Kingdom Pen | Lady Bella | Mentions https://kingdompen.org/members/bella-d/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Lady Bella. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 1ffaafcf00721caf4eac8dffee9dd501 Kaya Young replied to the topic Anceint Rome in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anceint-rome/#post-63398 Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:13:26 -0500 Thanks @bella-d ! I’m glad I made you laugh! I had fun researching and writing about Nero. He was… interesting, and slightly crazy.

]]> e62628f4976a9b6d76446aa498963de5 Kaya Young replied to the topic Anceint Rome in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anceint-rome/#post-62522 Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:58:12 -0500 @bella-d   Well, to start with, the major event of Nero’s reign was the great fire, supposedly started by… Nero. It is said he played a fiddle while Rome burned! Then he blamed Christians for starting the great fire, and Paul and Peter were both martyred. I think it’s safe to say Nero was evil.

In his first five years of rule Nero was very g…[Read more]

]]> 25c9e42beb0f811cf9dd2b3615f04dd7 itisastarrynight replied to the topic What Do You Think Of? in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-do-you-think-of/#post-62034 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 18:36:26 -0500 @bella-d Dark ages = The plague. Dirt floors and poor peasants.  Farming. And medevil.. Elegant rich princesses sitting in castle towers.
And also, stained glass!!! Like, seriously, though. whispers stained glass. And the endless arguments over popes and kings over whos more powerful /rolls eyes.

]]> bfa00746c0519c717f275bcddab1b7f4 Rochellaine replied to the topic What Do You Think Of? in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-do-you-think-of/#post-61981 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 03:43:52 -0500 @bella-d I second all the comments above! 🙂

Something I think is interesting about Medieval times is that back then very few people knew how to read, and so almost all news was carried from castle to castle by minstrels who would make up songs about the famous deeds done, and would learn songs from other minstrels to carry the news of those…[Read more]

]]> 70e3696a9a34453b1076a7e29a95ffd5 Catwing replied to the topic What Do You Think Of? in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-do-you-think-of/#post-61976 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 02:54:51 -0500 @bella-d
Castles. Knights. Towers. Dragons. Princesses. Towers. Renaissance festival. The Honor code. Robin Hood. Jousting. Daring quests. King Arthur and the Round table. Swords. Special swords. Forests. Woodland creatures. Fairy tales.

]]> 1e341da9efcb4107f7d8d7fc976de2d7 NC Stokes replied to the topic What Do You Think Of? in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-do-you-think-of/#post-61912 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:51:03 -0500 @bella-d

Mud. That’s what comes to mind first: mud, and lots of it. ;P Other than that, fancy family crest thingies on flags, knights in shining (or muddy!) armor, guys with longbows, big battle horses, and those ice-cream-cone shaped hats that princesses wore.

And mud. 😀

]]> 4f881aad51023020aa6ed091c884ae69 Joy replied to the topic What Do You Think Of? in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-do-you-think-of/#post-61911 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:05:59 -0500 @bella-d  Dark Ages…

Surfs, Dukes, Black Death, peasants, stone castles, black knights on black horses… and everything that @skredder said

]]> 60d8bfe5f611b2daf4d9179ad99d5999 Skredder replied to the topic What Do You Think Of? in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-do-you-think-of/#post-61909 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:24:11 -0500 @bella-d When I hear “Dark Ages” I think of the plague, grey stones, monks, Bibles with the really intricate hand-drawn colored pictures and font, and marauders. When I hear “Medieval” I think of knights with swords, jousting, rich women in dresses, castles, peasants in a town or village, and forests and rolling hills.

And for the record, I…[Read more]

]]> f9c2397b9399af4c583aa0dddde92f6c Kate Flournoy replied to the topic I need help... my character is too withdrawn in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/i-need-help-my-character-is-too-withdrawn/#post-61281 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 01:03:10 -0500 @Bella-D *salutes* Happy to be of service! 🙂

]]> af7f8894e4c94dfeb17c8f10c03a70d5 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic I need help... my character is too withdrawn in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/i-need-help-my-character-is-too-withdrawn/#post-61111 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:17:51 -0500 @Bella-D it would appear I have been summoned. Thank you @daeus.  🙂

Let me see… there are a number of potential answers to this question. The one that ended up being the answer for me isn’t so much about changing the side of the character that is reserved, brooding, and unresponsive, but about developing a second side to balance it— the one…[Read more]

