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[noal]

What is your least favourite character to write?
None! I write a wide varity of characters, no matter their personality.
What do you think of the word 'said'?
Said isn't a bad thing, but I would only use it if there's nothing else to describe it. I certainly do not prefer it, of course.
What's your favourite flaw to give one of your characters?
Being the outcast. It just shows them being a shy, lonely person in the beginning, then further more into the story their true idenity.

Quick! You have ten minutes to write a (small) scene about a character called Raymond!

(Started at 4:50)

Spiraling upwards in a slow manner of uncertainty, dust drifted around the small room of the old cabin. Purple light illuminated from the small specks of magic, coming from the old staff Raymond's grandfather held. The mans old wrinkled hands clenched the stick tightly, making his knuckles grow red. Raymond watched with amazement, his eyes glowing up like stars at dusk. The torches blazed like fire on the walls of the wood walls. "Can I try, granddad?" Raymond inquired excitedly. The little boys palms itched to grab the wood of the ancient staff. "You must wait till it is your time, young one," the wise man answered, looking down at the little boy. Raymond sighed sadly, looking down at the floor of the cabin. "When is that time?" Raymond asked uncertainly. "You will see." Once again, the disapointed boy sighed. He never got to play with magic. Granddad never let him try the staff out, not even just to see if the little boy was fit for being a wizard. Raymond then looked out the small window of the cabin. Night had fallen. The guards will arise from their graves, to fight an endless battle never to be won. Little did he know, Raymond was destined to end this battle, once and for all.

(Ended at 5:00)

[TheSongOfTheStars]

What is your least favourite character to write?
For me the villian is really the hardest to write, as far as motive.
What do you think of the word 'said'? I dont really care for it
What's your favourite flaw to give one of your characters?
Temper flares or sarcasim

Quick! You have ten minutes to write a (small) scene about a character called Raymond!
The water rushed past my closed ears and around my stream-lined body, I couldn't stand going without air for much longer.
I could feel as the shadow fell across my body and I sent up a prayer for strength.
My lungs nearly bursting, I could stand it no longer and with a gasp I broke the stream's surface.
Shouts from the fur-hunters reached my ears instantly and before I could try to swim with my damaged paw, a net descended on me. Naturally I thrashed and fought, but it only served to entrap me more.
With a cruel jerk, the men pulled me from the rushing stream and onto the muddy bank.
"Ha!" One of the men laughed "Folk? Stupid animal is more like it," and all the other men guffawed loudly.
"The only thing you and your kind are useful for," The man continued "is gracing a Lady's shoulders, but like the stubborn Folk you are, you won't even admit that is true."\
I twisted against the cutting wires of the net so I could stare at him in the eye "And like the stubborn folk you are, you won;t admit you are murderers!"

[Polar Kitten]

I have a suggestion for the new thread!
Maybe you could have a spot for writing contests! You could just put links to them or something. Maybe the list of contests can look like this:
Contest Name & Link - Username of the Creator
Write about a time when nothing happened!-nyancat583

(Clicking the link will take you to the Inklings front page)

[Tesalong]

What is your least favourite character to write?
Animals that own the same mental capacity as humans, but within the story are viewed by people exactly as they are in reality today. It brings up too many contradictions.
What do you think of the word 'said'?
It's necessary- and fine so long as it isn't used too often.
What's your favourite flaw to give one of your characters?
Lazy. It always makes it interesting to force them into different situations where doing nothing is absolutely not a choice. They're reluctant heroes. X)
edit: Also, having characters with cruelty/lack of sympathy, pride, arrogance, or narcissism is always fun. I really enjoy writing villains as well, actually. Their perspective is so interesting, and as per the great saying goes "every villain is the hero of their own story."
Quick! You have ten minutes to write a (small) scene about a character called Raymond!

As Raymond collapsed onto the wet cement of the darkened ally, panting and gasping in air, he couldn't hear anything past the sound of his own beating heart. His lungs ached with every breath, his legs exhausted and sore from running. He gradually became aware of the watering of his eyes, the tears that were blurring the edges of his vision and preparing to spill out. He sucked in another despeate breath, the exhale turning into a choked sob as the images of his dead parents entered his mind. Whenever he blinked, he could see them there, bodies torn and bloody below the horrific from of a creature.

