Josiah DeGraaf

@0-0enyali0-0  Oooh! That’s a good question! Others might have better answers than me, but let me try…

So it sounds to me like you’re describing every detail of what’s going on in the battle by itself. That tends to sound like a school lecture if you describe a dramatic scene from the outside without looking at how the characters are feeling…[Read more]

@gh2468246899 , 🙂 great question

I usually write fantasy, and in my opinion that’s a genre that a writer can quite easily present truths about the world or the gospel.

Saving others and giving yourself up for someone or a greater cause is a good way to point to the truth, and there’s also other things

Writing stories about emptiness or…[Read more]

@waterlily Yes it does make sense — thanks 🙂 I get this feeling that I’ve seen that happen in a story… somewhere… but it slips my head at the moment.

@aratrea Mmm… yeah, I can see how that works. Thanks a bunch for the advice (and for the articles)!

@aratrea Thanks for this video! I love characters and positive character arcs, and I hope to show change in a realistic way for readers to relate to. Thanks so much for teaching this in such a good and understandable way! It’s worth a lot 🙂

1. The characteristic moment

Protagonist argues with her parents as they pack to move across the kingdom…[Read more]

@jane-maree Thanks!! And thanks doubly for the pizza 😉 YUM…

@aratrea Yeah it is!!

@ingridrd Thanks! Yeah, it’s all thanks to the people on the Aetherlight forums, heh heh…

@dragon-snapper Heya!! Honestly I don’t know. My method switches every time, haha! Like I said in a previous post, normally I try to make the beginning as confusing as…[Read more]

@lady-iliara Haha, I haven’t heard that name in a while!! Glares playfully

@Emily Thanks, lol!

@shannon Thank you!!

@aratrea Nice questions, haha! Hm… Well, I first started writing because I wanted to get famous, and I liked doing it. As I grew older I realized writing is so much more then just getting famous though, it’s about spreading the…[Read more]

@aratrea It’s modern fantasy, inspired in part by Athurian Legend. The knights and their apprentices are viewed much like super heroes. (I like to call it Avengers meets the knights of the round table, haha). The novel is told through a collection of shorter stories that build of one another (they couldn’t be read out of order). Each part is told…[Read more]

@daeus @aratrea Hehe. Excellente. Organizations! 😀

Sorry I took so long to get to you guys! I’m forgetful.

@aratrea It’s supposed to be kind of like old superhero comics, with a bunch of shorter works featuring a bunch of different superheroes in a bunch of different conflicts.

@radically-surrendered I spend most of my time reading and writing, but I do enjoy playing with pets and family, doing…[Read more]

@daeus Nifty! *shouts to be heard across the forum* Thanks, @aratrea!

@shannon @aratrea If you have a KP conference anywhere near me I’ll bring my cajon (aka box-drum) and join in. 😉

@aratrea Ooooooooh yay!!! I thought it was a bit of a crazy idea, but hey, great minds think alike!

@aratrea I can’t either! The anticipation is building up the air around me like a charged storm

Wow. It was well thought-out 😀

Coming up with situations like that can be pretty hard, but its so much more satisfying than just having the hero fly in, throw some punches, and win

Didn’t know where to put this, so…VOILÀ!

Anyone who can answer…@daeus @aratrea @kateflournoy
What is the six-word story contest? I got an email about it, but it doesn’t exactly explain what it is. 😁

@emily A KP conference would be so cool!!! *glances at @aratrea* Please?

@shannon Yeesh, I wish I was that good!

So, I don’t know how many of y’all know about my baby sister, and I don’t know how much I’ve put on here before, so I’ll just give a basic overview and update.

My sister, Gladys, was born almost three months ago with Down Syndrome and three holes in her heart. Thank God, she did not require immediate surgery, but was kept in the NICU for a month,…[Read more]

@aratrea Thank You!

Yep, Sanderson and Austen are amazing authors. *Gets super hyped for Stormlight 3*

Also, I just read your story The First God-Blessed, and it is EPIC

Those kind of situations for characters are so gripping to read! The torment and hopelessness is amazing. Also the way that the villains, despite not having as many powers as…[Read more]

@aratrea Well, I’m working on this cool series that combines superheroes with fantasy and…

*sees your signature*

Oh. Oh no.