Ava Blue

In Which Trees are Dangerous, and Aenwest Considers Doubles

Chapter 7

The closer we got to the Dell, the more tangled the trees became. It should have been much like the woods around Multnomah Falls, WA, but years ago, as I told Dwogin when he tripped over an exposed root, the Rangers had planted saplings between the older trees and woven them…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @koshka @keilah-h @hybridlore @theducktator @anyoneinterested

Some days we kinda forget,

Some WIPS will never go on.

Gotta get the rest of it done,

All the way to the Silver Star.

(Far away, through writer’s block so bold.)

*cough cough*

Although it’s been neglected, it has not been abandoned. We have another chapter!

@theducktator

Like the others said, that depends on your characters. (They had some great advice.)

I think it would also depend on how expected/tragic the death was. While doesn’t necessarily lessen grief, it makes a lot of difference in how one processes it. (I think. Not an expert.) In some ways it would be worse, especially if they were…[Read more]

@loopylin

Cute wrinkly noses. 🙃

I think Ellie is the right kind of person to have around when I’m cooking, loll. I make great food, but always leave the stove on.

@rae

Children (under 10 maybe?) usually know that death exists, but aren’t very afraid of it because they don’t understand.

I’d move that down to 7 or 8 – when it comes to not understanding death at all.

My 9-year-old sister has responded to death with some solid understanding of its impact. Last Sunday, she was being difficult about som…[Read more]

@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.

@esther-c

Hallie NO. I spent that whole scene with that sinking feeling that a character was about to do something stupid and she did. *sigh*

She felt petite next to him, although she had never been the tallest girl around at five feet four inches.

Antonio wasn’t that tall. Hallie guessed that he couldn’t be over five feet ten inches.

My dad is…[Read more]

I started making an April fools comic strip for the twins, but gave up before finishing 

@linus-smallprint

*visible confusion*

Come summer, Friday afternoons should work.

@hybridlore

I filled it out. Friday afternoons can be busy, so I’m not sure if I could make it then, and almost certainly not on Good Friday.

@hybridlore

I am interested! April will be really busy, but if I can join, I’ll tell you. Whatever we do, I should be able to join on Saturday mornings or early Friday afternoons.

@raxforge

Squirrelies! I love the fluffies. They are very intelligent. Unimaginative people completely discredit them. I think some of your rogue squirrels are running a gang in our town. XD The initiation rites include darting between the wheels of a car.

(@rae You definitely tagged the right people. 🙂 )

As for feedback, the idea is…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

Ugh, moving.😖 I’ll be praying.

@hybridlore

NOT THE 19TH. I’m not sure if we have anything going on on the 26th, but the 19th is Holy Saturday and we’re really busy with Easter preparations that day.