The Bean

@Daeus I’m on. When do you wanna stop?

@Daeus oooh, fun! Wow… I’ve always wanted to write a character who spoke middle English because I speak it fluently ( 😛 ), but I’ve never had the opportunity. Have fun with it. 😀

@Daeus okay. I got 984 written. I’m trying to slow down and pay attention to the length/spacing of my sentences so they’re an even mix of different lengths. Once I get into the habit it will be easier, but I’m pretty happy with the amount I wrote notwithstanding. 🙂

@Daeus okay. See ya.

@Daeus okay. Tag me when you start.

@Daeus ooh wow, fun! Starting a new project is always exciting. I’m writing now— probably will be until 10:50. You on?

@Daeus 173 words. You?

“The pen is mightier than the tomato.”

That’s the best thing I’ve heard in a long time, @Daeus. 😉

And whew, you were up early. Or maybe I was up late… I don’t know. But I can write for about twenty minutes now.

@Daeus yes sir. Planning on it. Tomato minions may get in the way, but I’m planning on doing as much as I can.

@Daeus good idea. Okay people— so near the beginning of the book I had it so one character would be teaching another to sword-fight. I spent quite a bit of time developing their relationship prior to that— one character is so stubborn he wouldn’t have let the other character teach him if they hadn’t known each other for quite some time. So…[Read more]

Ha. Anything, of course. 😉 No limit.

Yes. Besides reading, there’s almost nothing that can better prepare someone for writing than rewriting. Which may sound a bit counter-intuitive, but it’s true.

@Dragon-Snapper awesome handle. Is there a story behind that?

Oh yeah— welcome to the Realm of the KeePers of the Kingdom. There are *ahem* a few dragons on this forum, myself included… it would be greatly appreciated if you refrained from doing any… erm… snapping? 😉

Where do you hail from?

Glad to have you here. *salutes* Captain. 😉

Yes, Lord of the Flies is really good. Very powerful. And concise. I really admire powerful concision. *chuckle* *snicker* *choke* They make it look so easy! *wails*

@Daeus I’ve read Monte Cristo… 😉

And @Hope I’ve read Lord of the Rings… 😉

*coughs* Okay, let’s see if I can add anything to this discussion. Fahrenheit 451, anybody? (That’s got to be in my top five favorites. Not kidding.)
Lord of the Flies?
North & South?
A Christmas Carol?

@Daeus the rotten tomatoes have eaten me alive. I’ve been picking since six— my apologies. They’re really starting to come on now, and anyone is liable to instant conscription from here on out. 😉 Tell you what. If I get a night I’m available, I’ll tag you.

@Daeus my apologies for the late response— I was sorting tomatoes. 😉 I will be writing, but probably not for very long now.
I should be available tomorrow though.

I’m sorry Gabrielle, I haven’t either. I do think it’s more a program for beginning novelists than anything else, though.

@Daeus okay. Thanks. 🙂

That seems about right, @Daeus… though I can’t say for certain because I don’t think I’ve ever been seriously offended. I might be too shocked to do anything at all coherently. 😛 But women are definitely more ones to talk over a problem and see if they can get it worked out that way than ignore it and move on, pretending (to themselves or…[Read more]