Alien and Sojourner in a Foreign Land

@leon-fleming Oh wow, a lot of thought went into all of that! This all seems very interesting, looking forward to seeing more.

No problem! Happy ot help!

@leon-fleming Is there a time paradox? Or are there parallel universes? Is there a main villain? Or is this mostly about people he meets? How old is he?

You mentioned benefactor…reminds me of Great Expectations.

At some point in the character arc…let’s see, you said he thinks too highly of himself…so at some point maybe he gets stuck in…[Read more]

@leon-fleming Gotcha. So, what area of ideas are you looking for? Plot? Character? Something else?

@leon-fleming I absolutely love time travel! There are so may different ways to incorporate it…

Before I can give any ideas, first I must ask: How does he time travel? By cherry soda bottle? By machine? Ability? Magic? Inexplicable events? How often can he time travel? Forward or back? Etc?

And if cherry soda bottles aren’t part of how he…[Read more]

@hannah-c I did it last year. Now whenever I read the manuscript I have no memory whatsoever of writing it. It’s pretty fun, but I’ve just developed a writing schedule for this year (1/3 months) so I think I’ll pass this year. Good luck if you do attempt it, though!

@allisongrace Haha yeah I still get pulled in by the internet all the time XD

Oh, rest in peace, plants. Do you name plants after characters/people or do you look at one and think, “That one looks like an Ike”?

@kathleenramm I’m gonna have to say Cal Trask from East of Eden. He seemed very, very human to me. I think it was because he was foils with his brother, Aron, and since Aron was the perfect person that we all attain to be, Cal is our sinful self, who could never measure up to Aron.

@kathleenramm Haha now that you say it it does sound kinda sadistic…but I don’t do it often 😉

Yes, the high emotion really helps to develop characters and help spice up the story if it feels too flat!

@kathleenramm I don’t know about reading, but I love writing wounded people scenes. There’s blood everywhere, almost everyone’s panicking, and I get to display just how little I actually know about medical stuff.

@allisongrace Hello! You kind of look familiar, but I’m not sure.

Oh wow someone else who likes handwriting! I have drafted everything that I’ve written so far by hand. I think it’s way easier to have a visual goal in front of you as well as calculating word counts and managing goals. And also you don’t get distracted as easily.

Do you name your plants?

@kathleenramm Not off the top of my head but I think there’s some Webtoons out there that I might’ve read sometime…I also like incorporating it into my own writing too XD

@kathleenramm Uh…I had to look up a list because I don’t remember anything that I actually like…but I do like the “grumpy one that has a soft spot for only that one other character” trope. I think it’s cute. And also it shows that people are complex and are more than just their demeanor.

@leon-fleming When did you become knight in shining…[Read more]

@michelle I think my sister read that! The characters designs are quite good in that one.

@michelle What about you? 🙂

@michelle I like a lot of them! Fullmetal Alchemist, Monster, Devil is a Part Timer, Bungou Stray Dogs…I’m currently on Banana Fish and Assassination Classroom.

@michelle Basically I read enough of the Naruto wiki to know everything about it, but after revealing to a bunch of guys after a long Naruto convo that I didn’t watch anime, they basically went on a long tirade on how I should, and thus, I fell into the anime hole. Well, usually I don’t have enough time so I read a lot more manga.

@millennium Yeah! Covers all the things that a novel should cover. Conflict, theme, characters…

@michelle I’m very bad at cooking, but I know how to bake. I don’t watch TV but I do watch anime (which counts, I guess) and my top three (in no particular order) are 91 Days, Zankyou no Terror, and Your lie in April. What about you?

@leon-fleming Your words ring very true. Thank you for the reminder.

Thanks for the recommendations! I’ll be sure to check them out once libraries open again.

@michelle I live in MA, and usually it fluctuates between hot and cold and just staying a very chilly tone. Sometimes warm, and then it’s nice. Cookies are very good! Hard or soft ones?