Riah Black

@joy-caroline

I think that can still work as YA. Based on my personal experience, though, you might have an easier time getting older teens to read about characters in a variety of ages than getting younger teens to read it. When I was a younger teen, I was much more into reading about teenagers, and it was only as I got older and more mature…[Read more]

@kathleenramm My biggest weakness is probably editing. Editing is the thing I’ve spent least time on. It always makes me feel like I’ve never edited enough lol.

Biggest strength? At this point, probably my prose. That’s the only thing I get consistently complimented on.

@ribbonash

It sounds like you have a good understanding of where lines need to be drawn in your own fiction! That’s an important understanding to have, and I’m glad you’re holding to that. 🙂

I was actually thinking about Calligraphy Guild (among other things) for parts of this conversation. XD The primary main character and her love interest…[Read more]

@ribbonash

No, I actually completely agree with you on content levels. That’s something I’m quite passionate about; explicit adult content (of any level of description; I do think such topics can be alluded to for edifying ends) should not be put in the YA section. It’s a stumbling block and it’s inappropriate. But I don’t think that more mature…[Read more]

I’m going to disagree with this point, actually. I think that 1) if your characters carry through a series that begins with them at a certain age, your readers will follow them through that and may even go through that growth with the characters. Take Harry Potter, for example. I’m not a fan of HP, personally, but plenty of kids “grew up with”…[Read more]

@kathleenramm I thought it was going to be more of a struggle between whether or not androids and humans have a difference and what it means to kill one… It took more of a 1984 direction, hhhh…

@keilah-h

Haha, yeah, I can relate. But the stranger the story the more fun it is to write right?

Do you have a favorite of all the strange stories you’ve written?

@sparrowhawke

That does sound like an really strange, but interesting book, haha.

My siblings and I often joke about certain things we have, do, or say that could be taken way out…[Read more]

@keilah-h Oh, it’s very good. Of course, it does require an acquired taste, but I love it a lot.

@daisy-torres Ey, kind of late but that’s really exciting! Love the dancing.

@kathleenramm I’m not sure if I’ve ever read something and thought, “That was strange.” But if I had to choose one I would choose Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I was pretty confused throughout it, haha. I like it ok, but definitely not my favorite. Fahrenheit 451 all the way. Also, the way I read the synopsis and the way I thought that t…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Me: I want to write a five part series. Let me come up with enough plot to fill it.

Also me: This plot idea feels like it’s gonna be a three part series.

That’s basically it haha. Depends on how much plot idea you have.

Basically what @elfwing said. If there’s more story to be told than can reasonably be done in one book, it ought to be a series. I had one planned standalone that ended up turning into a duology because a whole additional plot showed up, as a background thing in the first book but begging to be the focal point of a sequel

I’ve had other series…[Read more]

@jodi-maile So sorry for being late, but I completely relate to you about the tone struggles, since I’m having them for one of my current works. I guess what I would say is either:

a) leave it alone for a very long time and start anew or something at some point

b) finish it, decide what you like or don’t like about it, and restart

c) leave it…[Read more]

It took the form of a small cute kitten. Mirabelle, of course, awwed and ran over, picking it up before I could stop her.

Mirabelle crossed her arms “Wait, let me get this straight; your double ganger was blackmailing you and you were appeasing him with Chipotle?”

Milo’s double ganger’s smile widened “Yo, your sister is smart lol.”

“She’s ten, of course she’s smart; have you never met a ten year old before?”

@kathleenramm The most? Probably like 10 or 12 at some point. I don’t count very well, haha.

@devastate-lasting

Yeah, I really like how adding multiple POV you can explore different avenues of the story while adding a new flavor to the narrative.

What the most POV you’ve ever had in one story?

@jodi-maile

It’s really cool how you split up POV with your sister like that! My siblings and I might do that in the future, but right now…[Read more]