am I even allowed to guess? XD

@emily Oh! Oh! Is it Riley from National Treasure?

@waterlily This is a tough question, but I’ll try to be as helpful as I can.

Obviously, you want to write the best story possible, and if first person works better for you, that’s a good sign first person might be the best choice.

However, I would offer some balancing points. Sometimes writing in a tough POV can be incredibly helpful. I…[Read more]

@Dragon-Snapper LOTR and Hobbit gifs are good things. Especially concerning food.

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Be thankful this day that the supply of virtual chairs is unlimited. Ahem.

@Shannon Everyone else had good suggestions. 😀

@Dragongeek good point… 😛 Just try to find a power that actually fits with the story for a reason. Don’t just go for super-speed or super-strength ‘because’. Think through what would best fit.

What era/type of names are you looking for?

@radically-surrendered I’m writing up a synopsis.

@radically-surrendered Welcome!

@Emily Thanks for the ice cream!! *waves*

*pokes head in* I LIVE.

I’ll be writing, though I probably won’t say very much as I’m a little busy today so I’ll be focusing on wording. 😀

@0-0enyali0-0 As Dekreel said, focus on the characters rather than the fight and that’ll make the scene that much better.

I can’t recommend research enough. Learn as much as you possibly can about the method of fighting that you’re using. The more you know, the easier the fight scenes will become to write.

@0-0enyali0-0 @dekreel‘s advice is very solid. Maybe if you have a fight scene that isn’t too long you could post it here for critique.

@Daeus I like that… not as much as Excelsior though.

Ugh. Decisions decisions.

You know what? I’m going to just throw caution to the winds and say go with Excelsior. I can’t think of anything I like better or even as well as. If you can think of a tagline of sorts to go with it though, so it’s more clear what it means and what it’s for, that…[Read more]

@daeus If you’re going to do Write Better Academy, then you have to do ‘Write More Better Academy.’ That’ll sell people, won’t it? 😉

@shannon I’m sure there are loads of preserved letters from the time period you could get a hold of to study.

@dragon-snapper @shannon @sam-kowal @kate-flournoy Thanks.

Thanks. The one argument in favor of Excelsior is that people don’t have to know what it means right off the bat. I’m not selling the school, I’m just going to sell courses. (Shannon, Excelsior means “onward”. It connotes perseverance and victory.)

That said, I could think of a few…[Read more]