Hannah Whatley

Honestly, I have never participated in NaNoWriMo before. Part of it is I’m not much of a Short Story or novel writer. I’ve tried a novel before but I let it sort of fall through the cracks. I’m not good at coming up with stories. (though I do enjoy writing them) Maybe I’ll just take the time to really focus on a good book review or two. Does…[Read more]

@corissa-maiden-of-praise, Hmm, interesting thought on the Hidden Hand. I wish I still remembered more of the storyline so I can discuss so I’m pretty much along the same lines as @daeus.

@corissa-maiden-of-praise Oh, yeah. I agree some stuff doesn’t belong in fiction. Have you read my article All Art Is Christian (titled somewhat provocatively)? It lays out my thoughts on this and similar issues.

Thank you for the warning!
It may seem strict, but I really feel that some things should be left out of the fiction world- or at least handled very carefully. I don’t want thoughts crossing the minds of my readers like the thoughts that crossed mine when reading The Hidden Hand. Violence doesn’t bother me very much; stealing, thievery, deceit and…[Read more]

@corissa-maiden-of-praise Hmm, I can’t seem to remember the book well enough to evaluate it again.

By the way, it sounds like you’ll want to avoid the three musketeers and the hunchback of notre dame. I seem to have more leniency with a book than you do, but I honestly wouldn’t recommend those books for anyone. Thought you might want to know.

Also @Daeus, this was more than where they started. Capitola excusing deceit with Scripture is at the very end of the book, and the prisoner she was releasing didn’t seem to have had a change of heart at all. While it’s true Capitola calmed Old Hurricane somewhat, he never really conquered his temper, and Capitola never felt that the way she…[Read more]

@Daeus I’m not sure I would go quite that far; I value them both. I understand that books can’t always be “squeaky clean” and realistic, but I felt that the Hidden Hand went too far into the realm of evil, especially in revealing the thoughts of the men and their lustful desires. Even though we should not be uninformed about the evils of the…[Read more]

@corissa-maiden-of-praise Ah, I see. For my part, I seem to remember that this was all where the characters were starting, not where they were headed (except a few which I can’t remember at all), but it’s been a while.

So would you consider yourself as valuing clean content above theme?

Alright then; here it is. I wrote it a couple of years ago, so the grammar and such isn’t quite up to my current standard, but I think that it conveys the problems I had with it efficiently enough. Let me know if you have any questions!

In The Hidden Hand, Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth tells the story of a young girl named Capitola Black. We…[Read more]

@His-Instrument I’ll read through John with you! I’m not sure how often I’ll be on here, it might be regularly and it might not be. I have quite a busy schedule right now. 😛 😉 John is one of my favorite books though, and a literary study will be good for all of us I think!
I’ll be back later (probably tomorrow since I have class tonight) with…[Read more]

@corissa-maiden-of-praise Here should be fine.

@Daeus The Prisoners of the Sea wasn’t so bad I guess, but I was a little younger and it is one of the gorier ones. I don’t mind sharing my critique on The Hidden Hand; did you want it here, or is there a subject specifically for that somewhere?

@aella I can’t say for sure, but I’m hoping too. My editing is first priority for me, but November should hopefully be a lot lighter on that side of things. If so, I’m hoping to write 50,000 words or more. I’ve never actually done NaNoWriMo before, but I essentially keep up a NaNoWriMo schedule most of the year nowadays.

As for advice, since…[Read more]

@corissa-maiden-of-praise Really? I haven’t read those in a long time, but The Hidden Hand and The Prisoners Of The Sea were my two favorites. You mind sharing that critique of yours?

@christi-eaton Lamplighters are the best! 😀 Except for The Hidden Hand and Prisoners of the Sea; I had problems with both of those. I actually wrote a critical review for the Hidden Hand if you’re ever interested in it. But most of them are awesome! And the Mysterious Benedict Society is the best non-Christian fiction I have EVER read. And…[Read more]

@corissa-maiden-of-praise, I spot a Lamplighter Fan! The White Gypsy is one of my favorites! I haven’t read the Lost Clue yet. But my friend has it and I need to borrow it. Plus you have read the Mysterious Benedict Society! And you love Odyssey. I knew it just by your opening line. I found a new friend guys!

@His-Instrument I’ll try to do this as much as I can because it’s fascinating and I love this kind of stuff, but I have to tell you I probably won’t be able to do it all at all times because we’re just getting back into school, AND getting ready for a family vacation out west. I’ll chime in whenever I can, but that mightn’t be frequently.…[Read more]

Sorry @Daeus your tag notification didn’t come through. :/ But, I got 1,025 written so I’m very happy.

And thank you. Always appreciated. 😉

@His-Instrument I love the book of John, but unfortunately I won’t be able to do this cause I’m doing this thing called the bible bee and it’s enough bible study I can hardly handle any more.