Recent content by Angharad

1640, better than I expected.

Here's a link to a NaNo word tracker. I haven't tried it yet, but thought I'd pass it along. NaNoWriMo 2011 tracker by =SvenjaLiv on deviantART

I'm doing a modified version. I really need to make some progress on the novel I'm currently working on, and I don't want to start anything new. I have 10,000 words or so, and I keep tweaking and revising what I've already written instead of continuing with the story. So I've challenged...

I don't think there is really an average chapter length. Some are very short, others very long. I'm finding that the chapters in my current WIP are on the short side, about 1100-1400 words. I'm not aiming for any particular length, that is just how they are turning out, coming to a natural...

Hi Sarah, I'm glad to meet you. This is a wonderful place.

Hello and welcome! Hope you enjoy it here.

Hello and welcome!

That's why I was so happy to find this forum! I haven't shared my work around too much, but I do go to a writers group, and I am the only fantasy writer there. When I read my work, I often get turned up noses and responses such as, "Well, I don't read that kind of thing, so it's hard to give a...

I adore the Hobbit. It has been my favorite novel since I first discovered it in 6th grade, many decades ago. It led me to LOTR, which I also love, but it doesn't have quite the endearing appeal as the Hobbit.

Welcome and glad to meet you!

Hello and welcome! Looking forward to reading your work.

I agree with Shadoe's critique: definitely cut out unnecessary descriptions and make things more concise. For example, instead of saying, "David cried out in pain. It was the kind of cry that a seriously wounded animal would give," just say, "David cried out in pain like a wounded animal."...

My daughter loved Abarat when she was a teenager, but I haven't been able to finish it although I tried twice. I'm not sure why, it's very clever and imaginative, but it just doesn't hold my attention.

Hi there, Tony! Happy that you have joined us.

I love mysteries, Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie are a couple of my favorite authors. Also literary fiction. Some of my favorite books are The Poisonwood Bible,To Kill a Mockingbird, The Little Friend, there are lots of others but I can't think of them at the moment.