]]> 472480185b48bc02a106d119be113f9d Rochellaine replied to the topic I need help... my character is too withdrawn in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/i-need-help-my-character-is-too-withdrawn/#post-61084 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:04:45 -0500 @bella-d I think the first way people learn to make relationships is when someone else forces them out of their shell into a relationship.  I know this may seem cliche, but I think the reason it works so well in fiction is because it is like that in real life.  I have seen traumatized and withdrawn people who opened up after a lot of patience a…[Read more]

]]> 8ae5bfa66c3b9a9370e7b8583f2b5dfa Daeus replied to the topic I need help... my character is too withdrawn in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/i-need-help-my-character-is-too-withdrawn/#post-61082 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:00:28 -0500 @bella-d I could answer this, but I’m most interested in what @kate-flournoy would say since I know she’s faced something similar and overcame it.

]]> 6255f50af1b892e38308c54454c7888d Christine Eaton replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/4/#post-59923 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:14:23 -0500 @bella-d Yeah! The YWW is great. I’m technically a part of it just not active on the discussion threads very much. 🙂

]]> ae783e050ba07a547ad0b349e0899153 Ben Powell replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/4/#post-59838 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:05:29 -0500 @bella-d Welcome, welcome, and for the third time, welcome! Everyone else has already said everything I would have said, so… yeah. Good luck on your historical fiction.

]]> 7cd5eb50e6fac663993cd6d372615c03 Joy replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/4/#post-59837 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:03:29 -0500 @bella-d  ;-D Glad to be of service *bows*

]]> 08bd5a83f03cb13f02cab660c412c604 Mariposa Aristeo replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/3/#post-59810 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:26:17 -0500 @bella-d Hello! Me and my assistant, Aberdeen the Authorosarus (he’s an ink-drinking, book-eating dinosaur), greet you! 🙂 🦖

What is your favorite color?

]]> 30fc3ea2a406d2ec599931413f127bfd Snapper replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/3/#post-59799 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 13:04:04 -0500 @bella-d We’ll ignore that I’m a little late to the party.

 

Welcome to Kingdom Pen! Ummm… question that no one has thought of yet.

Aha! Do you like mushrooms?

]]> 1e6a8b90a3391db5a5b9a453c09eb961 SleepwalkingMK replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/3/#post-59797 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:01:42 -0500 @bella-d Hi Bella! Welcome, welcome 😀 Are you in YWW? If so, I’m Adora from YWWC.

]]> 77725468c68ec620b82c092ed784844a Christine Eaton replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/3/#post-59790 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 05:17:44 -0500 @bella-d Hey welcome! Glad to see new faces on the forum! How did you hear about Kingdom Pen?

]]> 6ced52fa13220ba54fec7ea8775b2580 Joy replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/3/#post-59777 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 03:36:19 -0500 @bella-d  Oh, yeah, the rank under your name depends on how many times you’ve posted.

Once you have made…

  • Your first post, you are a Bumbling Henchman
  • 20 posts, you become a Charismatic Rebel
  • 50 posts: Wise Jester
  • 100 posts: Loyal Sidekick
  • 300 posts: Knight in Shining Armor
  • 1000 posts: Eccentric Mentor
  • 2000 posts: Chosen…

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]]> 472f692bf34410f1bd4c61966ca26803 Rochellaine replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/3/#post-59772 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 02:16:51 -0500 @bella-d And I’m thrilled you’re thrilled I know who those authors are! 🙂 Do you like Jeanne d’Albret because of reading the Chosen Daughters series?  My favorite in that series was Margaret Wilson in Against The Tide.

Have you read any books by Lois Walfrid Johnson, Robert Elmer, or R. M. Ballantyne?

@notawriter and @daeus Thanks!  My bra…[Read more]

]]> 26e76a7ed02f891c7d48ad4dba054777 SeekJustice replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/3/#post-59759 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:32:18 -0500 @bella-d Welcome to Kingdom Pen! I’m a historical fiction lover and writer too. I’m currently obsessed with the French revolution and have just read The Scarlet Pimpernel, A Tale of Two Cities, etc, lately.

I love Elisabeth Elliot’s books too! Which is your favourite?

]]> 4811fbe5b000db0c3579046a78af3fa8 Daeus replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/3/#post-59746 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:01:32 -0500 @bella-d Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever even heard of her. What do you like about her?

]]> 2673f55189dc5a6a5a5cda8392d2c302 bethanys.inky.roses replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/3/#post-59745 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:55:10 -0500 @bella-d MY GIRLL IS HERE!!!!

