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    The Jade Empire - OOC Thread

    New entry is up! It's mostly just a flashback, but I got a sudden rush of inspiration for Jian's backstory and how she got her own echo machine. Left the ending open so the next entries can steer the story (I also had no clue where to go next lol) anyway! I hope y'all like it!
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    The Jade Empire - Official story

    Jiàn kept her vigil at the archway, the stone chill pressing against her back, sword balanced lightly across her knees. The ruins were hushed save for Tala’s restless murmurs. The girl shifted and twisted, her brow pinched in sleep as if even her dreams carried the weight of fragments and...
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    Welcome! We love poems and poets here :) Hope you find some new friends and fellow writers you...

    Welcome! We love poems and poets here :) Hope you find some new friends and fellow writers you can commiserate with.
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    The Jade Empire - OOC Thread

    Sure! I'll get right on it.
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    The Jade Empire - OOC Thread

    Edits made to Rennie's dialogue that @Louanne Learning kindly pointed out was incorrect. Made the lad Scottish just like the Lord intended. And @buttercream @Whiskii, if there's anything I write that mischaracterizes your characters, please let me know. If It's big plot related things, I'll...
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    The Jade Empire - OOC Thread

    My entry's up! Took some liberties on how steam powered bikes function (I assume they need to be recharged....with like, i don't know, water?) So having all the characters stop and talk felt necessary. Put them all on the same page and the same path, even though they may not know what it is...
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    The Jade Empire - Official story

    The steam bikes gave their last hiss as they coasted to a stop, their engines clicking like cooling kettles. What had once been a fortress—now a hollowed-out carcass of stone and rust—offered just enough shelter from the biting wind. A few broken archways stood like crooked teeth, catching the...
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    The General Writing Advice Thread!

    What's that quote that's wrongly attributed to Ernest Hemingway? "Write drunk, edit sober" or something along those lines. Though I doubt he actually said anything like that. It's not bad advice.
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    Feeling stagnant. Covered in pond scum and icky larvae. Might find some catfish or eels, though...

    Feeling stagnant. Covered in pond scum and icky larvae. Might find some catfish or eels, though. Which is pretty sick.
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    The Jade Empire - OOC Thread

    Sorry for the late reply, but he works alone. He, along with Jian, studied under a shared mentor but had different ideologies. Jian went east to the Himalayas, Locke went west.
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    The Jade Empire - OOC Thread

    No, Locke isn't there still. He's hiding out...somewhere lol. I haven't decided where.
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    The Jade Empire - OOC Thread

    My new entry is up! A bit shorter this time, but I hope y'all like it! I'm excited to write our characters (except for Min....not yet :)) and look forward to the coming entries!
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    The Jade Empire - Official story

    Jiàn stiffened the moment the voice rang through the trees. “Jián? Is that you?” Her eyes snapped to the source — and time folded in on itself. He was older now, the softness of youth carved into the leaner lines of adulthood. But the posture was the same: graceful, poised, every movement...
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    The Jade Empire - OOC Thread

    I would love to see everyone's characters! Son you my stamp of approval.
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    Why do you write?

    I had a very specific thing I wanted to read but I couldn't find it in any book, so I wrote it myself. The writing wasn't good, per se, but I enjoyed reading it. And sometimes I just have to get it out, you know? I want to entertain, I want to be entertained. I want to write something that I...
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