The plot usually comes to me first, although it is shortly followed by characters. For my current WIP, the plot kind of came at the same time as the characters since I had always wanted to write a story with triplets who possessed special talents. My plot ideas, however, are what made me actually start writing the story. In general,…[Read more]

“Ouch!” she cried, “what did I hit?”

Jewel rolled her eyes and muttered something about it still being snooping as he opened the bag and pulled out a metal box.

“Now that is definitely snooping,” said Jewel, “what if someone comes in and asks us what we are doing?”

“How…

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Great job on your website! I can tell that you have put a lot of work into it.

I think that it’s a great, workable idea, and I encourage you to work on it while you are still really excited about it. I am a total panster, so I understand how that works.

I have some questions that may help you develop the story more. What happened to the dad (is he still alive)? Is the only driving theme the sibling…[Read more]

Thanks for the info! Rest assured, I have no intention of making one of the twins evil. I didn’t realize that that was a common question twins are asked.

@power

You sound a lot like my brother, except I didn’t do many strenuous physical things with him because he was so much older. He used to swordfight with my oldest sister all the…[Read more]

Thank you so much for the helpful information!

As for wordless communication, I can kind of relate since my siblings and I can understand each other’s facial expressions pretty well, but I imagine it is much more magnified with a twin.

That’s hilarious! My family doesn’t like to play Risk in general because it is sooo long.…[Read more]

My main characters in my current WIP are triplets and than their younger siblings who are identical twins. The triplets have 2 boys and a girl and the twins are both girls. I am trying to figure out what their relationship should be like, and while I have several siblings, no one in my…[Read more]

I actually read the second book first because it was the one we happened to have. I later checked the rest out from the library; therefore, I didn’t have enough time to actually analyze them or anything. Personally, I think that they are good books if you read through them at a decent pace and aren’t trying to…[Read more]

It is. I’m just bad at remembering mythological creatures. 😉

Regrettably I don’t have a younger sister to tell stories to, however, that sounds like a wonderful way to hone in your story telling/book writing skills.

I can basically quote The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe as well. I have seen it way too many times!

Ooh. An eagle would be cool! Come to think of it, I should add a…[Read more]

Welcome to the forum! I also play the piano and violin and have an ocarina (I wouldn’t say that I can really ‘play’ it)! I have also been homeschooled my whole life and am a LOTR fan. I am a Christian fantasy writer as well, but haven’t worked on my WIP in a long time.

Now some questions for you (sorry if any of these have…[Read more]

“After all, we’re not snooping if this stuff almost belongs to us.”

“Sneak down the back way.”

“Let’s not jump to conclusions, sis, but we do need to figure out what this is all about.”

That’s so exciting!!! I am definitely getting a copy soon (aka as soon as my mom does an Amazon order)!

I really liked the two scenes! You definitely got me curious about the story now. 🙂

As Mirabelle picked up the smoky gray kitten and began petting it, it transformed itself back into me and grabbed Mirabelle by the wrist.

“Now we have her,” the terrifying version of me stated.

“We????” I screamed, “Let her go or else!!”

“Remember that time you cheated during Jenga?” It, myself, asked with confidence.

Terrified, I reached the silverware drawer and began hurling forks at my reflection. Unfazed by the cascade of utensils, my duo continued to spill my deepest secrets as Mirabelle’s eyes widened.

I basically get story ideas from just about anywhere. Any interesting situation that I am in or people that I am around may spark a few ideas. I come up with a lot of ideas at night while either dreaming or trying to fall asleep. Ideas will also just randomly pop into my head while I’m feeding the chickens or washing the dishes. The…[Read more]

I’m currently pantsing my way through a fantasy novel and I have never written anything that was not pantsed. I have never been a person who can use outlines or plots and I also had no idea how my story would turn out when I started so trying to plot it would have been a disaster. I basically just came up with an idea and started…[Read more]

Hi and welcome!!!

First, some questions:

1) Do you have any pets?

2) What is your favorite animal?

3) What is your absolute favorite thing to do in your spare time?

Second, it is so nice to meet you!

Third, some things about me. My favorite genre both to read and to write is fantasy fiction but I enjoy almost any genre. I enjoy…[Read more]

The font I use usually depends on what I’m writing, but for my current WIP, I’m using MV Boli.

I love it! Thank you!!!

If the offer is still open, I’d love for you to make a book cover for me!

Title: The Gift Bearers.

MCs: a set of triplets (two boys and a girl) and their younger sister. All of them have hazel eyes and brown hair. All four siblings are somewhere between 11-14 years old.

Elements: jewels, swords, cloaks, forests, orphans, medieval…[Read more]

It may surprise you to hear that my real name is not *ahem* *sigh* Morgan. Personally, I use a penname for privacy reasons. I may or not use a full penname when (if) I publish my book. I’ll see when the time comes, but I would not personally use initials just to hide my gender. If you do decide to use a penname, I like Alexa…[Read more]

My favorite villain is either the villain who gets redeemed at the end or the one who is very clever. I like villains that I can sympathize with and ones that aren’t the typical “dumb” villain who gets beaten by the hero easily. Either type has to have a good reason to be a villain, however. I especially don’t like it when there is…[Read more]

I’d love for you to draw one of my book characters (if you want to of course)! You can either draw Wisdom or Serah. They are siblings. Wisdom is tall and on the skinny side. He is around 13 years old, has dark brown hair, and has hazel (a mix of green and brown) eyes. His skin is not tanned and he has very few freckles. Serah is around 12…[Read more]

I know I’m late but…

1) Your writing is probably not as bad as you think it is. You’re your worst critic.

2) Don’t read other people’s amazing work. Read their (or your previous) failures instead. 😛

3) Remember why you’re writing. Whatever reason you’re writing for, keep that in mind.

4) It really helps me if I don’t focus on…[Read more]

When I get stuck writing a scene I

1) Read or edit a previous section of my book until I get excited and feel like writing again.

2) Leave and do something else. My best ideas generally come to me when I am doing something totally unrelated to writing.

3) Just keep writing. The only problem with this is that if you are truly stuck,…[Read more]

I decided to tag some people. 😛 The more the merrier! 😉

You know, I was just thinking about how hard it would be to write a Biblical or historical fiction since you have to do so much research. I think that I’d be afraid to write in those genres for fear of messing up history. ;P That’s why I like fantasy because you can make up whatever you want without worrying about historical facts.…[Read more]

Hi! Nice to meet you too!

1) Probably a centaur or dragon

2) Ooh… That is really hard! I’ll just go with Tucker mouse from The Cricket of Times Square series by George Selden.

3) Probably Peter? It is very hard to decide…

Hi! I’m currently about halfway through writing a fantasy novel. As for movies, I like the three Chronicles of Narnia ones and How to Train Your Dragon I, II, and III. I like pretty much any music that is epic (like movie themes) and doesn’t have words. Besides writing, I enjoy reading, photography, being outside, spending…[Read more]

Hi! I always have a hard time choosing a favorite book or books, but currently, I like Moccasin Trail, Iron Scouts of the Confederacy,  Pride and Prejudice, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Bronze Bow (not in that order). I’m not sure how old I was when I actually started writing. I have written short stories and stuff for fun…[Read more]

Hi! My current top three favorite books are probably Moccasin Trail, Pride and Prejudice, and The Bronze Bow. I have read a lot of fantasy which probably is why I like it the most. It’s so much easier for me to write as well and I’m sure that watching the Chronicles of Narnia also probably helped. 😉 Nice to meet you too!