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Welcome @Morgani! I totally agree with you and @Helios on not feeling prepared enough for Nanowrimo! I've been sick almost all of October and that really killed any energy I had to put into prepping my writing project. However, there are plenty of youtube videos on "pantsing" Nanowrimo that I would be happy to share with you if it will help you feel more encouraged and motivated! Also, there is no shame in taking some time during the first couple days (or even later) to outline or structure what comes next in your writing project! The spirit of Nano is to get people feeling inspired and motivated to write, not just marathoning the 50k words!
Also, I think it might be fun to have our own write-ins in discord or something where we could put on ClubROH for music and do sprints or just write together! Let me know if this is something any of you would be interested in and I will definitely schedule it! There are also lots of writers on youtube hosting live writing sessions too! You are not alone in this and remember that in RoH and beyond there are awesome writing communities here to support you!
Tagging everyone in the interest group! (No worries, if you're not doing Nanowrimo! You are still welcome to join us during any writing sessions or hangouts we have during this month and beyond!)
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These are great! Thanks for sharing @Jae Onasi!
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Warden DPS (info on spreadsheet)!
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Congrats on finishing your second novel @Jae Onasi! That's a major achievement! I also know the feeling of starting a fanfic and realizing it is a waaaay bigger project that you first expected! I have an ongoing Harry Potter fanfic that I write for some of my closest friends and it is currently just over 100k words!
Also, you should totally start a writing group at your local library! Mine is currently getting renovated (a huge project that is supposed to take almost a year to finish), but once the building is back I'm hoping to start one at my library too!
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Thank you for the additions @Jae Onasi and @Stormtree! I have added them to the list!
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Hi everyone!
With November fast approaching, I wanted to start a discussion on NaNoWriMo and see who in RoH is thinking of participating! I think it would be awesome for us to band together and support and encourage one another to reach our word count goals! Even if you're not going for the big 50k, any writing done still counts toward completing your project!
So whether your goal is 10k, 50k, or something else, feel free to make an account on the NaNoWriMo website and add each other as writing buddies! You can share your NaNoWriMo profiles in this thread, as well as any tips you have for NaNoWriMo prep too!
You can find my profile HERE to add me as a writing buddy!
Happy writing everyone!
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Oh no! That is every writer's nightmare @Helios! Hopefully that never happens to you ever again!
NaNoWriMo is indeed approaching! I'm excited to do lots of extra writing come November!
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Thank you for sharing @RhemaTom! Added it to the list!
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Both of those sound like awesome ideas @KalianVan! I also totally understand the feeling of having a dozen or so works-in-progress at once!
Congrats on starting your 7th novel @RhemaTom! A story about a bounty hunter sounds really fun to write!
While I have a handful of projects in the works, my main is a novel about a witch who travels back in time to rescue an old man who committed suicide about 20 years prior and could have saved the world from the plague it is currently facing. However, she ends up going waaaaaay too far back in time, and meets the "old man" when he's about her age. Shenanigans ensue.
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What are all of you awesome writers currently working on? Tell us about your current work(s)-in-progress in this thread!
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Hi everyone!
I wanted to share some of my favorite writing resources that I use when I'm writing! Also, feel free to share your own so they can be added to the list!
Resources
- OneLook Reverse Dictionary : a resource that lets you type in a word or phrase to search for words!
- Tip of My Tongue : a site that lets you search for words based on parts of a word (great for finding words when you can't remember how to spell things or the entire word)
- Fantasy Name Generator : you can generate names for pretty much everything here!
- Facial Expressions Masterlist : facial expression descriptions for every part of the face!
- Color Masterlist : all the pretty colors!
- Power Thesaurus : a great thesaurus!
- Body Language Dictionary : a great resource for showing emotion instead of telling!
- How to Fight Write : literally everything you need to write realistic fight scenes!
- Grammarly : an awesome resource to check spelling and grammar!
Tools
- Planning Tools and Worksheets : some tools to help plan your next writing project!
- Scrivener : a great writing program to help write, organize, and brainstorm your writing all in one place! (also comes with a 30-day free trial! $40.00 after trial) (NANOWRIMO UPDATE: If you participate in Nano, you will receive a 20% discount on Scrivener! And if you win Nano with 50k+ words, you will receive a 50% discount on Scrivener!)
- Dramatica Pro : also a great writing program for writing and developing your story! (full version is $129.00)
- Writeway Pro : a free writing program for writers on a budget!
- OmmWriter : a simple writing program that blocks out distractions! also includes background images, music, and typing sounds! (required minimum payment of $5.00)
- draw.io : a Google Drive addon that lets you make flow charts and other graphic maps!
- yWriter6 : a free and totally awesome writing software!
- E. A. Deverell : technically she is a writer, but she has AMAZING worksheets, articles, and courses on developing writing projects of all kinds! most of her stuff is free too!
- Fantasy Name Generators : a site with name generators for everything you can possibly think of!
Sites/Blogs
- Nanowrimo : they host writing events throughout the year for writers of all kinds to enjoy! (the most famous being November's Nanowrimo event!)
- The Writers Helpers : a great advice a blog for writers of any skill level!
- wordsnstuff : lots of awesome lists and tips!
- Writing Questions Answered : you can find tons of writing-related questions here! if not, feel free to ask them!
- StoryOrigin : a place to build email lists, boost sales, and find reviewers!
Authors/Writers
- Alexa Donne : she has a super helpful Youtube channel where she talks writing, publishing, and tricks of the trade!
- D.N. Bryn : they have a helpful website, as well as a tumblr blog filled with writing tips HERE!
