Kingdom Pen | Mallory O'Bier | Activity https://kingdompen.org/members/overcomer/activity/ Activity feed for Mallory O'Bier. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:18:54 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 cce124494ce1cf64cc41b4670ccff5ab Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic An aggravation over Stained Glass in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/an-aggravation-over-stained-glass/#post-170925 Sun, 24 Dec 2023 03:08:43 -0500 I love the imagery the words create! Your style is very different from mine so I don’t know how helpful I can be, but I’ll try! 🙂

What meter are you using? (I’m not very familiar with meter so I have to ask.)

The rhymes are slant rhymes I think? They’re not exact. But it’s pretty consistent until it gets to the last stanza. I don’t think that…[Read more]

]]> 18d7dcb3a7ae2f53afca5cd240ff2550 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/page/2/#post-169293 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:50:55 -0500 I love the freeverse (that isn’t freeverse) poem! 🙂 Absolutely! Tag me when you post that poem that’s giving you grief. @koshka

]]> 2414177a14d6a33afcff327b416779aa Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/page/2/#post-169264 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 03:54:05 -0500 Goodness me, I thought I replied to you ages ago, @koshka! Sorry! Now that I think about it, I went down a rabbit hole of web searching and trying to figure out what sort of poem it was, and I think I started to write a reply but must’ve never posted it.

Essentially, it’s a rhyming poem, but not a metered one. Some sources consider it free verse,…[Read more]

]]> 2a1436dc639d024f78f8412fb7625298 Mallory O'Bier posted an update: Lately, I've been brainstorming a very important question to […] https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/161387/ Sat, 18 Nov 2023 03:59:52 -0500 Lately, I’ve been brainstorming a very important question to my WIP: Why do the aliens attack? While I’d been kinda hoping to leave it as simply random and kinda comical, lately I’ve been wondering if I’m not just being lazy. Shouldn’t the aliens have a reason or purpose? I have some ideas of my own already, but I’m curious. What do y’all think?…[Read more]

]]> 1 9406f144f6336dfe7e6ba1e3d0c5129a Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/page/2/#post-165014 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 03:46:35 -0500 Now that I think about it, I’m really stuck on the edits so I might as well share what I’ve got here and see if you guys can’t help me get unstuck. I’ve made a few small changes that you may notice, but the main thing that I’m struggling with is settling on an ending.

I’ve written several endings that all have slight variations in words and…[Read more]

]]> 4c6fcf5c2063a7a809fe84332b2629c3 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/page/2/#post-165009 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 03:13:01 -0500 Thanks, @karissa-chmil! This is definitely one of my poems that I find myself going back to a lot and rereading. The atmosphere and imagery of it really draw me in, and I like pondering the meaning of it. 🙂

One of the edits I’m considering is possibly connecting some of the shorter, broken lines in the part of the poem you mention. It’s supposed…[Read more]

]]> a9439c0d8fb9a4c43552143f119553ce Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/#post-165008 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 03:03:46 -0500 Thanks, @koshka! I love the layered meanings of words too. It was funny because I drafted it so hastily and impulsively that I didn’t even realize the full depth of meaning I had woven into the poem–until I was reading and rereading while editing. It was intentional and yet much of it was subconsciously done.

I just let all of the mixed-up…[Read more]

]]> 64b241eb3cd12891f856b1c3dcad4fb0 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Shabby Guitar Poem in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-shabby-guitar-poem/#post-165007 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 02:31:37 -0500 Thanks, @koshka! That would be great. 🙂

I wrote this poem after my uncle’s passing. He was self-taught on guitar and left a few of the instruments behind (as well as many people who loved him).

]]> a10b6fdd5dce3f45c3cf3ae3493bbd48 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic Why was my post marked as spam? in the forum Questions and Support https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-was-my-post-marked-as-spam/#post-164225 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 05:06:10 -0500 Okay, I just deleted the old post from my feed, redid the post and reposted it. It worked. 🙂 @kathleenramm

I think it must’ve marked it as spam before because I edited it a few times? Not really sure. Weird.

]]> cedc9e17ad2ddb0e81dff3160b1a3630 Mallory O'Bier started the topic The Shabby Guitar Poem in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-shabby-guitar-poem/ Sun, 12 Nov 2023 05:03:48 -0500 I’d appreciate any and all feedback on this one! It’s an older poem of mine that I really want to polish and improve. Thanks! 😀

The Shabby Guitar

—-

Silent is the shabby guitar 

Locked and put away

Faded are the songs it made 

Folded are the hands that played

—-

Silent is the shabby guitar 

Slowly losing its tune

While people come a…[Read more]

]]> b8a4924788d90a19cfdec9daa2c20c36 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic Why was my post marked as spam? in the forum Questions and Support https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-was-my-post-marked-as-spam/#post-164223 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 04:57:07 -0500 Thanks, @whalekeeper ! 🙂

Hi, @kathleenramm ! I haven’t tried reposting it yet. It’s still hidden so far as I can make out. I see on my profile that I made the post, but it’s still marked as spam in the thread section.

