Erica

@lightoverdarkness6 @freedomwriter76 @theloonyone @whalekeeper @loopylin @arien @felicity @starofthenorth @anyone

Pretty short chapter here, I listened to the interstellar soundtrack while writing some of this, loved it! It keeps your attention enough so that you don’t feel bored, puts you in the zone for writing another world, and still lets you…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76

GIRL!!!! Again, THANK Y’ALL SOOOO MUCH!!!!

YOU ARE SO WELCOME, SISTER!!!!

Tell him, sister!!! XD

Yes!!! My goodness, Riker is an absolute angel! (No one can say that too many times XD)

AHHHH!!! THANK YOUUUUUU!!!! I LOVE THEM TOOO!!! Certainly one of my favorite couples. 😉

YOU’RE SO WELCOME, GIRL!!! OH YES!!! They’re one of my f…[Read more]

@felicity

Yes!! I loved it! You’re so welcome! 🙂

Oh okay! Yeah, I was wondering how much you would write of the war, –since there are two sides to the story, and we’re not sure who’s right, –or as you said, how it affects the people.

Okay!! Thank you for explaining!! 😀

@lightoverdarkness6

That’s great!! I’m super thrilled you enjoyed it! Thank you!

Yes this is actually Feb. 20, 2022, and the invasion starts on the 24th. So it’s right at the beginning of everything. This book isn’t so much about the actual events of the invasion, more about how the events effect the people of Ukraine and Poland. I don’t go into…[Read more]

@mineralizedwritings

Thanks for reading!! I’m glad you liked it! Yes! This was my first try at present tense and I really liked it, so I kept it. 😀

Thanks so much for the tip! I will use it for sure.

@starofthenorth

That’s so cool! I think that would be illegal for me to do where I live . . . lol.

Aw, bummer! Yeah, me, my brothers, and friends do that in the summer. I don’t think it’s illegal here…I’ll have to check.

If you wanted to do that, you probably could! It might not be illegal as long as you don’t capture any creature that’s rare o…[Read more]

@arien

Hello and nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you too :D!!

Thank you! Arien is a kind of obscure character in The Silmarillion, and when I found it, I thought that’s cool, I think I’ll make that my pen name! 🙂

You’re welcome!! Oh, cool! I haven’t read the Silmarillion yet, but I’m gonna try and work up the courage to buy it and…read it XD.
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@freedomwriter76

Finally caught up a bit on this! So glad you’re making such great progress!

Oh that was really sad 😭 I got a bit teary eyed lol.

Really good though! And yeah, that last line is PERFECTION! Like it fits perfectly, helps us understand Rikers conflict, and it just… 🤩?

Great work!

@starofthenorth

1. The only thing I don’t like about my pleco is how much it hides! Sometimes I don’t see it for days at a time lol 🙂

1. Oh, yeah, lol. I had a baby bluegill that I caught in the wild, and he would stay hidden all the time too! In the summer, I’ll catch fish and maybe a salamander, and I keep them in my outside aquarium, and obs…[Read more]

@mineralizedwritings

Oh thanks! I’m so glad you like Lesli and Tauren!

You’re sooo welcome!! yes! they’re so Good!! 😀

I’m really savoring everything about how living underground is different, because they don’t know anything different….or do they? 🤨

Okay! Ooh mysterious… XD.

Anyways, 😂

It just y’know.. has to do with future thingys 😉…

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@felicity

Oh, I really like this!! I love the set up of their home and family life.

Just wondering, how far into the Russo-Ukranian war is it? From what I understand, is it just beginning?

Yeah, @mineralizedwritings tip about changing up the action words with ing and no ing could help the story flow a little better.

Anyway, I loved it! Can’t…[Read more]

@loopylin

Thanks! 😊 He’s kinda my favorite.

You’re welcome! Yeah, I can tell :).

…but don’t tell Ed and El. I’d like to keep my life XD

Oh yes! ! don’t want to lose a new friend! I won’t tell. XD

@felicity

I really liked that!

Glad to see another present tense writer! We’re pretty far and few between here on KP. 😀

Something That I do to help with the flow is alternate action words with ing and no ing. For example, this sentence could be said with either way.

“I say, as I step inside.

“I say, stepping inside.

If I use “step”, then I…[Read more]

@lightoverdarkness6

Oh thanks! I’m so glad you like Lesli and Tauren!

I’m really savoring everything about how living underground is different, because they don’t know anything different….or do they? 🤨

Anyways, 😂

It just y’know.. has to do with future thingys 😉

@loopylin

Thank you! Okay, I thought so. I really like Dante’s character! He’s very intriguing. I love his personality!!

@lightoverdarkness6

Yay!! I just read the 2nd chapter, and it’s so cute!! That’s actually really good for 10-11! I’m gonna go dig up some of my 10-11 yr old writing…XD.

Thanks!!! I think I had just finished reading a book about the French Rev. so that’d be where I got most of it. 😀 Yeah do!

@freedomwriter76

OH my gosh!! My heart!! RIKER!! it’s not your fault baby!! Not at all!!!

AND LEON AND ADELHIEDE!!! My goodness! Your sweet charries. LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!

UGH HANS!!!! YOU BETTER WATCH YOURSELF…

Girl!!! You did great on showing their feelings and overall reaction!! I mean, it’s heartbreaking, but you did a great job making my…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76

AHHH!!! Thank y’all for all the kind words!!! <333

You’re so welcome, sweet friend!!!! 😀 🙂 <3 <3

And y’all…because of all of y’all’s encouragement, I’ve officially reached 37 pages in my draft of this book.

Thank y’all so much. 😭

Oh my goodness!!! That’s awesome!! You ARE SO WELCOME GIRL!! I’m so glad we were able to help encou…[Read more]