Anna Brie

@anna-brie Those look like a good set of focusing questions and answers. And I agree that it sounds like you really have two different (but related) focusing questions there. I think my favorite wrong answer for the first focusing question is #2 since sympathetic but wrong answers have the potential to create really complex and powerful themes.…[Read more]

@anna-brie Glad to hear that this video helped you distinguish your theme from your message! And yes, Weiland’s advice on character arcs is great for uniting plot and character. She has some of the best resources out there for that topic.

@anna-brie Haven’t read the book myself (tho I think one of Jaye’s books is sitting on my Kindle somewhere…), but that seems like a pretty good breakdown. Some themes are definitely hard to describe in one or two words. It could be that you actually have two separate themes that are being woven together as well in the book (we’re not covering…[Read more]

@anna-brie Great goal! I think most writers generally try to include theme in some form in their story, but intentionally studying theme is one of the big things that separates the beginners from the greats.

@anna-brie Authority sounds good.

@anna-brie I’m guessing that your two themes are government and mercy.

@anna-brie Looks like you’ve got a nice mix of answers to your focusing questions.

If you’re having trouble finding the theme of one of your stories, do you mind posting the focusing questions you have? Maybe we could help you find that theme.

@gretald Haha, it is an important skill to know when you need to say no to something. 😉 Definitely understand!

@anna-brie Like Daeus said, as long as all viewers are part of the same family, we have no problem with them all using the same account.

@greta Haha, it is an important skill to know when you need to say no to something. 😉 Definitely understand!

@anna-brie Like Daeus said, as long as all viewers are part of the same family, we have no problem with them all using the same account.

@anna-brie You could view it with your brother. That’s standard practice, like buying a movie and watching it with your family. I’m guessing sharing it outside your family would be a copyright violation, but of course that’s not what you’re talking about here.

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There is a 7 or 8 year old little girl with cancer. It doesn’t look as though she is going to live, so please pray for her and her family!y to have peace and healing.

@clairec: Yep, Perth area, but I’m not going to get any more specific than that. 😉 Also, my bro and I LOVE Studio C! We haven’t been anywhere else in Australia, unfortunately, but we have been to the States for Christmas in 2004 (my Dad’s American)

@anna-brie: Thank you! I only wish some of the other Aussies lived closer by! 😀 Yes, I did…[Read more]

@Leumeister yes, excellent idea. That way the emphasis is not on the goal itself, but why the antagonists/protagonist should or should not deserve/accomplish it, based on the rightness of their worldview.

Also a very good point, @Anna-Brie. I agree.

@leumeister, Hi!! I’m Australian too! Before, @bluejay, @anna-brie and I were the only Aussies. It’s okay if you’d rather not say, but where in Australia are you from? And I noticed on @perfectfifths introductory thread that you guys are siblings. I live in Brisbane. Anyway, Welcome! Oh and by the way, you title (Hey guys, hi, um…) reminded me…[Read more]

I know, @kate-flournoy. I was talking proportionwise. I know a lot of extraverted writers, but they seem to be in the minority.
@anna-brie I know. I’ve studied psychology a lot and read a ton of books and did a ton of research on extraversion/introversion. I didn’t really know how to condense all that information into one explanatory comment. I…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy This is kind of like, really cool to be on at the same time as someone else. It’s like I’m having a real conversation.

Everyone else, is there anyone in your family that you have based a character off of? My only one would be my cousin’s cousin, Hans, who is 15. He’s a guy who would try and jump a fence to see if he could and end…[Read more]

@bluejay @jess @adry_grace @anna-brie @anne-swiftblade @daeus @hannah-c @his-instrument @brandon-miller @anne-of-lothlorien @hope @winter-rose @rolena-hatfield @mark-kamibaya

Anndd, if I missed anyone, my apologies. Also, I realize I have dropped off the face of Kingdom Pen here for… a while-ish. I have been without wifi at home for a while.…[Read more]

@anne-of-lothlorien, So glad you love it here as much as I do! 🙂 I too have been blessed with a clean, Christian loving environment here on KP so thank you very much to everyone who makes it happen. You know who you are… 😉 So, yeah, lets thank God for KP. I always feel we ask God for a lot of things, but maybe forget to thank and praise Him as…[Read more]