Jackson Graham

@kate-flournoy Sure. I only have one rule. Don’t pick apart my brain.

And actually, if you don’t mind me saying so, I wouldn’t start your blog and then come up with your plan for building your platform. I would come up with your plan first and then (if it’s the right thing to do) start a blog.

@kate-flournoy *cackle* *cackle* Yes. Indie is good. Have you thought about starting a platform anytime soon?

@epicaddie2 I’ll pray for you.

@emily-d
My favorite tool is music. Yep. Music. It is that absolute best thing for writing in the world. So inspiring. I think I like music better than the thesaurus and dictionary. Especially epic music. *nods*

@theacornman Ooh, that is a good movie. Love the music! And Tars. Tars is awesome. 😛
@epicaddie2 *warily watches you warily approach Dragon Snapper and do the Hiccup thing* *tries not to melt chair. Ends up sneezing and melting your Ranger’s cloak instead.* Oops. Halt won’t be happy with that, will he?
Wait really? He was your favorite…[Read more]

And @daeus …you probably said what I was going to say except way more organized. Take some of that ice cream.

@kate-flournoy First of all, I can’t imagine why you would have to have a mentor to succeed. Methinks there have been plenty of authors who have succeeded without mentors. Here are my other thoughts.

1. You don’t need one on one training. You can learn everything you ever need to know from courses, forums, group mentoring, etc, etc.

2. There is…[Read more]

@emily-d “The Emotion Thesaurus” by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi (sp?). Really excellent book that gives you all the shortcuts you need to portray emotions effectively through body language and dialogue.

@emily-d

On the same line, if you have a mac, right-clicking on a word and then selecting “look up ‘word'” will bring up a dictionary, thesaurus, and short Wikipedia description of that word. It’s super helpful. If you have a laptop, it’s even easier. Simply hover the mouse over a word and then tap the trackpad with three fingers.

I love macs. 😀

Hey @eleganceismyarrow!

Just so you know, if you can tag me when posting (@aratrea), that will make sure I catch the post. 95% of the time I’ll get notifications w/o it in this forum, but that just makes sure I get the 5% as well. 🙂

Anyways, onto your homework: this is a pretty good starting point for your theme. The Focusing Question is a good…[Read more]

@epicaddie2 @daughteroftheking Licorice?
Ewww….okay. I won’t melt his chair. You’ve got me.
*but not for long*
*turns to cliche side of things*
I’ll be back!

@epicaddie2 @salome01w4g Signing off. Only wrote 374, but, you know. Slow and steady is better than nothing and steady.

@kate-flournoy Possibly. I mean, certainly, but I don’t know if the other options will sound good. “The unready time traveler” doesn’t strike me as very good. 😉

Anyway, I don’t think length is a very big problem. I’ll think through alternatives though.

What do the rest of you think of this title? @hope @emma-flournoy @winter-rose @graciegirl @d…[Read more]

@eipcaddie2 @daughteroftheking Er, actually, I have to do something for about five minutes first

@epicaddie2 @daughteroftheking I’m back. And now I’m aiming to write till 9.

@epicaddie2 @daughteroftheking And yet again I have to go. 🙁 I shall return though!

@epicaddie2 @daughteroftheking Okay! I’m back. I shall now be writing till 8:30.

@kate-flournoy The Time Traveler Who Wasn’t Ready actually ties in with the almost last line.

“Art ready, sir?”
“Do I need to be?”

@eppicaddie2 @daughteroftheking Ooops! I have to go. I’ll be back though.

@epicaddie2 @daughteroftheking I’m writing till 8.