Ten minutes ago, the world had been normal, still. He'd been sitting at his parent's dinner table, as per his usual weekly visit, talking about mundane things such as wars overseas, familiy gossip, and taxes. Now, they would never talk about any of those things again. He could hardly even imagine it, now. All he was left with was death, chaos, and a city filled with monsters. He blinked again against the stinging in his eyes, ice flooding through his veins as a shrill, shireking roar echoed through the streets. Another one was coming.

//Oops, scene is messy, perhaps cliche, and completely not finished. Ah, well. T'was fun, and if anyone would like I can continue it and stuff, though I'll have to rewrite it a little. C:

[NopesaurusRexx]

What is your least favourite character to write?
I love writing any characters! I have a hard time writing heartless characters because I have such a big heart, but I love to write them!

What do you think of the word 'said'?
I don't use it enough. I use stated way too often, I need to use said more.

What's your favourite flaw to give one of your characters?
Some kind of mental illness. I love trying to make a character go through life with their own mind blocking their path.


Quick! You have ten minutes to write a (small) scene about a character called Raymond!
Oh gosh, lets try this.

Raymond clutched the book tighter to his chest and took a deep breath. The cold, frosty air nipped at his bare fingertips and his nose. He would not let them take the book away from him. It's battered leather cover and torn pages was the last piece of his mother he had. Her old journal was not much, but it meant the world to him. But now his foster parents had found it and were threatening to take it away. Raymond had to hide the journal, whatever the cost.
The boy knew the best place to hide the old book. A small, treehouse hovered above his head. Since he moved into the awful house, the treehouse back in the forest had become his escape. Tucking the journal back into his bag, Raymond began his slow climb up the rickety old ladder. Each nail that held the ladder in place creaked and groaned as Raymond continued his way up. His foot touched the floor of the treehouse just as the ladder snapped and fell back down onto the ground.

[safe at shore.]

[center]I'd like to join Inklings!
i'm a new member!
➹ safe at shore./shore/ ➹/ sure ?

[safe at shore.]

What is your least favourite character to write?
you see i don't have these problems because i don't have a story yet so xd

What do you think of the word 'said'?
yawn. aha what can i say i find myself crossing it out and having to replace it because i have said written it too much xd do that a lot at school.

What's your favourite flaw to give one of your characters?
that they are stubborn or bossy. or really aggressive and have a low temper. is it bad that i find it fun when my character argues? xd

Quick! You have ten minutes to write a (small) scene about a character called Raymond!
"hello my names raymond and today i am going to do the whats on my phone tag and yes--"
"raymond it's tea time!"
"mom go away!!"
"but raymond..."
raymond turns off his camera as he hears his mum stomping up he stairs. could he not record a video in peace?
"now you listen to me raymond"
he'd had enough of being shouted at every day by his not-even-my-real-mum mum and was going to fight back.
"no"
"i have made you you're tea"
"not hungry"
"raymond it took me ages to make that!!"
"it took me ages to make this script"
"you're not meant to script videos raymond"
"well... i do"
"eat your tea"
"fine"
probably best saving the fight till another day. it wasn't over yet...

[Silverhart]

What is your least favourite character to write?
I have this one character I first wrote when I was young who is always angry. And back then I thought she had to be angry, but nowadays that just gets on my nerves. I would've abandoned her completely by now if I hadn't decided to make her a part of a larger story. I've been working on her these past few days to make her a more developed character; figuring out why she is what she is. I think I've made some real progress, but I've discovered I don't like writing characters with weak motivations, are stereotypical, or angry in the process. Or pointless. I hate pointless characters as well.

What do you think of the word 'said'?
A perfectly fine word when used correctly. People seem to either go in two wrong directions with 'said'. Those who use it too much, and those who replace every single 'said' with some other word; "groaned", "huffed", "laughed", "sighed". Both are extremely annoying. I tend to err on the side of "don't use any instance of 'said' or it's synonyms". Challenging yourself to write dialogue scenes without them makes you a much better writer. You're much more aware; paying attention to what the characters are doing, looking for interesting sentence structure, looking for ways for the characters to express and acknowledge each other in interesting ways, and it makes statements much stronger when you don't attach more then is necessary. In fact I've found that when you have two characters in a scene there's rarely any reason to use a synonym of 'said' at all.

