Mallory O'Bier

@hope That’s a good point. I do have different expectations for a modern as opposed to a classic book. Of course, good writing is always good writing, but each age has its own trends. For Sherlock Holmes, I really wish the villains showed more emotion and incorporation when they were caught and I thought there could have been more emotion,…[Read more]

@Daeus, @Kate-flournoy, @anna-brie, @gretald, @overcomer, @bluejay, @jadamae

I’m back here in titles, guys, and I wanted your honest thoughts on an idea I got in the middle of the night and which just might work.

Sign of the Shield

It sounds snappy enough. It’s somewhat cryptic, but not completely baffling. It has a fantasy feel. It would go…[Read more]

Great idea @clairec! I’m trying to write a few sermons for my book right now so maybe this will give me some idea on what to write about. Plus I’ve been trying to get into the Word at least once a day, even if it’s just a verse.

@Overcomer, @gretald, @writefury would you like to do this with me?

HC

I’ll just tag some people so they see this. @bluejay and I are going to do this tomorrow; Would any one else like to join us? @kate-flournoy, @daeus, @c-c-lane, @overcomer, @ingridrd, @gretald.

So, that aside, anyone writing tonight? @bluejay @kate-flournoy @c-c-lane @overcomer

@christi-eaton @gretald @hope @spradlin @hannah-c @sarah-h @overcomer @wordfitlyspoken @dbhgodreigns @zoe-wingfeather @hannah-olsen @writefury @anna-brie @hannah-krynicki @hislittlerose @vanna @jadamae @ingridrd @the-happy-bookaholic

Sorry everybody, I forgot about this this week. So yes, we are on chapters 5 and 6. If I remember correctly, there…[Read more]

@overcomer I don’t know if this would help at all, but I found an article here that would maybe help you with theme. I didn’t even know exactly what a theme was until I read that article. 🙂

Hey, I will be able to write from 9-11 (which will be 7-9 for you guys) so if anyone is interested in writing with me, feel free to tag along. 🙂
@daeus; @kate-flournoy; @c-c-lane; @anna-brie; @overcomer

is anyone around for writing with me in ten minutes? @c-c-lane; @overcomer; @kate-flournoy; @daeus

I am writing a story about Robin Hood’s daughter, Jenny Hood. It is a fictional story but I’m basing mine upon a movie about Robin Hood, so I’m using those characters. It’s lots of fun. 🙂
@overcomer

Haha. @overcomer. *waves hi* I got 309 words written. How’d you go?
(I haven’t seen Ratatouille yet, but I will one day) 🙂

@overcomer 15 minutes will be awesome for me.

@overcomer I suppose either one of those could be the theme, but I suspect it is the first because the second is somewhat of a theme in most novels. Your character starts out with a certain goal, then as the story progresses, he sees that there are other more important goals and either incorporates them into his original goal, morphos his original…[Read more]

@overcomer. Think about your theme. In fact, I’ll say something really cheesy. Just follow your theme. If it’s theme right, it can’t be wrong. *rolls in laughter*

@overcomer When I wrote “The Golden Conch” I didn’t know exactly what the whole plot was. I had a rough idea but I let the story take me to new and wonderful places. *Not always the best thing to do but…* I’m not sure how strong my plot is, but I didn’t display it straight away for my readers. I added hints and teasers and when I read it to my…[Read more]

@overcomer Well, top trumps, and top secret is pretty top.