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Don’t be afraid to cut and delete and take out scenes completely. *sighs* It’s so hard sometimes. I’ve had to cut scenes I love, and there’s probably more I’ll need to cut. But if it’s not moving along the story in some way, cut it. And there’s no need to picture it as a complete loss, because not only will the story be tighter, but you’re just…[Read more]

My passengers are very curious…
I have been writing for three years, but have only just started to develop style and any sort of skill in the past year. My favorite genre is medieval fiction and/or fantasy (hints the dragon), and just fiction in general. My favorite authors are Tolkien, John Flanagan, C.S. Lewis and whole bunch of random others.…[Read more]

So, @daeus and @anna-bria, this is what I have now. I like most of it, I’m just not sure about the final line in the first and third stanza. The line in the third stanza, by the way, needs to hold the idea that the nation will be destroyed if the victor (from the line before) doesn’t unite the countries.

Ancient sign, bitter fate,
Scar and oath…[Read more]

*gasp* You’ve got to read Lord of the Rings, @anna-brie! They are so good!

I had Steelheart from the library, but returned it because I didn’t have time to read it. I might pick it back up again sometime. But the next book on my list are the Inkheart trilogy. Joy is reading them and she really likes them.

@dragon-snapper Welcome, dragon captain. So, do you tame dragons, hunt them, or…umm, are you a rogue dragon who somehow slipped past the moderators?

@kate-flournoy I’ve read Lord of the Flies awhile ago, as well as Fahrenheit 451 (I need to read that one again) and The Christmas Carol…several times.

As anyone read any fantasy books by Brandon Sanderson. I’m currently reading Elantris. It’s fascinating so far.

No, I don’t remember it, @bluejay. I might have to look that up though.

@daeus, sadly, I have not. Though I’ve heard good things about it here…well, mainly from you and @kate-flournoy. I might have to pick it up sometime.

Who here has read Lord of the Rings?

@bluejay No, I’ve not ready Mistaken Identity, though it sounds familiar for some reason.

@winter-rose I’ve not taken it, though I have a friend who took it and really liked it. I’ve considered it…not because of the learning aspect (not because I think I know everything, but I do think it is more beginner) but because I really want to go to the OYAN conferences. Those sound so cool!

@Daeus Hmm, you might be right though that’s a bit hard to confirm since I don’t know if I’ve ever been offended. Annoyed at siblings, yes, but not offended. Do you mean communicative as in talking about it to the other person or in showing they are offended?

Hey guys, just thought I’d mention that I’m launching a novella this week!!! It’s a retelling of Rapunzel and comes out the fifth, but the blog tour starts today and there’s also a giveaway if anyone wants to enter or check it out here. 🙂

@kate-flournoy Very good points. I’m going to have to keep those in mind, though I don’t think I’ve anything to add right now.

But…oh boy. You’ve given me such a great idea for my own characters. Ethaniel killing the villain’s father…but what if it was less of a battle and more of an ambush. He doesn’t care that the battle should take place…[Read more]

@jadamae Yes, and what is really interesting is that cocaine was legal when the books were written. I’m not sure how widely used it was, but Watson protesting about it is probably similar to a character in a modern book protesting about something like smoking. It was something people could and did use at times.

@hannah-c Yes, something like that.

@warrioroftherealm fire equals storms because storms…lightning…fire. And I couldn’t think of any other element which would work better with storms.