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@nova21 Hmm, experimenting with themes is fairly new to me actually XD I didn’t used to include them, I just told my story. Recently however, I’ve found myself trying to include themes of forgiveness, empathy, mental/physical healing from harmful events, and repairing broken relationships (especially when it comes to family). If I think of more…[Read more]

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@nova21

I think that a lot of themes are hidden. Some stories, such as, say, aesop’s fables, have themes and meanings that are very evident. In other stories, the themes can be harder to concretely put words to. Take LOTR. I would say that a huge theme in that story is heroism. The book doesn’t state “that’s what it means to be a hero!”, it just…[Read more]

@nova21 Of course! Have fun!

@nova21 Personally, I don’t really think about themes, I just write, and then hope someone can tell me what the themes are, because I’m really bad at discerning what my themes are. Have you seen Story Embers’ latest article? I think that might help you. Let me send you the link (and hope that the forum doesn’t eat my…[Read more]

@nova21

You would make a good donkey indeed.

10 DIFFERENT ICE CREAM FLAVORS!!!!!

You are preeetty epic if I do say so myself. Consider yourself a part of the epic club

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@gracie-j

Girl, thank you so much! And that post was SO helpful! It made total sense and really helped me out with writing my climax!

@devastate-lasting

Thank you! That was so helpful! 🙂

@not-so-secret-secret-assassin

Hopefully this’ll help ya out as much as it did me! *tips hat* Best of luck.

@joy-caroline

That was SO helpful, Joy, thank…[Read more]

@nova21

That idea sounds awesome! I’ve seen unrelated books in a series done before successfully.

For example, The Knights of Arrethrae Series by Chuck Black is a collection of books that follow different knights pursuing the same cause. The characters don’t (with one exception) cross over into the other books, and the series is still…[Read more]

@nova21 Absolutely! (Also I totally second doing a cameo appearance. Those are the bestt)

@daisy-torres @godlyfantasy12 @writerlexi1216 @mkfairygirl @faith-q @nova21 @anyone-who’s-writing

I’m going to try and sprint for maybe 45 ish minutes if anyone wants to join me!

@nova21 I do like series set in the same world but aren’t necessarily connected. 👍🏽 But I think to achieve this successfully the world building has to be done really well and made interesting enough for the reader to stay in that world. In this kind of situation, I personally like it when the books are at least a little bit connected, even if it’s…[Read more]

@nova21 Oooo those ideas sound amazing!! Good luck!!!
Yes! I am working on a series like that too! Era of Shadows (which was actually the first book I published) is going to be part of a series like that full of old fairytale retellings XD
Your stories sound so cool!! I looove stories that have their own plots but continue in the same world!

@nova21 That’s alright, girl! Maybe we can sprint together sometime this week?

@writerlexi1216 I’m so sorry I missed your sprint!!🙁 I hope your writing went well, though!!!!!! <333

@nova21 Ooo thanks a bunch!! (But I totally understand if you don’t. The readers have to pay money to “buy” chapters, so it wouldn’t actually be free for you outside of the first three chapters haha. Thannk you thoughh <3)

@nova21

I think I agree with most of the people here. I’ve read very few series like this, but when I do, I’m often sadly disappointed. I get attached to a character, and I don’t want to give him/her up! But if you do write this type of series, definitely connect them in some way. If you don’t want to make them a series, you don’t have to…[Read more]