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@theshadow

Okay, I’m back now. Your latest chapter looks good! And so, the adventure begins…

Looking forward to the next part and seeing what these woods are like!

@theshadow

Nothing immediately comes to mind for the first idea you mentioned, but for the second one, maybe a point of conflict could be something that both brothers are trying to achieve and it turns into a competition… you could go as deep into this as you want, whether it’s just petty sibling arguments or if it goes farther into one of them…[Read more]

@theshadow no worries mate! (Read that in Sniper’s voice XD)

I enjoy being tagged anyway. (Whether you read that in his voice or however you imagine my voice to sound is up to you.)

@theshadow

Really know your characters and try to build conflict between them naturally. (There’s probably lots of articles about that, maybe some even on here.) The better you know and understand your characters, the easier writing will feel, especially if you don’t have a super clear plot and are more just following the events of a certain time…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @keilah-h @linus-smallprint @theshadow

New chapter is out!

@theshadow

*bursts in through the door and tumbles onto the ground* *hops up and dusts self off* Did I hear someone mention ConTEmPoRarY fiCtIOn??? 👀 I’m here for it 😎

First of all, make sure you’re reading contemporary!!! Especially within the little genres that you want to focus on. I can’t stress how helpful this is. I know some authors are l…[Read more]

@theshadow
I read your latest chapter, but don’t have time to comment on it today. That may be the case until Thursday. Don’t worry about waiting for me, you can keep posting more stuff if you have any.

@theshadow I’ve never written contemporary before, actually. All of my stuff has been sci-fi or fantasy.

@theshadow

*subscribes* I’m plotting a contemporary romance series, but I haven’t actually written any yet. Will your books be middle grade or YA? I would say have at least one continuing conflict through the series like how in The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, (my favorite), they have the Save Daddy Plan, or in the 1st  Vanderbeekers book…[Read more]

@theshadow

I’ve written a handful of contemporary (not finished them though lol), and I’m by no means an expert in this field, but I’d say it really comes down to adding conflict, even if it’s as simple as a strained relationship with a family member. I don’t know your characters, and I’ve also never read The Penderwicks so it’s hard to know h…[Read more]

@theshadow 😁

@theshadow great job!! Can’t wait for more!

@ellette-giselle

Yeah, that would be a cool scene! I’ll have to try to see if I can fit something like that into the story.

@theshadow

Okay, great! 😊

@theshadow

NICE!!

I really like it! I had hopes for Dylan and they seem to be coming through! Yay!!

@theshadow
Thank you! 🥰

@theshadow

Yay! It looks good! 😊 Looking forward to the next one!

@theshadow nah, it’s fine.

Actually I am currently doing one! I’ll post it when I’m finished. Usually those drawings take several hours spread over a couple of days to do, since I’m shading them now as well as just coloring them.

@theducktator

Don’t worry, I added it!!

@savannah_grace2009

Thanks so much girl!!

@theshadow

Thank you! I really appreciate it!!

@youthreegirls @keilah-h @grcr @smiley

Sorry for dropping off the face of the earth there for a little bit! I was still editing I just forgot to post, lol! So here’s a chapter dump for y’all!! (I apologize if I’…[Read more]

@loopylin @theshadow

Just so the two of you know, I will be taking down the link for the second draft of TNPT at the end of this month. If you cannot finish reading it in that time, don’t worry about it. I can recruit you again when I get to the third draft.