A Rather Belated Introduction

You guys are awesome! I can’t believe how quickly y’all replied to my post. You certainly know how to make a newcomer (or oldcomer XD) feel welcome!! Sorry that I took so long to respond! I wanted to get all the replies done at once.

@daisy-torres

Hi!! Ooh, yeah we are pretty close! To be honest, my type has fluctuated but I mainly stay ENFP-T 😉

I’m glad I have too!! I’m really excited to be involved in a writing community and have a place to ask questions, help other writers, and just talk about book stuff in general ;P

I love your approach to art, just painting whatever you find interesting!! Which of your paintings do you like best?

Wow, for a first story that was actually a really unique idea!! My first novel was about a cat. My second was about a castle. I’d say a dystopian story about an elderly couple outranks those in creativity by far! XD (As a side note, you inspired me to go and look up my old stories. It was a hilarious (yet cringy) trip down memory lane XD)

That’s so cool that we like the same authors!!!! Which are your favorites?? Yes, a few of the ones I mentioned are less known for their names and more known for their books (like Susan Warner who wrote The Wide, Wide World, or Alexander Dumas who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo).

I love languages too! (Dude, we have so many similar interests!) It might just be because I love learning new things, but I’ve always wanted to learn a ton of languages (sadly, English and book-ranting are the only ones I am currently fluent in). Right now I’m taking ASL and Latin, so I’m excited to dive further into those!

That’s amazing that you want to be a missionary!! People all around the world need to hear the truth, and I’m so grateful to those who travel to spread the gospel and minister to others 🙂

Wow, is it hard to be learning FOUR languages at once?? I would totally get words mixed between languages XD

I really do love medicine!! It’s so fascinating. That’s awesome that you have relatives in that field!

I’m quite glad you appreciated my musical pun *flourishing bow*. I’ve had it up my sleeve for quite some time 😉

@elfwing

Hello!

The Tolkien nerd?! We totally need to talk sometime about Tolkien, because I love his world-building!! Have you read the Silmarillion?

I can’t not ask about this Aztec/Mayan/Olmec thing because that sounds SO cool!! What do you know about it?

Great answer to the book question! Tolkien and Lewis are truly masterminds of writing and world-building.

A book illustrator sounds like such a fun job!! What’s your style of art?

@devastate-lasting

Hi!! Nice to meet you too!

That’s so true! There are very few books that really made me think long after I finished them. They are rare jewels!

Ooh, that’s cool! Do you enjoy computer science?

@nova21

Hi there!! Ooh, that’s cool that we’re the same type!

KP is amazing; my writing journey would have been very different (and possibly much shorter…) if I hadn’t found it years ago. I’ve learned so much from the articles and such!

Yay, another artist!! (doesn’t it feel like art and writing often go hand-in-hand?). Flowers have such deep and interesting beauty, I can see why you’d want to capture them on paper! What types of flowers are your favorite to draw?

I love show tunes, and I really like the twang-y southern sound of country music, though to be honest, I don’t really have any country songs/artists that I listen to XD. Classical is also beautiful!

I have a couple of WIPs, but one of my main ones (Escaping the Throne is its current title) is about a royal heiress fleeing her life to escape inheriting the throne.

Sounds awesome! Is your WIP still in the early stages of development then?

Yes, I totally understand that!! I’ve read wayyy too many books that had a very weak or cheesy message, and, even if the rest is good, the poor theme prevented it from being a really good book.

I love graphic design!! And, you’re right, being a pilot sounds really fun XD

Yep, looking forward to hanging out with all y’all Keepers/Kapefeers/whatever Kingdom Pen-ers are called nowadays XD

@gracie-j

Oooh, the ghost of Kingdom Pen, you say? Sounds very mysterioussss *cue ominous music*

I’m so glad to be here!!!!!! All of Jane Austen’s books are so well-crafted, it’s hard to pick a favorite!! Mine would probably be Manfield Park, because of the main character and depth of plot, but also because it’s so long and also a little under-appreciated XD. I love them all though! Persuasion is gripping, Northanger Abbey is hilarious, Sense and Sensibility is sweet, Emma is so deep, and Pride and Prejudice has good reason to be a classic! What’s your favorite?

