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@rae

Sounds good with me, thanks for letting me run my mouth off lol

@whalekeeper

Yeah, I’ve mostly run out of stuff to say too. I still have some fire left, but I believe this debate isn’t important enough to fan by embers…besides, knowing my track record, I’d probably say the wrong thing and start a wildfire…

…and once again the German creates a conflict that she could have easily avoided if she just hadn’t opened up her mouth…

I’m tellin’ ya, Germans are the most annoying people on Earth!

@highscribeofaetherium

(and I hope y’all don’t mind me jumping in here :p)

That’s okay :-p

I’ve heard Tolkien didn’t like allegories. Here is a quote I’ve seen multiple times (correct me if it’s fake, I’ve just seen it often):

“I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to de…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

Why do you think Aragorn wasn’t intended as a Christ figure? I don’t mean that JRRT meant Aragorn specifically to represent Christ or anything, but I think in some ways he was definitely intended to be a Christ figure.

(and I hope y’all don’t mind me jumping in here :p)

@rae

Thank you for posing the other side, Rae 😌

But the purpose of a Christian is to “go into all the world and preach the Gospel”, to be a light in darkness, and writing is a way we can do that! It is a command from Jesus Himself to preach the Gospel, so shouldn’t we be using the talents and means God has given us to obey that command? Shoul…

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@rae

I can say, with a 100% certainty that Aragorn was NOT meant as an sorta Jesus figure, or to represent anything in Christ.

Really? Does a character have to be perfect to be a Christ figure?

@keilah-h @rae

I kind of agree… with both of you 😅

Ummmm I think Aragorn was not meant to be a Christ figure, but JRRT used some traits that happen to overlap.

When we meet Aragorn, he hides in the shadows, always watchful,
but rather quiet and mysterious, preferring to not make himself known. We’d
almost think him a little timid if we didn’t…

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@ellette-giselle

hair and eye color do not make a character alone.

@whalekeeper

to be honest, I was holding off a little bit on replying because I just am not sure how to correctly continue this, but I shall try.

Think of this another way. Shouldn’t we treat the Gospel with respect for what it is? And writing for what it is? They have different purposes.

But the purpose of a Christian is to “go into all the w…[Read more]

Oh, and I don’t know if S.D. Smith meant Smalls to be a sort of Jesus figure, but if he did, I’m sorry, but I’m, never reading The Green Ember again

@keilah-h @freed_and_redeemed

while it’s a stretch, you could say that Aragorn and Smalls, the king characters who take their thrones in the end, could partially be considered analogues of Jesus.

If I hear anyone saying this and actually believing it, then they will have the wrath of a German on their hands!

(I understand you’re just mentioning t…[Read more]

@grcr

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ellette-giselle

Even though this wasn’t actually Friedrich it was quite good! Like I mentioned before, your artistic skills are pretty amazing! The hair is… not quite Friedrich’s. And the facial expression isn’t really his either. (and of course the clothing is off) but otherwise pretty good.

In a short…[Read more]

@keilah-h @whalekeeper

Whaley, I think the personality is what counts, and you have to admit, if I knew someone like Sniper in real life, I’d be immediately befriending him…to at least keep him out of trouble XD

@keilah-h

Wait naaahhhh 😭😭 Not this guy??

Not wanting to make fun of his character or your personal tastes, but HOW. He’s probably forty, and he looks like my friend’s dad only with glasses. I really want to know the thought process here…

@keilah-h

Oh, goodie, questions about charries and worldbuilding!

odd question but what kind of accent does Mandin have? I see you’re making a point of sometimes cutting off the g’s at the end of verbs and using “ya” for “you.” I do that myself when writing characters with accents (specifically Southern  and Australian/Lower British ones), so th…

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@ellette-giselle

Well if you’re still alive…. I did another 500.

My little sister patted my back and knocked me down like a leaf XD

I have the strength of a leaf, truly

You messed with a speed writer girl. That was a bad idea.

I will leave you alone now if you want.

No, I cAn tAkE iT. It’s FiNe. It’s totally FinE. Seriously though, you can do…[Read more]

also, @highscribeofaetherium don’t worry about critiques. While I always welcome it, I’m not specifically looking for it this time. I just need to know someone’s actually reading it and I didn’t just waste two years of my life obsessing way too much.

Why does everyone have a job except me? 😥

Sure, I have school, but I MISS THE HORSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!