I don't think 'said' and it's synonyms should be ignored completely by a writer, but it's very easy to fall into the habit of using it as a crutch, so I always try to cut down on the use of it in my stories, and also encourage others to do so. I also just like to use plain old 'said' when I do use it. That's not always the case, especially if there is emotion behind the words; but if there is none, or the emotion can be made clear without it, then plain old 'said' works just fine.

What's your favourite flaw to give one of your characters?
Pride - always fun to write. XD

Quick! You have ten minutes to write a (small) scene about a character called Raymond!

Ahh... I don't have ten minutes. Spent about ten minutes writing about 'said'. XD

[''']

Do any of you prefer to write with a male as your main character?
I like female characters, but there is something about male characters
that just draws me to the book. It all just depends on the author.
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I have also noticed a pattern in a lot of teen novels; they are very stereotypical.
I have moved on to more adult novels, since they seem to portray life at a more
realistic level. I understand that there has to be books for all age levels, but I
just thought I would share my opinion on that. I just don't have that great of an
imagination, so reading things that are more realistic makes it easier for me ~
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I have another question; what genre of book are you guys getting most sick of?
Mine has to be romance. Or more "teen romance", it just gets so boring. ~~~

[emuphon;]

What is your least favourite character to write? In my opinion I always find the "villan" the hardest to write as I find it hard to switch to what their mindset might be.
What do you think of the word 'said'? I usually write in first person present tense and I would rather use says as opposed to said
What's your favourite flaw to give one of your characters?
I always give them a bad mouth and a feisty sort of attitude, I never, ever will make a perfect acharya tee when I am writing, I find a character like that ruins the feel of my stories.
Quick! You have ten minutes to write a (small) scene about a character called Raymond! ah... Ok.

Started at 12:08

"Come on Skink, keep up!" Twig calls from a head of everyone else, I could tell he directs a that at me, as I am lagging behind while everyone else sped ahead of me along the beach. Every time an AMMA plane flew over our heads we'd speedy as and hide behind rocks, not half bad training if I'm honest. A laugh emo area from the group in front of me as he teases me. I roll my eyes and try to pick up my lace but end up falling onto the sand. I curse, quite loudly, which earns me a kick to the head. I look up and there he is, Jack. He extends his hand to help me up and I take it.
"You've got to at least try to run," he says mockingly "unless you've change your mind about being a Street Warrior?"
I shake my head and stand up, brushing the sand of me.
"Shut it," I demand angrily, punching him in the shoulder lightly "just cause we are mates, doesn't mean you have to emphasize my flaws."
"Like, poor fitness, stupidity, bad looks-" he starts before I cut him off by punching him in the ribs, he laughs.
"I hate you," I say running off, he catches up.
"Don't worry," he says "I hate you too Ray."

This is a bit of background info since I didn't write a lot (ps. This info is writen from Twig's second in command Caleb's perspective.:
Hell's soldiers* (duel bladers, aka: the Rebels, the Street Warriors)


Guild of Jooters (Armada and the Mindel's Army Alliance, aka: the AMAA )


The Flankers • (the commoners that stay out of the street wars)


The Embalmers ^ (the Basic Health and care of Soldiers of the AMAA)


The Messengers (the Street Warriors that are trained to send secret messages through the tunnels that the Tunnellers dig)

The Tunnellers + (they are Street Warriors that are trained to dig tunnels that Messengers travel through to transport materials and secret messages)

The Barkers (they are the Jooters in charge, they spend their time in an office telling all their soldiers what to do.)

The Serpents ~ (they are the Street Warriors that have been sent on a spying mission.)

* that's just what the Jooters calls us, we calls us the Street Warriors and the Flankers calls us the Rebels


^ we calls 'em Embalmers 'cause that's what Twig says them Egyptians calls them people who makes those mummies. So we calls 'em that 'cause it's basically sayin' that the Jooters in the Embalmers care are as good as dead


• we says they is Flankers 'cause the Jooters rounds up some of 'means they flank the army when they is planning somethin' big like burnin' down our old HQ (which they actually did)


+ them Diggers is secretive 'bout their work. They don't say nothin' 'bout what they do and where it all goes.


~when Twig gets all suspicious 'bout a Street Warrior he sends off a few messengers to follow him 'round, eventually Twig finds outs they is a Serpent and then he punishes 'em. We calls 'em Serpents 'cause they manage to pass the tests and get all the information they needs, so they is as bad as serpents