Well... it's not much of a contest, to tell you the truth. But I NEED help and everyone loves contests.
I need you guys to think of the most awesome name ever for the character I will describe below. The last name has to be Shadow, but the first name can be whatever you think of. Whoever gets the coolest name will win: bragging rights and a free copy of my book if it gets published ever! All right not amazing prizes either, so I will add a VIRTUAL BLACK FERRARI like the one Zoe rides about in! Oh yeah!
The character:
____ Shadow. Just an average guy? No. He's been raised in a family of international spies and he tops them all in natural skill and ability. As a Watchman, his natural element is darkness and shadow; he's been trained to be almost invisible and yet see everything around him vividly and perfectly. Little does he know that the Downfall ninjas are planning on making a big move: stealing Iridescence. When ninja Ryder Witt steals it and begins taking over the world with its power, it's up to ____ Shadow to get it back and set things right. Eventually he does, saving the world from an apocalyptic fate, and since it was used by them, Iridescence's power enters into both ___'s and Ryder's family lines. That was in 1890. 120 years later, it's time for his ancestor, Zoe Shadow, to walk in his foo
Who doesn't love a good personality quiz? Well, okay, some people... LOSERS! Ha ha just kidding. But seriously. Take this quiz I made, related to my book; it's on quizilla and this is the link: http://quizilla.teennick.com/quizzes/18029881/which-iridescence-agency-do-you-belong-to
Post your results here! I am really interested to see what people get. I haven't taken it myself yet... I think part of me is almost afraid to :D All of the results... there's four... they're all like a part of me. Because people don't just have one side; I try to make all my characters realistic in that way. Anyway... TAKE THE QUIZ!
Hey, I posted a new page on this site called "Writing 101". Go check it out!!!! I think it could be a fun time.
Anyway, can't talk now. I have to get some more piano practice in before lesson tomorrow. :D
But let's just say I was SO inspired recently! The story took a different direction that I am so excited about.
Hello. Sarah asked about how long a chapter should be, or something close to that. I think she said she had about 30 pages. I haven't thought about chapters much myself, but that inspired me to research it a little bit.
Every book has a different pacing, so I can't really tell you how to divide your chapters. Chapters have to end at a crucial moment. You probably know already, but you can't just end at some random place and then open right up again. Like: Bob looked at a brick. CHAPTER FIVE. Bob looked at the brick again and saw it was not red.
Most chapters end with either 1) Closure: one part of the problem has been resolved, or something has been discovered, or the character is slipping away to sleep. The moment just feels finished. 2)Suspense: a cliffhanger, something big has just happened and you know another thing is going to happen very soon. This doesn't have to be a new chapter but it can be. 3)A quirky line. Something funny or just smart. This will make it sound more finished even if there isn't a big reason to end the chapter.
Okay, so the question was about length, so I won't ramble on about any other obscure things. I read that page-turning thrillers have short chapters, like 2-3 pages, but anything else usually has around ten pages. It could go anyway. Just depends on what's in the writing, not how long it is :D
Sorry I haven't been on in ages. But I was just thinking of how although it may seem hard to write and write and write today, it'll pay off someday. Even if it doesn't get published, I'll still have the experience and I'll be a more patient person and a better writer. :D And if it DOES get published... wow, that'd be amazing. It might be normal, it might get really famous. That's a dream of mine. To have them make an awesome movie of it... but really, I have to focus on what's really important, and that's glorifying God in whatever I do, so
Ha ha, okay not really an orange. An orange notebook, really. All 70 pages are almost complete. Then it's on to the blue one... which is exactly the same... but blue is just so much more wintry. Cha to winter! Anyway, this is momentous for me 'cause my rough draft for the story began in the orange and will most CERTAINLY not end there (after the blue I've got green... spring anyone??? lol). I'd better get to it. Two and a half pages to go...
It's a year! And it's happy! And it's new! CHA! Happy New Year!!!!!!!
So, resolutions. I don't usually make them on New Year's... just whenever it strikes me, I guess. Because every day is something new; years are just measurements of time, really. But it's something special anyway. Of course, a goal of mine is to write more. And more and more and more. It's a goal with no end, but I'm okay with that. Anyone else have any goals?
I just posted a new page... "The Dream"... not my best work, and you will probably understand NOTHING since I skipped a bunch of stuff... but hey it's there! So read it! Thank you. :D
Hey; this is titled appropriately considering the decision I had to make Wednesday night whilst planning out my writing. Thing is, back when I was just working on the concept of the story (in the summer) I had written a particularly beloved scene... it was at one of Zoe's mom's parties, and it was important because it was the moment when Zoe finds out that Owen's up to something. But it was beloved because it was funny- there was a bit with Dumbledork/Bond and a lollipop that I can't really describe. Anyway, I just realized that the beach scene (the one I've devoted the past while to) conflicts with that scene. The point of both scenes is to show that Owen is up to something. And, though I can't explain my reasons here, I figured I had to trash one of the scenes and keep one. It was SO hard and painful. It was like I was choosing which of my creations to kill off. But I prayed about it, and I think the beach scene is the one I'm meant to keep. I'm not gonna kill the other one... I'll work some of its elements in other places... but I felt very accomplished when I had chosen that. I'm trying not to be so indecisive anymore, lol. :D I think I will go ahead and post some writing, since I haven't done that in AGESSSSSS.
Yay! My friend Jenna said in a previous comment that she started an observation notebook, just like Zoe has. A place to record the things you sense... the thoughts running through your head. I think it's a great thing to do, so I'm gonna start one also. Haha, as if I don't have enough notebooks alr
Also, in my last post, I was in no mood to write. Just wanted to say that now I am!!! I just wrote a lot in a short amount of time; that always feels rewarding.
I don't really know why I have called this post "hoofaloofa," so... yeah don't ask. :D
I really need to NOT PROCRASTINATE!!! It isn't as if I don't have a lot written. I have almost 70 pages in my notebook. But every time I think of writing, I always tell myself I don't feel like it just then... I just think I'd have a lot more done by now if I didn't put writing off until bedtime or something.
Anyway, life is good. Yesterday, the snow was SO FUN for sledding and afterwards we watched Alice in Wonderland, which is a piece of genius if I ever saw one. So creative... witty, hilarious, and most of all, MAD. Good for quoting, also.
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