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@liberty

Great board!

@rae

First off, funny forum signature.

*bows* Thank you.

Second, what are the ages of your characters?

The character who knows she’s about to die is about 18, as is her best friend. Her grandfather is 70ish. Her grandfather and best friend are the only ones who know.

It also depends on if they’re Christians or not.

They are not at the moment. I s…[Read more]

@esther-c

I don’t read middle-grade either, sorry… heh.

I do agree with everything the other have said though. Especially the less bad family relationships. It feels like the world is full of that, it’d be cool to see more loving siblings and such.

Random thought. It’d also be cool to read a book that has no love-y setups, period. I haven’t rea…[Read more]

@savannah_grace2009

Ooh congratulations! I’m trying to get a job. I’ve applied at a Kroger, and I’m going to apply for an ice cream place later today or tomorrow. But yeah, I don’t have much free time as is, and that’s going to take what I do have. 🙁

Lilitu, what have you done????

@savannah_grace2009

You’re alive! I was starting to wonder where you’d gone. *goes to find chapters*

@Esther-c @hybridlore

We’re okay now. The tornado ended up north of us, thankfully. I’ve never been tornadoed and I’d like to keep it that way. XD

@elishavet-pidyon

Biblical gender identity because that’s the world we live in.

I would say keep any gender issues out of MG. I was reading MG at 7ish, and my parents never told me about any of that stuff until I was a teen. Finding out about it, even from a Biblical perspective, would have traumatized tiny me.

@trailblazer

I see a huge difference in the spiritual maturity of the homeschoolers vs. the public schoolers.

Seriously. My sister has a Christian friend about her age who’s public schooled, and my sister, who is NEVER someone I’d consider mature, seems more mature next to this friend. The friend is 9 and she’s already dating for one thing, and s…[Read more]

@esther-c

I love MG! That’s the age range I read most! I would assume this novel would be contemporary too?

What did/do you enjoy about your favorite MG novels?

Kids were allowed to be kids and have fun adventures outdoors, with minimal parental supervision. The MCs were independent, intelligent, and realistic. They’re more relatable than YA,…[Read more]

We are in our basement right now under a tornado warning. Prayers would be appreciated.

@rae

Glad you’re feeling better!

@esther-c

Praying! Darn midwestern tornado season.

@loopylin

but gave up before finishing

#relatable

The body language and expressions in the 1st and 4th panels especially are amazing XD

@whalekeeper @raxforge

Celarent

Mateo didn’t even know what school was? Celarent sighed. “It’s where you learn stuff. If you want to get anywhere in life, you better figure that out.” He paused. “Oh, right. You aren’t going anywhere in life anyway.” Mateo ought to get expelled. Celarent hadn’t spent days forging paperwork just to attend class…[Read more]

I have a related question. I need help on several other character’s reactions to the fact that one will die, particularly her best friend and grandfather.

@elishavet-elroi

I love Grace Livingston Hill so much! My great grandmother had a beach house, and it was full of old romance novels. Her GLH books were what got me into romance.

@trailblazer

I had several fanfics for the Boxcar Children when I was younger. The one actually had a coherent plot, which is more than I can say for most of my WIPs. XD

I have no idea. I read so many things as a child, and while I still love many of them, I’m not sure how much influence which ones have had on my writing. XD The Green Ember definitely influenced my first WIP though.

@raxforge

Sorry I took so long to respond here. I saw this when I was sick and forgot to get back to it. Anyway, I enjoyed that and don’t really have feedback beyond what others have said.