]]> e33ad38a7cd65ba8705eb26c4b3087b9 Mallory O'Bier started the topic Why was my post marked as spam? in the forum Questions and Support https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-was-my-post-marked-as-spam/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 03:06:11 -0500 So I posted a new post in the poetry critiques, but I had to edit a couple of times to make the formatting right. Suddenly, it was marked as spam and hidden? I’m confused.

]]> 576b283fd4ebc358e6f9ade0e50f9fa6 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/#post-156267 Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:05:54 -0400 Awesome, @acancello! I prefer that one too! 🙂

I’ll think about it for sure, @light-warrior-pen. 🙂

]]> d63404ed32c890abb84256ca84e598ea Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/#post-156135 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:33:36 -0400 @avancello, your comments made my day! I’m so glad you like my poem! 🙂 It really makes sharing it worthwhile! I was seriously thinking about just burying this poem after editing it, but maybe I’ll publish it somewhere after all.

I’m actually considering altering one of those lines slightly, so I’m curious about what you think.

It would be…[Read more]

]]> 59011fc1bf4f8e9775c1ff96b1a55d07 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/#post-156070 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:10:54 -0400 Endings are tricky, aren’t they? @light-warrior-pen ? Sometimes they come naturally and effortlessly, but most of the time they take a lot of staring at the WIP, then staring off at nothing, then staring at the WIP again, then writing gibberish, then…

]]> 223e65fa9bfaf8c529a608fc4b339b2e Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/#post-156069 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:07:26 -0400 Thanks, @elanor ! 😀

You grasped the concept of my poem perfectly! I’m glad you enjoyed it and found it relatable. 🙂 Because it’s very personal, I really wasn’t sure if anyone would be interested in it. I’m glad I decided to share it!

I’m still working on those last lines. I’m torn between fleshing them out and changing them a bit to better…[Read more]

]]> 4924250875c221f20fd070b7a6b4439c Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/#post-155287 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:28:49 -0400 Thanks, @light-warrior-pen ! I’m glad you liked my imagery. 😊

The subject is me, the author, and the boat and sea is a fictional, metaphorical dream I used to describe the feeling of living in myself, I suppose. (Although I was next to the sea and I have been in wooden boats many times. My da is a fisherman, so.)

I’m glad you pointed that out…[Read more]

]]> 95e8a2e534c74e61a3089b662318bcc7 Mallory O'Bier started the topic The Moonlit Sea and Me in the forum Poetry Critiques https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-moonlit-sea-and-me/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 02:28:34 -0400 Hey, everyone! This is my most recent, completed poem. Please critique it and let me know what you think! I’m looking for feedback an all aspects of the poem (including the name, and consistency of imagery), so don’t be shy if you have any thoughts to share. (I’m working on sharing my poetry more often and seeking regular feedback.)

Thanks!
The…[Read more]

]]> 44003bcccf2b5c1881948fc3ec341b3b Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic Does anyone here write poetry or haiku's ? in the forum Poetry https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/does-anyone-here-write-poetry-or-haikus/page/6/#post-148479 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 23:00:41 -0400 Nice poem, @acancello! And I like yours, @mineralizedwritings, and the Masked and Victory poems, @elanor. 🙂

I haven’t written any lately, I’ve been so busy with work. Maybe I’ll write one this weekend.

]]> b61286076fd51f7b4900528111834d4e Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic Does anyone here write poetry or haiku's ? in the forum Poetry https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/does-anyone-here-write-poetry-or-haikus/page/5/#post-146896 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 14:56:52 -0400 That’s fun, @elanor! 🙂

This is my most recent poem. Most of my poetry is brief in length. Usually, I get out an idea or a feeling and then stop.

