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AlyTheBookworm

AlyTheBookworm

  • Writers Corner Re: Choosing a name for my webcomic

    Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you like it :D

    Mar 28, 2021
  • Writers Corner Re: Choosing a name for my webcomic

    I've been working on a fantasy webcomic for a while and still don't have a good name for it. Its original placeholder title was 'Chasing Shadows', but that's already been ...

    Mar 13, 2021
  • Research Re: weapons, swordfighting, action scenes

    @kaenexion Thank-you so much! It's really cool that you have some experience with swordfighting. This was super helpful- and actually, looking at it from the perspective of a fight choreographer ...

    Oct 5, 2020
  • Research Re: weapons, swordfighting, action scenes

    Thanks so much @Omnom ! This is really helpful. :) I especially liked "Action Should be Short"- it gave me some good ideas on how to make my comic fights ...

    Oct 1, 2020
  • Writing Tips Re: The Character Clinic

    Wow- thank-you so much for the detailed reply Stella! This was super helpful.

    Sep 28, 2020
  • Research Re: weapons, swordfighting, action scenes

    @ShadowVyper Wow thanks! I wasn't expecting such a quick reply, but that's a great piece of advice. I'll definitely keep this in mind when I work on my action scenes.

    Sep 28, 2020
  • Writing Tips Re: The Character Clinic

    Hey Stella! I'm trying to write a child character who goes into a coma for two years after suffering a head injury. How long would it take for her to ...

    Sep 28, 2020
  • Research Re: weapons, swordfighting, action scenes

    I've been reading and writing and watching fantasy stories full of swordfighting scenes for over a decade now, but I really don't have a great understanding of how fights work. ...

    Sep 28, 2020
  • Writers Corner Re: Worst thing about school?

    I hate the boredom, hours upon hours of wasted time, crappy cafeteria food, pressure to get A's, PE class, the tests, the bullies, the creeps, my invisibility, and not fitting ...

    May 23, 2019
  • Writers Corner Re: Who's YOUR Meanie Naysyaer?

    I'm my own meanie naysayer, honestly.

    May 23, 2019
  • Writers Corner Re: What music do you listen to well you write?

    Lately I've been listening to DJ Okawari- I found him through a Youtube recommendation, haha. I've only listened to a couple of his songs so far, but they're pretty good. ...

    May 23, 2019
  • Writers Corner Re: What do you like to see in a protagonist?

    I usually dislike characters who are arrogant, sassy, overconfident, or have an ego- I just feel like it's overdone and unlikable. Humble, quiet, and self-deprecating characters are more relatable to ...

    May 23, 2019
  • Writers Corner Re: Making up names... is it weird?

    I can definitely relate! I've always made up the names for the characters in my stories. I even keep a notepad with tons of name ideas and notes on how ...

    Dec 16, 2018
  • Writers Corner Re: What do you love about your idea?

    I like my characters and worldbuilding. :) My strength has always been in writing characters, likely because I find people (their personalities, idiosyncrasies, cultures, beliefs, motivations, religio

    Dec 16, 2018
  • Writing Tips Re: Writing Dialogue

    Thanks for the tips Vervain :)

    Dec 1, 2018


The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you're made of, not the circumstances.
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