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Arthurian Tale (28 new)

Aug 05, 2020 01:54PM

Yes, it can be very hard to find time to sit down and write. I make time to write for at least one hour a day. Sometimes its rough and I might jam out 300 words for an idea or direction. Other times I had been taking notes on what I wanted to do previously. Those days I can sit down and jam out an entire chapter.

Introductions (154 new)

Aug 05, 2020 01:26PM

Hi Mike and welcome! I'm so glad people are starting to trickle in and its great having someone on board that already has experience leading a group! Would you mind being a moderator? I think if we can get a few moderators with experience in literature we can really help out some of our members.

Arthurian Tale (28 new)

Aug 05, 2020 06:55AM

I agree. Especially when you just finish a good book or a series, every book you pick up for a period afterwards feels like... meh. lol.

Chapter 5 that's great. What's your discipline? Are you trying to write for a minimal amount of time every day or a set amount of words?

Here's the book.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Science Fiction (7 new)

Aug 04, 2020 08:49AM

Sci-Fi is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

Romance (14 new)

Aug 04, 2020 08:48AM

This group is going to be heavily centered on a romance that involves a mysterious, adventurous, or spiritual story line. It usually revolves around a love conflict between two individuals that ends in a "Happy Ending." Chilvary and emotion are usually strong elements here.

Fantasy (9 new)

Aug 04, 2020 08:42AM

This group includes medival elements, magic, mythical creatures such as dragons and unicorns.

Beginning your novel (1 new)

Aug 04, 2020 08:40AM

Create a new topic on this folder.
Click the link 'Independent Writing'
At the top right you will see a link labeled 'new topic'
click this and in the topic box place your working title.

In the comment box give a Paragraph description of your book.
This book is about a god named Affix and his magical stapler. Whatever he staples is stuck together forever: couples, women with phone hands, men with cigar fingers, and chefs with knife fingers. When his pantheon comes under attack he must put aside his pranking to save them.

Submit your info and you will have started your very own topic. Now you can comment on your own topic ideas, brainstorming, links to references or resources, whatever helps you chart your adventure. Paste a google.doc link for others to critique a paragraph or even a few chapters.

Fantasy - A retelling of the Arthurian Legend (32 new)

Aug 04, 2020 08:35AM

Pitch: My idea is to re-tell the Arthurian legend. Starting with both Arthur and Merlin as young children. How their friendship develops and evolves into what we believe became a mythical tale. I will attempt to write it, tying in all the mythical elements; Arthur, Merlin, Morgan la fey, Lancelot, Guinevere, Ygrayne, The lady of the lake, and the Excaliber.

Logline: During the medieval ages, Arthur encounters an enchanting boy in the woods. Uthyr, his father, fears witchcraft and protests the relationship that grows between the two.

Dramatic Question: Will Merlin's magic come between the two boys or will Arthur's father finally overcome his fear of sorcery?

Main Characters

Merlin is the son of Balinor and Hunith. He is a prodigy at his age, full of life and curiosity. His father has hid them in the Brecheliant forest after Uthyr Pendragon lead a purge against the local Druids. Young Merlin lives an enchanted life however solitary as it may be. Until one day when he chases the wind and discovers a young boy named Arthur.

Arthur is the son of Uthyr and Ygrayne. He is a sickly boy whose father blames his condition on the devil worshipping sorcerers whom he sought to purge from the world. Arthur is coddled and sheltered because of his weakened state. Ygrayne however, begins to notice an increase in Arthur’s health during the appearance of a new friend.

Guinevere is a beautiful princess surrounded by political misfortune. Fearing her counsel and former regent are forging false alliances for selfish gain through her marriage, she seeks the aid of Balinor. Balinor rescues the princess by enchanting a sword in the court, stating, only one of pure love for Guinevere may remove the sword from where it lies.

Coursera Links (38 new)

Aug 04, 2020 08:19AM

Create a new topic and copy/paste your sharable link there when you need a few more reviews. This will help readers connect with stories they like and authors connect with reviewers that were helpful.

Random awkward chat (42 new)

Aug 04, 2020 08:17AM

This is just a random chat created for those that needs to randomly chat. Feel free to talk about anything just be respectful of others please.

Arthurian Tale (28 new)

Aug 04, 2020 07:49AM

Not sure if this would help because the book is a bit more humorous but "The Heir Apparent" is along the same lines of what you are writing. She enters a video game where she becomes queen and her kingdom has a multitude of problems that she must solve in order to get out of the game. Again I think it's along the funnier lines of story telling and it might not be what your looking for.

Arthurian Tale (28 new)

Aug 04, 2020 07:45AM

What about yourself?

Arthurian Tale (28 new)

Aug 04, 2020 07:45AM

I'm currently at chapter 10. 70 pages, 29,822 words.

Arthurian Tale (28 new)

Aug 03, 2020 09:22AM

That reminds me of the "Queen of the Tearling." The series, in my opinion, is not worth reading however the first book is/was very promising. If you need any type of direction I would recommend that book to you.

She was hidden in the woods with tutors and when then queen died the queen's guard rode into the forest and brought her back to the castle where she had to cope with everything herself. There were also assassins that didn't like her mother, the previous queen, so she has to stay a step ahead of them. Through a necklace she has a magic.

Keep checking in, let me know how your doing, i'm here to help!

Arthurian Tale (28 new)

Aug 03, 2020 07:22AM

Yeah I completely agree had it not already been a tale already told. Now I have all these great options such as- The Legend of - or The tale untold. lol.

What are you writing about?

Arthurian Tale (28 new)

Jul 30, 2020 03:20PM

I'm needing help trying to title my Arthurian book as well as create a small blurb for the back.

For the title I'm thinking of: Arthur - The boy who saved me

Introductions (154 new)

Jul 30, 2020 02:55PM

Welcome everyone! My name is Andres. The Coursera "Write your first Novel" is the first writing course that I have taken. I joined the class in hopes of joining a writing community and increasing my writing skills.

I didn't really care for the way Coursera did not allow you to connect with your reviewers. I also felt that some authors had interesting storylines and there was no way to continue reading their work and watching how they progress. There seems to be a lot of third party devices and applications that needed to be installed or used in order to communicate with other writers. I had no idea was SLACK or TWIST was before I started the writing class. However, I felt that if a third party program was going to be used, why not one that was strongly associated with writing itself?

On behalf of the writing community, welcome to the GODS.

Fantasy - A retelling of the Arthurian Legend (32 new)

Jul 29, 2020 08:11AM

New Authors Read This First (1 new)

Jul 29, 2020 08:07AM

Welcome aspiring authors, scribblers, writers, and adventurers to the GODS!

If you are taking the Coursera course, create a new topic under (Coursera Links) with your novel Title. Example: King Arthur
Whenever you have an update post it there. GoodReads will make the topic 'new' to notify everyone you've updated it. This will also help us to stay organized

Furthermore, please add https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/... at the end of your submission to Coursera. This will allow other scribblers to find you, join us and possibly help someone with reviews, comments or much needed critiques.

If you are not taking the Coursera course and do not need reviewed chapters, open your topic under (Independent Writing). Use your Genre + Working title to start your thread and keep your readers up to date. For example, 'Romance - The Queen of Hearts.'

Thank you for coming and keep writing!

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