Mark Kamibaya

@anna-brie Got it. Sounds good then!

@ethryndal Ha–yep, haven’t heard of it, but it sounds like a good example!

@jenali Looks like a good set of minor characters there! I like the fact that you have a foil situation with Teren’s house and the country as a whole. Those kinds of comparisons can make for effective theme development.

@jenali I would generally agree with that as an overall principle. I will mention, though, that with short stories you also have less space, so sometimes I think leaving minor characters undeveloped can make more sense in a short story given how little space you have to work with.

I haven’t read that book, but it sounds like a good example!…[Read more]

@jenali Got it. Sounds like a good arc for her then. With that piece in place, all of that looks good!

@anna-brie

Yeah, when you make the plot goals secretly dependent on the thematic goals (which it looks like you’re doing here), the plot doesn’t always align as clearly with the character arc moments as it would otherwise. Sometimes you’ll want to look to a minor theme to keep the rest of the plot relevant, as it looks like you’re doing with…[Read more]

@anna-brie Elanor and Marianne definitely constitute a good foil in Sense and Sensibility. Keep looking for examples and I’m sure you’ll be able to come up with more!

@winter-rose @jane-maree I’m out for the night. I wrote about 4 pages on paper to a short story that I’m writing. Good luck to those who travel onward!

“Abomination!”
“Stupid-head!”

@kate-flournoy Haha, nice! 😀

@winter-rose Yeah! Join in!

@PerfectFifths *nods* an INFP is a good thing to be. I’m one myself. 😉

@dragon-snapper Yes she does, and yes it is. As for your comment on Anna and Rapunzel being so similar, fans have a theory that would justify that (lol, I totally get what you mean, though, but I don’t think it’s that bad – though I do prefer Tangled to Frozen) Fans reckon Rapunzel is Anna and Elsa’s cousin, and that their mothers were sisters,…[Read more]

@jane-maree That’s fine! You can just hand me the motivational pizza now. 😛
*blinks at computer* I feel so bad for your character…

I’m on tonight, writing by hand.

My mind suddenly has gone blank on books I’ve recently read, so I think I’ll have to go with The Gammage Cup. (Yes, that is an unheard of book from the ’50s.) I believe it uses Method #2; the story goal of protecting one’s village from evil could not be accomplished until the village came to recognize the thematic truth.

@graciegirl Apology accepted. 😛
Oh, oh, oh!!!! I just remember something amazing about what we were talking about with Rapunzel and Anna!!!!!!!!! AHHHA!
*calm down, Dragon!*
*calms down*
Okay, okay. Rapunzel shows up in Frozen. I am not kidding. What do you call that…a cameo or something?

@GracieGirl *mimics others* Me too?

@GracieGirl me too? Please?

@graciegirl Really? Could I read it?