Mark Kamibaya

I got 69 too, @kate-flournoy.

@northerner

I got 69. *grins*

hehe! That was a neat way of them to get my email address. *jots that down*

I got 84 too.

@Daeus so should I. Plan to meet you then.

@kate-flournoy You got me.

@kate-flournoy Ah, too bad. I should be able to make it tomorrow.

since most of my characters have undergone tragic backstories (courtesy of me =P)

*chokes* YES. lol

An organizational freak? *cough*INFJ*coughcough* :’D

@Aratrea

since most of my characters have undergone tragic backstories (courtesy of me =P)

*chokes* YES. lol

An orgizational freak? *cough*INFJ*coughcough* :’D

@Aratrea

since most of my characters have undergone tragic backstories (courtesy of me =P)

*chokes* YES. lol

@Aratrea

@Daeus aaaand tonight of all nights I can’t. :/ Good luck though.

@kate-flournoy I’m back to write now. I’m thinking I’ll go till 9:45 tonight, barring any catastrophes.

@overcomer That’s a great answer! I know for myself, I’m never fully motivated to write a story until I know what sort of theme I’m hoping to tackle with the story, so I’m right there with you on that!

Haha, great to hear how much you’re learning from the course, Kate! And yes, I can be a bit of an organizational freak, so I did try to bring some of that into the course. 😉

And putting yourself into your character’s backstory is absolutely huge. That’s probably one of the main techniques I end up using since most of my characters have undergone…[Read more]

I think theme is exciting because it takes a vague idea for a story helps me shape it into something I don’t just want to write because it’s interesting, but need to write because it matters to me. Theme helps me come up with a message for my story, and goals for my characters.

@Aysia-Serene ha, yes. There’s so much to be said on that subject it’d take whole books. 😛

Perhaps another important difference is that in 2/3 examples you picked, the MC was /not/ the winner of the love triangle, so instead of just being a gushy ending of success, the MC actually has to face hardship and work through it to become a better…

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@Aysia-Serene ha, yes. There’s so much to be said on that subject it’d take whole books. 😛

Perhaps another important difference is that in 2/3 examples you picked, the MC was /not/ the winner of the love triangle, so instead of just being a gushy ending of success, the MC actually has to face hardship and work through it to become a better…

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Romance these days, be it triangle or not, is very cheesy… there have been very few romances I’ve read where I was actually glad it was there. Author’s seem to lose sight of what love actually is, and they play it up to be some big emotions thing because the girl is so beautiful and when he’s with her, he feels this tightness in his throat and…[Read more]

Oooh; I like this topic. Lots of great points, Kate. I totally agree. Perhaps another important difference is that in 2/3 examples you picked, the MC was /not/ the winner of the love triangle, so instead of just being a gushy ending of success, the MC actually has to face hardship and work through it to become a better person. But yeah. Really…[Read more]

@Christi-Eaton YES. I can’t think of any examples right off the top of my head, but girls that lead both guys on are incredibly annoying. That’s a whole different set of problems right there. 😛

Definitely agree with you there. It doesn’t necessarily have to be main (Faramir and Eowyn) but it has to have its place in the story and serve some…[Read more]

Brilliant forum post @kate-flournoy, I enjoyed reading this one. You should write a whole article on this topic. It would be great! One of my strongest pet peeves from a love triangle is when the main character cannot possibly seem to choose between two guys and just keeps leading both on by continuing to flirt with both and even kissing both.…[Read more]