*looks back at that paragraph and realizes how many long rambling sentences there are*

*suppresses the frantic inner editor*

Yay, I’m glad it counts!!! XD I wasn’t sure, since it’s kind of a mix between writing and art. Like a hybrid 😉 Don’t worry, my handwriting is less than… neat… as well ;P I usually copy fonts from a book to start with, that way I can both learn from them and embellish on them.

Characters are SUPER SUPER important to a book. What are some of your favorite characters?

I’m sure you could be a superb writing ballerina missionary if the opportunity presented itself XD But in all seriousness, that’s wonderful that you’re considering mission work!!

@kathleenramm

Hello!

It’s great to meet you!

That is very true, some authors make the mistake of diving right into the story and leave their readers a little discombobulated.

*I might have just used that word because it’s fun to say ;)*

That’s a great way to look at it! What new things have you tried lately?

Hmmm, good question! I suppose new acquaintances might be surprised when I later tend to experiment with different voices, accents, and vocabulary randomly in conversation. I do it often with family (almost subconsciously), and sometimes it leaks into other socialization when I feel comfortable/familiar with the people around me.

@faith-q

Hey there!

Yeah, it can be pretty hard to pinpoint your exact personality type. And it’s confusing when you get different results!

I know, right?? I really love looking up fun facts (though I rarely check up on their authenticity as I should…)

Ooh, what book was it?

That was a good all-encompassing answer 😉 Not only that, but a lot of books lack imagination and revert to cliche… so, you’re right, it’s very very important!!

No kidding, I love ASL!!! I’ve even considered being an interpreter myself! I’ve learned some of it a couple of years ago and now I relearning it for free through https://www.lifeprint.com.

That would be amazing if you were to be a missionary to the deaf! I’m sure you could be a blessing to many people 😀

I often have trouble explaining my WIP, but, in short, it’s about a royal heiress fleeing her life to escape inheriting the throne. What about yours?

Ooh, I love that question! Here we go!

I write to glorify God above all (1 Cor. 10:31)

I write to praise God for the beauty all around that he has gifted us with

I write to share truth with others

I write to use the wonderful gift of words to explore the wonderful world of imagination

I write to create something that will display God’s power

And, yes, I even just write for fun ;P

What about you? What drives you to write?

@power

And here is my slightly belated response to your sort of belated reply to my very belated introduction 😉

Hi, Power, I’d be happy to call you Power!! I am curious to know the origin of the name: The Magnificent Mangy Marooned Mud Mouse or if it was perhaps given on a sudden burst of inspiration? Regardless, it is a noble title and I shall endeavor to use it whenever I can.

I’m also curious (and slightly concerned) about your tendency to ingest books. Is this a regular thing?

Yessss, I just saw that iguana and luckily managed to avoid its warpath. Thanks for the heads up!

(I also translated your signature, and now I’m wondering about your home planet…)

@elanor

It’s wonderful to meet you too!

Ooh, what style of maps do you draw? (colored, simple, complicated, old-looking, realistic, 3D, etc…)

That sounds like a really fun book!! And I’m sure it’ll be handy to record your memories so that you always have it for future reference (I have the memory of a goldfish, so that’s why that particular point came to mind XD).

My WIP is about a royal heiress fleeing her life to escape inheriting the throne (though lately, I’ve been working on other projects). What about yours?

I haven’t read that; I’ve actually only read his Kingdom Series and the Knights of Arrethrae. I’ll have to look into the Starlore Legacy!

Yes, predictable books really lack quality. It can be fun, however, when you think a book is predictable and it takes a totally different path than you expected XD

I’d say a good book is one where every word, every character, every piece of information, every subplot, and everything all serve a purpose and come together to weave a masterful and intricate work of art.

 

It’s great to meet y’all!!!

*now I’m wondering if this post will even be accepted because it’s so long XD*

*is there a word limit for these things? I guess I’ll find out in a minute…*