Nell’s Comments (group member since Mar 31, 2016)

Nell’s comments from the Twenty-Something Authors group.

Maybe consider giving them distinct speech patterns/voices, to really make it clear they're different. :)

I like this idea. However, there are a few things that confuse me. Is this character aware of what they're doing? Is it another personality? The last paragraph makes me think they're completely in control of themselves, but the dissociation through the rest of the story isn't cohesive with that.

Approaching the house even though he/she's already inside, tying up their family? What hit them over the head and made them black out?

Also, if they're the one writing this, wouldn't it be more of a confession or an explanation? If I was The Ravager and I was writing one last letter before I was hanged, I'd want to either: brag, explain myself, or beg forgiveness. I'm not sure I'd go into The Ravager's backstory and explain how the town bounced back after they were put away in an asylum.

I think if you focus this more and make The Ravager's state of mind more clear, this will be really good.

I love mysteries, can't wait to read some! I made your folder, so feel free to post whatever you want in it.

Abhilash wrote: "Hey guys! I am Abhilash and I am 29. I write short stories and have written about 10 of them so far. My aim is to write a full novel one day. I have all the ideas in place, but time management rema..."

Nice to meet you :) What genre are your stories, or what genre do you prefer?

PinkLoki(Shine) RULER OF: CrimsonPeak, Asgard, Jotunheim, Midgard, AvengersTower wrote: "That's happening to me. EVERYTIME!"

Apparently it's an epidemic. We can solve it, though, I'm sure! :)

Alex wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Alex wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Is it going to be a full-length novel? I'm curious about how others plan or strategize before they start writing, or if they plan as they go."

It might t..."

Haha, it's looking that way. But it's making me wonder if I have too many plots and such going on, which is never good. I don't want to be the next Becca Fitzpatrick.

Alex wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Is it going to be a full-length novel? I'm curious about how others plan or strategize before they start writing, or if they plan as they go."

It might turn into that. When I plan I..."

I'm having a similar problem with Piper's Folly. I'm using the 3 act method to structure the main events, but Act I is only supposed to be 25% of the whole story. It's going to be hard to get my characters to reach the first major plot point at the 25% mark.

I'll take a look at what you have and hopefully I can help. :) Maybe helping you work it out will also help me. Haha.

Synopsis:

Piper Ried has had enough.

She escapes an insane vampire's dungeon only to nearly die of exposure in a back alley. She's saved by a gray-eyed man who calls himself Nebraska and makes more demands of her. Thankfully, he seems to want exactly what she wants: to kill her former captor.

Piper struggles to balance her thirst for revenge with her distrust for Nebraska. It will be a long, dangerous road, but she's willing to do anything and become anyone to bring down the vampire that ruined her life.


This is a mature book.

Strange Sins Artwork

PinkLoki(Shine) RULER OF: CrimsonPeak, Asgard, Jotunheim, Midgard, AvengersTower wrote: "Mostly from Marvel movies with Loki in it.

I don't have a band of my own, but I write for myself until I can work those lyrics on my keyboard.

Yes, I'm working on my original stories."

I probably should have guessed, based on your picture and your name. :)

This folder is for, as stated, giving advice or asking for help. Want to know how others deal with emotional scenes? Dialogue? Struggling to find the best way to end a chapter of your book?

Or, on the other side, did you just figure out how to do something yourself and want to share it with others? Do you have tips on how to switch between narrators seamlessly, or the perfect way to structure a fight scene?

Create your own topic in this folder--you don't have to reply to this one with your advice. :) Let me know if you have any questions!

PinkLoki(Shine) RULER OF: CrimsonPeak, Asgard, Jotunheim, Midgard, AvengersTower wrote: "I'm Shine and I've been writing stories since 2011. (I started off doing FanFictions until about 2013. I've been writing more of my own stories since then and some FanFictions.) In 2013, I started ..."

Nice to meet you Shine. What do you write fan fiction about? I've tried to do that but it's hard!

Do you write songs for local bands or anything, or do you sing them yourself?

Are you working on any stories now?

Glad to have you in the group. :)

Alex wrote: "Thanks.

I seem to already be derailing haha. My strategy is just to get it all out and then refocus it through proofreading and rewriting.

The characters...they've been alive for like 8 pages (sh..."

Is it going to be a full-length novel? I'm curious about how others plan or strategize before they start writing, or if they plan as they go.

That plot sounds very interesting. I can imagine it with a lot of emotion, and deep soul-searching. I like the idea of her being tempted by another man in that aspect; not so much for the romance, though I'm sure most people would enjoy that, but for the layer of self-realization it could bring to Taryn.

If that's not at all the type of thing you're going for, ignore me. Haha. Sounds good either way!

If you need to bounce ideas off of people, or if you're like me and need to ask a string of questions just to work out issues, you can do that here. :)

Alex wrote: "Hello, Alyssa,

My name is Alex. I made this account way back in 2009 and, if you dare read my writing from back then, you'll see it was appropriate for those teens you speak of :)

I am currently ..."

Nice to meet you Alex. What's Two Glasses of Wine about? Have you been working on it long?

I don't even want to think about the kinds of things I was writing in 2009. Haha.

Glad to have you in the group, hope to read your writing soon. :)

Nice to meet you. I assume Mina Harker is your alias and if it's not, kudos to your parents. :)

I'd love to hear about your process. Writing a book jointly must bring on a whole new set of obstacles.

Previously A Tide Rising

Ash Rising

Synopsis:
A Vanishing Assassin of shadow and wrath will either bring the world to its knees or save it from itself. The fate of the gods rests in her deadly hands.

Aurea Thornbrow is death incarnate, the Long Shadow of Nighall, feared in all corners of the realm. The keepers of her contract are the rulers in the north, the Gentry, powerful and ambitious beings who wield fearsome magic.

Under their direction, Aurea and her companions make their way into the heart of the rebel city—to murder the king and end the war before it can begin.

But the rebel lands are not what Aurea expected, and friendships she’d never thought possible threaten to cloud her vision. With her masters nipping at her heels and her assigned Guardian Erilsi breathing down her neck, Aurea Thornbrow must realize the truth of her past and decide the future of herself—and her world.

Ash Rising Concept Art

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This is Angel's Folder. I'm posting this to make the folder visible and once you, Angel, have created your own topic here I'll delete this. :)

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Hello, I'm Alyssa and I'm the mod. I'll start introductions off by saying I'm 25. I've felt like a writer since I was in the 2nd grade. I haven't finished any books but I am currently working on 2.

I made this group because I saw a need for it. I was joining groups to get feedback and realized that my work wasn't appropriate for the other members, because they were usually in their teens.