Kingdom Pen | David B. Hunter | Activity https://kingdompen.org/members/dbhgodreigns/activity/ Activity feed for David B. Hunter. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:12:13 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ef6b8d4c5e07fa10b38a74bb2c5cebe4 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Animal Farm in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/animal-farm/page/4/#post-13200 Thu, 26 May 2016 15:38:02 -0400 @hannah-krynicki Re-education? Sound more like brainwashing. Definitely like the Soviet Union. That little paragraph about the pups being taken from their mother is foreshadowing for something later in the book.

]]> b51e21a2ddc3672ae106682fe2c8e953 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Animal Farm in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/animal-farm/page/2/#post-12977 Tue, 17 May 2016 15:08:11 -0400 @gretald I would agree. I also agree with Daeus that Orwell got his point across (I’ve also read Animal Farm before)
@Daeus I think the allegory is what makes Animal Farm neat.

]]> e98245cb4a6b3f88f9808cdcc4fd0088 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Animal Farm in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/animal-farm/page/2/#post-12961 Tue, 17 May 2016 00:06:08 -0400 In case anyone is wondering, the Raven stands for the Orthodox church. (At least according to my memory of a literary analysis I read for school last year)

]]> 7790c66d850e4ca58a6a2125b311b468 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Animal Farm in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/animal-farm/#post-12919 Mon, 16 May 2016 16:01:39 -0400 @hannah-krynicki I agree with you. I also noticed the voice, which I thought was kind of tongue of cheek. He writes the facts, doesn’t expound on them, yet nonetheless there is a sort of irony. (ex., near the end of Chapter 2, the milk disappears)

On another note, this one structural, the inciting event takes place at about 13% through the book,…[Read more]

]]> 96a410a76e1a6c6c422b67511bb79f2b David B. Hunter replied to the topic Please critique! in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/please-critique-2/#post-12884 Fri, 13 May 2016 22:53:05 -0400 Nice excerpt! One thing I thought of. Why can’t the MC just say that the food is poisonous?

]]> a05d3068fe9641dfd2f4e49c9ace8562 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Endings in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/endings/page/2/#post-12771 Tue, 10 May 2016 23:40:27 -0400 @ingridrd I was so disappointed with Mockingjay. On endings. I think that even sad endings should have some element of hope, sacrifice, justice, or something uplifting to shine through the tragedy.

@daeus Thanks for the cookie! 🙂

]]> ed999ef9ad2ef963b9a87f49d9e530b8 David B. Hunter replied to the topic What Book Are We Going To Read? in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-book-are-we-going-to-read/page/7/#post-12684 Mon, 09 May 2016 14:54:48 -0400 I have the book. Agreed.

]]> be23e1210cc3cfd25e0a0e47b422ffc5 David B. Hunter replied to the topic What Book Are We Going To Read? in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-book-are-we-going-to-read/page/7/#post-12684 Mon, 09 May 2016 14:54:48 -0400 http://kingdompen.org/members/daeus/ I have the book. Agreed.

]]> 69ec241284251129f817799dd75dc5e1 David B. Hunter replied to the topic What Book Are We Going To Read? in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-book-are-we-going-to-read/page/5/#post-12347 Mon, 02 May 2016 01:25:01 -0400 I read Animal Farm for school last year, and it should be in a box somewhere. Now just to find the right one.

]]> adb296fba6adeb4dbe3f95b42aa7bb56 David B. Hunter replied to the topic What Book Are We Going To Read? in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-book-are-we-going-to-read/page/4/#post-12323 Sun, 01 May 2016 22:55:20 -0400 When are we going to start?

]]> 296dae56c9adc65233745669efeb6bc9 David B. Hunter replied to the topic What Book Are We Going To Read? in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/what-book-are-we-going-to-read/page/2/#post-12231 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 14:22:51 -0400 Here’s my votes!

1. Chasing Vermeer
2. Animal Farm
3. Cloak of the Light

I’m open to audiobooks.

]]> e2bf9ce27cebf9c5374aff21aa8e3931 David B. Hunter replied to the topic THE THING YOU WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR IF YOU KNEW ABOUT IT (I assume) in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-thing-you-would-have-all-been-waiting-for-if-you-knew-about-it-i-assume/page/2/#post-12148 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 19:20:12 -0400 I’m in! What types of books are we going to dissect?

