Creative Corner

General Introduction
In Nanowrimo 2013, I started a writers' chat thread in the Wind forum with LadyRowyn. After we left Wind, we've created a writers' chat here every month, to (a) meet new writers! and (b) keep in touch with all our Windy friends. (Hi Windies! We still love you all!)

Some purposes for this thread:

• Talk excitedly about your current awesome writing project!
• Whinge about your current project which no longer seems so awesome and you don't want to work on it any more but YOU WILL anyway. Because REASONS.
• Show off snippets of your writing
• Cheer your fellow writers on as they write!
• Commiserate with your fellow writers as they complain about not writing, or about not being happy with their writing
• Ask other participants to pick one of your dragons for you to write something about in the dragon's bio
• Show off dragon bios
• Admire one another's dragons and new hatchlings from time to time (because this IS Flight Rising)
• Any other writerly activities you want to chat about

"Dragon Writers" is a reference to this being a chat on a dragon site; there is no requirement that you write about dragons in order to participate. (Okay, there really aren't any requirements at all).

This is intended to be a general chat thread and not a critique group. Now, it's absolutely fine for a writer to post a link to their work and ask people for feedback and/or criticism! But it's also fine for people to post bits of their writing just to show off and with no desire to have it critiqued. And it's fine if you participate in the thread without ever sharing anything you write, or giving feedback on anyone else's writing.

Unless a writer solicits critiques, please only respond to their writing with supportive comments (or don't respond at all).

Also, this is a chat thread: we're here to interact with one another as writers. Showing up to say 'I haven't read any of the previous messages and am completely ignoring any conversations going on. Please come to my thread/read my writing' is unlikely to work out well for you.

New Business
What happened to February? Yikes! It's March! (And Lent, for those of you observing.) Tell us how your projects are going? And have you read any good books lately?

I summon the dragon writing horde!

@Almaren, @Aloysius, @Alpharaposa, @Amut, @Araaska,@Azurenight, @Batme, @benalene, @Bhelryss, @BlackWinter, @blaireau, @BombSwan, @brilliantsky, @Caiiore, @CanisLupus03, @Catbag, @Celetia912, @chalcara, @chaosheart13, @chibithulu, @cinderrain, @Cinnimoncynic, @clarax, @CosmicCoelacanth, @Darkersolstice, @Darkwarrior101, @disbounded, @dransnake, @Dreamnorn, @DTEvie, @Duchannes, @egyptelf, @Elfnextdoor, @encarmine, @EonFlamewing, @Erratic, @Eyries, @Fixeddotdice, @Fuurin, @gendersquare, @GreyWardenNova, @growingthebear, @gunslinger, @HeartThief, @hitoritabi, @Hurricanesong, @Iceyriver08, @Ickyrus, @Iriexiris, @IronPen, @IvoryMuffin, @Jane13, @JiggertyPokery, @Joying, @kanashiiichigo, @Karika, @kayn, @Kazaera, @Kelwyn, @Kemonomimi, @Kerynean, @KittyHamilton, @LadyKnightKatsa, @LadyRowyn, @Ladyslayer, @lamarqueisdead, @Lckgandor, @li0nessrampant, @LilacsandFreedom, @LuckieChanm, @LucklessLady, @Lundlaeva, @Lytic, @ManaStar, @Marmite, @maw, @nemodave@melonLord, @MeraHunt, @Metamochi, @micahjaguar, @MischiefSword, @Mistwalker, @Catkinstarchild, @Morichinatsu, @Mort, @mwingzero, @Namira, @nano, @nargothrond, @Nemera, @Neroelysium, @Nightlilac, @NightwindDragon, @Nikita, @Oakwick, @ObsidianNights, @pachirisu, @Paintminion, @Pasafatu, @Pielonious, @pixeltune, @Plagueheart, @PlatinumDream, @PocketTheSaurus, @PoofinBurd, @Pookasaur, @psychocanes, @puffbird, @purplpeanut, @Pyrasaur, @quartzcrusher, @Rabbithearts, @Rexcaliburr, @ruthie, @SadariEvenstar, @SapphireElegy, @Serpenthyne, @ShadesofCyan, @shimo, @ShockZephyr, @SierraKomodo, @SilverFoxDemon, @Silverspun, @SingingBirdy, @SirWermo, @SN1006, @Snaphance, @SocialBookWorm, @SpiritKin, @SpringyBirdd, @Srewolf, @Steffon, @Stoat, @Suraya, @SylphofPens, @Syrinx, @tacroy, @The13Inquisitor, @TheDragonsQueen, @TheMaskedHunter, @typoAdventure, @Upstart, @Velg, @velvetpaws, @VigilanteSnail, @VioletWhirlwind, @WhoDoVooDoo, @Wisecakes, @WitchyWriter, @Wymetz, @WynterDragen, @xxsnowyxxx, @Yukino, @Zidderinni, @VivaFariy, @MawkishMuse,

To add or remove yourself from the pinglist, just go here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MgBhbV0tZai8TO20VNURz5y8_toxSN4xLCamseq7ICs/edit?usp=sharing

You can also list links to your blog/Twitter/etc. there, if you like, or look up the links of others.

