Levi Pierpont

Hey! I just moved this to Novel Ideas because “Start Here” is for new members to introduce themselves. 🙂

I don’t think it’s unrealistic to write a story in which there is little diversity. In fact, including diversity can make a story unrealistic. It all depends on what kind of culture your story takes place in. The story should drive the elements, not a political agenda.

For example, if you were to write a story that took place in say, India, it…[Read more]

Yummy! *licks lips* Lovely virtual ice cream. Perfect for a hot day here in Australia. 😀

Is the 3rd person talking to the reader or the the MC? @ivy-rose

Perfect. 😉

Well, the busiest part of the forum is the General Writing Discussions page— and it’s just that, a page for the discussion of writing in general. Villains, character arcs, good words, description, dialogue— you name it. We can also have more genre-based discussions in the Fiction forum.
Critiquing questions (and excerpts) can be posted for…[Read more]

*cringe* Research. Yep, I’m afraid so. If you can get a good idea of what historical figures were really like, you can weave ’em in much better and actually hit pretty near the mark.

Good points, @Daeus. Very good points.

Also, @sarah-h, it’s not so much about showing your character’s response to the arc as it is about showing the arc itself. Let me explain. Say you’re character has a problem with lying. As you progress through the arc, don’t show us the character lying less and less. Show us the changing perspective in the…[Read more]

@faithdk, we have 3 sheep (we had 6, but one died and two became food…) 🙂

@cahndida-serkhaman, Hello! It’s nice to meet you. Welcome to Kingdom Pen!

That’s awesome; I love singing, too! 😉

I read relatively fast…a least compared to my sisters. I don’t know if I read fast compared to the rest of the world. 😛

@bluejay, yeah, I’m the same way. I read fast in my head, but when I’m reading aloud, I always have to slow down. 😉

Sorry to debunk your theory @Daeus, but I read the Count of Monte Cristo in a week, total, and I could spend five hours right now going over it with you point by point, twist by twist, arc by arc, concept by concept. 😀
I’ve always been this way— well, ever since I learned how to read, which was pretty late due to some vision complications. I…[Read more]