]]> cd7be2f12b05f79c124208e30d3623af David B. Hunter replied to the topic THE THING YOU WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR IF YOU KNEW ABOUT IT (I assume) in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-thing-you-would-have-all-been-waiting-for-if-you-knew-about-it-i-assume/page/2/#post-12148 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 19:20:12 -0400 I’m in! What types of books are we going to dissect.

]]> 1c460e4c64d87ff6343d69c3412da051 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Let's take this thing apart and see what makes it tick in the forum Film http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/lets-take-this-thing-apart-and-see-what-makes-it-tick/#post-12093 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 02:05:39 -0400 Great film.

Here’s my thoughts on some of the different structural points.

Inciting Incident: Girl walks into square

Key Event: Second musician shows up.

Second Act: When the stakes rise, and the musicians are fighting over the coin.

Midpoint: Coin going down drain. (This changes the trajectory of the story and like @Adry_Grace said, the…[Read more]

]]> 1cb1cef06d46cfa222c729f12e8230f0 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Let's take this thing apart and see what makes it tick in the forum Film http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/lets-take-this-thing-apart-and-see-what-makes-it-tick/#post-12093 Fri, 29 Apr 2016 02:05:39 -0400 Great film.

Here’s where I pinpoint some of the different structural points.

Inciting Incident: Girl walks into square

Key Event: Second musician shows up.

Second Act: When the stakes rise, and the musicians are fighting over the coin.

Midpoint: Coin going down drain. (This changes the trajectory of the story and like @Adry_Grace said, the…[Read more]

]]> 29c3b731e7f3bdf310459f0b86b02f91 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Emergency beta reader situation (HELP!!!!) in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/emergency-beta-reader-situation-help/#post-10810 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 01:15:15 -0400 What would you want a betareader to look for?

]]> b054a52d7faa6e2ba66d0c63af1dad85 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Showing the Story in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/showing-the-story/#post-10749 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:45:43 -0400 I enjoyed Tim Shoemaker’s detective series (which I received as a Christmas gift.)

Showing vs. telling is powerful. Not only in describing a setting, but also in the emotions of a character ex.

Oliver sat at his desk in his dorm and stared at the little squiggly lines that made up his exam. He played a discordant solo with his number two pencil…[Read more]

]]> 39b9ae75a1c0b0db0092031ab07ebdb0 David B. Hunter replied to the topic A letter for my story in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-letter-for-my-story/#post-10745 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:57:35 -0400 Also, is Joshua writing this letter because he wants to, or someone else (parent, teacher, pastor, etc.) is forcing him to. The mood of each of these two letters could be much different.

]]> a40f3c0d417c79d6d236aa7c0dd49e01 David B. Hunter replied to the topic A letter for my story in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-letter-for-my-story/#post-10741 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:57:04 -0400 I agree with Daeus on starting the letter with just the first name. Joshua or I would probably start with the good news, that Chloe was on the mend. If Joshua is the irresponsible sort, he might apologize, but say that he didn’t mean it, or that his teasing was all in good fun.

If it was me personally, I’d be much more heartfelt, though writing…[Read more]

]]> 23309b8a7589941e3be7fb7d07a7a59c David B. Hunter replied to the topic A letter for my story in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-letter-for-my-story/#post-10741 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:57:04 -0400 I agree with Daeus on starting the letter with just the first name. Joshua or I would probably start with the good news, that Chloe was on the mend. If Joshua is the irresponsible sort, he might apologize, but say that he didn’t mean it, or that his teasing was all in good fun.

If it was me personally, I’d be much more heartfelt, though writing…[Read more]

]]> 621a9f6d87e85d15134fead39211eddf David B. Hunter replied to the topic Hey, writers! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-writers/page/2/#post-9894 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 23:28:49 -0500 Ingrid, fantasy is my favorite reading genre. A fantasy novel was my first attempt at a large-scale project, and it is yet unfinished, but maybe I’ll return to it someday. 🙂

]]> a501b34a0d712e544f9711a319457ca2 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Undercover Realm Leaper reporting for duty in the forum Fantasy http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/undercover-realm-leaper-reporting-for-duty/#post-9703 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 23:30:05 -0500 Magical Enquirer or Realms Reporter.
That’s all I got right now. By the way, what’s your websites url? I’d like to check to it out.

