Kingdom Pen | Joy Schmidt | Mentions https://kingdompen.org/members/joy-schmidt/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Joy Schmidt. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b4d73949cd05dbf903ebd9a558e7ffb9 Corissa Maiden of Praise replied to the topic Encouragement Thread in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/encouragement-thread/page/3/#post-66241 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:16:23 -0500 Aww, thanks so much @kate-flournoy. You’re awesome too! 😀 <3

…and now I’m in the same boat as @daeus. Can’t I just tag everyone? 😛

Well, since I can’t, let’s see… maybe I’ll try for some folks who haven’t been on in awhile, just to let them know we’re still thinking about them and missing them.

I tag…

@joy-schmidt for being a fun…[Read more]

]]> 987cf41fe78dd441b2cb1b15486e837e Joy replied to the topic Please tell me I'm not the only one... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one/page/2/#post-47315 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 15:59:14 -0400 @joy-schmidt You’re not the only one! I like to plan my stories to some extent, but I don’t like to think too much about them because then I start overanalysing and trying to figure out the ending, and the story loses its appeal. Finding out where I’m going along the way is harder, but a lot more fun 🙂

]]> fd339d036ffbcad596f448bbce139987 J.A. Penrose replied to the topic Please tell me I'm not the only one... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one/page/2/#post-46971 Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:15:07 -0400 @joy-schmidt
I have some advice…

So, basically you suffer a similiar thing to me. You have thousands of stories in youor head, but when it comes to expressing them,m it flops. You loose the enthusiasim and it just goes blegh.

My advice to counter this is to do things at the same time as your WIP, using your WIP. I have multiple character…[Read more]

]]> 02c360a290f0fe8446af7a3438280a9c Snapper replied to the topic Please tell me I'm not the only one... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one/page/2/#post-46927 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 21:39:28 -0400 @joy-schmidt Hey! Another thing I just thought of today… you know how you like to be satisfied, and how finishing the planning does that for you. Well, my ultimate satisfaction from writing is word count. I’ve been keeping a journal of how many words I’ve written for each of my writing sessions, and keeping track of how many words a day I write…[Read more]

]]> 5ea87b1256a2642d9859619df7afb16d Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/page/2/#post-46856 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:43:26 -0400 WELCOME BACK AGAIN @JOY-SCHMIDT! And if your work keeps you really busy, no one will hold it against you. We’ll just love it all the more when you are on. 😀

]]> b987b4ca3a2b1cfa12c6bb8053b5db18 Snapper replied to the topic Please tell me I'm not the only one... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one/#post-46795 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 12:57:22 -0400 @daeus Yes, but you’re not saying that writing is a drudgery are you? A hobby can be hard and still fun at the same time.

@joy-schmidt I don’t really know what to say. The other two Chosen Ones seem to be a bit more knowledgeable than I am. However, if you’re satisfied with you’re plot, then I’d try writing the first few chapters, and see if you…[Read more]

]]> b330d24fd18f8d66813060cb46c0f596 Louise Fowler replied to the topic Please tell me I'm not the only one... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one/#post-46716 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:24:03 -0400 @joy-schmidt I have a similar problem, except I think it really is more the case of what Kate said the first time. @kate-flournoy So your psychoanalysis was not in vain. 😉

]]> 59dc06e70680dd04478f5a1aacc84c9f Daeus replied to the topic Please tell me I'm not the only one... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one/#post-46713 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:14:23 -0400 @kate-flournoy Didn’t I just tell you I was busy being productive?

@joy-schmidt Ahem. Here are three thoughts.

Don’t write because writing’s fun, because it isn’t fun (at least, not in any lighthearted way). Write only because writing is serious.

