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@jenali A sharp betrayal like that can set up a very good theme on loyalty and could definitely make Melat the best possible opponent for Teren on that front. The more you dig into his desire to see a unified people, I suspect the more compelling his motivations will be as a villain. Nice work.

@jenali Yes–the villain can absolutely have a positive arc! I would point to Darth Vader as being a prime example of that trope, but there are others as well.

That sounds like a great example of a well-done villain. Giving a villain very human desires and motivations like that is a very effective way of creating a sympathetic villain who will…[Read more]

@jenali So it sounds like we even have some inter-connected foils there as Manel and Tekal foil each other in addition to the protagonist on that front. I like that. And that makes sense with regards to Teren and Xandley’s EiLs. Both of those positions can be painted really sympathetically, and if you do it right, that should make for a really…[Read more]

@clairec Woohoo!!! That’s awesome that you finished your outline!!! I’m honestly in the middle of doing my extended outline right now, so I can’t really answer any of those questions except that it is taking me a long time and I write everything out long hand. Can’t concentrate when typing, encourages my inner editor to the point of creative…[Read more]

@Rachelle I have a similar problem with writing extroverts for some reason. It actually exhausts me. XD I’m an INFP myself. When I took the test for my three protagonists the first got INFP and I thought, ‘Oh, no! What if I accidentally made them all INFPs?!?’ I was quite relieved when the next one came back ISTJ, and then the next ISFJ. It didn’t…[Read more]

Thanks for the feedback everyone! We’re going to schedule this for April 13th (that’s this Thursday) from 3-4 PM EST. I know this time doesn’t work for everyone, but I hope to see many of you there! Check your emails later today for the link.

@audrey-caylin @dragon-snapper @ethryndal @overcomer @aella @hope @anne-swiftblade @gideon-sowdon @anna-br…[Read more]

Thanks for the feedback everyone! We’re going to schedule this for April 13th (that’s this Thursday) from 3-4 PM EST. I know this time doesn’t work for everyone, but I hope to see many of you there!

@audrey-caylin @dragon-snapper @ethryndal @overcomer @aella @hope @anne-swiftblade @gideon-sowdon @anna-brie @jane-maree

@feedingmygoldfish Oh, neat. I’m trying to remember if I’ve read either of those poets in my college courses (I’m currently finishing up a degree in literature), but am coming up blank. =P Poetry has never been my strong suit, so I have a much harder time remembering what poets I’ve actually read and studied. xD

@clairec
*confetti and pats you the back and shakes your hand vigorously*
1. How do you write extended outlines? — Usually, I write a three point outline, beginning, middle and end, and off of that I’ll write it chapter by chapter. While I’m doing the three point outline, many ideas for scenes will pop into my head, so I just write them down on…[Read more]

@feedingmygoldfish Ah; nice. So Fitzgerald, Hemingway and the like?

@feedingmygoldfish Welcome to the forum! Glad to have you with us. Do you have any favorite literary time periods as a quasi-English major?

@Ethryndal @Emma-Flournoy @Dragon-Snapper Just poking my head in to say I agree with all of yous 100%

@ethryndal @emma-flournoy I think that if they had kissed at the end it would’ve messed up the scene.

@graciegirl 😉 If I don’t have anything blocking me called writer’s block, my usual is a thousand or so in an hour.

@winter-rose Okiday! I actually have to go to dinner now. Read ya around!

@dragon-snapper ZIKERS! 1,161 words!!??? Good job!!!

@graciegirl @winter-rose I’m done for now, having wrote 1,161 words. Thanks for writing!

@winter-rose And for Aslan!