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SeekJustice replied to the topic Fairytale Expectations in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 11 months ago
@ethryndal tests are a big one. Also magical items, cruel stepmothers/wicked enchantresses. Also grusome endings. People being turned into animals. The kings third son being better than the rest. Plot points that make no sense and great coincidences. Those are some of the things I think of.
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Jane Maree replied to the topic Fairytale Expectations in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 11 months ago
@Ethryndal I guess I automatically assume that the guy will get the girl (or the girl will get the guy, whatever) so it would be a sort of unique twist to make it that they didn’t end up together in the end.
Personally I love it when fairy tale retellings are done in completely different genres. Like a steampunk beauty and the beast or a sci fi…[Read more]
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Jane Maree replied to the topic Cover Feedback in the forum Publishing & Platform 8 years, 11 months ago
@Daeus it’s pretty cool! You could make the shadows a little heavier which would be a very subtle ominous layer, or add a little shading to the white around the whole picture. Not sure though.
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Joy replied to the topic Fairytale Expectations in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 11 months ago
@ethryndal The things that came to my mind were…
Sparkles. Lots of sparkles.
Singing. Everybody singing.
A princess with a beautiful crown in a large, elegant castle.
Fairies taking care of the crops, the plants and the animals.
Color, optimism and joy all around.Basically every little girl’s dreams come true
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Cover Feedback in the forum Publishing & Platform 8 years, 11 months ago
@Daeus wow. You’re right. That price is insane. 😛
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Testing in the forum Questions and Support 8 years, 11 months ago
*smirks* I told you guys you could ignore this.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Cover Feedback in the forum Publishing & Platform 8 years, 11 months ago
@Daeus oooh! I really, really like it. You’re right— the clean, clear format is very smart and refreshing. A little texture in the background might improve on it, but just a little, and I might change my mind if I saw it.
A subtly ominous feature could work… but it would have to be very subtle to not overbalance the nice clean look. *wrinkles…[Read more] -
Ethryndal started the topic Fairytale Expectations in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 11 months ago
Guys. I have a question.
When you know that a book is a fairy tale, what do you automatically assume will happen? What direction do you expect the plot to go, what kind of characters do you expect to meet, what plot twists do you expect to happen, etc?
For instance, I always assume there will be a romance.
Also, I wouldn’t mind hearing all the…[Read more]
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Emily D replied to the topic Inspiration Board in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 11 months ago
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Testing in the forum Questions and Support 8 years, 11 months ago
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Testing in the forum Questions and Support 8 years, 11 months ago
@TheLiteraryCrusader lol!
Now let me see if I fixed something here…
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Testing in the forum Questions and Support 8 years, 11 months ago
And… wow. That did something really wonky.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Testing in the forum Questions and Support 8 years, 11 months ago
@Aratrea @TheLiteraryCrusader okay, do either of you know what the last five buttons after img are for? They just seem to have done weird things with indents… any clue what the actual abbreviations on the buttons stand for?
No hurry. Just be good to know. 😛
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Book Recommendations in the forum Book Discussions 8 years, 11 months ago
@Christi-Eaton I really need to read something by that Peterson guy sometime… Or both of them, as the case may be. What’s A.S. Peterson’s A name? But Andrew Peterson, author of the W. Saga, is the guy with all the great songs, right?
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Kate Flournoy started the topic Testing in the forum 8 years, 11 months ago
You guys can ignore this post. I’m just trying to figure out some of the settings on here.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth- In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth
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Emily D replied to the topic You know you are a writer when… in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 11 months ago
You know you’re a writer when you read the famous writers’ works that everyone else will only read because they’re forced to in Lit in Year 10 (hurray for us homeschoolers haha).
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Emily D replied to the topic You know you are a writer when… in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 11 months ago
You know you’re a writer when you see everyone around you as inspiration for potential book characters.
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Emily D replied to the topic Inspiration Board in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 11 months ago
@ingridrd @salome01w4g @emily Thanks 🙂 🙂
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