Mallory O'Bier

@anne-of-lothlorien Lovely! XD

@daeus Nice one. You got a line of respect. 😛

You know you’re a writer when you’re decided whether you want to include someone’s backstory or not, and decide to do so not because it’s fun to write, but because it’s heart wrenching and when you say so, your sister says only this, “Sigh.”

@jess What Kate said. Basically, either the loss your character experiences needs to be necessary for them to become a better person or the ending is just plain tragic, but a side character learns something valuable from it and the readers are left with a lot of hope for that side character.

@Jess lovely topic. I have a lot of thoughts on unhappy endings, but I haven’t got time to consolidate them all now, so I’ll just leave you with the biggest two.

The first is the concept of catharsis. The reader must be satisfied in some way or other. The reader must feel that something was gained; that the world is somehow better as they leave…[Read more]

😂😂😂 Haha! I love how you used those parenthetical lines. I’ll have to try that myself sometime.

@salome01w4g That was 20,000 words

@perfectfifths
Content. No language. No sex. Violence: a general description of Aztec sacrifices. Description is not graphic, but if just the idea of human sacrifices makes you sick, then you could have problems with it. One guy has a vision in which he is lacerating himself, though there is not a lot of detail in that part.

Otherwise, this book…[Read more]

@salome01w4g I don’t have a maximum deadline. A week is just my preferred deadline. Within two weeks is not unreasonable to me. However, if I happen to get a lot of volunteers, I would naturally prefer those who can get it done within a week.

@allison-grace What a neat idea!
Here are two quotes I love…

@daeus Hmm… I might be able to do it (I find I often underestimate how quick I can do these things). I’d just like to ask about content, if there’s possibly anything some people might not be comfortable with?

@perfectfifths I don’t have an exact deadline, but if anyone could do it in about a week, that would be optimal.

@daeus 8,900 words? Do you have a deadline?

@catwing So it looks like @jess-penrose and I are swapping. 🙂

@Catwing Yes! That’s a great idea! Very unique! *nods* Glad to be of service.

But now I must depart. Good luck on thy iron gongs. 😀

Gongs! I love gongs! Such great sounds. 😀
@catwing