Mallory O'Bier

@princessfoo Gotcha. 😉 I did think that sounded a little too isolated. 😛

The nice thing if you have access to your character’s head is that it will make it easier to write subtle stuff because you’ve got the character’s internal monologue to add to the equation.

@princessfoo Kapow! Wikipedia probably has a better answer than I do. At least I hope so. I didn’t actually read the article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flirting

Btw, do you have The Emotion Thesaurus? If so, look up “love” in there.

@princessfoo You heard of the name before or you’ve heard of the principle?

Well, you the goal is to keep your characters from reacting with the same emotion your reader will react with. So if your reader is probably going to laugh at a joke, none of your characters should react to the joke in any hysterical way. If your reader is going to feel…[Read more]

@PrincessFoo very solid advice so far. I’ve never written a full-on romance novel, but every story I’ve written has had at least one romantic subplot, so I’ve been doing this for a while. 😉

My one piece of advice kind of ties in to what @Daeus said, but takes a little different spin on it. The most intriguing, engaging thing about your…[Read more]

@salome01w4g that just means you get seniority privileges. 😉

@epicaddie2 @That_writer_Girl_99 @Shannon @Emily @LifeofKatie @Ethryndal thanks so much guys. 😀

Sarah, I’m especially glad you think it’s pretty… it ought to be… I only redid it oh… ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. XD

*coughs* I’m a bit of a perfectionist. Your praise is great validation.

Elizabeth, Sarah, Shannon… I, um… was looking for Dr.…[Read more]

@Daeus once again I’m late to the party… everything looks great. Very professional. Nothing to criticize; good work. 😉

@sam-kowal welcome to KP. 😀 Welcome to Stan too. He should fit right in; we’ve several dragons hanging around this place in various nooks and crannies. 😉

@sam-kowal Seriously? You’re an ENFJ? AWESOME! More ENFJs is always a good thing.

Hey fellow ENFJ! 😉 I am an ENFJ as well, Dragon Snapper, or D.G., if you want, for short. Although people have called me Snapper before. 🙂

So, henchman, what’s your favorite food? (Don’t worry, you’ll graduate soon enough.)

Welcome to KP; I look forward to seeing you around!

Hello, @sam-kowal and Stan the dragon!  I’m Ingrid. 🙂

Oooo, fantasy!  *virtual high five*  I like this question so I’ll ask it: if you could be anything other than a human, what would you be?

My favorite books include (but are not limited to) the Harry Potter series, LOTR, and Percy Jackson and the Oympians.  I have so many favorites tho…[Read more]

@daeus  Ah, there we go.  Nice job.  🙂

@sam-kowal Welcome to the bestistest place on the internet!

I like your dragon too. 🙂

And definitely Brandon Sanderson. I just finished his Mistborn trilogy recently. Really good.

Some of my favorite stories? (not necessarily in order) The Count Of Monte Cristo, Dreamlander, A tale of two cities, cry the beloved country, crime and…[Read more]

@emily-d Yesss! That last one is hilarious!

@aislinn-mollisong Ooh I really like this!! Good job. 😀

Welcome @sam-kowal!!! *throws confetti* I am Jane, Aussie, and adventurer. *bows and hands you pizza* I also like pizza. Welcome to the forum, and I hope you enjoy your stay!!

Do you have a favourite author?

@Daeus much better! I haven’t got anything else to note about that. 😀 *thumbs up*

@ethryndal To be honest, even though I’m not the most active forum member, it seems like you’ve been around for a lot longer than that. 🙂 So glad to hear about how much this forum has helped you in your writing life!

@lifeofkatie I think I’ve got it fixed.