R. J. Wordsmith

@jenwriter17  my most memorable and embarrassing writerly moment will always be the time I had to explain to the chiropractor that my hip was out of place because I slipped on our hardwood floor choreographing a fight scene… he was very nice about it, but the startled, slightly skeptical sidelong look he gave me, and the funny little laugh,…[Read more]

@dekreel My introductory forum thread was called “Hi-ya!!! *waves manically*” and I just reused it on my forum thread when I came back as a joke, so it may be me. But I haven’t been around enough these past couple weeks to know if someone else uses it. 😀

I don’t believe I’ve ever officially said hi to you… so, hi @jenwriter17

Hey there @valtmy! Welcome to KP!

Half of this thread is everyone discussing their favorite anime and I’m in love…

I don’t watch much anime, mostly cause I don’t know any good ones. Any favorites?

Don’t forget about @kate-flournoy, @daeus.

Hey @naomijackson,

I’m not really sure what you’re asking here, but I’ll answer two things-

One: I try to give each of my chapters a word count consistent with that of my other chapters, but if a chapter is a few hundred words shorter than the others, I don’t sweat it. Any amount of changes can happen based on how I feel about the chapter by the…[Read more]

I didn’t start out using chapter breaks, but as I started working on more complicated plots, using chapter breaks became necessary. When you get into writing, there’s a kind of flow to it, and you get a feel for where to end. Even if you don’t hit a consistent word count, it’s only the first draft, so don’t worry.

I say go for it.

Oh, and…[Read more]

@Bella-D *salutes* Happy to be of service! 🙂

Oh, @the-real-kapeefer is back? I almost thought you forgot about the forum, Daniel. *grins*

@itisastarrynight Um, kind of a military-style uniform. I don’t have specific colors for it, sorry.

You know you’re a writer when you’re explaining why you’re frustrated with one of your characters to someone and you say “they just aren’t cooperating”, only to have them say “you know they’re not real, right?”

*facepalm*

Oooh, what’s this?

My MC–dearest Evyn, who still isn’t cooperating with me–would rather complete a small crime. Mostly because her best friend is a fellow criminal, so there wouldn’t be much ridicule involved.

Would your character rather wear high heels for an entire day or spend a day washing other people’s pets? Weird question, but my brain…[Read more]

@clairec 🎉🎉🎉 woohoo for returning KeePers!!! Welcome back! 😀

@catwing *nods emphatically* Yes. Is are very good. I’m an I too. 😀 *whispers* It’s the Es who are weirrrddd. 😜

YOU HAVENT SEEN THE LAST JEDI YET?!? *faints*

 

And I’m glad I wasn’t the only one screaming in the theater during the Last Jedi. Actually, it was more like gasping really, really loudly until I sounded like a drowning llama. XD

lol 😂😂😂

@daughteroftheking

Thanks for sharing your story with me, @daeus .  It’s beautiful, and I enjoyed reading it very much.  You should definitely publish it sometime. 🙂

Totally understand. Maybe in time, you’ll join the dark side, @aviantrail.

Bad Star Wars humor aside, I really do understand. I’m in college too. Balancing classes and writing is quite the task, isn’t it? Yet strangely, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Being in college has taught me a lot about myself, and a lot of my determination in writing…[Read more]

@Bella-D it would appear I have been summoned. Thank you @daeus.  🙂

Let me see… there are a number of potential answers to this question. The one that ended up being the answer for me isn’t so much about changing the side of the character that is reserved, brooding, and unresponsive, but about developing a second side to balance it— the one…[Read more]

Welcome to KP, @aviantrail! I second Daeus’ question about Kylo Ren. He’s amazing and if you don’t like him, I’m sure we can convince you otherwise. *ahem*

Do you have a current work in progress?

Hello there! @kaya-young Welcome to KP!

Seems like everyone’s already given you a warm welcome, so…I’m not sure what to ask…um… are you left-handed or right-handed?