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Nice idea, Miley!
I have never read The Fault in Our Stars. But I would like to point out that all art is valid in some form or another, even if it is not Christian, and we can still take inspiration from them and love them as beautiful things. There are many classics which were written by non-Christians, but speak of certain periods and events with truthful voices. 😉
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@mineralizedwritings I will probably share them soon…still have to add some details to the drawing I traced from a picture 😉💕💕
And aww, girl, I’m so sorry you have to go through this right now. I’ll be praying for you…I can’t even imagine 💕💕💕 I’ll be praying for you 💖💖💖💖💖 I’m so thankful you’re willing to open up…it means so much to know that you trust me enough to share what you’re going through 💕💕
Just remember I’m always here for you 💕
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@smiley I love it 😭😭💕💕
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Cool! I can’t wait to see them!
Thank you so much girl… I really appreciate it. It mean so much to me to have somebody to talk with! 💗💗💗
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You’re welcome 💕 Same here, girl…same here 💕💕🥰🥰
Yep! Definitely. The Fault in Our Stars has some mature stuff I think, and that’s why I couldn’t read it, but I agree with that.
Just not for me right now 😉
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Yall I have an idea…
So just for context, there’s a portion of a chapter narrated by Tauren, where he talks about himself. This is pretty common in manga, Ik it seems a little weird in text.
For me, life feels content. I don’t have much of a pass time, besides aimlessly wandering the shopping district. It’s fun, viewing from the sides. I don’t mean to come off as a creep, but I love to watch people. Life only lasts for so long, so it’s curious to me how each decides to spend theirs. Sitting in a corner smoking? Laughing with family? Yelling at your kids?
I guess we all do it a little differently.
Me? I’ll just sit here and observe. As long as I’ve got a stable bunker to live in, my family and a decent enough job… I don’t think there’s any need to do things differently. Oh, and a best friend. I suppose for me that’s a necessity.
So it seems almost too clear. To have Tauren state his own motives and desires (or lack there of) at the begining without giving the reader even a chance to try to figure it out themselves.
I came up with the idea… what if Tauren is actually a unreliable narrator? And maybe this is just his opinion, what he would like to think. He isn’t content, but convinces himself (and the reader) he is because he would rather not deal with it, and just bury it like it was never there.
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ooohhh, that would definitely make it more interesting.. i’m just wondering, how’s the reader going to know he is unreliable? It might come across as just too clear, like you said. I don’t know if you want that, or if you’ve got an idea to reveal he doesn’t really know what he wants…
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Yeah It’s going to be hard… one of the ways I want to do it is showing that while Lesli has a desire for exploration, Tauren seems a little jealous of her (despite being the one who warns her to not get into trouble) like he knows maybe she’s too risky… but can’t help and want to be like her. Because it’s a comic book, some of that can be done through body language (although hard, I think it’s one of the best ways). Idk… I’ll have to experiment with it a little bit.
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Ohh… got it, but yikes. Body language will be really hard 😅
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Lol yeah… it has such an effect though. You just kinda know something is up… without understanding why because it’s a little subconscious. Sometimes all it takes is a extra panel showing a character with a longing gaze to imply a lot of information. You can even have a “…” bubble to show they are thinking… but not revealing what. I’ve seen it done pretty well, but It def could be confusing if not done right 😅
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That will be such a sweet/ amazing/ sad story! 💗🥹 I cant wait to read it!
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Sooo…I’ve been thinking…and I was kinda thinking about a specific one.
One of my WWII MCs…originally, he was going to die in a Vietnam War WIP (that’s written from the POVs of his 3 kids) to play into the “God is good always, even in the darkness” theme…but inspiration came to me today…and I was thinking: “What if he doesn’t have to die for that message to get across?”
So thus, I was thinking…what if he battled with cancer (or another chronic illness) instead…or do y’all think I should go with the original idea of him dying?
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