Mallory O'Bier

@amy-l-klob I’d recommend starting by introducing your protagonist, but I would be careful about having a slow lead-in to the actual story. You want to grab the audience’s attention in the first page. That doesn’t mean you need to immediately leap into the main plot of your novel, but you should be including some conflict and/or intrigue that…[Read more]

@amy-l-klob  You’re very welcome! Yes, exactly! I love how deep it sounds, her normal life being “separated” from her. I have to agree that a good background is essential for that!

Anyway, I’m glad I could help! What is your novel about, if I may ask? (If not, that’s okay 🙂 )

@daughteroftheking  Thank you!! Good to know I’m not the only nerd here! B-)

Good point! Not a lot of people would want the “gollums goll’ming…” Or the “Daleks screaming” XD Well, I suppose the light sabers are good for that! 😛

@seekjustice  Are you still around?

@perfectfifths  Naw I’m just finishing up the scene 🙂

@catwing Good night!

Greetings, @amy-l-klob!!

How to begin a novel. *scratches chin* Hmmmmmm…

It makes sense why you want to do that! The reader does need to know the background of the protagonist.

I think you should kick off the first chapter like right before the action happens, around the time when the conflict comes in. Like, the protagonist is coming home…[Read more]

@dekreel Is that your quote? Because it’s from the same movie. 😛 XD

Greetings, @catwing! Coming back to an older story! An old flame, eh? (get it? Ok that was some awkward wording…)

@seekjustice  I’m all right. Very, very unmotivated though 😛

@alia  It’s going okay. It’s hard not to overuse verbs of being though! My teacher found billions! Personally I don’t find much wrong with verbs of being, but…. *shrug* 🙂

I love it when characters do that! It’s a good change! 😀

@supermonkey42  Oh they are called droids , aren’t they? They are! I forgot and thought they were called “drones!” Alright, I’ll do that! Thanks!

@alia Thank you! What! You don’t like Harry Potter??

Mmmmmm! *pounces in ice cream* How are you, @alia?

Hi, @seekjustice! How are you doing?

@dragon-snapper @emily  @winter-rose  @audrey-caylin  @seekjustice  @waterlily  @sam-kowal  @perfectfifths

Anyone want to accompany a poor little wolf-woman who’s revising a complicated school essay? 😛

@catwing  @perfectfifths

No it’s not…

“You expect us to swim there?!”

“I expect you to trust me!”

@supermonkey42  @sam-kowal  What were your favorite Tree House books? I likes that magical saga about… Oh, it was a wand, and they were trying to find happiness for a magician (I forgot his name!) who lived in Camelot. And there were certain rules one had to follow in order for the wand to work.

@catwing “We survived but we’re dead!!” XD

@catwing  The Incredibles!!!!!!!! *dances around at Pixar reference*

@catwing  Wow… Nice list! I actually meant writing weaknesses — considering writer’s block. *gives nervous smile*  But thank you!!