Mallory O'Bier

@warrioroftherealm I think it sounds fine, though it is a tiny bit rough. Fyi, I think the first two sound like high-action novels with warrior monks and lots of gut punching. The third one sounds more like a high fantasy to me. Something a little quieter, but that has really good world building. Like I said before though, the cover will affect…[Read more]

@aratrea Possibly… I just thought the fact that his relationship with his son wasn’t everything he had hoped it would be was sad. 😛

I just finished it (again 😛 ) and I have to say, I think I enjoyed his story a little more the second time round – not because I knew what was going to happen though (I had a vague idea, but I couldn’t remember…[Read more]

@warrioroftherealm One or three. I probably like three better, but I think it largely depends on what cover design you go with.

@that_Writer_girl_99 Fair point.

Agh, @That_writer_girl_99, I’m just leaving. Sorry. (*disgruntled snort* You never call me ‘love’.)

See ya, @Winter-rose. I have abolished the terrible character.

Forth Eorlingas, my people, and may your writing go well!

@Winter-Rose *bashes head onto table* My novel… A certain character, in particular, whom I can’t for the life of me get a grasp on…

@Winter-Rose I’m writing. For how long, I don’t know. But I’m here.

@CK4Always Yep, that’s how it should be.

@CK4Always I’m not completely sure I understand what you’re asking, but what you described sounds about right. If you paste the link in an email or thread or something, everyone you send the email to will have access to the Google Doc.

Well that was stunning… I feel slightly dazed. This is something I’ve struggled with for a while—the deep places of my soul that need understanding, but no one can understand. Turning to fictional characters in fictional worlds to keep me company, because there’s no one else.
Thanks for this, @Christi-Eaton. It was monumentally encouraging and…[Read more]

@winter-Rose Yay! So glad it’s going well so far. Don’t get flushed down the toilet or anything—the Realm of Pen needs you. 🙂

@emma-flournoy @kate-flournoy @his-instrument What about this?

When fate seeks to destroy you, where can you turn?

Matthew has sworn to avenge a murder…

@emerald-flyer Makes sense. Wayne Thomas Batson’s Dark Sea Annals are probably my favorite works of Christian fantasy and he’s currently re-releasing them this month, so if you’re looking for new books in the genre, that would be my recommendation. 😉

@perfectfifths Cool; to expand that a bit, putting otherwise-unsympathetic characters in sympathetic relationships can be really crucial for building empathy between the characters and the audience. If a sympathetic character likes an otherwise-unsympathetic person, it’s easier for the audience to like that person as well, which sounds like what…[Read more]

Wow… um… wow.

Okay that was basically my existence in a nutshell… I think I’m going to be floored and absolutely useless for the rest of the day. 😛
Thank you so much for sharing, @Christi-Eaton. That was beyond encouraging.

@Emerald-Flyer WELCOME WELCOME. *hands you pizza* I’m Jane. 😀 *shakes your hand enthusiastically*
(by the way, I love your username)

@aratrea That’s a really interesting question… One thing I find sad is that Aquila’s relationship with his son isn’t all he had hoped it would be, so for one thing I’d probably tweak that a little and make them more friendly with each other. 🙂

@jessi-rae Neat; how far into the story are you?

@emma-flournoy Sold? Not very many. When it was free though, I got something like 2,000 downloads. I haven’t been promoting it really. That’s why I’m trying to revive this ad thing. I actually have time for it almost. 😉

@perfectfifths Ah; I see. Yeah, I would probably fit it into the positive arc then. Here’s a question to consider that you may find helpful: if you were going to go through and revise Sutcliffe’s book, how would you change the story/the protagonist’s character arc to make the story more enjoyable to you? I find that when I do this with books I…[Read more]