 

Forgottenings

Sediments of nostalgia shape a place:

Like icing on a cake, wrinkles in a face

Aging, changing, but ever the same feelings,

Nameless emotions, memories stirring

Like ghosts,…[Read more]

]]> a55ba1e5c2380010890542c550640b6b Mallory O'Bier posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/129678/#acomment-142332 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 14:28:17 -0400 Sure! 🙂

In reply to - Mallory O'Bier posted an update Wow. It’s been a while! How’s the forum these days? 😀 ]]> fe4a3eb85fd8242bf7ac333c253ead42 Mallory O'Bier posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/129678/#acomment-141811 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:10:04 -0400 I’m doing good! I’m working a lot between my jobs as a photographer’s assistant and a clerk at the library, and writing in between. I’m working on finishing a draft of my WIP within the next three months and getting my blog up. I’ve been writing some poetry and song lyrics too. I’m also trying to do and learn as many new things as possible because…[Read more]

In reply to - Mallory O'Bier posted an update Wow. It’s been a while! How’s the forum these days? 😀 ]]> aa06fba829386fd365e3557ca4a27125 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic A Place to share/write whatever we’re working on: Worldbuilding, plot, etc in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-place-to-share-write-whatever-were-working-on-worldbuilding-plot-etc/page/68/#post-146375 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:59:14 -0400 Thanks, @freedom. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it’s not like I’m slaying a dragon, I’m just writing a book. How dangerous can it be?

]]> c8b28d06b9c87e3c57edc52a7e8e0d9f Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic A Place to share/write whatever we’re working on: Worldbuilding, plot, etc in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-place-to-share-write-whatever-were-working-on-worldbuilding-plot-etc/page/65/#post-145937 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 02:51:13 -0400 Thanks, @esther-c and @lightoverdarkness6. 😁👍

]]> f4ed35474e0764a754be6421de939e41 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic A Place to share/write whatever we’re working on: Worldbuilding, plot, etc in the forum General Writing Discussions https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-place-to-share-write-whatever-were-working-on-worldbuilding-plot-etc/page/65/#post-145872 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 23:01:19 -0400 I’m working on convincing my writing to become a book and not just random scribbles. I’ll let y’all know how it goes. 🙂

]]> bf2e0995056a537b819aec54218f0193 Mallory O'Bier posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/129678/#acomment-141267 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:54:02 -0400 Only the nice ones. I agree with you there! How are you doing these days?

In reply to - Mallory O'Bier posted an update Wow. It’s been a while! How’s the forum these days? 😀 ]]> d4b7bbfc5b0d9f9d7525ec6f6c86fa41 Mallory O'Bier posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/129678/#acomment-129898 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:21:16 -0500 Hi, Esther! Thanks, I appreciate the welcome! 😊 I’m glad to hear the forum is so active these days. Volleyball is cool! What position do you play? I was homeschooled too. I have a variety of hobbies, but right now I’m into archery (total beginner), watercolor painting, and walking. And I like all kinds of animals, but maybe cats the most (because…[Read more]

In reply to - Mallory O'Bier posted an update Wow. It’s been a while! How’s the forum these days? 😀 ]]> 04038f3bcb61e20ce16b0cf47d7d4c5e Mallory O'Bier posted an update: Wow. It's been a while! How's the forum these days? :D https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/129678/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:59:04 -0500 Wow. It’s been a while! How’s the forum these days? 😀

]]> 9 2a543449c3e35df039a78607d7c0877f Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic Does anyone write rap lyrics/rap music? in the forum Music https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/does-anyone-write-rap-lyrics-music/#post-109539 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:47:58 -0500 Nice to meet you too, @Libby! So do you! 😊

I like to rap about whatever’s on my mind and what I’m feeling. It’s a refreshing mode of expression. 😁😎👍

 

What do you like to rap about?

]]> 053bd2b69a46990885b9e8e72bc85c78 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic What's Your Favorite Relationship Type in Fiction? in the forum Topic of the Week https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-favorite-relationship-type-in-fiction/#post-109378 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 03:28:54 -0500 Nice to meet you too, @trahia-the-minstrel. I haven’t been on here is a really long time. It’s good to be back! 😊

]]> 6c94468b5bde352661afe40c6a0fd111 Mallory O'Bier started the topic Does anyone write rap lyrics/rap music? in the forum Music https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/does-anyone-write-rap-lyrics-music/ Sat, 05 Mar 2022 04:14:57 -0500 Lately, I’ve been writing some rap lyrics. I don’t know why. I just felt like trying it, and it’s fun and therapeutic.

Still, I know very little about it, or if anything I’m writing is any good. So I was wondering if any of y’all are familiar with rap?

]]> 48622a6fd59299ced54672454bda7ace Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic What come to you first? Plot or Characters? in the forum Topic of the Week https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-come-to-you-first-plot-or-characters/#post-109373 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 03:38:46 -0500 I would say that usually, I get a plot idea first, then the character just naturally shows up as I’m plotting, but sometimes I do get an idea for a cool character first, and then the story plots itself around them.

So it varies.