- Abbie Emmons : she takes a more organized and logical approach to storytelling and is great at explaining the psychology of storytelling! (She also has a blog HERE)
- Kate Cavanaugh : she does awesome writing vlogs, write-ins, and experiments where she tries writing like popular authors!
- Jenna Moreci : she makes hilarious videos on writing tropes and has great advice when it comes to story and characters!
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Sadly, I work this Saturday so I will be unable to participate! Best of luck to everyone!
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Dagger/Bow Stamden!
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On 9/5/2019 at 2:35 PM, witchbolts said:
Dagger/Bow Warden DPS! I only just passed 400 CP, but I beat up the trial dummy at @PWiddy's house and got 34.9k!
Okay, so turns out I'm actually a dumb and used the wrong practice dummy for my parse!
After working with PWiddy to better understand my build, CP allocation, and how rotations work, my actually current parse is...
25.3k!
The ACTUAL screenshot of proof:
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Dagger/Bow Warden DPS! I only just passed 400 CP, but I beat up the trial dummy at @PWiddy's house and got 34.9k!
Screenshots as proof!
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@Icy OMG that is awesome and definitely fits her!
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Character Name: Aeri Snow-Song
Race: Nord
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Sign: The Lover | Sun's Dawn / February | Bard, Artist
Occupation: Bard, Thief, and occasional Assassin for Hire (but only if they are bad or the pay is good)
Gear: Slightly revealing leather outfit (she wears the "Holiday in Balmora" outfit), a set of dark silk gloves with silver embroidery (likely stolen), a pair of matching daggers at her waist, bow and lute on her back.
Commonly carried items:
Her instruments (lute and flute), her pack with rations, her journal, makeup, perfume, and monies.
Skills
Racial:
- 1-Handed | Novice | 0
- 2-Handed | Novice | 0
- Blacksmithing | Novice | 0
- Intimidation | Novice | 0
- Parry | Novice | 0
- Shield/Blocking | Novice | 0
Combat:
- Archery | Adept | 2
- Dual Wielding | Adept | 2
- Throwing Weapons | Novice | 1
- Dodge | Adept | 2
Skills:
- Acrobatics | Adept | 2
- Artist | Novice | 1
- Bard | Adept | 2 (She can Sing and Play Instruments...but she has no rhythm when it comes to dancing, so she definitely has room to improve!)
- Detective/Empathic Accuracy | Novice | 1
- Diplomacy/Persuasion | Novice | 1
- Mercantile | Novice | 1
- Lockpicking | Adept | 2
- Pickpocketing | Adept | 2
- Scribe | Novice | 1
- Spying | Novice | 1
- Stealth | Adept | 2
Points Used: 21
Points Available: 11
Flaws
- Short | Aeri is incredibly short for a Nord, coming in at just 4' 11''. (I literally made her character model the smallest it could be LOL) She was often picked on for it, and there was some speculation in her hometown that she possibly had Bosmer blood in her veins. This is likely false, and it's not like Aeri's parents are still around to answer that question for her.
- Phobia (Severe): Fire | She is fine from a distance, but if it gets close to her or she can feel its heat, her anxiety spikes and she will likely spiral into a panic, if she can't get away from it. When making camp, she sleeps as far from the cooking fire as possible, using the excuse of "keeping watch" for the group, as a mean s of hiding her fear.
- Phobia (Minor): Skeevers | The carrion-eating critters make her incredibly uncomfortable, but her fear of them is no where near as bad as her fear of fire. She uses them as arrow practice, if she ever spots one.
- Nightmares | Aeri still dreams of the night her family home perished in a blaze of angry smoke and fire. Trying to save her younger brother, Aeri passed out from the smoke. She awoke later covered in ashes in the home of the local blacksmith, her wife tending to her wounds. She suffered some serious burns, but was otherwise alive. Her family and her home were not as lucky. Despite it being several years later, nightmares of this tragic event still haunt her.
- Compulsion: Stealing | After years of wandering from town to town and barely scraping enough coin together to get by, Aeri has an uncontrollable urge to steal valuables from others. The first thing she does in a new place is spot all the exits and potential threats, but the SECOND thing she does is examine the room for valuables. She tries not to steal from those she likes/cares about though.
- Can't Swim | Due to the teasing she received growing up, she spent more time wandering the tundra and forests than she did learning to swim, sail, and fish with other children her age. She's a bit sad that she never learned how, but is too embarrassed to ask someone to teach her.
- Bounty | She has a bounty that is still following her from the first few burglaries she attempted when her career as a thief was at its beginning. She has avoided paying this debt by keeping away from Mournhold and its surrounding lands.
Number of Flaws: 7
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Hiya everyone!
I started a cabal for Hopians to join and play together called Legend of Hope!
Message @witchbolts through forum PM, on discord (witchbolts#2632), or in-game (witchbolts) with your SWL player name to receive an invite!
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I'm witchbolts in Origin too! I'm currently playing on PS4 because my laptop can't handle Anthem LOL
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NaNoWriMo 2019!
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Hey everyone! I hope Nanowrimo is going well so far for all of you that are participating! My Nano journey has been a bit bumpy so far, but I'm staying on top of my word count goals and am proud of the progress I've made!
my brain might totally be goo by the end of this though@Morgani @Jae Onasi @Laysa For a long time, I have also been on the bandwagon of "all first drafts are terrible," and have, at times, hated some of my writing. But I read something today that really changed my opinion and I would like to share it with you all! It's from a tumblr post I saw, while I was scrolling through my dash for inspiration/prompts earlier.
So here is a toast to making our baby drafts the best they can be and to helping them grow! Remember to treat yourself and your writing with kindness!