Lillian

@bilbo-baggins

The highest word count I have for a project is 20,068 words. Unfortunately that project has been long abandoned, but I hope to exceed that word count with a new story! What about you?

The highest I have is 17.5k. Also a long-abandoned project 🙂

Out of curiosity, what is your favorite book/movie of LotR? I’m a Two Towers girl…[Read more]

@lillian

That is about what happens to me 😂 I often will think up like movie characters that seem to fit the one I’m trying to write and then base a lot of stuff of that as far as appearance goes. Once I took a character, based them off of Han Solo, and then called him Harrison. I was feeling really creative. 🤣

@reaganramm

Thank you so much!! I actually really like that 10 milestone framework! I have heard of the 5 milestone framework and have attempted using it before, however I then realized that it absolutely destroys my plot when I have to fill in gaps by pantsing 😅 I will definitely try this!

@whalekeeper

Is it possible that the structure…

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@stellybean

Hello and welcome!!! I am Liska Boyce, aspiring YA fantasy author! It’s wonderful to meet you!

Some Questions to Ponder:

Are you a cat, dog, or dragon person?

If you got to pick four fictional people to create a crew to go on adventure with, who would you choose and why?

What genres of books/movies are your favorites?

What…[Read more]

@liberty

What inspired your story?

So this is actually a culmination of several of my other creative projects. I am working on a short story collection as well, and this novel is set in the same world. It is fun to have characters that can reappear to tell a new story, as well as creating new ones to get to know! I also have a story that exists…[Read more]

@quicksilverwyvern

Thank you very much for the advice!! I appreciate it! That’s one of the beautiful things about there being so many writers out there: everyone has different ways of doing things.

I am definitely a character-first writer, it’s just translating who my characters are and how they interact with the world into plot beats…[Read more]

@koshka

Thank you! That actually helps a ton!!!

@reaganramm

I found KP by accident, believe or not! I read tons of blogs and stuff, so in all my searching for resources for young writers, I happened upon KP. The blog has been a HUGE help to me throughout my writing journey!

@lillian

Yeah I totally get that. I have a cast of about 6 main characters and they all decided to rotate favorites in my head until I figured out who they actually all are 😅 How do you come up with character ideas? Do they just come to you or do you have to sit down and go through a process to figure them out?

@beth-torres

The House: *emo hair flip* “Bro, you just don’t get me.”

This house is actually such a fun idea. That was just my first thought for some reason when I read that part 😂😭

Actually though, I love that so much!!!! 🤣 That is lowkey House for sure!

@lillian

I seriously am already in love with your characters!! That is the kind of blurb that causes me to pause while scrolling through endless stories on my library’s app. I would so read that!

Now I have to ask: Of the four you mentioned, who is your favorite? Who is your least favorite? And, if you don’t mind sharing, why?

@koshka

Sure why not?! I’m in!

@whalekeeper @koshka

Thanks for the advice! I have spent the past five years learning as much as possible about plot structure. I’ve tried (among other things) the snowflake method, the 3-act story structure, numerous authors’ plotting structures, and pantsing. Sarra Cannon has been a recent follow for me, but her methods all use color coding and…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

How would you describe House’s personality? 😛

House is normally pretty fun-loving and friendly. Right now it is depressed and angry (think stereotypical teenage angst type thing) which leads to it’s lashing out towards the other characters. One morning, for example, my characters woke up to find the kitchen totally flooded o…[Read more]