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Ingrid replied to the topic Mr. Nice guy in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 1 month ago
@r-j-wordsmith
*wild applause* This is hilarious. Seriously. I was grinning the entire time. 🙂
I literally noticed one thing:“Sir, if you have anything against my height I advise it to keep it to yourself
This should say “I advise you” not “it”. 😉
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Ingrid replied to the topic A Short Fairy Tale Story in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 1 month ago
@overcomer
I like this a lot! It has a very fairytale-ish feel (sorry for stealing your words, @ethryndal), which is what I’m sure you were going for. So nice job!
1. Try not to use parentheses as much as you do. Example:She plopped (rather ungraciously) back down on the divan and patted the spot next to her.
2. It might just be me but using the…[Read more]
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Julia R. posted an update 9 years, 2 months ago
Hey, I’d like to start building up my summer reading list! Going on a looonnggg vacation and need a few recommendations. So: good books? I like fantasy and the like, not a big fan of romance or horror novels. @graciegirl @overcomer @r-j-wordsmith @Rachelle @Dragon-Snapper @northerner @perfectfifths @Ethryndal @Brandon-Miller @the-bean @Julia-R @Gid…[Read more]
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Julia R. replied to the topic *thinks of some uncliche way to say hi* in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 2 months ago
@Jane-Maree awesome! Love to visit there and Tasmania and pretty much everywhere.
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Julia R. replied to the topic *thinks of some uncliche way to say hi* in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 2 months ago
@Jane-Maree : Yup. Australia is 100% on the bucket list now! I like blue skies and lots of bright stars and diverse landscapes!!! If you don’t mind sharing, what region of Australia do you live in?
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Julia R. replied to the topic *thinks of some uncliche way to say hi* in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 2 months ago
@Jane-Maree welcome! I’ve been a really horrible person and haven’t been on Kingdom Pen in forever, but I popped back because it is the bestiest place on the Web. I hope you enjoy it!!!
As an American with severe wanderlust issues (I spend hours drooling over gorgeous pictures on Google Earth), I need to ask you: what’s the coolest thing…[Read more] -
Alia replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
@perfectfifths, we usually draw the styles of clothing certain people (or beings depending on the book) where
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Alia replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
@perfectfiths, yeah off them. I’m not very good, but @charisetter is really good at it
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Alia replied to the topic Magic in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
@willow-wispowing,
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Alia replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 2 months ago
Does anyone else draw clothing for their characters?
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Alia replied to the topic Magic in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
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Alia replied to the topic Magic in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
@willow-wispowering, so would you suggest having magic but not using it often? I really don’t want to go the Harry Potter route (not trying to offend any Harry Potter fans). But it seems like that’s what most magic stories these days become.
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Alia replied to the topic Prayer Requests in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
@Mark-Kamibaya, I’m really sorry. You and your family will be in my prayers
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Alia replied to the topic Prayer Requests in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
@Mark-Kamibay, I’m really sorry. You and your family will be in my prayers
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Alia replied to the topic Magic in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
@Northerner, @Kate-flournoy, @Dragon-snapper
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Alia replied to the topic Magic in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
@kate-flournoy,
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Alia replied to the topic Magic in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
@kate-flournoy
Thanks, I tried to check to see if it was already on here, but here were a lot of discussions to go through -
Alia replied to the topic Magic in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
@kate-flourney
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Alia started the topic Magic in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
Hey guys, so I was wondering how to incorporate magic into stories. The bible clearly stares that magic is evil, but its kind of hard to have fairies without magic. So what do you guys think about it?
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Alia started the topic Magic in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 2 months ago
Hey guys, so I was wondering how to incorporate magic into stories. The bible clearly stares that magic is evil, but its kind of hard to have fairies without magic. So what do you guys think about it?
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Ooh ooh what about Tales of Goldstone Wood series by Anne Elizabeth Stengl. I really love the ones I’ve read of that and they’re really beautiful fantasy and allegory-ish too. Super well written.
The Youngest Templar Trilogy by Michael Spradlin (not this @spradlin)
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
All of the Ranger’s Apprentice books by John Flanagan (unless, of course, you’ve read those)
The Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan
In Search of Honor by Donnalynn Hess
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Hero’s Guide to Saving…[Read more]
@dragon-snapper LOL. Ironically enough, my favorite genre to write is medieval fantasy.
@spradlin Haha! That is too funny!
The Space trilogy by Paul Regnier and A Time to Die trilogy by Nadine Brandes.
And another thought that I just had would be: Orphan’s Song (Gillian Bronte Adams), or A Wish Made of Glass (Ashlee Willis) – both fantasy. 🙂
Pendragon’s Heir by Suzannah Rowntree. Arthurian legend and historical fantasy plus time-travel. Also a great book in its own right. Be prepared for an authour who asks hard moral questions and doesn’t give easy answers. Has a bit of romance but even I (who can’t talk about romance at all without getting snarky) liked it.
I’ve got too many recommendations.
Ilyon Chronicles by Jaye L. Knight
Blades of Acktar series by Tricia Mingerink.
Finding Angel by Kat Heckenbach
Tales of Taelis series by Sarah Holman
Annabeth’s War and Captive of Raven Castle by Jessica Greyson.
The Gammage Cup, by Carol Kendall
I just finished reading that a couple weeks ago, and can’t stop raving about it. Fantasy. No romance. No horror. Just a lovely, light read.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. More of a sci-fi than a fantasy, but it’s a must read. I recommend it to everyone.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is fantastic, though if you get it you should probably get the sequel alongside it and spare yourself the suspense.
If you’ve never read Little Men (yes: men. not women) by Lousia May Alcott you need…[Read more]
Patrick W. Carr’s “The Staff and the Sword” trilogy was a really refreshing fantasy to me. =) Also “The Scarlet Pimpernel” (not fantasy) was really good.
Can’t wait to check some of these out!!! I will have lots to read this summer! Thanks, everyone! Oh, and I have read Johnny Tremain, but it’s been a *few* years, so thanks for mentioning it! I think I’ll go to my bookshelf and re-read it now!
I’m in the middle of reading Virals by Kathy Rieches (the original mind behind BONES)… it’s so, so good! I highly recommend it. Just throwing that out there in case you’re still needing some more reading material. 😉