Hannah Whatley

@kate-flournoy Well, I don’t hold it against you. And at least now you know my sensitivities better. It was just such a vivid scene, and when the dragon said, “Our gift to you” and then Eragon fell into a trance or whatever it was, the irony of it was just so bitter it pulled at me like a leech.

@Leumeister welllll… should I say it?
*thinks*
No, better not. Think of an unrelated example.
*thinks again*
No…
Yes…
No…

I’m gonna say it. 😛 I actually already had a story idea with this thematic premise. The hero and the villain both have the same goal— accomplishing world peace and ending all wars. The hero doesn’t know exactly how…[Read more]

@Daeus I feel really bad I didn’t remember that scene and warn you about it. I’m sorry.

@Sarah-H this just goes to show that different people can read the same book and be affected in completely different ways. That scene was so minor and unimportant to me it didn’t even stick with me five minutes. So it’s kinda difficult to lay down exact…[Read more]

@Leumeister you already do quite a bit of showing, and that’s great. But there were several instances where you told that could have been stronger through showing. It’s the difference between this line:

She sauntered over, still trying to display an air of authority, coming in closer to examine him.

and this line:

Pandora sighed, placing her…

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@sarah-h Well, Kate’s right, the book was a thematic flop. Not that I think it’s harmless. He does use a little bit of subtlety with his situational ethics which might trip up someone who’s not very used to the tricks of expressing worldview

I think you were specifically asking about magic though. Well, to start off, his magic system in the book…[Read more]

@sara-h Well, Kate’s right, the book was a thematic flop. Not that I think it’s harmless. He does use a little bit of subtlety with his situational ethics which might trip up someone who’s not very used to the tricks of expressing worldview

I think you were specifically asking about magic though. Well, to start off, his magic system in the book…[Read more]

Not at all, @Sarah-H. Writers ramble. It’s part of the job description. 😀

That’s a great question. As far as reading books with a bad worldview like that, in the end they’re just books and no one who reads them with their head screwed on straight and their eyes on Christ is gonna get burned. In fact, I read the IC at a point in my life when I…[Read more]

@Leumeister yes, excellent idea. That way the emphasis is not on the goal itself, but why the antagonists/protagonist should or should not deserve/accomplish it, based on the rightness of their worldview.

Also a very good point, @Anna-Brie. I agree.

@perfectfifths, Welcome! I’m also Australian. I noticed you told @bluejay that you were from WA. I used to live there! But I live in Brisbane now. WA is amazing. It was sort of my first childhood home (actually that would be America, but I don’t remember that very well, so it would have to be Perth. Is that where you’re from?

@leumeister, Hi!! I’m Australian too! Before, @bluejay, @anna-brie and I were the only Aussies. It’s okay if you’d rather not say, but where in Australia are you from? And I noticed on @perfectfifths introductory thread that you guys are siblings. I live in Brisbane. Anyway, Welcome! Oh and by the way, you title (Hey guys, hi, um…) reminded me…[Read more]

Wow @jess. I think you’re muse needs a smoke alarm 😛

@dragon-snapper @jess I wrote 598 words. I think my muse is starting to come back.

@PerfectFifths FontRiver is another good one.

Ah, well have a good night @kate-flournoy. Don’t go swallowing your glasses anymore.

@dragon-snapper @anyone-else I’m still gonna write tonight.

@Daeus @Dragon-Snapper I won’t be able to write tonight. Good luck if you guys go without me.

@PerfectFifths yes, I had loads of fun teaching myself all the different old fonts I could find… in fact I probably should have learned the basics first, but I wanted to learn those other fonts so badly I plunged right into the advanced styles and mastered the basics on the way. 😛 I especially like the Gothic font— the one used most in old…[Read more]

@PerfectFifths I am so jealous… 😛 I actually taught myself calligraphy simply because I loved the font Tolkien uses for his maps so much I wanted to make maps the same way. XD

@PerfectFifths yesssssss. I love maps. Both drawing and looking at them. It’s my dream to have my own ‘office/study’ with the walls simply covered in maps. 😀

*pops in from random swirl of crazy life to shriek* MAPS!!! YES!!! *pops out again*

@PerfectFifths

*pops in from random swirl of crazy life to shriek* MAPS!!! YES!!! *pops out again*

@Perfect-Fifths