Mark Kamibaya

@bluejay Yeah, I can see your point. Maybe it’s just that War Room was a lot like the other ones that they’ve made so I got a little bored. But the movie does have a powerful message. The Sons of Katie Elder is supposedly really good. Of course, it’s a John Wayne movie that’s directed by Henry Hathaway and the music is by Elmer Bernstein! So you…[Read more]

Show don’t tell is famous in fiction in general. Like all the writing books (irritatingly) say that.

@daeus Never heard of the hudsucker proxy. I’ll check it out.

@timothy-young I like How to Train Your Dragon 2 but I prefer the original. Better story. Sequel is a bit predictable in my opinion. But both are amazing.

@ingridrd Harry Potter! Yaass!

@hope I watched Inkheart a few years back and I remember really liking it. Has an amazing, unique…[Read more]

I haven’t submitted something for publication by kingdompen for a long time, but last time I did I experienced a really long wait time beween submission and publication (two months I think). I was fifteen so I got a little irritated when my article had to be published later during a month where it had absolutely nothing to do with that month’s…[Read more]

@sleepwalkingMK Welcome! I’m an MK too. But I was born and raised in the Philippines so I never experienced the shock of a new culture (except for when I visit the US). Hope you are able to use this forum to its fullest potential. My writing and my stories have gotten better just by applying some of the things I learned within this forum. Also, we…[Read more]

Thanks for all of your input.

(I just felt like posting for no good reason)

@aella

I don’t blog, but I really like blogs that are audience-centered instead of author-centered. Like they put out content that other people would be interested in. They don’t just post for their own satisfaction. They graciously consider whether or not other people would be honestly interested in the content they produce. This applies to…[Read more]

@jess

My older brother and I once started pulling knives on each other and almost stabbed each other. Okay, that’s not funny. And someone could’ve gotten seriously hurt.

Some ideas are them destroying something that you worked really hard on (like a novel). My little bro once told someone I really liked some horrible things about me.…[Read more]

Hey everyone! Let me try tagging ya’ll @spradlin @theliterarycrusader @winter-rose @overcomer @jess @dragon-snapper @hope @aratrea @clairec @anna-brie @sarah-h

I’m seeing a lot of new faces. Not a lot of the people I used to interact with when the forum began, though. Kind of sad. And happy.

So it seems like people here like the Hero’s Journey,…[Read more]

What about family, @dragon-snapper ? Besides that I don’t see anything you’ve missed. It’s really great that you’re trying to make characters deeper, but if you want a truly deep character you have to separate characterization and character. Here’s a quote from Story by Robert McKee (the book is written for scriptwriters but it can apply to…[Read more]

Thanks @sarah-h

@Daeus @kate-flournoy

Yah. I totally get what you’re saying. I actually write everything like a movie. Like it shows everything as it is happening and (unfortunately) I barely enter into my viewpoint character’s mind (something I need to work on). However, once I read the book about showing and telling I really wanted to . . . liberate(?) my…[Read more]

Okay I’ll respond with a more comprehensive reply later, but the point of a lot of summaries is that you’re describing perpetual happenings. Like as in it happens over and over again. So one scene might not cut it. A summary also gives a chance for the viewpoint character’s voice to shine.

Focus on your characters.

From what I can see you’re a pantser. You write the best by the seat of your pants (writing through instinct rather than being a plotter). Also, you said you want to write this for NaNoWriMo?

I suggest that you should focus on your characters. Flesh ’em out. Give them unique quirks. Enlarge their weaknesses. Add…[Read more]

Hey @Jess! I’ll make this post a little shorter. The updated concept sounds much better but there’re some things I noticed.

Concept: Having an original concept is hard isn’t it? Yeaah. Well there’s “nothing new under the sun.” We’re just remixing ideas. So don’t be too worried about one part of your story sounding like one series and another part…[Read more]

Sorry for the long post.