Lorelei Angelino

@kathleenramm

Hahaha, that’s funny you should mention that about the antagonist thing cuz my sister and I were just talking recently about how villains are actually not something you have to put in your writing and how even things like nature can be an “antagonist” in stories, like survival fiction!

Anyway, for me, it was long, thorough…[Read more]

@lorelei-writer

*gasp* IS THAT LORELEI I SEE?????!!!!!!!!!!!!! *waves excitedly* Heya, girl!!! SO awesome to see you here!!!! *sends welcome chocolate*

@anatra23

Thanks bro, what’s you swags status?

@power

Yeah, you wouldn’t want to know me now.

Now all I do is worry about my swag.

This quote gives me the kick I need to start writing everyday 😀

Here’s some epic quotes from Ryo from a story I wrote when I was 8. 

Why the story I wrote when I was 8, and not a more recent story? Well, 8 years was when I peaked. Ever since then, both my writing and my cuteness declined. My face is kinda like cryptocurrency sometimes. Meaning, it goes up in value, down in value, and Elon Musk wants to send…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy21 This is a cool idea! ^-^

@anatra23,

Ooh, I like her!!!! Kiara sounds like the perfect name… 😉

I like that. Very dramatic. And hilariously out of context

He’s quite the fellow. Poor guy. XD

Ooh, good idea, Lydia!! Uh… *thinks*

Character: Asor, an Arthro of the Lycos clan

“I have a spider’s body, not its brains!”

*is trying to come up with more without letting myself touch my manuscript (I’m avoiding it like COVID masks for a few months XD)*

“What do I do when you all die and I’m left with a crazy assassin? She’ll probably get…[Read more]

@melancholic-writer

Cool! I agree; it can be really cool to step back in time with fantasy. 🙂

That’s an interesting take on the story!

Hi there! I’m Ariel (or Archer), and I also hang out around Story Embers!

I’ll add a couple of questions to Kathleen’s:

1. What’s your favorite element of your fantasy world?

2. What’s the defining feature of your Cinderella retelling, as opposed to other retellings (if you can share without spoilers)?

Welcome to KP!

@kathleenramm I pretty much just practiced writing for a while, then I took a couple of courses on style and things, and then I just wrote a ton until sometime last year when I felt like my style is more like what it is now. And it’s still developing, though right now I’m finally finding it satisfactory.

@ribbonash

I’m glad the conversation was a blessing!

Thank you! I really appreciate that. ^-^

Exactly.

I think I would agree with that. It can definitely be helpful to consider age when deciding what to include or not, what tone to go with or avoid, etc. as you’re thinking through a new idea.

I can see younger teens avoiding the YA section.…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Awesome! I’m glad it was helpful. 🙂

@joy-caroline

I think that can still work as YA. Based on my personal experience, though, you might have an easier time getting older teens to read about characters in a variety of ages than getting younger teens to read it. When I was a younger teen, I was much more into reading about teenagers, and it was only as I got older and more mature…[Read more]

@kathleenramm My biggest weakness is probably editing. Editing is the thing I’ve spent least time on. It always makes me feel like I’ve never edited enough lol.

Biggest strength? At this point, probably my prose. That’s the only thing I get consistently complimented on.

@ribbonash

It sounds like you have a good understanding of where lines need to be drawn in your own fiction! That’s an important understanding to have, and I’m glad you’re holding to that. 🙂

I was actually thinking about Calligraphy Guild (among other things) for parts of this conversation. XD The primary main character and her love interest…[Read more]

@ribbonash

No, I actually completely agree with you on content levels. That’s something I’m quite passionate about; explicit adult content (of any level of description; I do think such topics can be alluded to for edifying ends) should not be put in the YA section. It’s a stumbling block and it’s inappropriate. But I don’t think that more mature…[Read more]