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submitted by Moon Wolf , age lunaryears, A Celestial Sky
(December 3, 2023 - 3:54 pm)
(December 3, 2023 - 3:54 pm)
This is the (preview thing, I guess? that books have?) that I wrote for my story. Does it sound alright? do y'all think it needs more info?
Daisy wants to be an EarthWarrior, just like her grandma, and her dad. She doesn't know her dad at all, due to the fact that he went on a mission for FAWE Academy when she was little and never returned. But when Daisy goes to school, she finds that her father has left a trail for her to follow. With the help of her friends, she struggles to keep up and follow. There is also someone at the FAWE school that shouldn't be, and they are trying to stop Daisy from finding her father. On the way Daisy and her friends encounter lots of secrets, most, that should have been left that way. Secrets.
Join Daisy Elkins on this twisting journey, filled with magic, adventure, friends, betrayal, and mystery. Will Daisy find her father? Or will the infiltrator stop her before she can succeed?
(December 27, 2023 - 8:50 pm)
Nice! I think it's called a blurb or teaser. It sounds good so far and like an interesting story. The only thing you need to do is cleaning it up and making it flow a little more smoothly.
(December 27, 2023 - 11:02 pm)
Okay, thank you! I'll work on it ;)
(December 28, 2023 - 8:51 am)
Happy to be of help! If you ever need any specific help (on the lines and stuff), I'm always available. :)
(December 28, 2023 - 1:25 pm)
thanks again! and I'm comlpletly open to suggestions on how to fix the lines better, if you have anything without needing the story.
(December 28, 2023 - 3:08 pm)
Maybe clarifying parts of it? I don't know if it changes the story or not, but perhaps something like this?: (I don't really know, lol)
For generations, members of Daisy's family have been EarthWarriors, and she wants to follow in their footsteps, especially her father. A long time ago, when Daisy was quite young, he went on a mission for FAWE Academy and never returned. She doesn't remember much of him, but lives through him in stories told by her grandma.
When she grows older, Daisy starts at FAWE Academy, the very same one her father went to, and finds he has left a strange trail for her to follow. With the help of her friends, she tries to follow the trail and clues left for her, but struggles to keep up. Soon, she finds out that a mysterious someone is at the school that shouldn't be there, trying to stop Daisy from finding her father. On the way, Daisy and her friends uncover secrets; secrets to keep hidden.
Join Daisy Elkins on this twisting journey, filled with magic, friendship, mystery, and betrayal. Will she find her father? Or will this strange infiltrator stop her before she succeeds?
Maybe something like this to clarify it?
(December 30, 2023 - 1:20 pm)
I might use that thanks!
(December 30, 2023 - 6:52 pm)
You're welcome!:D
(December 30, 2023 - 8:19 pm)
Hey, so I need some advice for my current book.
I typically write in a sort of mock early 1900s British style for a lot of my stories, and almost always for mysteries. For what I'm working on now, the exact time period is not mentioned, but it was meant to take place in the 1940s. Yet here is my dilema-
Is it okay to have LGBT+ characters in a setting such as this without having those characters face any sort of discrimination? I want my plot to be realistic to the time period while also incorporating LGBT+ characters, and also not drawing the focus away from the main plot because of those characters orientations. But I also don't want to be disrespectful to the legacy of the LGBT+ community by making it seem as if their predecessors had everything 'easy' which in no means what I mean to portray. Does anyone have any advice?
Thank you :)
(December 28, 2023 - 1:31 pm)
Hi :D
Is it realistic fiction? Because if so, I think it's all right. Realistic fiction always takes some liberties, which is why it's named that, to allow the author some flexibility. It also depends on the place, because different towns and cities were different levels of LGBT+ accepting, so maybe you could alude to that or something.
Also, sry I've been talking a lot in this thread.
(December 28, 2023 - 2:42 pm)
Okay, thanks. It's supposed to take place in Dorset, England and the characters come from various places nearby there if they aren't natives.
(December 30, 2023 - 3:17 pm)
Oh, okay. Dorset has some interesting queer history to it, but wasn't very accepting in the 1940s (or so I believe), so I suppose you can call on some ✨creative liberty✨ for it.
(December 30, 2023 - 4:50 pm)
man, you can do whatever you want. if you're uncomfortable with depicting something, you can choose not to depict it. there's room for everyone in writing. if it fits your story: good!
(January 1, 2024 - 1:42 am)
okay so can i just talk a bit about rewarding it is to write rom-coms??? yes? thank you, thank you, I'll try not to be boring~
so here are all the reasons I enjoy it:
-the romance! there's nothing like creating two characters who are eminently fitted for each other, and watching them begin to enjoy each other's company, to support and care for each other, and to discover at last that they're in love. Working out the chemistry between them and the way their personalities blend is really fun. Although, a specification: I really don't like the inappropriate trends that show up in a lot of commercial romance novels, and never include them; romance shouldn't be about that stuff, it should be about love, plain and simple.
-the way it allows you to focus on other important themes, like family dynamics, self-discovery, and activism. They're really fun to write about but might be boring on their own, so they work well as subplots, propelling the main narrative forward.
-it's a great way to explore our world/society and critique or celebrate it, whatever the case may be. Realistic fiction often seems to focus on trauma and hardship (not that it has to) but romance is by definition going to be happier, and sometimes it's just a great way to emphasize the beauty of everything.
-the emotional drama (it doesn't have to be tragic! it can be happy drama! :D)
-the room for variation! it's amazing how much you can change up the basic storyline of "boy meets girl and they fall in love" - from the time and setting (you can even set it in a fantasy world) to exactly how and when their relationship begins (have they been in love since forever? or did they just meet? or have they actually always hated each other?)
-naming the characters XD
-describing everyone's appearances and outfits
-the ultimate happy ending - all the unpleasant characters (rivals, ex who turned out to be no good, etc.) are vanquished, and the protagonists are happily united! Plus, hopefully the characters have resolved any other problems they've been facing and have done some good along the way, and are now stronger, more capable people in their own right.
alrighty folks, I'm done! if you read this far, thanks for going through my entire long monologue :)
(January 1, 2024 - 11:59 am)
i enjoyed reading your long monologue! :]
i don't really write romcoms (or include much romance in my writing at all, tbh) but honestly?? i think i want to try it sometime - just to experiment with the genre! if nothing else, it'll help me figure out what to or not to do in other genres. especially because i tend to write darker/sadder stuff, it'll be an interesting way to switch things up :D
what sort of romcoms have you written, Poinsettia (if you're cool with sharing, ofc)?
(January 1, 2024 - 12:42 pm)