Michelle Black

Thank ye kindly! I just moved to Shanghai, so I couldn’t tell you very much xD

Yes, all my projects need nice, shiny titles before I can get working with a good conscience! xD I’m very particular about that.

What if I don’t like coffee…?

@kathleenramm Ahaha I always wished that I could dream myself into another world (but my dreams aren’t usually vivid so-)

Not really anything in particular that I can remember. I essentially plagiarize everything.

@devastate-lasting

I loved to make up worlds when I was younger as well. (Still do to this day actually).

But when I was little I would envision worlds with as much detail as possible as I fell asleep hoping that I would go there in my dreams. The world was almost always a fantasy world where I was a princess about to go on a perilous journey.…[Read more]

@leon-fleming

*blinks* Woah. That is quite the process.

@merieshenanigans

I will join everyone in saying, WELCOME TO THE FORUM!

Sorry if that was too loud, I always get excited when someone new joins. XD

You like to draw as well! What kind of things do you like to draw? For me I love drawing characters from movies, dramas, tv shows, etc. but I also like to make up my own characters from time to…[Read more]

@leon-fleming A third culture kid is basically what I am; we’re raised in a different cultures than what our parents were raised in. So a second-generation immigrant, basically.

@merieshenanigans Hello!!! Nice to meet you!

I, too, write novels by hand because I’m insane! Crazy how efficient it actually is.

My aunt, uncle, and cousins live in Shanghai, so I’ve been there more than once. It’s a cool place. (Not gonna lie I find myself missing China a lot these days…honestly very bad timing)

Have you always lived in…[Read more]

@kathleenramm Honestly most of things started out from this world I created when I was a kid. I just created it to escape to; there’s nothing special about it. So gradually as I got older I’d begun developing it and making characters and often if I was reading a book or watching a movie or listening to a song, I’d think, “Oh, it’d be cool if there…[Read more]

@leon-fleming Oh wow, a lot of thought went into all of that! This all seems very interesting, looking forward to seeing more.

No problem! Happy ot help!

@leon-fleming Is there a time paradox? Or are there parallel universes? Is there a main villain? Or is this mostly about people he meets? How old is he?

You mentioned benefactor…reminds me of Great Expectations.

At some point in the character arc…let’s see, you said he thinks too highly of himself…so at some point maybe he gets stuck in…[Read more]

@leon-fleming Gotcha. So, what area of ideas are you looking for? Plot? Character? Something else?

@leon-fleming I absolutely love time travel! There are so may different ways to incorporate it…

Before I can give any ideas, first I must ask: How does he time travel? By cherry soda bottle? By machine? Ability? Magic? Inexplicable events? How often can he time travel? Forward or back? Etc?

And if cherry soda bottles aren’t part of how he…[Read more]

@hannah-c I did it last year. Now whenever I read the manuscript I have no memory whatsoever of writing it. It’s pretty fun, but I’ve just developed a writing schedule for this year (1/3 months) so I think I’ll pass this year. Good luck if you do attempt it, though!

@michelle

What do you think makes Jack especially realistic?

I really want to figure out the reason why some characters feel like they’re alive and others feel as real my pet unicorn.XD

@leon-fleming

The dwarves dug the gold out of the mountain. It was full of ore.

@leon-fleming

Yes, characters can be both realistic and UNrealistic in two different ways.

A character can have supernatural powers that make them unrealistic but also have a well-written character full of depth and heart that makes them realistic.

Some books I’ve read the characters feel like they’re just puppets being controlled by the…[Read more]