Plot and characters (or at least, main characters) are very connected for me, though. They’re essentially…[Read more]

]]> 08171ec2d352d8cf4a88095246225f76 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic What's Your Favorite Relationship Type in Fiction? in the forum Topic of the Week https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-favorite-relationship-type-in-fiction/#post-109372 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 03:13:16 -0500 I love a good bromance! Frodo and Sam’s friendship is so moving. I really enjoy reading about guys’ friendships, more than I do romance. Maybe because I’m a girl and it’s more mysterious to me? I don’t know.

All I know is that there’s something awesome and powerful about it, and also vaguely incomprehensible. XD

And cool. Which reminds me, I…[Read more]

]]> 195832a38677381c2d846f7ea58c3145 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic Does writing energize or exhaust you? Or both? in the forum Topic of the Week https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/does-writing-energize-or-exhaust-you-or-both-2/#post-109362 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:04:19 -0500 Writing energizes me and fills me with joy. I’m truly happiest when writing. I can get tired while writing, but it doesn’t usually exhaust me. It’s only really exhausting if the words or inspiration or whatever I need just isn’t flowing as it should. :/

But if I’ve turned my light off and I get a sudden spark of an idea… I may turn the light…[Read more]

]]> 4b012f32c293956b97aabf1cf81a16bd Mallory O'Bier posted an update: I haven't been on here in forever so I just checked the […] https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/108328/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:39:13 -0500 I haven’t been on here in forever so I just checked the guidelines and I’m not too old! Yay! I’ve missed this place. 😀

]]> 0 6558e6b7303ccf025ca2a00e6b829211 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic What is your least favorite type of hero? in the forum Topic of the Week https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-is-your-least-favorite-type-of-hero/page/2/#post-100092 Mon, 24 May 2021 21:11:26 -0400 I think I know what you mean, @gracie-j. Good heroines are hard to find. Elizabeth Bennet is definitely one of the rare exceptions. She’s brilliantly written, and we’re the same personality type (ENTP), so it’s hard not to like her. We think too much alike. 😉

My sister is an INTJ and she likes Darcy for the same reasons. We enjoy debating and…[Read more]

]]> e53aa87a745418e5a3415da0dd5cc053 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic What is your least favorite type of hero? in the forum Topic of the Week https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-is-your-least-favorite-type-of-hero/page/2/#post-100091 Mon, 24 May 2021 20:49:51 -0400 I think my least favorite type of hero is the chosen one. It’s pretty overdone, and at times so cliche. I don’t hate it, though.

Also, the Mary Sue hero, because it’s just really hard to relate to and like a hero that is overpowered through basically no effort of their own, always gets stronger right when they need to, and never seems to actually…[Read more]

]]> c4655480ab91fd7a173d98b10fedce2a Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic Which one of your characters would you most likely be friends with and why? in the forum Topic of the Week https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/which-one-of-your-characters-would-you-most-likely-be-friends-with-and-why/#post-87550 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 00:40:24 -0500 In my current WIP? I can imagine being friends with at least two of my characters… possibly six of them. Maybe more. I can think of at least one I wouldn’t be friends with at all. Their personality does not mesh well with mine.

But two of them for sure. I could be best friends with at least one. 🙂

]]> f6c0321bb38e34720e3dbe31c9882f37 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK - Who is the best villain in any book/movie of all time? in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/topic-of-the-week-who-is-the-best-villain-in-any-book-movie-of-all-time/#post-82552 Tue, 26 May 2020 02:12:22 -0400 Count Olaf is a pretty good villain, @erinramm. I liked him from the Netflix series.

I never really gave it much thought, but I guess I prefer the Moriarty from the books. The one from the series was alright, but I don’t even remember the one from the movies. He must not have been particularly memorable.

Honestly, I think I like the idea of…[Read more]

]]> 895f73b7d3e811d93509033199816b2d Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK - Who is the best villain in any book/movie of all time? in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/topic-of-the-week-who-is-the-best-villain-in-any-book-movie-of-all-time/#post-82347 Sun, 24 May 2020 01:58:18 -0400 Thanks, @kathleenramm. 🙂

I have seen those movies, @leon-fleming, although I wasn’t thinking of them in particular when I referred to Moriarty. I was thinking of the books.

I saw the last two Disney Star Wars movies unfortunately. I skipped the most recent one. I’m not a Disney Star Wars fan. The writing is just terrible (and there’s no excuse…[Read more]

]]> 71c275e3accaa6a8b47b6202c767abcb Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK - Who is the best villain in any book/movie of all time? in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/topic-of-the-week-who-is-the-best-villain-in-any-book-movie-of-all-time/#post-82309 Sat, 23 May 2020 04:59:25 -0400 Being able to freak out an entire world of characters without ever actually being in the room? Maybe Sauron is the greatest villain of all time.