There is more to a story than what you have planned for it. Write to discover your character’s…[Read more]

]]> a43c6330b877ad12f94bd5cecfd1a47f Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Please tell me I'm not the only one... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one/#post-46692 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:16:29 -0400 @Joy-Schmidt ohhhh! Well then, you just answered your own question! XD
That’s very possible though.
In which case, I’m afraid it’s probably just a discipline problem. Maybe you should ask yourself why you write— what it is about writing that makes you want to do it. I’ve read your work and I see a lot of potential, but if you write merely for…[Read more]

]]> 8a4c0075fe690f12387aafc7990e04a1 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Please tell me I'm not the only one... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/please-tell-me-im-not-the-only-one/#post-46687 Tue, 03 Oct 2017 23:59:19 -0400 @Joy-Schmidt hm… I have never actually encountered this exact problem, but I may have an idea of why it’s happening to you.
Based on my *coughs* psychoanalysis, 😛 (yeah, please don’t kill me) you may be killing your creativity by shoving the story over to the logical part of your brain. In my experience, writing is an emotional/intuitive…[Read more]

]]> e05687d7d8b25046a395002c301d2386 Rolena Hatfield replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/page/2/#post-46463 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 23:38:53 -0400 @joy-schmidt You’re back! (again, haha 😀 ) Couldn’t stay away, huh? :p I’m super glad you’ve returned! (Maybe this time we’ll succeed at keeping you around?)

]]> d50fcf3576566b2ba3134981ae3baadb Hannah replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/page/2/#post-46417 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:57:05 -0400 @joy-schmidt Welcome I do not believe we have met!

]]> 32719eee225bf9d6b3b7a75bf76573fe Anne of Lothlorien replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/#post-46405 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:33:05 -0400 Oops. @joy-schmidt

]]> 119d5371b112faab48549cb7a115ce24 Anne of Lothlorien replied to the topic You know you are a writer when... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/you-know-you-are-a-writer-when/page/23/#post-46402 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:25:28 -0400 @joy-schmidt YOU’RE HERE?! WELCOME AND THRICE WELCOME TO THE BESTIEST PLACE ON EARTH!

]]> ccca05524287c4ce06107a440d064326 Daeus replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/#post-46395 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 10:19:46 -0400 Hi, @joy-schmidt 😀

]]> 728e270b50a75ee4db44d3663e06232e Catwing replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/#post-46311 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 01:22:27 -0400 @joy-schmidt Welcome! I am Catwing ambassador of the catwings of Allore. (A place in my book) *throws choclate*

]]> a80fad25c27a6891cd28a51aec9a4176 NC Stokes replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/#post-46302 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:46:28 -0400 @joy-schmidt Greetings. Welcome back to the insanity!! *weird, crooked grin that doesn’t look at all crazy* *not at all* I am daughter of the king. *gestures with a flourish at my profile thingy* Pleased to make your acquaintance.

]]> 787dc3749fe0aeec69a4addf4aa87e23 Elizabeth replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/#post-46296 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 00:16:49 -0400 Hey there! @joy-schmidt I’m pretty sure I’ve met you before, or follow you on social medias, or…something, but hello regardless! Life happens. I’m sure no one blames you for being slightly inactive as of late.

@kate-flournoy Hey–watch it, that’s my boss-lady and mentor you’re referencing. @hope might be slightly crazy but I love her anyway.

]]> 143690e06d2d525137cf149c67a42036 Mariposa Aristeo replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/#post-46292 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 23:53:04 -0400 @joy-Schmidt Hello! Since I’m one of the more recent forum members, you probably don’t know me, so hi! Me and my assistant, Aberdeen the Authorosarus (he’s a book-eating ink-drinking dinosaur from the createtus period), greet you!

What are your favorite hobbies?

]]> 56ee65cb02b112e8bf313c3534f35021 Jane Maree replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/#post-46286 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 23:37:10 -0400 @Joy-Schmidt hello!! *waves a welcome* Pleasure to meet you. 😀

]]> fd40529020625f422ccbcdea84cc71a9 Snapper replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/#post-46283 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 22:53:15 -0400 @joy-schmidt Hi hi and hi! 😀

]]> b2874dcf83b3026429758634d2ac90cf Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Hi (for the third and probably not the last time) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-for-the-third-and-probably-not-the-last-time/#post-46273 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 22:30:47 -0400 @joy-schmidt welcome back! I thought you had been frightened away by the lunacy of several of our more… eh… eccentric members *cough* @hope *cough**cough* but am glad to find myself mistaken. XD
Have you written anything more lately?

