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[whaley]

@godlyfantasy12

That’s great!! Reminds me I should probably do the same… XD It’s fun and excruciating at the same time. All the stuff you may find hidden there…

Does writing still feel productive? And if so, are you still working on your WIP’s first draft, or is this a revision of an original draft?

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[GodlyFantasy12]

@whalekeeper I haven’t written super recently (I did write just a bit during VBS prep but not a ton, especially since I’m writing by hand) rn I’m focusing on getting my room finished and VBS outta the way so I can hopefully achieve a better mindset/productivity with writing and other things.

 

It seems to be going well when I do it tho! Writing by hand does seem to be working, but the idea of how long that’ll take is a bit annoying XD, but the fact that it’s working outweighs that ya know? XD

 

I am “redrafting” in a way? I consider my original draft of this book as part of Book one’s drafts, because at the time, book 1 and 2 were still together, if that makes sense.

 

So I’m considering this handwritten one a rough draft officially of Project DM (and when I move it over to my computer, which will automatically take some editing, I’m going to consider that version Draft 1!)

 

So yea.

 

 

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[whaley]

@godlyfantasy12

Oh yeah, I forgot about VBS lol. I haven’t had to handle that, because we have a sister church nearby that organized the entire thing and hosted it. My siblings were dropped off there, and then I had the whole house to myself. Which I love.

But it’s good you’ve gotten a kind-of break from writing! Everyone needs those.

Got it, makes… makes sense. XD Kind of. I can sympathize since I’ve done that before, with my Whale Keepers WIP. Over time, your project changes, and you have to constantly update your WIP as you’re writing the first draft. All the complicated stuff.

Good luck then!

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[Keilah H.]

@highscribeofaetherium yeah…..

My point wasn’t that Disney was forever bad (many of their old movies and a select few of the new ones have been good or at least have had good messages), but that they once had the integrity to do such a thing.

Personally, I don’t trust movie producers. They’re very sus in my eyes. But I’d rather wait and see before judging–also, with something like Narnia, if they actually make it terrible/change it drastically, there’s so many people who know and love the book series, that will cause an uproar and make them change it from there if not redo it entirely.

"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers

[Keilah H.]

@whalekeeper I suppose you got your username from the whalekeepers project?

May I ask what it’s about?

"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers

[whaley]

@keilah-h

Oh, sure! Yes, I got my name from my WIP!!

So… oh boy, how do I explain it… it’s like an ode, both to my love of fantastical art, and to the new home which I had moved to the year before…

…

It’s set in a farmed countryside, Southern-inspired world, with a lot of bluegrass music and evenings of sitting on the porch, listening to the crickets chirp.

Then, everything has an underwater makeover.

All the creatures are mixes of the animals you would see on the countryside, except fishy. Jellyfish fireflies. Mountain lion-fish. Seal-like dogs. Crawdads… only crowdads.

The children have to get back home before sunset, because if they don’t, they’ll be caught in the night tide. Everything turns blue and green, and waves back and forth like seaweed, until you black out from the dizziness – and if you’re not careful, you’ll be eaten by the deep-sea creatures. (I distinctly remember there being some sort of cross between a black panther and a glow-in-the-dark anglerfish…)

The main characters are three children: Alfonso, his sister Sadie, and their cousin Christopher. They and their parents live on top of a giant flying whale.

The two boys get the majority of the story, with one being cheerful, bright, and theme-colored with the countryside look, and the other grumpy, rebellious, and theme-colored with the blueish green of the sea. They both accidentally fall off the whale, and have to find their way back home, while fighting the entire time.

When I think of this project, I get warm, pastel watercolor vibes, like in a picture book.

…I don’t know if I’ll ever get my original draft back into motion (my computer shut down, and all my writing was lost), but maybe it’ll be a picture book. Who knows. I want it to be something. It’s very special to me.

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[Keilah H.]

@whalekeeper That’s so cool.

As an amateur marine biologist, I love the idea of sea animal-related stories.

"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers

[whaley]

@keilah-h

Well, thank you! 🙂

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[Anonymous]

@godlyfantasy12 hey girl, how are you doing? 🥰

[Keilah H.]

This is kinda random……and IDK who to tag lol

But I was playing Minecraft with the Halo texture pack yesterday and was looking up what the songs were because they’re just so cool!

I found a video with all of the tracks and decided to share it…..It sounds like it could be great writing inspiration.

 

 

 

And if you don’t have YouTube, I can always share the names of the songs (although I don’t know their composers)

"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers

[Allison]

@keilah-h

Ooooh! That would be amazing! I’m not really allowed to go on YouTube 🙂 , so could you please share the names? Thanks!

"Would you kindly...?"

[Keilah H.]

@acancello Sure!

Wolverines Reborn

Survive

The Big Guns

First Step

Earth City

 Spirit of Fire

 An End of Dying

Rising

Night Dreams 

Installation 04

 Insignificantia (All Sloppy – No Joe)

Cloaked In Blackness

 Truth And Reconciliation

Delta Halo Suite

Quiet Giant

Suite Fall

Action Figure Hands

Work Burns And Runaway Grunts

Sacred Icon Suite

Money or Meteors

Fingerprints Are Broken

Impart 

The Last Spartan 

Still, Moving 

Dewy Decimate 

Rue And Woe

Flip And Sizzle

Here In Peril

Opening Suite II

Flollo

Intimate

I had “Delta Halo” on while typing this.

"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers

[Keilah H.]

I mean, if your browser allows it, you can actually listen from here. But if not, there are the track names for you to find them! (you’ll have to look up the composers or something cause I don’t know who they are)

"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers

[Allison]

@keilah-h

Ok! Thanks! Me and my brother just finished playing the 3 Halos for the billionth time- we love them and the music!

"Would you kindly...?"

[Allison]

@everyone!!

I reached 10,000 words on my WIP!!! I’m actually getting somewhere! Thanks everyone, for helping me stay motivated, helping me and giving me super positive feedback. Its so nice to know that some people will be interested in reading my book. I still have a lot more to write, but I now know how my book is going to go. Thank you guys!💗 🥰 💗 🥰 💗 🥰

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