R.M. Archer

@r-m-archer

Haha, yeah pseudonyms are a great chance to have the name you always wished was yours lol.

Also, I really like the meaning behind your name archer! It constantly gives you the reminder of what you are aiming towards. Plus, it sounds cool which is a bonus.

@lavenderbookling

I 100% agree with you about it being so much easier being…[Read more]

@anne-of-lothlorien @gretald @elishavet-pidyon @koshka @anatra23 @joy-caroline @devastate-lasting @elfwing @elanor @e-k-seaver @trahia-the-minstrel @william-starkey @abigail-m @thelobsterlover @gracie-j @r-m-archer @power @kathleenramm @morgan @godlyfantasy12 @anyone-else-who-wants-to-bash-my-writing…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

Thanks for helping me understand a bit better!

Also, sorry if I sounded a bit “un-gracious” there, but I guess what I meant wasn’t anything against the author, but the story. (I’m also a terrible writer, and it would indeed be bad news for me if the notion of improvement didn’t exist). So to rephrase: If the characters, world, an…[Read more]

@kathleenramm Yes. I actually have quit writing before. I just thought I was never going to measure up as a writer on my own, since I’m always so harsh on my own work. I lose faith in it and just hate it and then delete it or abandon it entirely. That had been going on for about seven years before I tentatively stepped into writing again last…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

Ah, yeah. I think we’ve all have written stories all too similar to the traits you described.

Out of all the things lacking in House of Mages, what area do you think you’ve improved the most in writing since then?

@anatra23
Haha, that’s hilarious. It kinda reminds me of the first story I wrote which was literally just the story of…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

House of Mages actually sounds pretty cool. What was wrong with that made you not go through with publication?

@devastate-lasting

Woah, that’s a cool idea. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of an idea like that. It sounds like a tricky story to write, but you should totally try going back to that story when you have the…[Read more]

@r-m-archer has a point too. Just because the author had one or two trashy books or even a whole trashy series doesn’t mean he can’t improve. (When I say “trashy,” I mean clichés, bad writing style and underdeveloped plot/characters/events. I don’t mean explicit content or bad teaching/morals.)

@devastate-lasting
True. Where do all those Eastern Dragons be tho?

@trahia-the-minstrel

True. True. I actually liked the three introductions when I first read it too. I thought it was a deliberate poke at all the fantasy clichés. I hoped the story would be a somewhat fun yet heartfelt parody of the common fantasy stories. However, the rest of…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

THANK YOU!

@r-m-archer

Aww, thank you so much. That is so encouraging to hear <3

I checked out both of your articles, and what you shared is super helpful.  I’d never thought much before of the Pinterest idea, but I’ll definitely be trying to take that up… have a bit of work to do first, though, cleaning up my boards 😉

Thank again, Ariel!

@jodi-maile

Hi, nice to meet you! That’s cool that you were homeschooled. What did you go to College for?

The fantasy I’m working on right now is actually the first for me. I was writing a YA or coming of age (don’t really know where to categorize it) but it died and I really took to fantasy and more romance. I also took a break from writing…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

Hi! I’ve seen you at Story Embers.

Probably my favourite part of my fantasy world is that while earth is at its modern state, the fantasy world is more medieval.

Well I used to say my defining feature was that it doesn’t have magic but then I read Melanie Dickerson’s retellings so now I would say that it’s the fact that Mia’s (My…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

*I definitely don’t think age does matter much. (Just wanted to clarify that because rereading the original line was confusing me so much and I had to use context of what I said later on to figured it out. XD)

Thank you! I do have to give you some credit for helping me better flesh out this understanding where I won’t limit myself f…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

I completely agree with you! You put it much better than I did. XD

To be honest, considering everything you said, I definitely don’t think age doesn’t matter much. Probably a little but not in the way it does for me. I just happened to have characters in their 20s that deal with adult-like content but that fact doesn’t mean it…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

Fair points. I’m probably too strict about the age for characters a little too much, and thinking on it, if you’re writing Christian fiction it’s way less of a problem than writing for the secular audience. There are of course will be always exceptions to this “rule” of mine, which I probably should have mentioned before.

Harry…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

Thanks, it was cool!

that was fun to see people’s writing styles, I mean, it’s not so evident since it’s one sentence and mostly dialogue, but still, it was fun!

@jenwriter17

Thank you so much! That was very helpful. 😀

@devastate-lasting

Thank you so much for the input! And, by the way, this is off-topic, but your profile picture is gorgeous!

@lewilliams

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the input. I still have two years till graduation, so I’ve got some time to think and pray, thankfully.…[Read more]

@r-m-archer Wow, that’s great advice!!! I often explore my new ideas for a couple of days too before I continue on my main projects. Thank you for sharing!!! 🙂 🙂

@devastate-lasting

that’s a good idea with the pages and stuff.  i’ll definitely try that out!

@r-m-archer

ooo, i love that idea of cycling through projects–i should definitely try that out! haha

@scripter-of-kingdoms

ooo, i’ll do nana july w you!  and if you want, you can give yourself a base for nano july, which will be nice once you s…[Read more]

@r-m-archer

Thank you! 😀 I’m actually an ENFP as well! 🙂