Hi all! I'm one of your new mods, and my columns will be rotating with Allie's every other week. I'll be taking on The Art Of Writing... for different characters and pairings, so please let me know if you're interested in taking on any of the characters yet to be discussed: Sun and Jin, La Famille Rousseau, Rose and Bernard, or broader groups such ( Read more... )

The Quill will be taking a break from our regular features until the luau is over (and its mod moves). Feel free to still use the site for beta requests and anything else you would like to share in the meantime. After that we will be back with sapphire_child’s The Art of Writing Claire and haldoor’s thoughts on how music inspires writing. Plus siluria has graciously ( Read more... )

Thanks to alliecat8 for kicking off the month with her discussion on writing (and defining) series. There are more great posts planned for April. eponine119 is going to tackle crafting AU stories. There will be an interview with the delightful and prolific toestastegood. Also, aurorawest is daring to get inside the head of Mr. Liar Liarson himself for the Art of Writing Benjamin Linus ( Read more... )

Can anyone who volunteered to lead a discussion or be interviewed check the proposed schedule below and let me know if where I put you works? Nothing is set in stone, so if you need to move your date around now or later, we can do that. This just gives us a framework to start with. Thanks so much! It looks like we have some great topics coming up ( Read more... )

We have a few more topics to delve into this month. Coming up soon is an interview with the prolific zelda_zee. Additionally, tellshannon815 will be leading us through the ‘Art of Writing Hurley’. And then to close the year (or perhaps open it, depending on her availability), alliecat8 wants to begin a discussion on defining genres. I’ve also created a sticky post to use as an ( Read more... )

Just a reminder - the Six Word Lost Fic Challenge is ongoing until Sunday. Stop by to check out all the short and sweet creations and try your hand at writing one.

I'm looking for volunteers to lead some of the weekly discussions this fall. I need people who want to facilitate "The art of writing..." for a character, group of characters, or a ( Read more... )