Darth Vader. Why did I not think of him before? Most iconic, in my book. He is also a good candidate.

]]> 11e6c55d8abf156a7b162bb73b216c78 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK - Who is the best villain in any book/movie of all time? in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/topic-of-the-week-who-is-the-best-villain-in-any-book-movie-of-all-time/#post-82307 Sat, 23 May 2020 04:55:07 -0400 @leon-fleming mentioned Sauron. I would say that Sauron is a brilliant example of a villain who distances himself physically from the story but is still very active within it. I often find myself marveling at this.

He acts through his minions, somehow escaping a passive role in the story despite the lack of physical presence.

Although… I guess…[Read more]

]]> 39884073597e990a709f5ff3cec1d01a Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK - Who is the best villain in any book/movie of all time? in the forum Start HERE https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/topic-of-the-week-who-is-the-best-villain-in-any-book-movie-of-all-time/#post-82306 Sat, 23 May 2020 04:40:32 -0400 My favorite villain is probably Sydney Carton, but I’m not sure if he counts exactly.

And the six-fingered man.

Hmm… honestly the first one I thought of was Loki, but again, he’s a wishy-washy sort of villain overall. He lacks conviction.

Moriarty! Smaug! I like them too.

Mother Gothel… she was really good, I thought.

Captain Hook! Now…[Read more]

]]> ab60a2d590bd3dc2fee602f3cadbccdd Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic You know you are a writer when... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/you-know-you-are-a-writer-when/page/41/#post-64735 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:51:00 -0500 You know you’re a writer when you’re watching a murder mystery with your family and you say something like, “Wouldn’t it be interesting if they switched places because no one would know the difference…” unwittingly revealing the key to the entire mystery before the murder even takes place.  :/

]]> 3a3c8b7267454db465588ef6f37a78af Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Diary Of Nameless in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-diary-of-nameless/page/2/#post-61169 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 02:03:18 -0500 Thanks for sharing your story with me, @daeus .  It’s beautiful, and I enjoyed reading it very much.  You should definitely publish it sometime. 🙂

]]> 38c8c0bad8d9cc323cb169325a6e2282 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic The Diary Of Nameless in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-diary-of-nameless/page/2/#post-60414 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 22:16:44 -0500 If you’re still looking for readers, @daeus , I’m more than willing.  My local libraries have been a desert lately, so I’m good and bored and full of unrealistically high expectations.

Which means I’m ripe for giving criticism– er, feedback. 😉 🙂

]]> d1fa880cfdef017a1e86cb4eb733949b Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic W.I.P. Lounge Club (Writers Only!) in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/w-i-p-lounge-club-writers-only/page/13/#post-55062 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 22:19:00 -0500 (On a more serious note) Those are good points, @daeus , thanks! 🙂

]]> 2003089e79756771b4a05490b785a2aa Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic W.I.P. Lounge Club (Writers Only!) in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/w-i-p-lounge-club-writers-only/page/13/#post-55049 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:09:56 -0500 ” @dekreel !  Shhh!”  Looks around to see if anybody heard.  Whispers, “That’s a secret!” adding loudly, “Haha, very funny!  Of course, Writer’s Corner is a SERIOUS place where writers ACTUALLY get work done!  No goofing off happens there, haha!” 😉 XD

]]> 52158e6ec22457d9497ca59beedaf43e Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic W.I.P. Lounge Club (Writers Only!) in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/w-i-p-lounge-club-writers-only/page/13/#post-55019 Fri, 01 Dec 2017 07:11:34 -0500 Hey, @dekreel . 🙂  Nice to meet you.  Actually, this thread is almost the complete opposite of Writer’s Corner.  Whereas the Writer’s Corner is a place to find other writers to write with and share each other’s progress, The Lounge is mainly a place for writers to chat (or complain) about writing or whatever else they want, and basically just…[Read more]

]]> f74dc5309bc6cb5ec7a606307c95cca7 Mallory O'Bier replied to the topic W.I.P. Lounge Club (Writers Only!) in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/w-i-p-lounge-club-writers-only/page/12/#post-54820 Wed, 29 Nov 2017 20:54:13 -0500 Wow, it’s been a while since I hung out here in the Lounge.  Today I’ve been thinking about target audiences.  How do writers decide what their target audience is?  How important is it?  If anyone is hanging around and cares to answer or add some thoughts, I’d appreciate the insight.  No need for much seriousness.  Not much serious writing happe…[Read more]

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