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Yeah I was trying to figure out how I would go about telling someone that I was having problems. I didn’t think it was just me, but I had no way of finding out lol.
"Real love is for your good, not for your comfort." -Justin Whitmel Earley
Ok, so I love him already. XD Probably because I have a character similar to him in some ways.
I really got a feel for his personality… thoughtful, quiet, mature. Those are the things that first came to mind. I’m not sure what else to say, lol. XD But his voice is definitely different from your other characters, so that’s a plus. Voice is h a r d.
And I’m curious… what’s his story like? 😏
Write what should not be forgotten. — Isabel Allende
@esther-c EEE, yayyyyy, I’m so happy to hear you love him already😃😂
I really got a feel for his personality… thoughtful, quiet, mature. Those are the things that first came to mind.
Yay!! That’s what I really wanted people to notice, so that means a lot that I got that across!
But his voice is definitely different from your other characters, so that’s a plus. Voice is h a r d.
It really is😭 Yay, I’m soooo happy to hear that!! I was really going for a more unique voice, so I’m soooo happy to hear that!! <3
And I’m curious… what’s his story like? 😏
Hehe…do you mean his background, or what happens in his novel?
Bc I can share both if you want👀
now to just make the 2nd MC’s character voice unique too🤔 lol XD
I’m liking this character! He’s interesting, despite the fact that I know nearly nothing about his backstory.
"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers
@whalekeeper Hey! I’m doing well!! I actually am making quite a bit if progress on my series! I’m doing some late-night sprints – mid-day sprints – ect. I also have an anthology that I’ve been curating coming up in the fall and I’m super excited about that! That, and books sales are steady and that’s been a huge blessing! How are you doing? How’s your writing going?
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Should a cynical ice cream loving penguin who lives at Walmart be named Howard or Barney? He’s a Southern Rockhopper.
🎵For our blessed lady's sake, bring us in good ale!🎵
I vote for Howard
"Real love is for your good, not for your comfort." -Justin Whitmel Earley
Mmm… I think Howard.
A disturbingly short time ago, in a land uncomfortably close by...
Alright lovely peoples… I need help. (If I had a nickel for all the times I’ve written a post with that phrase… XD)
My main WIP has come to a screeching halt. And I’m not sure if I should keep it that way or push through whatever kind of writer’s block this is.
I’ve been much more excited about another WIP, and I can’t tell if I’ve stopped on the other one because of this shiny new idea or some other reason.
You see, this older WIP has been one I’ve worked on for almost two years come October. I really thought this was it. Like this was the WIP. One that I’d work on, work on, work on, edit, edit, edit, and hopefully get published. My writing has gotten into a slump in this WIP before, but I’ve always gotten out of it and have still had some level of excitement over it. Now… not so much.
I’ve already figured that this WIP is not going to get published for many, many years, just because of how much of it is left to write, edit, write, edit, etc. But right now I’m just not feeling any motivation to write it at all. On the other hand, I’m really excited about my other WIP. I’m in love with the characters, the concept, and the setting.
I guess I’m just not sure whether I should be carrying on with my older WIP or dive into this newer one. I’ve worked on the newer one a lot lately, but I haven’t actually started the first draft yet. I’m wondering if maybe God wants me to write this newer one, and not focus as much on the older one. Because I’ve struggled a lot to get the theme across clearly yet subtly in that older one. This newer one I’ve been having barely any trouble with.
I’ve been considering pushing that older one aside as a side project, and really pouring more time and effort into this new one.
So yeah, that’s my trouble right now. I’m conflicted because I can’t tell if I’m just enraptured with this shiny new story idea, or if it’s a story God actually wants me to write and send into the world. I’ve been praying about it though.
Any thoughts?
Write what should not be forgotten. — Isabel Allende
I think it’s okay to take some time off from an older story and focus on one that you’re currently inspired to write. I do that all the time- I have multiple WIPs and I work on whichever one I have inspiration for. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having more than one story that is in progress, and focusing on one more than the other in different seasons. Sometimes taking a break from a story is helpful, too, because when you do come back to it, you can come with a fresh mindset and new ideas, and it’ll be easier to see potential problems that need to be fixed because you have a little more distance from the story. Idk, those are just my thoughts.