In other words, hi Bella! 😀

]]> 4c18110c35f6a486267d8be386bfe290 Daeus replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/2/#post-59742 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:45:45 -0500 @bella-d That’s so cool you write historical fiction. Some of us on here do, but the vast majority write fantasy. I write both, and other genres as well. Who’s your favorite historical character?

@rochellaine Yep, it’s called contemporary fiction.

]]> f5583136c75b44deccce3a556fcf8f3f Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/2/#post-59736 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:22:58 -0500 Welcome to the site @bella-d! Glad you joined us. 🙂 Are you more of a novel, novella, or short story writer?

]]> f8d8f14f2f344d392e6c128a48efcde2 The fledgling Artist replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/2/#post-59734 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:04:38 -0500 @bella-d Cool! What kinds of things do you like to sew?

]]> ab609929e7fc09806b32f7d205b7b46d Kylie replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/2/#post-59725 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:12:22 -0500 @bella-d  *arrives in a poof of smoke* Hello! Everyone has already said this, but I’ll say it again. Welcome to the bestiest place on the internet! What are you favorite and not so favorite foods?

]]> 3a1e0e8c4f219c7e1ad592fa5f471f32 The fledgling Artist replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/2/#post-59722 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:05:53 -0500 Hey @bella-d !

Welcome to KP! What do you like to do when you aren’t writing?

And @rochellaine I think that genre is called contemporary or contemporary fiction??
(if someone knows and i’m wrong pls let me know!)

]]> 99fe5de499db8c18b307cc42492025aa Rochellaine replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/2/#post-59674 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:02:10 -0500 @bella-d @dekreel I love those authors too!

H. Rider Haggard is an AMAZING Historical Fiction author.

Elizabeth Elliot – you should have heard of her husband Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, who were martyred by the Aucas, now called the Waorani.  She later went back and taught her husband’s murderers about Christ.

Douglas Bond – Another His-Fic…[Read more]

]]> b73969d4dae676907778f569685cc52c Rochellaine replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/2/#post-59673 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:58:03 -0500 @bella-d Have you seen how we “tag” people by putting an “@” symbol before their name?  That sends an alert to our emails, so we can reply more easily.  🙂

@mnvalentine I actually don’t write fantasy. 🙂  That’s why I have trouble naming my genre.  I do a little bit of Historical Fiction, and I did some time travel, which is Science Fiction, but…[Read more]

]]> 299e3b86448028074c37fa17f1b5a71c Joy replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/page/2/#post-59670 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:47:50 -0500 @bella-d

I love everything by Sir H. Rider Haggard, Elisabeth Elliot, Douglas Bond, and John J. Horn.

I’ve never heard of those books. What kind of stuff do they write?

]]> 6c307055316d52ba0732c6d0afc08d82 MNValentine replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/#post-59668 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:42:38 -0500 @bella-d Imagination, which I have too much of, and research, which I probably do too little of 🙂

]]> 9bd8eedb17b9696d010436b44011aadb MNValentine replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/#post-59666 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:40:20 -0500 @bella-d Someone else will probably have explained by the time I’m done writing this post, but your rank has to do with how many times you’ve posted. I think you’re a bumbling henchman until twenty posts, and after that you’re a Charismatic Rebel like me. Beyond that, I have no idea what the post numbers and ranks are 🙂

]]> 6faf58ea90d090b7b6df05d2c390ec9c MNValentine replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/#post-59663 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:36:18 -0500 @bella-d Those sound cool! I especially like historical fiction from ancient Rome and similar periods, but maybe it’s just because those are where the best I’ve read have been set. I write fantasy and am currently working on a high fantasy novel about a young queen whose throne is being threatened. And I think it is a normal routine…[Read more]

]]> 8b85a9f4dd01be43956bfd95f37827fb Rochellaine replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/#post-59659 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:30:20 -0500 Oh @mnvalentine, definitely a rite of passage!  I haven’t said it yet either, but you beat me to it.  🙂

@bella-d My absolute favorite genre is Historical Fiction!  I have had a bit of trouble writing in that genre, though.  I write mostly modern fiction (is there a name for that genre?).

]]> f0ebf5987a23964c4afa40921e81df97 Joy replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/#post-59653 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:19:25 -0500 @bella-d  Welcome to the bestest place in cyberspace!! I’m so glad you’re here! 😉

And now for my trademark question: What are your favorite books and TV shows?

]]> 51cab4204657a429019531ae771e9331 itisastarrynight replied to the topic I'm New Here in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-new-here/#post-59651 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:18:22 -0500 @bella-d Welcome to KP! Glad to have you here. 🙂

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