@christi-eaton
Active 7 years, 11 months ago- Rank: Knight in Shining Armor
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Anne Swiftblade replied to the topic Hi people! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 6 months ago
*runs in late, again*
Ahoy! Resident pirate here. Welcome!You like Koalas? *big smile* Those are one of my top five favorite animals 🙂
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Anne Swiftblade replied to the topic Hello Everyone!! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 6 months ago
@aysia-serene, you’re not alone in your lateness! *ponders if that is a real word*
Welcome to KP, @delightinlife! My name is Anne and I am the resident pirate, but I am sort of not always around. Pirating and writing take up a lot of time!
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 6 months ago
@I-J-Anderson so much character in that drawing though! I love it!
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 6 months ago
@PerfectFifths this anywhere close?
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 6 months ago
‘Nother character…
Erika Paige, female, nineteen. Tall, a little bony, dark-ish skin and a light dusting of freckles, with grey-green eyes and a veritable mop of brilliant red hair. She’s a mechanic… her story is steampunk, so she makes steam-powered robots and drones and such… and she also dresses like a Victorian era lady, mostly in dark…[Read more]
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Ellen [Short Story] in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 6 months ago
*spends several moments choking and gulping and wiping her eyes*
Ouch.
This is superb. Just… everything. You had some typos, especially a lot in the first part, (and one grammar problem— ‘lays’ instead of ‘lay’ or ‘lies’) but everything else was amazing. I was also struck with how well you characterized Ellen— the quiet, sweet characters can…[Read more] -
Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Homework for Video 12: Foil Characters in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 6 months ago
@Aratrea I thought so too. 😉
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Julia R. posted an update 9 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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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DelightInLife replied to the topic Hello Everyone!! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 6 months ago
@daeus Thank you, that helps! I figured out that MC means “main character”. Someone else asked about character arc, so I was able to read and find out what that meant too.
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Snapper replied to the topic Hello There in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 6 months ago
@widdrim My favorite era…probably the originals, with Luke and Leia, though I did enjoy the Force Awakens thoroughly. I asked if you liked Star Wars because every time I read “Hello There”, I see Obi-Wan Kenobi, dropping from the ceiling and into the midst of a gazillion clankers. Then there’s General Greivous, “General Kenobi.” 😛
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DelightInLife replied to the topic Hello Everyone!! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 6 months ago
Also I have a question which is open to anybody. I think I’ve seen the letters WIP come up in various places on the blog. What do they stand for? Thanks for the warm welcome! I’m excited to be a part of the Kingdom Pen community!
-Bella
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DelightInLife replied to the topic Hello Everyone!! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 6 months ago
@graciegirl Thanks so much! I was anticipating that! 🙂 No, actually. Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince is medieval but the other books are not. I have a couple other favorites that are medieval, though I am always on the lookout for other good, historical fiction books set in the Middle Ages. Thanks for the book recommendation! No, I haven’t…[Read more]
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 6 months ago
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 6 months ago
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 6 months ago
Wait… where’d it go? Hm…
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 6 months ago
YIKES! IT’S HUGE! 😛
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 9 years, 6 months ago
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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, 6 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] - Load More
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. 😉