Rylie Goodwin

NO ACTUAL KILLING.

I wonder what………. if…….. I brought in another refugee……………

………….Yosi……………………………

Eh. I don’t know how I’d make that fit my AU in this RP. He’s probably a hostage terrorism survivor, and that’s too relevant to current politics. XD

I think I’m going to randomly RP for…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Oh gracious. XD

@ellette-giselle

Oooof…no…*glared at Wyoh*

I’ll probably zip them off somewhere to *ahem* illustrate Leoron’s interesting fixing methods.

Rory is not fine, he has broken ribs and a cracked knee, and no you don’t build immunity to broken bones. XD

@ellette-giselle

Well…

Since you’re helping out with the Susan story, you saw how I typically plot, and um…I’m almost done with his plot diagram…so now actual scene writing is supposed to start…

@ellette-giselle

Oh yes. The Button. XD

(I think It’s your turn? But I can go ahead and just scoot them off to some new assignment if you want.)

Or….. I could call the agents back and have them deal with him…….

or you could bring in a rebel captain to look over the place. Say they’ve driven the agents out of the school for a time. am totall…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Yay! Thank you. They will now be highlighted on my playlist sheet.

(I’m actually considering having him play a type of guitar. Like, just a random thing to throw into his character. It’s so different from the aesthetic of the book [space outlaws and warring gangs aren’t very “calm guitar”ish], but he just seems like the kind of…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Yay! Was there a song that really seemed to fit him? I trying to find one that’s his theme song, XD

(Also, the Sounds of Power music is thanks to my brother for sharing with me)

@ellette-giselle

Thought you might be interested. Here’s the playlist I randomly decided to compile for Leo’s story (CotR)

Instrumental – aesthetic music

From “Sounds of Power” Epic instrumental

• “Faith”
• “The Key”
• “Got Fight”
• “Courage”

From Emily Black’s “Cloak of the Light” sound track

• “The Fine Art of Sarcasm”
• “Chicago”
• “Be…

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@theducktator

I would say keep any gender issues out of MG. I was reading MG at 7ish, and my parents never told me about any of that stuff until I was a teen. Finding out about it, even from a Biblical perspective, would have traumatized tiny me.

That’s a valid point! What I meant is illustrated anyway in a decent book. Have your characters behave…[Read more]

Also, there’s a difference between the Chosen One trope and a For Such a Time mentality. I would love to see the true value of humanity, of the reader, addressed. That we are made with purpose and by intention. There is hope. God doesn’t waste His time making and loving children just to destroy them in Hell. This is why we cannot decide to be a…[Read more]

@esther-c

GREAT point.

Why thank you. XD

Honestly, if you do want to write MG fiction (and I hope you do) I recommend doing some research into the psychology of 8-13 year olds. Not only will it help your writing, it will help you understand your readers, and your own memories. (On that note, try to remember what it was like to be a kid, not…[Read more]

-What did/do you enjoy about your favorite MG novels?

Humor. Slapstick sparingly and good wit whenever it’s needed.

I liked characters I could connect to (although considering my personality, I could empathize easily) I liked it when the suffering was real. Kids can be done of the most melodramatic people on the planet, but like Koshka said,…[Read more]

@rae

Ahh! Animal fantasy! I adore this stuff so much. Yes, one of my series is a bunch of wolves and foxes and possibly sea faring black footed sand cats all picking fights with one another. It’s great fun. XD

@raxforge

I definitely approve. We need more animal fantasy that isn’t down right weird. Squirrels are hilarious, and a secret kingdom…[Read more]

@esther-c

*Literally comes out of nowhere*

MG!! My genre. Yes! We need more good MG fiction.

– What did/do you enjoy about your favorite MG novels?

Action, but not necessarily what you’d first think of. I wanted my heros to do something that mattered, even if it was sitting in a dark closet for hours, bravely taking hardship and fighting the…[Read more]

@koshka

That’s perfect! I love it.

Some reads we never forget

Some books we never forgive

Haven’t seen the end of this yet

We’ll write as long as we live.

All eyes on the hidden door

To the lonely laptop borne

We’ll ride in through the scribbling storm

Till we write our long forgotten WIPs…

In Which Trees are Dangerous, and Aenwest Considers Doubles

Chapter 7

The closer we got to the Dell, the more tangled the trees became. It should have been much like the woods around Multnomah Falls, WA, but years ago, as I told Dwogin when he tripped over an exposed root, the Rangers had planted saplings between the older trees and woven them…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @koshka @keilah-h @hybridlore @theducktator @anyoneinterested

Some days we kinda forget,

Some WIPS will never go on.

Gotta get the rest of it done,

All the way to the Silver Star.

(Far away, through writer’s block so bold.)

*cough cough*

Although it’s been neglected, it has not been abandoned. We have another chapter!

@theducktator

Like the others said, that depends on your characters. (They had some great advice.)

I think it would also depend on how expected/tragic the death was. While doesn’t necessarily lessen grief, it makes a lot of difference in how one processes it. (I think. Not an expert.) In some ways it would be worse, especially if they were…[Read more]

@hybridlore

I am interested! April will be really busy, but if I can join, I’ll tell you. Whatever we do, I should be able to join on Saturday mornings or early Friday afternoons.