Kareena Liess

I like it @hannah-c. And it does make me want to read your novel. 😉

@theliterarycrusader
Oh, okay. Man, I really need to read the Chuck Black books. 🙂 Both of those names are really clever.

@Daeus Thank you. 🙂

@theliterarycrusader
I love the idea of spell words backwards. I need to try that sometime. Which author did you pick that up from? 😉

@aella
Hi. I love names. 🙂 I usually just think of random letter combinations, or, if I want the word to mean something specific, I look up names that mean ________ [insert meaning]. I also have a thesaurus called The Thinker’s Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words by Peter E. Meltzer, which has a lot of unusual words in it.…[Read more]

@Jess No problem. That’s what the Body of Christ is for, right? 🙂

@Jess No problem. That’s what the Body of Christ is for, right? 😉

@Bluejay Wow, I’m so impressed! That is SO cool. It looks like a lightbulb (I’m assuming that’s what you were aiming for 😉 ). Keep up the great work!

Hey @Daeus, that’s definitely not time wasted. 😀

Hey, that’s not bad @Dragon-Snapper. I got 759. What about you, @Bluejay, @Daeus?

Reporting for duty, Cap’n @Daeus. Er… what’s with the sand?

Not silly at all @Aella. Actually, I just take words and twist them up and see what I can make of them. Often it’s chance. Once I spelled ‘riveting’ wrong due to tangled fingers, and ended up with ‘Ivreton’. 😛
It also depends on what image you want to evoke with the name. Dignified? Try Eliandor. Fairytale-ish? Phantasmornia. Cute? Bellesmere.…[Read more]

I actually wrote a poem about why I write:

Words of Life

Words are nothing,

Unless I make them something.

Words speak love or hate,

Bring people together or isolate.

Words hold the power,

To help people stand or cause them to cower.

Words force some into a hole of depression,

And leave them alone in this cruel condition.

Too many works…[Read more]

I actually wrote a poem about why I write:

Words of Life

Words are nothing,

Unless I make them something.

Words speak love or hate,

Bring people together or isolate.

Words hold the power,

To help people stand or cause them to cower.

Words force some into a hole of depression,

And leave them alone in this cruel condition.

Too many works…[Read more]

I actually wrote a poem about why I write:

Words of Life

Words are nothing,

Unless I make them something.

Words speak love or hate,

Bring people together or isolate.

Words hold the power,

To help people stand or cause them to cower.

Words force some into a hole of depression,

And leave them alone in this cruel condition.

Too many works…[Read more]

@Jess That doesn’t sound bad at all. It’s not a sin to be depressed. I have a cousin who had depression for a while, and she’s a Christian. Following Jesus doesn’t mean that we aren’t going to have hurt and hardships in our lives, so I don’t think it’s “wrong” to be a Christian and be depressed. Jesus didn’t look down at you and think, “Why is…[Read more]

@Bluejay Unfortunately, with school starting and everything, I’m going to have to sit this one out. 🙁 And you’ll do great as the club manager, so don’t worry. 😉

@Jess that’s not terrible at all. I’ve never really struggled with depression, but I completely understand how writing could be an escape, and that’s okay. It’s good to get away now and then. Even if it’s only a virtual vacation. 😉
Not to mention writing can almost be therapeutic— as @Spradlin said, if I haven’t written for longer than normal…[Read more]

Woah, that’s overboard, but it does sound very fun.

@Daeus I never do anything by halves. 😀

@Daeus oooh, yes. Physical aspects of worldbuilding are crazy fun. All the different flora and fauna… I’m actually going to have to start filling a whole notebook with just made-up herbs and their medicinal/superstitious/mythical uses and history. 😀