Mark Kamibaya

@audrey-caylin Well, it’s fine to end a scene with a disaster. In that case you’re basically just dividing one scene (with an action and reaction sequence) into two scenes, one with the action sequence and the other with the reaction sequence.

I guess I should have phrased myself a little differently. A scene is a section in your story where…[Read more]

@audry-caylin Well, it’s fine to end a scene with a disaster. In that case you’re basically just dividing one scene (with an action and reaction sequence) into two scenes, one with the action sequence and the other with the reaction sequence.

I guess I should have phrased myself a little differently. A scene is a section in your story where…[Read more]

@audrey-caylin That’s a good point. Scenes are a hard thing to grasp. I really don’t think anyone has a perfect definition of them. One helpful place to start is that a scene is similar to a chapter. By that I mean that many chapters are comprised of only one scene. There are however many chapters out there with two or more scenes in them. These…[Read more]

@r-j-wordsmith *shudders* I’d melt if my book was hidden beneath others.
@kate-flournoy Indeed. I’ve been trying for months to regain what I had been able to do before, write what I love, but I’ve been so caught up in trying to make it world-worthy that I’ve forgotten what I’m actually doing. I read through my old work, and in comparing it to…[Read more]

Okay! I think I finally got some stuff organized here. 😀

1. Harold enters a treacherous swamp to save Denholm, who does not seem to grasp the gravity of the situation.
Mkay, so I finally got Harold’s EIL somewhat figured out.
E.I.L.: that the world is worth being a part of because man, deep down, is basically good. (Note: Harold is a c…[Read more]

@Rachelle Ah, and you know Pride and Predjudice too, I see. 😉 (I think that’s the reference at least…)
I do piano too, and violin.

What, 2 movies and the Broadway musical?! You’re further along in that department than I am (yet. That must change.). Yes, it’s a very big book, but so worth it.

@Ethryndal You need support, eh? Poor thing. Is it…[Read more]

@rachelle Welcome to the land of the pen! Others may have beat me to it, but I never mind that to much. Ahem, welcome to the Bestistest place on the internets! 😛
Three novels! Woof…I’ve only written one, though I have written a half of another and enough one-page beginnings to make five chapters of beginnings. 😀
Again, welcome!

Yep, what @Ethryndal said, even though I didn’t know what it meant. @R-J-Wordsmith

That’s awesome @Vanna! Perfect use of foil characters and thematic contrasts. *thumbs up* Sounds like you absolutely nailed a good (skillful rather 😉 ) love triangle.

@rachelle Ooh, digital art, how neat! AND comicy cartoony things. I guess you get the added satisfaction of being an artist and a writer at the same time. 🙂 One day I’m going to try some of that stuff… But at the moment, I stick to pencil, with a bit of water-color mixed in. I mainly do people too, though I’m more of a portrait artist.

@r-j-wordsmith There’s nothing so tragically wonderful as a sad story, and boy, you’ve written a good one. I have nothing further to add to what has already been pointed out, but I will say that I agree with you about the condemned sign. (Even though I didn’t know what it meant either. 🙂 ) If the house goes for sale, readers would be left to…[Read more]

@rachelle If you can do one hour per day, I think that’s an awesome pace to keep up consistently! A large part of how much time you should spend depends on other activities; if you’re able to spend more time on your writing, that will of course help out a lot, but sometimes it’s difficult to even find even that much time. I have the same goal of…[Read more]

New topic.
Potatoes.

@Ethryndal @GracieGirl @Hope @Emma-Flournoy @Winter-Rose @The-Bean @Rolena-Hatfield @R-J-Wordsmith

New topic.
Potatoes.

@Ethryndal @GracieGirl @Hope @Emma-Flournoy @Winter-Rose @The-Bean @Rolena-Hatfield

Each door was painted with a different name in careful golden letters, and each name just as carefully crossed out.

@Aratrea Monday, Feb. 27th at 7-8 pm EST is the only one that’ll work for me. This sounds super exciting and I’d love to do it, but if I’m out-voted don’t worry about leaving me out of the rotation. 😉

Saturday, February 25th would work best for me, though I should be able to be there on the other dates if they get picked. And I should be to lesson 8 by that time. 🙂

Honestly, due to family matters, I haven’t been working on the Theme Mastery course lately and I’ve only got as far as the fourth lesson, so I’ll leave it up to the rest of you to choose a time and date.

I’ll try to catch up a little before then. 🙂

@Daeus I’m not even going to attempt to read that list…yeesh, I didn’t know the writerly kind were such cowards! XD

@Dragon-Snapper *gasps* Is it an Elven cloak???

Now. I wouldn’t be completely honest if I didn’t say my biggest fear was letting other people read my stuff. Even the thought of giving my writing to someone else makes me want to…[Read more]

@Rachelle Human, elf, or dragon? 😉

Excellent choice, Lord of the Rings. Ever read the Silmarillion? (I ask because I’m currently reading it and need support…) What do you like to draw/paint? (And while we’re on the subject, is it drawing or painting? I’m an artist also; I appreciate that kind of thing. 🙂 ) Welcome to the Kingdom! Beware the…[Read more]