Hi, fellow writers! I was good and actually finished off my (35K-word) novella and put it up for sale, so I am in good spirits. (You can see it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WW9PDBG). My next target is finishing up this novel, which is about 30% finished so I might as well, and people have been asking for it, so. Yay. -_- I am reading a lot because I have the flu and have only just stopped having daily 102 degree fevers. *grumble* So I'm running out of books. Rec me some good ones if you've read any lately! Also, LACE. SHOW ME YOUR LACE DRAGONS. I just re-did Raia, one of my three-year-old permadragons: [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=2332798] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/23328/2332798_350.png[/img] [/url] But I need to see MOAR LACE.

Hi guys! I've been quiet on here for a while, but I just have to say how motivated I am all of a sudden. About a week ago I set a list of goals for myself, with a timeline of achieving them throughout March, but I'm already pretty ahead of schedule because I just can't stop working on my lore lol.

Which my schoolwork isn't happy about -- I have two assignments due on Monday and let's just say I'm not as ahead with that work as I am with my lore lol. :p

anyway I hope this lasts because I was in a writing rut, I guess that's what it was, for quite some time. x)

here is my Quest thread where I've outlined my goals!

How's everyone else's writing going? :3

I'm loving lace. I finished one of @benalene's birthday hatches with it: [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=25636113] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/256362/25636113_350.png[/img] [/url] And I gave it to WinterStar since she didn't have a tert: [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=30638503] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/306386/30638503_350.png[/img] [/url] And I'm working on this guy now. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=24367639] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/243677/24367639_350.png[/img] [/url] I'm leaving for vacation in Florida on Saturday. That'll be nice.

Umm hi! I happened to stumble upon this post and well now I'm here. I really do enjoy writing but, I'm an amateur. Haven't had much time as of lately (currently waiting for a break so I can get some Dragon bios up). Hmm what else, I just joined FR this January and everyone's been so nice so I plan to stay for a long time :) Also LACE!!! (I only have one) [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=30994882] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/309949/30994882_350.png[/img] [/url] P.S. Anyone have any ideas for a name (he's a shadow rep and lore wise he appeared at midnight [i]the witching hour mwhahaha[/i])

Hey guys!
I haven't been writing a ton lately, but I've written a few poems and song thingies that I might share soon.
Also just finished The Name of Wind by Patrick rothfuss. Anyone read that?

@micahjaguar I'm trying to get my hands on a lace gene to finally upgrade my lovely Thistle; this is what she should like when she's done: [img]http://flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=1&body=14&bodygene=1&breed=4&element=5&gender=1&tert=5&tertgene=16&winggene=1&wings=13&auth=9224c6455d1b3418b4189a431ccb6f19981b937a&dummyext=prev.png[/img] And this is what she looks like right now: [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=4034227] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/40343/4034227_350.png[/img] [/url]

I'm doing a better job of keeping the Water Flight Writers cheered on than with my actual writing. >.<

Heeyy everyone! I haven't posted on here much at all since I joined the pinglist, so I know I'm a new face for everyone. This is mostly because I haven't been writing, unfortunately. I've been looking for a group of people to pose this question to, seek some advice, so I thought I'd toss it y'alls way. I've basically been pushing through a year long writing block, longer now even. Nothing's gotten done, I've made 0 progress (by any means) with a novel I love, I haven't been able to write little snippets for the OCs I adore, dragon lore, nothing. Does anyone have any advice for getting back into the game? People tell me all the time to "just write" but it's rather hard to do with I can't manage to formulate any plot lines or settings or anything of the sort. And has anyone found any good way to 'practice' their writing? Almost like photo-studies with art, I haven't found a good means to practice to shake off any rust, and I find most online prompts to be bizarre and stupid. Anyways. Sorry to jump out of the blue and throw this at y'all, but any advice is appreciated. Hope everyone has a productive March! :D Edit: Also, to add some life to this post, have the two newest additions to my lair. [s]I have a male SD problem[/s] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=31003536] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/310036/31003536_350.png[/img] [/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=30937099] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/309371/30937099_350.png[/img] [/url]