Carolyn G.

It should be fixed now!

Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention! We’re working on the issue!

Hey Mallory! Glad to see you on the forum, and congratulations on being the first to start a topic!

Still working on ironing out some of the bugs, but I hope you enjoy it here and that this forum can become a great resource and encouragement!

Right, the problem is parents (specifically fathers) are not disciplining their children, but are expecting the church to do it for them. The church should just be supplemental. The church should equip fathers to disciple their children, and reinforce what fathers are teaching. Instead, there’s a disconnect, and fathers aren’t teaching, and youth…[Read more]

I checked out your blog, and I REALLY liked your latest post (http://contentedseamstress.blogspot.com/2014/01/our-generation-and-church_15.html) and definitely agreed with you. Have you seen the film “Divided”? It talks more about why youth are leaving the church. Here is a link. It’s less than hour long, and pretty…[Read more]

Awesome! I read and give you feedback when I get the chance!

Hi Hannah! Glad you’re committing to writing and joining the forum! You definitely should post some of your writing in the critiques board!

I’m also curious to know what Kris asked. What do you like to write?

Also, I was pronouncing “NAAFSI” as “NAFF-Sigh” as opposed to “N-A-A-F-S-I” or “NAFF-See”. I personally like the acronym, so if you do decide to keep it, then maybe you could just have a character(s) refer to “NAAFSI” in dialogue as “Naff-Sigh” or “Sigh” or “Naff” or something. Perhaps the lower-case letters or abbreviations would help people get…[Read more]

Wow! I really like this! I like this genre, and the mystery, and the situation (no parents; no friends, being watched and monitored, etc). I also can personally relate to the MC, and she feels real, which is very good.

I was thinking, though, if it might not be better to open the story with the scene where she is talking to her parents. This is…[Read more]

Good to see you on the forum, Blaine!

World-building definitely is one of the most enjoyable parts of writing. I’m in the middle of my most ambitious world-building/plot planning project yet. Since I have so little time for writing, I figured I would just plan out every single little detail before-hand (a little at a time) and then try and write…[Read more]

Yeah, I think I’m probably the only one here who has public schooled as much as homeschooled. 😛

Good to see you on the forum, Sage!