Alexa Autorski

@gracie-j

YES I KNOW! I’M SO HAPPY OTHER PEOPLE LIKE IT TOO! And thank you!   *raises coffee mug to toast   Ah, the temptation to let them smoothly start having a friendship/romance is killing me, but I need to take things slow and remind myself why they dislike each other to begin with. I do appreciate the encouragement! I’ve been pumped ab…[Read more]

@gracie-j

I’M SO HAPPY THAT YOU LIKE MY IDEA! I thought I may have been the only one who loved hate-to-love romances! *high fives *does a happy dance

*… ahem

You’re advice is pure gold! You must have some weird special power, because you can write about my characters flawlessly! I’m really happy about the first point you made, because I can t…[Read more]

@gracie-j

Oooh, this is a wonderful (or shall I say lovely?) topic! Okay, so I’m a little nervous about my own skills of writing romance, but I felt like I wanted to comment here and ask for some advice. I do understand that romance is a subject many writers shy away from, because half of the time, it isn’t written like it should be. But I b…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 Oh goodness, these are wonderful! 🙂 They’re so neat and polished, too (and your characters sound interesting!) Could you tell me how you did it? I’d love to try that with my own characters

@jenwriter17 No worries! Yeah, I’d love to see some of your collages! 🙂 And by the way, @godlyfantasy12, Starbucks sounds awesome right about now

@jenwriter17

I may be on/off, but I’ll be checking in! I’m writing an introduction scene currently, so that may be where I disappear off to if I randomly leave… 🙂

@abigail-m
Maybe I can help you?
First of all, if it’s any comfort, I know exactly how you’re feeling. Trust me when I say that writing is hard, so that’s normal! But I’d like to try to offer some advice (sorry in advance for a long response…)

#1. For your first struggle, this is what I would recommend: let your plot come from your protago…[Read more]

@abigail-m Thank you so much! At least I know I’m not the only one who struggles with this problem! And that’s a really good idea, putting my characters in wacky situations and “watching” them respond to it… that’s a wonderful way to help me figure out their personalities! I don’t think I’ve ever thought about doing that, but I’ll try it! Thanks…[Read more]

WELCOME TO KINGDOM PEN, @joy-caroline! It’s wonderful to meet you! 🙂 I’m still a little new here myself, but I totally enjoy Kingdom Pen in the time I’ve been here! And wow, your novel sounds very fascinating! It makes me happy to see writers writing Biblical fiction, and I wish you the very best of luck! We’re all really happy you’ve joined KP!…[Read more]

@gracie-j

OH MY GOODNESS, thank you so very much! You’ve saved my writing life immensely! I agree with 100% of what you said, and I suppose I’ve never thought of character voices that way, but it totally makes sense! That’s a great illustration to have different characters use distinct exclamations, or how they view sunsets, and all the other…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

*cue nervous laugh

I probably didn’t make that clear enough, did I? Yeah, I’ve got some struggles…

First off, it’s hard for me to write my characters without it feeling like they’re all somewhat similar. Like, it’s hard to give them their own distinctions sometimes (perhaps it’s because each of my characters are so differe…[Read more]

@jenwriter17

Thank you sooooo much!! And Happy New Year to everyone, too! I hope it’s a happy year for everybody! Stay safe, keep writing, and toast to a great 2021! *lifts coffee mug for a toast

@devastate-lasting Caira would rather live in the Arctic (my fictional world is already pretty cold)

@abigail-m Deek would rather not have a permanent home but just travel

Would your character rather have to jump everywhere they go or walk on their hands everywhere they go?

In response to the last two questions, Caira would rather be brainy with poor physical strength (in a sense, she already is) and she would probably live a year in repeat

Would your character rather time travel in the past or in the future?

Ah, this is a remarkable idea, so I’ll jump in and tell you about some of my characters! I completely understand with struggling to write down characters fully, so I think this is a wonderful way to express them! Okay, so I’m not very good at writing character summaries, so fingers crossed!

Newton Rowne (third main character?) : Newton is a vil…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12 I’m here! I may be off and on, but I’m still free to talk about whatever. Oh, and by the way, definitely choose the hot chocolate 🙂

And don’t worry about whether it’s good or not! As long as you’re writing, keep it up! I’m happy to see everybody’s on this morning… 😀

I thought I’d revive this neglected thread, because it looked like it was starting to collect dust. How is everyone (and all WIPs) doing? Looking forward to New Years? Doing any New Years writing? I did some yesterday, but now I feel like banging my head on my desk for ideas… ah, the struggles…

@devastate-lasting

Caira would rather have six arms (her magic is conducted through her hands, so that’d come in handy in combat…

@abigail-m

Hmm… tough one! She’d probably communicate with the weather, though

Would your character rather be able to breathe underwater or fly?

That sounds like a super effective method, @abigail-m! That seems like a good approach to writing dialogue if it feels like you’re the one talking with them rather than other characters… I’ll give that a shot! And that quote is very helpful (I’m a fan of writing quotes)! And true, I try to incorporate plenty of action in the midst of dialogue, b…[Read more]