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@nova21

Your first chapter outline is extremely interesting!
Kingdom Pen has a really great article that has helped me a lot and covers just about everything on first chapters that I can think of:

Write The Perfect First Chapter | The Ultimate First Chapter Checklist, by Kathleen and Erin Ramm.

@epicaddie2

Yes, Norway and Russia is a fantastic places for settings, (I haven’t done Norway yet myself). I’m no professor, but if you ever have any questions about ancient Russia, I might be able to help.

@nova21

With WIPs, I usually have one that is my main focus (where I put all my resources, researching, energy, etc into) then I have a few that I work on when I need a break from my main WIP. This method might not be for everyone, but it’s worked very well so far.

@KeePers

Thank you for all the great resources!

Publishing resources:

Ember, a journal a luminescent things (an additional nice thing about Ember is that they’ll give you feedback from everyone who reads it).

Balloons Lit Magazine

Freedomwithwriting.com

Apps:

WerdSmith

Wassi (this is helpful for going into detail with your characters, setting, plot, e…[Read more]

@Issawriter7

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You write in order to change the world… if you alter, even my a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.
-James. A. Baldwin.

@golden-knight

Welcome to Kingdom Pen! It’s great to have another KeePer here:) I’ll have to check out Scribble Society, it’s hard to find good writing resources, but if your looking to finish a first draft, NaNoWriMo has a great method.

Welcome:)

@writerlexi1216 Yes, I wish I could live there too! *cries* It’s probably my favorite fictional world! Have you read Prince Caspian?

Nice! I got the name from a friend at school. I wasn’t very creative with names XD The Lily the hamster was truly an epic sidekick. She even had a cape!

Ooh, a story about peacocks sounds very fun XD

@nova21 Yep!! Tag me when you post your first chapter and I’ll read it and give you feedback if you want. 🙂

@devastate-lasting Yes!! I’ve never read it without crying. It’s such a beautiful story 😭

@gracie-j I love every single time period you just mentioned XD I’ve been super interested in pirates lately, but more towards the beginning of the 1800s. I’ve yet to write a pirate book yet, though. Soon hopefully! I’ve tried writing a story set in the Wild West but I never finished it.

You should definitely read The Miraculous Journey of…[Read more]

@nova21 Okay, so I’m actually working on rewriting my beginning right now as well XD It’s really hard so I understand your problem! Last week I watched a webinar with Nadine Brandes and Sara Ella about writing your first chapter and it was FANTASTIC so I’ll share some of my notes with you!

~ To keep your readers engaged, create curiosity and have…[Read more]

The Young Writers Workshop has helped me A TON in my writing. It’s kind of expensive (same price as hope*writers, I believe) but it was totally worth it in my opinion. K. M. Weiland’s blog is also really helpful. 🙂

@golden-knight Welcome to the wonderful Kingdom Pen! Do you have a favorite genre to read? Who is one of your favorite authors?

I really like using Scrivener and ProWritingAid. I also use Abbie Emmons’ 3-Act Story Structure worksheet and How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson.

I also have a second blog with a page for a bunch of resources (click here). 🙂

I have a page with a bunch of resources on my second blog here. 🙂

@larchness This is a good question! Personally, I feel like trying to fit your story into a specific subgenre could be really difficult and limiting. My novel is historical fantasy — kinda. It breaks some of those “rules” because it actually takes place in a different world, but it’s based on America in the Victorian era. I didn’t necessarily…[Read more]

@kathleenramm Likewise! Lately though it’s been my laptop that’s the biggest distraction. Which is a problem because my novel is on my laptop. *facepalm* Before, I could just turn my phone off and write on my laptop for hours but now I get so distracted. :/ I’m trying to work on that though.