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“I normally don’t care what people do, but you’re acting weird.”

@winter-rose @daeus @kate-flournoy @jess @bluejay @overcomer @ethryndal @aella @anyone-else I’ll be doing more of the fun writing stuff if anyone wants to join me.

@kate-flournoy I personally don’t see a huge distinction between personal and universal themes since it seems to me like several themes, like love or mercy, could really fit into either category depending on what kind of story it is. I really like your point about how much of a difference POV makes to a story’s theme, though. I wonder if this ties…[Read more]

@ethryndal Yep; I’m totally with you. That’s what tends to frustrate me the most about much of contemporary fiction. There’s a lot of popular novels out there that are entertaining stories, but not much more than that. =P

@kate-flournoy That’s awesome! And yes–that’s definitely a really important aspect of making a strong theme. We’ll be…[Read more]

@winter-rose Okay, I really really have it this time. Guardians of the Galaxy: Jack Frost says it to the tooth fairy.

@winter-rose Ice Age: Age of the Dinosaurs. Sid says it when the dinosaur takes him along with her other eggs.

@aratrea I like being able to include everything that works together as a puzzle (like what Kate said in the first lesson 😛 ) and work together like gears in a clock. The Theme seems to tie all the lose ends I had before.

@winter-rose For some reason the first thing that came to my head was Star Trek, then I realized that wasn’t animated. 😛
The Rescuers Down Under?

@ethryndal That, my friend, is the worst. *falls to the floor*

@ethryndal @s-g-dewey Writer’s block, how some people don’t have it remains a mystery to me. Maybe they aren’t like me, a procrastinator, and actually take time to plan out every single scene that is bound to happen. 😛

I pronounce it as Thay-o-den as well, but I saw LOTR before I read it, so that really was never a problem for me. And now I’m…[Read more]

@ethryndal @winter-rose Gah! I feel like I’ve heard it too, but I can’t quite place it. … Is there something along the lines of a hint you could give us? 😉

@daeus Wait, @kate-flournoy is already green. She’s a dragon, isn’t she? 😛
Okay, I actually like the idea of splitting one hugeongeous book into three mainly because then I feel like I’ve finished something when there’s still more to do. I would have finished something (reading your book) three times. I’ve read a book before, except I didn’t,…[Read more]

@s-g-dewey Writer’s block…grr.. Yep, I’ve had that for longer than I care to say as well, though I am definitely getting over it. Story ideas everywhere!
As for names: William, Alexander, Raynold, David… why is it so hard to come up with names, self? There are millions in the world, and yet I can only come up with four. 😛

@leumeister Ooh…Ahh… I love the font, and the metallic feel of it. Very spacey. Though the cover is quite dark; the shading in contrast again the stars is hard to make out. I wasn’t sure at first it was a spaceship, but if it were lighter, I probably could.

@winter-rose Yep! That’s one of my favorites.

@ethryndal C-3P0 from Star Wars
Okay, here’s one. 😀
“We’ll barbeque together! We’ll point at things together! We’ll team-build together! We’ll wear suits together!”

@audrey-caylin That’s awesome! Glad to hear that the lesson helped you so much!

One thing you could do with your story’s message is to expand it by offering a reason for hope (e.g. “There’s always a reason to hope because _______________”). It somewhat depends on what type of story you’re trying to write, as a reason isn’t strictly necessary,…[Read more]

@overcomer @winter-rose I have to fly now, but I was able to write about 2 1/2 paper. Good luck to you two!

@overcomer I’ll be here for an uncertain amount of time. If I suddenly fly off, you’ll know why.

@winter-rose Alrighty! I might have to go in a few minutes, but I’ll see what we can get done. 😀