Sam Kowal

@dragon-snapper

Hmm

This is hard because I never run out of ideas of things to write

Right now, I have four extra projects I’m planning that I’ve thought of ever since I’ve started the one I’m working on now… usually my problem is not finishing most of what I start and when I do it doesn’t come out masterfully… anyway

Try going to the…[Read more]

@dekreel @audrey-caylin @that_writer_girl @introvert_girl

Signing out, everyone. I got about a thousand more words in, almost done with this chapter…

@dekreel good luck on Keeper’s Adventure by the way 😀 I read the first lines and it’s awesome:D

@intovert_girl @dekreel @dragon-snapper @shannon @anyone else who is here

I’ll be on for a bit working on my short story that’s turning into a novella…

@shannon Hmm

I had the same problem! All my characters felt blank to me for awhile when I started writing. I couldn’t get them to feel distinctive when I wrote them, and I didn’t really understand them.

So, anyway, the character typing and chart… I’ve never done any of those, so I’m not sure how those can help. But, one thing I do, is to…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy I think Destroyer is quite solid, although it is really heavy hitting

The thing with it, it sounds slightly too aggressive to me. So what about Ransacker? It has kind of the same feel, but seems more “breaking” than “annihilating”, and that’s what Dunstan does to the power balance, right?

<p>@kate-flournoy</p><p>:D that sounds pretty epic</p><p>Soo.. this is what I’ve got</p><p>Nothing amazing but, as you said maybe we can get some creative juices flowing</p><p>Triumphant </p><p>Razed  (referencing the shattering balance)</p><p>Judgement (referencing the justice theme)</p><p>Cataclysmic (although maybe its not the end of the w…[Read more]

@supermonkey42 🙂 hmm

that’s an intriguing idea

I don’t think it would be confusing to readers, as long as they know exactly who’s point of view the scene is coming from. For example, especially the part where the father’s journal is written in 1st person, make it very clear which character is speaking. I have read books that have done this (the…[Read more]

@dekreel YESS

Stan is so thrilled that’s he’s, like, tearing the furniture in my house apart–STAN, THAT WAS MY BED YOU–oh never mind

The drawing is AWESOME by the way 😀 😀 😀

It’s the awesomeestist portrait of Stan and I that’s ever been conceived ;D

It really looks like Stan, too

I can’t wait to see us in the story 😀

Thanks and epic job…[Read more]

@dekreel HMM

I have a lot of books I really like 😀

Lord of the Rings, of course, is one of my favorite ever

The Harry Potter series (book 7’s my favorite)

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Ashtown Burials series by N.D. Wilson (Empire of Bones is really great)

The Reckoners series by Brandon…[Read more]

@ethryndal

It’s really gripping 😀 It makes me want to read the book

And it seems like the story its summarizing would be really unique despite the fact Fairies are used kind of a lot in fantasy, so it’s Awesome

I think actually like @shannon and @kate-flournoy and you said, its too long.

And also, it seems to me the second paragraph gets into…[Read more]

@daeus

Stan: WHYYYYY!!?? I’M GOING TO BURN THE WORLD DOWN–

Me: Stan, you can’t even breathe fire, remember?

@daeus 😀 😀 Awesome

*starts waving arms around in an awesome manner*

Stan is thrilled (You know, the Aztec sacrifice thing)

I can’t wait to read more of it 😀 I’ve just started it

@waterlily Hmm

Probably not any that would be super helpful, but I guess, A) experiment with writing in 3rd and play around with what you like, don’t worry about having to revise stuff if you don’t like it, B), get to know your character really well and develop their personality so that you can write him/her easily and not wonder “What should…[Read more]

@dekreel 😀 a GREAT one. *immediately starts looking on Amazon for a dragon-proof drumset*

@waterlily @dekreel I’m signing off now. Happy Thanksgiving and good luck with your projects 😀

@waterlily @dekreel

Hmm

I struggle with the same thing sometimes. I can’t decide whether to write in 1st or 3rd limited.

Before today’s books, most stories were in  3rd person omniscient, so you could kind of see the story from every character’s point of view. And now, especially for popular YA, 1st person is king.

Of course, the only thing…[Read more]

@dekreel *jaw drops*

Those are some EPIC maps. Especially with all the topography legend and details

I don’t know that much about the worlds you’ve created, so I can’t be sure if there are any inconsistencies. But, awesome job. ;D