Mallory O'Bier

I have just made the sad discovery that Kingdom Pen now has an age range/limit as part of some of their submissions guidelines. In under two months I will be twenty-one, and too old to submit short stories, or poems, or serial novels (not that I had any plans for the last one, but it’s worth mentioning) to Kingdom Pen, and I haven’t even started…[Read more]

I have another question, @reaganramm . I feel like I’ve asked this before, but I don’t remember. Do I include my bio with a submission as an attachment or within the body of the email itself?

Luke Skywalker sure wasn’t happy about it, @kate-flournoy 😉 I’m glad we’re both crazy.

That chainmail idea is genius, @daeus ! I’ll have to give it a try if any of my characters turn sour on me.

My characters are (generally) a little more grateful. They seem to understand that I am the only one who can make them immortal . . .

Hey @zoe-wingfeather , I’m so glad somebody appreciates me. 😉

I echo this: WHY IS THERE NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY TO DO EVERYTHING AND WRITE!!! (exclamations added) This is my life in a nutshell, complete with nutcracker.

Come on, your novel’s not lame, you just haven’t shed enough sweat and tears over it yet! Put some back into it!…[Read more]

Haha! Yes, you totally belong here, @Aella . My nemesis is weakening. 😉

You’re very brave, @daeus ! Rewriting your whole story is a bold and tough move. I envy your pertinacity.

So true about moms! I told mine what you said, and I think she agreed with you. 😉

You do that, @hope ! Don’t let the awesomeness of your neglected novel go to…[Read more]

Thanks, @hope 😉

I’ve finished my procrastinating and worked on my bio, but it still needs tweaking. I’ll have to wait and finish it tomorrow, for my editor in chief (my mom 🙂 ) is off duty. I seriously don’t know what I’d do without her! She’s a big help when it comes to the edits. (As are all of you!)

Godspeed on your projects everybody!…[Read more]

I finished procrastinating and worked on my bio, but it still needs tweaking. I’ll have to wait and finish it tomorrow, for my editor in chief (my mom 🙂 ) is off duty. I seriously don’t know what I’d do without her! She’s a big help when it comes to the edits.

Characters just make stories, don’t they, @kate-flournoy ? My characters are like my best friends I haven’t met yet. 🙂

Characters just make stories, don’t they? My characters are like my best friends I haven’t met yet. 🙂

I’m glad. 🙂 @kate-flournoy , that’s one of the things I don’t like about online discussions, etc., it’s so hard to tell whether you’re being annoying or helpful. (Maybe that’s because I am both? Hmm . . .) 😉

Anyway, you’ve given me hope, thanks!

I love poems in stories. 😀

Talk about Deja Vu! That would be cool! I’m sure that if I see…[Read more]

I’m glad. 🙂 That’s one of the things I don’t like about online discussions, etc., it’s so hard to tell whether you’re being annoying or helpful. (Maybe that’s because I am both? Hmm . . .) 😉

Anyway, you’ve given me hope, thanks!

I love poems in stories. 😀

Talk about Deja Vu! That would be cool! I’m sure that if I see your name on a…[Read more]

A poem with a backstory! (Have you written this? It sounds awesome!) This just got better. 🙂

Aw, I love it when my writing makes me cry! It’s those precious few (slightly embarrassing 😉 ) moments that make me feel like a real writer, like I can do this, you know?

I’m never quite sure if my ideas are actually helpful or if people are just…[Read more]

A poem with a backstory! (Have you written this? It sounds awesome!) This just got better. 🙂

Aw, I love it when my writing makes me cry! It’s those precious few (slightly embarrassing ;)) moments that make me feel like a real writer, like I can do this, you know?

I’m never quite sure if my ideas are actually helpful or if people are just…[Read more]

Ramblers are welcome too! 😉

Thanks for joining the club, @kate-flournoy @hope @aella ! It sounds like we’re all stuck working on the nitty gritty, perhaps not-so-fun parts of our projects.

I’m working on procrastinating right now, which is going really well thus far . . . when I’m done, I might take another crack at finishing that…[Read more]

Ramblers are welcome too! 😉

Thanks for joining the club, @kate-flournoy @hope @aella ! It sounds like we’re all stuck working on the nitty gritty, perhaps not-so-fun parts of our projects.

I’m working on procrastinating right now, which is going really well thus far . . . when I’m done, I might take another crack at finishing that…[Read more]

Ramblers are welcome too! 😉

Thanks for joining the club, @kate-flournoy @hope @aella ! It sounds like we’re all stuck working on the nitty gritty, perhaps not-so-fun parts of our projects.

I’m working on procrastinating right now, which is going really well thus far . . . when I’m done, I might take another crack at finishing that…[Read more]

Aw, you’re welcome, @kate-flournoy ! Thank you, I’m really enjoying it. It’s good practice for editing or evaluating my own poetry. 🙂

I hadn’t intended to do an “in-depth evaluation” originally, but I liked your poem so much, and I found that trying to collect my thoughts about it in a simple reply, especially with all the different versions,…[Read more]

Aw, you’re welcome! Thank you, I’m really enjoying it. It’s good practice for editing or evaluating my own poetry. 🙂

I hadn’t intended to do an “in-depth evaluation” originally, but I liked your poem so much, and I found that trying to collect my thoughts about it in a simple reply, especially with all the different versions, was too…[Read more]