MarkMcGuire

Doh! I just realized I have to stop in ten minutes. I should be writing for a while after that, though— will you still be working?

@Daeus sounds good. *huge grin*

@Daeus I’m on. When do you wanna stop?

Don’t be afraid to cut and delete and take out scenes completely. *sighs* It’s so hard sometimes. I’ve had to cut scenes I love, and there’s probably more I’ll need to cut. But if it’s not moving along the story in some way, cut it. And there’s no need to picture it as a complete loss, because not only will the story be tighter, but you’re just…[Read more]

@Daeus oooh, fun! Wow… I’ve always wanted to write a character who spoke middle English because I speak it fluently ( 😛 ), but I’ve never had the opportunity. Have fun with it. 😀

@Daeus okay. I got 984 written. I’m trying to slow down and pay attention to the length/spacing of my sentences so they’re an even mix of different lengths. Once I get into the habit it will be easier, but I’m pretty happy with the amount I wrote notwithstanding. 🙂

@Daeus okay. See ya.

@Daeus okay. Tag me when you start.

@Daeus ooh wow, fun! Starting a new project is always exciting. I’m writing now— probably will be until 10:50. You on?

@Daeus 173 words. You?

“The pen is mightier than the tomato.”

That’s the best thing I’ve heard in a long time, @Daeus. 😉

And whew, you were up early. Or maybe I was up late… I don’t know. But I can write for about twenty minutes now.

@Daeus yes sir. Planning on it. Tomato minions may get in the way, but I’m planning on doing as much as I can.

@Daeus good idea. Okay people— so near the beginning of the book I had it so one character would be teaching another to sword-fight. I spent quite a bit of time developing their relationship prior to that— one character is so stubborn he wouldn’t have let the other character teach him if they hadn’t known each other for quite some time. So…[Read more]

Ha. Anything, of course. 😉 No limit.

Yes. Besides reading, there’s almost nothing that can better prepare someone for writing than rewriting. Which may sound a bit counter-intuitive, but it’s true.

So, @daeus and @anna-bria, this is what I have now. I like most of it, I’m just not sure about the final line in the first and third stanza. The line in the third stanza, by the way, needs to hold the idea that the nation will be destroyed if the victor (from the line before) doesn’t unite the countries.

Ancient sign, bitter fate,
Scar and oath…[Read more]

*gasp* You’ve got to read Lord of the Rings, @anna-brie! They are so good!

I had Steelheart from the library, but returned it because I didn’t have time to read it. I might pick it back up again sometime. But the next book on my list are the Inkheart trilogy. Joy is reading them and she really likes them.

@dragon-snapper Welcome, dragon captain. So, do you tame dragons, hunt them, or…umm, are you a rogue dragon who somehow slipped past the moderators?

@Dragon-Snapper awesome handle. Is there a story behind that?

Oh yeah— welcome to the Realm of the KeePers of the Kingdom. There are *ahem* a few dragons on this forum, myself included… it would be greatly appreciated if you refrained from doing any… erm… snapping? 😉

Where do you hail from?

Glad to have you here. *salutes* Captain. 😉