Michael Stanton

@That_Writer_Girl_99 nope. Not being duplicitous in the least. That was totally a compliment and should totally be taken at face value. You’re doing great. Your thoughts probably feel jumbled in your head because expressing them on paper (and to someone else) is so much more organized it helps you think straighter. 😉

OH MY GOODNESS @ETHRYNDAL, YOU DON’T JUST PRAISE PEOPLE TO THEIR FACES! XD

*can’t stop grinning* You have so totally got this, Elizabeth. It would be completely fine for her to come to grips with Blake’s truth and then spend the rest of the story deciding what she’s going to do about it. But I would be wary of that happening right away. That’s…[Read more]

@that_writer_girl_99 That’s great! Thanks!

@That_Writer_Girl_99 here I am! Thanks for your patience. 😉

Very good thing to start talking about, yes. Blake’s should probably be flat; correct. As for Kara, I’m thinking it’s going to be a bit of a mix between a disillusionment arc and a positive change arc.

What’s a disillusionment arc? Well… it’s a positive change arc. But instead of…[Read more]

@that_writer_girl_99 Cool. Would you be willing to write up 2-3 sentences about the forum in particular and how it has helped you?

@that_writer_girl_99 That’s fantastic. How much of your growth would you say is from the articles we publish and how much from the forum interactions?

@that_writer_girl_99 That’s fantastic! How much of your growth would you say is from the articles we publish and how much from the forum interactions?

@daeus @christi-eaton The more direct link (minus the Mailchimp redirect) is https://kingdompen.org/panel-discussion/

@graciegirl Anything you’d be willing to share would be great, even if it’s just a couple lines. 🙂 This will be for the CHAP convention in Pennsylvania.

@That_Writer_Girl_99 not a problem. 🙂

And… I really couldn’t tell you. It depends entirely on how long you want your story to be and how long it takes for you to properly cover all the different twists and various aspects of the plot. Intuition is my surest guide here, speaking personally— so long as the midpoint generally falls in the…[Read more]

@jane-maree That’s hilarious about the movies. xD I love it!

That would be absolutely fantastic if you’d be willing to do that for us! Our tentative course release date is May 22nd, so anytime after that would be awesome. 😀

Ha. Not what I expected people to learn through the course, but that’s great! And congrats on the addition of a new…[Read more]

Okay Elizabeth, here I am again. 😀

The next plot point is the Midpoint. This is where Kara transitions from reacting to the events of the story to actively pushing the story herself. Which means she needs to settle on what basic EiL she’s going to side with and start fighting for. She’s not going to think it out in so many words (‘I believe…[Read more]

@Daeus YES! A chance to rant! *rubs hands* Where to begin…?

The forum specifically has been a place of great comfort to me as it’s full of people who think the same way I do and speak the same mental language. Just knowing there are other people like me out there is so meaningful, even setting aside the help we’re able to give each other by…[Read more]

@That_Writer_Girl_99 my pleasure. And really, it’s good for me as well. It helps me solidify and become more skillful with the things I’ve learned if I try to teach them. 😉

Okay… signing out now… have a lovely evening. 😉

@That_Writer_Girl_99 ha! See? You don’t even need me! 😀 You’re doing great by yourself. *grins* Really and truly you are.
I need to sign out now, so we’ll tackle the midpoint tomorrow, okay?
(By the way. I think I’m officially in love with Blake. He sounds like an amazing character).

@That_Writer_Girl_99 that is great and that is awesome and I could not approve more. *hugs you*

The question you wanna ask yourself though is how you’re going to make this tie into the FPP. First, if you’re going to use Blake as Kara’s main foil and impact character (a character whose differences push your MC along in their arc) you need to get…[Read more]

@That_Writer_Girl_99 sure! Fire away. 😀

All right. @That_Writer_Girl_99 one point I need to make here before we approach what a midpoint is. These plot points are in order, yes, but they do not come in quick succession. There is progression between all of them. Progression and growth as the struggles and conflicts bounce off each other in the form of the different characters.
Think…[Read more]

Oh yes. It’s the question you asked yourself about intelligence vs. ignorance to narrow down the field— in essence, is intelligence better than ignorance? And if so, why?
We had several answers, only one of them correct. Giving all the characters different and conflicting EiLs on this subject and showing how they all turn out is how you make the…[Read more]

All right Elizabeth.

After the Inciting Incident we have our First Plot Point. What happens here is basically that Kara commits to follow through with what the Inciting Incident set in motion, instead of lapsing back into her former apathy.
She decides that change is in order and sets out to figure out what exactly she needs to do.
What will…[Read more]