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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
@XonosDarkgrate are you a Rogue One fan???
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
@Daeus yep. Nailed it.
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Daeus replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
Okay! I think I’ve got it now. I still want to come up with a dramatic tagline, but the rest of it’s done. What do you think?
Trevor is in a mess. After traveling back in time, he and his sister get trapped in medieval England where a mad scientist rules the country with technology and terror. As war brews, Trevor gets the chance to prove his…[Read more]
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Daeus replied to the topic Salutations, writers. I'm Xonos Darkgrate. in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 7 months ago
@xonos-darkgrate Google it. Almost all word softwares have a word count feature.
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Daeus replied to the topic Unlikable 12-Year-Old MC in the forum Characters 8 years, 7 months ago
@raevynstar Confidence is key. A good spoiled brat sees the world in black and white. Their confidence in themselves is unflinching and they don’t consider other ways of looking at things. Such firmness inspires respect, even in fools.
Don’t know if that fits your character, but it’s one thing that works really well.
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
@daeus I agree about the last sentence/paragraph thing (and most of what the others said about rewording throughout). I don’t think the whole thing should be dumped, but particularly just the last sentence sounds sort of pushy and/or excluding or something along those lines. If you were to cut it, it might need replacing with something else, but I…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic The Author's Attic in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 7 months ago
@rolena-hatfield That’s great! It’s really cute. 😀
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Looking For Critique Of Realistic Middle-Grade Book in the forum Novel Critique Requests 8 years, 7 months ago
@raevynstar I must decline (way too much going on 😉 ), but I hope you get the help you need.
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 7 months ago
@raevynstar Cool. 🙂 I’m in Southern Ohio.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic The Author's Attic in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 7 months ago
*scowls at technology in general* Sorry guys… if any of you have followed the link and been horribly confused, I tried to fix something backstage because one of my pages was acting up and I think I just made it worse. I’ll try to get it back up and organized as soon as possible.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic The Author's Attic in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 7 months ago
@rolena-hatfield wellll… *glances around cautiously*
Okay, yes. Apparently my secret is out. I do have a blog. I’ve had it for a while; I just haven’t been able to be active on it yet. I went ahead and set it up for graphic design purposes, but I’m waiting to finish up the very lastest of my last extracurricular school projects before I start…[Read more] -
Rolena Hatfield replied to the topic The Author's Attic in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 7 months ago
@emily Thank you! I’m very fond of attics myself 🙂
@lifeofkatie @seekjustice Yay! More bloggers coming out of the shadows! I will check them out!
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Rolena Hatfield replied to the topic The Author's Attic in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 7 months ago
@josiahdeboer There is no shame in sharing. In fact you just led the way for others to shamelessly share.
@kate-flournoy @lifeofkatie @dragon-snapper @seekjustice Anybody else have a blog? 🙂
And anyone else who has a blog that we don’t know about, should say something here.
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Daeus replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
@jess-penrose We call them both.
@josiahdeboer You don’t need to have read the book. Just tell me your gut feelings. Most people, after all, do read a synopsis before they read the book.
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Daeus replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
@everybody Thanks for the feedback! I suppose I’ll tweak some of the wording then get back to you.
@dragon-snapper Both, of course. 🙂
@xonos-darkgrate There are some plot twists, yes, but the story doesn’t stand on its unusual premise. It stands much more on its psychological depth. And, certainly! Go ahead and reword it.
@emily Anything…[Read more]
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
@Dragon-Snapper *scowls* We are not taking over the kingdom.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
@xonos-darkgrate as someone who has read and reread this story, I can assure you it’s anything but simple. In many ways it’s a lot like most classical literature— the premise it’s built on is very basic, almost simple, and yet when you read the story it’s nothing you ever would have guessed.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
@Daeus *sniffs* You forgot to tag me.
But looks like I’m first to the party anyway, so here goes. XDFirst off, I really like it. The only suggestions I have are a few tweaks to the wording.
The first line, I think, would be better as simply ‘Trevor is in a mess. After traveling back in time, he and his sister are now…’ etc. It leaves out…[Read more]
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Daeus replied to the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
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Daeus started the topic Synopsis Help in the forum Novel Idea Critiques 8 years, 7 months ago
Hi KeePers,
I’m trying to nail down the synopsis for my time travel novel Fools In The Darkness. If you have a moment, I’d really appreciate your help. Here’s what I have so far.
Trevor is in a mess after traveling back in time
Not only has he abandoned his friend to die, but he and his sister are now stuck in medieval England where a mad…[Read more]
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