Sarah Spradlin

@kate-flournoy Back to the two cents.
Thanks for all the advice! I see that I’m going to have to learn more about the main character…that sounds strange, seeing as I invented the MC. 😛
Una pregunta: for beta-readers, do people have beta-readers while they’re writing, after they’ve finished writing, or does it vary? (I assume there isn’t a…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy Never mind. It just decided to show up. 😛

@kate-flournoy *takes to cents* Before, I get back to you on the two cents, are you able to see the post that I made to create this topic? I can’t see it anywhere…

@Dragon-Snapper welllll… generally I’d say if you’re connecting with one character better than the other and giving them more screen time etc., switch MCs because you’ve probably got them mixed up, but it looks like you already tried that.
So… the problem may not be your attachment to SACK, but your lack of attachment to the quiet one.…[Read more]

@cloudy What Kate said. I think that its a great idea!

@daeus Oh, goodness! The only thing that would make them more terrifying is being held by evil butterflies…which is what’s going to happen…this should be interesting. 😛

*pops head in*
*opens mouth as if to speak, but shakes head*
*pops head out*
MBTI was not made for Dragon Snappers.

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@feedingmygoldfish
*bows* Greetings, water flinger. May our flinging not be in vain! Huzzah!
Squirrels. Yes, @theliterarycrusader asked me to give a sidekick squirrel in a KP short story series I’m writing. 😛
Have you written any stories with North America birds? I’ve never tried to write a story with animals before though, how does it work? Do…[Read more]

@delightinlife That’s awesome! Glad to hear you’ve been finding more of your inspiration. 🙂

@jenali That looks like a good contrary set-up to explore the elements of leadership from the perspective of someone who doesn’t view themselves as a natural leader? What would you say Jenali’s starting EiL is about what makes a leader a good leader?

Also, it’s nice to learn the meaning behind your username. 😉

@jenali A sharp betrayal like that can set up a very good theme on loyalty and could definitely make Melat the best possible opponent for Teren on that front. The more you dig into his desire to see a unified people, I suspect the more compelling his motivations will be as a villain. Nice work.

@jenali Yes–the villain can absolutely have a positive arc! I would point to Darth Vader as being a prime example of that trope, but there are others as well.

That sounds like a great example of a well-done villain. Giving a villain very human desires and motivations like that is a very effective way of creating a sympathetic villain who will…[Read more]

@jenali So it sounds like we even have some inter-connected foils there as Manel and Tekal foil each other in addition to the protagonist on that front. I like that. And that makes sense with regards to Teren and Xandley’s EiLs. Both of those positions can be painted really sympathetically, and if you do it right, that should make for a really…[Read more]

@jess I meant 891 words, not days. 😀 haha!

@jess I’m just signing off. I got 891 days, and the first 20 days covered! 😀 Yay!