]]> 877624c681a5e866e08b0ac3356515d3 Emma Flournoy replied to the topic I need help. Period. in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/i-need-help-period/#post-31423 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 22:57:32 -0400 @Joy-Schmidt Coolio.

]]> ab45bfbe5dc292c72b1455248f8ec616 Daeus replied to the topic Screenplays, poetry, and explosions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/screenplays-poetry-and-explosions/#post-31398 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:40:49 -0400 Oh, yes. Here is the link too. http://kingdompen.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4dd68444205bfc269d1b96743&id=dd0c17e669&e=5a6b0ff856

@kate-flournoy @christi-eaton @jess @hope @joy-schmidt @f5a8c3e92 @dragon-snapper @mark-kamibaya @that_writer_girl_99 @princessfoo @overcomer @jane-maree @feedingmygoldfish @anna-brie @sarah-h @winter-rose @gracie…[Read more]

]]> 3056caf999d1ea3e1b9fb4e37e50dad4 Emma Flournoy replied to the topic I need help. Period. in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/i-need-help-period/#post-31328 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 23:03:12 -0400 Hey @Joy-Schmidt!! I remember when you were on here. You didn’t stick around long enough. Welcome back, and congratulations on starting to write again. 😀
Erm…yes, if I think of any brilliant ideas I’ll pop back in, but it looks like @Winter-Rose has some great ones already, and @Northerner with her advice. But welcome back. 🙂
And it’s…[Read more]

]]> 9def88b929298b0ae542069009bf778a Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Boiled Potatoes from Blue Sky in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/boiled-potatoes-from-blue-sky/page/6/#post-9112 Tue, 09 Feb 2016 17:38:39 -0500 Ooh… that would be something @Joy-Schmidt. 😀

]]> 7f03e07b809b285660b20e4e0f518549 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Realistic Reactions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/realistic-reactions/#post-8250 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 00:39:39 -0500 @Daeus I’m sure we all thank you we don’t live in a black hole. We are very grateful. 😉

@Joy-Schmidt okay… I think I got it. I’ll just ask a few general questions to get you started. First off, is he cautious because he doesn’t have experience? If so, the caution is going to be one of uncertainty and indecisive fear, with lots of nail-biting,…[Read more]

]]> b08f73b0a4752ffefb4e13d87aa2e451 BlueJay replied to the topic Realistic Reactions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/realistic-reactions/#post-8245 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 22:28:28 -0500 I find I actually prefer to write about males then females. Seeing as my favourite topic to write about is war, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised!!!
@joy-schmidt have you watched Narnia-Prince Caspian? (I’ve only just watched it. So good. Cried heaps and heaps.) Your prince makes me think of him. He is calm and cautious, but when he learns about…[Read more]

]]> 148a406ac53822bbdbbc312f299bf341 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Why would you kidnap a little girl? in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-would-you-kidnap-a-little-girl/#post-7990 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:39:27 -0500 That would be great about the guy being part of the gang, @Joy-Schmidt! I would totally read that.

]]> 7bac648025d6549f897191f42f840797 Ivy Rose replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-3/page/2/#post-7847 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 01:17:59 -0500 @Joy-Schmidt I wouldn’t know about older siblings, but regardless of that I agree with you…no cape for @Hope. At least, not outside of the house. 😉

]]> bee6522dabb84f1602239aa16ecf425b Daeus replied to the topic Finishing Your Work in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/finishing-your-work/page/2/#post-7846 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 00:47:39 -0500 @kate-flournoy Yeah, I meant my story. I think I said that. I think it’s good people post excerpts here. I did it myself.

Oh, @joy-schmidt, I actually do have two excerpts up here already, but they are entirely random sections and weren’t edited.

They’re here
and here

]]> da60aebc995294ee521731abbee1d60e Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Finishing Your Work in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/finishing-your-work/page/2/#post-7845 Thu, 03 Dec 2015 00:06:42 -0500 Yeah, looks like you have some great storylines going there @joy-schmidt!

]]> 1da07923c05fc88196742e3aaa666dfe Daeus replied to the topic Finishing Your Work in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/finishing-your-work/#post-7828 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 19:46:38 -0500 @joy-schmidt
Who?

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