"Real love is for your good, not for your comfort." -Justin Whitmel Earley
@esther-c Girl, I feel you completely.
I have felt that way before, and sometimes still do. My first true WIP idea was an American Revolution book. I thought it was going to be my first novel, my first story that would reach the world. Eventually, though, it just started to feel like it was so slow and just…everything wasn’t working out.
I realized that it needed a lot more work, but it was in that moment that another novel idea began to flesh out.
Leon and Riker and their stories came alive in a way no other WIP had, and I chose to set aside the American Revolution book (even though I still have plans to write it one day!) and commit to Leon and Riker. I’m happy I did, and I wouldn’t be lying if I said Leon and Riker’s story is probably still my fav of any of my stories.
I agree with Trailblazer that taking a break from your old WIP could also help you come back to it with greater inspiration/motivation.
And girl, we all go through moments where we lack motivation. I’m kinda going through that now, and tired of not having ideas, but I’m trying to trust God with it and just take it one step at a time.
You do what you feel deep in your heart that you should do, for your writing and for yourself.
And I’m here if you ever wanna chat 💖
@esther-c @keilah-h Glad y’all like Matthias!! (I like him already too 😂)
Alright, so, time to share Matthias’ backstory and his story in his novel.
BACKSTORY
Matthias was born in April 1920, to Werner Richter, a German lawyer, and Sabina Becker, an American actress of German descent. The two met in the United States when Werner was there for a bit of a retreat, taking a break from his law firm.
The two fell in love, married, and, of course, had Matthias in 1920.
Sabina eventually went to Germany to reunite with Werner (who had to return home), when Matthias was about 1 1/2. She officially became a German citizen, and loved Germany, quickly becoming an actress in Germany as well, although she never let her fame come before her family, whom she loved dearly.
She returned to America only once, in 1934, when Matthias was fourteen. She stayed for around three months with her parents, and returned to Germany after.
In 1939, shortly after the war began with the invasion of Poland, whilst Matthias was in his second year of college for a degree (not sure what exact degree yet), Werner gave up his law firm and joined the ranks of the Schutzstaffel, quickly rising in the ranks to where he can even speak with Heinrich Himmler himself.
SPOILERS BELOW
Skip forward to 1944, and Matthias is no longer in college, having dropped out when all he was being taught was racial theory and other propaganda that just didn’t feel right. Matthias, unlike many Germans, knows what is going on, and wants to do something about it. Anything.
He’s given his chance when he meets a young man who challenges Matthias to do something right, for the Jews, for Germany. Matthias soon learns that the young man is involved in resistance work, and quickly figures out how he can get involved. Many of them don’t trust him, all being Jews except for Matthias, but a young woman named Charna chooses to give Matthias the benefit of the doubt.
All of the members of the resistance known by the authorities, it is almost impossible for them to do anything in the light of day, but they need information…inside information.
To maneuver around the authorities, the leader of the resistance proposes an idea that Matthias quickly accepts, willing to do almost anything to fight for the innocent.
So, having accepted the challenge….
Matthias is disguised as a Jew and smuggled into the nearby Ghetto.
Once inside the Ghetto, he records the people inside, the living conditions, the diseases around him, and when the deportations take place.
But people become suspicious.
Danger looms ever closer.
And Matthias is deported as if he were a Jew.
In a twist of fate, the truck stops before it reaches the camp that is its destination, and Matthias is recognized by a Schutzstaffel officer.
Taken away, Matthias knows death is waiting for him.
And only one man holds Matthias’ fate in his hands.
Werner.
Will he survive? Will his own father order his execution?
And more than that: did he do enough? Did he save enough people? Did he record enough information?
Can one man possibly save himself, or are so many Christians he’s heard…right?
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