tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post1224282647262645160..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Integrating Your StoryworldStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-55149990458367509292017-05-29T00:23:05.399-05:002017-05-29T00:23:05.399-05:00My prologue is a baby-on-doorstep, but I'm hop...My prologue is a baby-on-doorstep, but I'm hoping it's different because the baby's twin is a prisoner, and they're the daughters of the evil guy, who has just killed the Queen and Archbishop, so now he's in charge. The reader knows that and also knows that the baby doesn't know (well she doesn't know anything but you get it.) Kezia Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-51179052824323364852014-02-12T12:21:50.716-06:002014-02-12T12:21:50.716-06:00My story world is actually in a real video game ca...My story world is actually in a real video game called Minecraft. I love that game! I have the PC version. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25248974770675382702013-07-20T12:39:32.151-05:002013-07-20T12:39:32.151-05:00Let's! Would you want to exchange e-mails?Let's! Would you want to exchange e-mails?Katelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13975841955202680792013-07-18T19:15:31.379-05:002013-07-18T19:15:31.379-05:00Fifteen! Let's be friends. OK, now I feel like...Fifteen! Let's be friends. OK, now I feel like I'm two. :)Catsi Eceernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87934714064697984772013-07-17T11:09:34.749-05:002013-07-17T11:09:34.749-05:00Catsi, we always seem to end up in a conversation ...Catsi, we always seem to end up in a conversation together! :) Hey, how old are you? I'm fourteen.Katelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-32951932210518221412013-07-16T19:39:18.825-05:002013-07-16T19:39:18.825-05:00LOL, this place is too awesome. Since I found it, ...LOL, this place is too awesome. Since I found it, I've been writing better, and writing less. :) Can't stay away! Catsi Eceernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-9539038692321019822013-07-16T18:47:44.587-05:002013-07-16T18:47:44.587-05:00'The lure of GTW is too much to bear.' I f...'The lure of GTW is too much to bear.' I feel ya! That's the only problem with this place. It's too awesome. ;)Katelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38921022997278643532013-07-16T17:13:04.887-05:002013-07-16T17:13:04.887-05:00:) Thanks Hannah J. If it ever gets published. You...:) Thanks Hannah J. If it ever gets published. You'll probably be reading books from the great library up in the sky by then. Ugh, this book is taking forever!!!!!!!!<br /><br />And for Mrs. Williamson:<br />I'm probably procrastinating right now. <br /><br />For everyone:<br />I really need more self-discipline. But the lure of GTW is too much to bear. <br />Well, back to the drawing (er, writing) board!<br />-ShaneeneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12946798026748471932013-07-16T16:50:23.433-05:002013-07-16T16:50:23.433-05:00This is where I went wrong with my Nitark story. I...This is where I went wrong with my Nitark story. It was basically a history book. Of something that never existed. :/ <br />I found that not thinking through the details helps me. Like, I knew that on my island there were many types of martial arts, but there was no guns or anything. And there were longbows, but not crossbows. But then, they did have computer controlled lasers and electromagnetic stuff. <br />Thankfully, I didn't go into regional color preferences and the history of the twenty-seven-ish elemental tribes. And yes, I did do that for the Nitark story. Katelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-19772939373825956592013-07-16T14:12:20.175-05:002013-07-16T14:12:20.175-05:00im writing a trilogy and decided the next phase of...im writing a trilogy and decided the next phase of my MC's journey will begin in a newer story world kind of setting. i'm using the first book in the trilogy to "integrate" the idea into the readers minds now so that when the second one is written it wont be much of a shock. i'm also doing edits right now so this post helped me just in time :). Im going to go over some of my chapters now and see if I could use some of these ways to sneak the world into my story before its actually there. Leah Lotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414524693712987054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69266810971716903912013-07-16T13:17:16.855-05:002013-07-16T13:17:16.855-05:00This is a really good idea. For me, my current nov...This is a really good idea. For me, my current novel (yep, *still* the same one) was really more about the story than the world, so I went into my novel figuring out the world-building as I went. This'll be helpful for the second draft, though.<br />Thanks, Jill!Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117667458636102470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-62480477859341293472013-07-16T12:51:21.412-05:002013-07-16T12:51:21.412-05:00You're welcome, Hannah! :-)You're welcome, Hannah! :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54607425068701984462013-07-16T12:49:29.494-05:002013-07-16T12:49:29.494-05:00I love percolating stories! :-)I love percolating stories! :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13225159767523150762013-07-16T12:48:41.923-05:002013-07-16T12:48:41.923-05:00For me, one to three months is average. But that d...For me, one to three months is average. But that doesn't mean I'm spending 8 hours a day on storyworld alone. I usually start brainstorming a new book while I'm finishing up the final edits on one that is almost done.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-37253903625423505722013-07-16T12:45:54.247-05:002013-07-16T12:45:54.247-05:00That's true, Shaneene. Historical accuracy is ...That's true, Shaneene. Historical accuracy is important, imo. But it's a lot of hard work! I understand your desire to procrastinate!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-68452136925091815202013-07-16T10:15:21.478-05:002013-07-16T10:15:21.478-05:00One of the projects I'll be writing when I'...One of the projects I'll be writing when I'm done with my current WIP is a fantasy, and I also have several dystopia ideas, so this post will be fantastic for future reference. Thanks, Jill!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828772181763803223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12643504056227498462013-07-16T10:14:03.822-05:002013-07-16T10:14:03.822-05:0016th century London? I want to read this when it&#...16th century London? I want to read this when it's published :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828772181763803223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73148409748641096272013-07-16T10:07:24.687-05:002013-07-16T10:07:24.687-05:00Ha, definitely avoid those glowing rocks in the la...Ha, definitely avoid those glowing rocks in the lake. You never know when exposure to them could turn you into a heat-sucking monster... Smallville's the best.<br /><br />Thanks for the handy post. I'm not working on any big storyworlds at the mo, but I've got a bigger-scale one percolating for an eventual WIP, so I'll be sure to keep this in mind when I do start working with it.Jenna Blake Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348472716158899465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-91000543083241397272013-07-16T07:10:35.986-05:002013-07-16T07:10:35.986-05:00Helpful post, even though I don't have an '...Helpful post, even though I don't have an 'own' storyworld in my current project. Maybe I can try it in another story.<br />How much time have you spent on creating the worlds in your books?<br />Arende de Withttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143950359368928929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17909536134600284882013-07-16T06:56:50.461-05:002013-07-16T06:56:50.461-05:00Well, I'm writing historical fiction. This is ...Well, I'm writing historical fiction. This is even harder for me because I cannot MAKE ANYTHING UP! I've spent hours laboring over books, researching 16th century London. Ugh. I think I'm procrastinating right now. Back to my MW document...<br />-ShaneeneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com