Mark Kamibaya

@winter-rose Oops. Sorry, I didn’t see your post! No, it’s not from flushed away. It’s from the Tale of Desperaeux.
“That’s a naughty word. We never rob.”

@Daeus well I thought so. 😛 In the best kind of way.

@r-j-wordsmith Alright, now I’m leaving for reals. I wrote 300 or so words.

@That_Writer_Girl_99 Got it. The early stages of planning can be my favorite part of writing a novel at times, so that’s a great stage to be in!

If you’re looking for more resources on this topic, one of our writing team members wrote a good article about how to outline a novel a couple months ago that you may find helpful:…[Read more]

@r-j-wordsmith Aaand I’m back!

@jess @r-j-wordsmith I have to sign out now, but I finish planning out the chapters and wrote 159 words.

@r-j-wordsmith *waves* Still here, though I’ll have to sign off shortly.

Besides, I’ve set it so you can now edit the response you made if you want. Certainly not necessary, but an option.

@kate-flournoy Not a big deal. Four responses aren’t going to make a difference. It’s when I get ten or twenty responses that the statistics start to get thrown off.

Yay! I finished planning out the chapters/scenes in my WIP! Phase one complete!

Yay! I finish planning out the chapters/scenes in my WIP! Phase one complete!

@Daeus oooopssss… *hides face* I’m sorry. I thought you wanted us to actually take the survey. Would it even let you flip pages if you didn’t?

Ok, I made a few changes.

@jess Great!

Btw everyone, if you could refrain from actually filling out the form for the moment. I don’t want to cross pollinate answers in case I make any significant changes to the survey.

@jess Question. What do you mean by: “For me as a writer, I like to see hidden articles that are somewhat based on the book. Or a nonfiction, added book. I like those. (Like how to structure your novel stuff)”?

@jess @jane-maree @daeus @kate-flournoy @graciegirl @r-j-wordsmith @ethryndal @northerner @overcomer @winter-rose And I’m back to planning! If I finish that, then I’ll likely switch to actual writing.

@dragon-snapper Yeah, be mostly mean, but when something’s awesome, it’s good to point it out. Beta-reading is basically editing, only without getting paid. Normally, you aren’t pointing out little things like tiny wording differences and missing commas, but you should point out anything that confuses you, anyways you think the plot or characters…[Read more]

@Dragon-Snapper easy. Read the book, tell ’em what’s wrong with it. XD

Okay, do try and be civil. But basically, they’re asking you to read it because they want your honest opinion on it. So give your honest opinion.