]]> 2394003f575e107e27cbcd6e254b729b David B. Hunter replied to the topic KP Needs Your Questions on Time Management in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-needs-your-questions-on-time-management/#post-9676 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 14:31:46 -0500 @Daues Not sure if that idea would fly past my parents. 😉

]]> f2f9fd65737216b804a32dbd946cf4dc David B. Hunter replied to the topic Esther Play in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/esther-play/#post-9665 Fri, 04 Mar 2016 21:12:06 -0500 I agree with Hope about short lines. While you’re practicing, be willing to switch up the script. Try to stay patient, because if I was in your place, I’d probably get at least a little frustrated before the play was put on.

]]> 30b776086950d32594729281e4597566 David B. Hunter replied to the topic KP Needs Your Questions on Time Management in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-needs-your-questions-on-time-management/#post-9664 Fri, 04 Mar 2016 21:05:25 -0500 How do you figure out which project to work on? When you have one in the rough draft stage, one in the editing phase, and a couple of blog posts you need to write.

]]> 15b356ebe1654102ca4112e03d1d6994 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Where do you live? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/where-do-you-live/page/4/#post-9621 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 02:38:16 -0500 Iowa! *Peeks around* I think I’m the first one here from Iowa. GO TED CRUZ! Though his nomination is looking more and more bleak. 🙁
Here in Iowa, we caucus for presidential nominees.
Iowa had the highest fighting men to population ratio in the Civil War. At least among the Union.
America is still one of the best, most free, wonderful countries in…[Read more]

]]> 18b5e45847290867677fa7f9a79a18a2 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Where do you live? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/where-do-you-live/page/4/#post-9621 Thu, 03 Mar 2016 02:38:16 -0500 Iowa! *Peeks around* I think I’m the first one here from Iowa. GO TED CRUZ! Though his nomination is looking more and more bleak. 🙁
Iowa had the highest fighting men to population ratio in the Civil War. At least among the Union.
America is still one of the best, most free, wonderful countries in the world.

]]> 34c80467dfa5dc6497d9de6ff67b48e3 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Nook Press in the forum Publishing & Platform http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/nook-press/#post-9526 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 23:23:12 -0500 Daeus, I think it only publishes to Nook.

]]> 8b37b6f8cad68c64a05b659ca7803f46 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Nook Press in the forum Publishing & Platform http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/nook-press/#post-9518 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:50:58 -0500 It’s a reputable company, but it doesn’t have as big of an ebook market share as an Amazon. If you’re going to publish with NookPress, you should definitely publish on Kindle as well.

]]> c04d3ec21f128e89f413a312116718d6 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Hi all you fellow writers ;) in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-all-you-fellow-writers/#post-9481 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:20:35 -0500 Welcome to Kingdom Pen!

]]> 818d2042f3b0dbb3d7d9ffe4c11c1320 David B. Hunter replied to the topic How fast do you read? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/how-fast-do-you-read/page/2/#post-9480 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:19:17 -0500 I probably read too fast.

]]> bb5afd37c9156382b0f9476423645052 David B. Hunter replied to the topic In a 3rd person story... in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/in-a-3rd-person-story/#post-9477 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:16:50 -0500 I’d say whatever the main character would say.

]]> b9a47251e2e506b5b22df2c3952dec1c David B. Hunter replied to the topic Hey ya'll! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-yall/#post-9353 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 23:10:04 -0500 Hi there!

]]> e5c0e89846003bc84ef872ea26527008 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Esther Play in the forum Historical http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/esther-play/#post-9258 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:38:39 -0500 How much time do you have to practice?

]]> dc42fceeb19052e9455d83f16aa82fd4 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Remembrance Poem-what do you think? in the forum Poetry http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/remembrance-poem-what-do-you-think/#post-9184 Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:32:39 -0500 I like it, but don’t you mean World War 1?

]]> e8c2af3b45a206c60132c4d8c8ebcc30 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Published (well, self-published, but still...) in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/published-well-self-published-but-still/#post-9067 Sat, 06 Feb 2016 16:10:29 -0500 Great job, Hope!

]]> a38bb5b78a083533b1f9ccd529b9f6ad David B. Hunter replied to the topic KP Needs Your Ideas! in the forum Questions and Support http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-needs-your-ideas/#post-8755 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:42:36 -0500 I think it would be great to have a list of writing contests for teens from other websites that we could look at and maybe join.

]]> 9e6ca0acaab6e3ac7fc1be37cd00be03 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Kindle Publishing in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kindle-publishing/page/2/#post-8456 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:45:40 -0500 I’m not sure about the promo code. But if you are in KDP Select, you will be given a number of free days every three months.

]]> a8c9501d899b060b5d83fd8ccd6d71c4 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Hello, fellow writers in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-fellow-writers/#post-8390 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:33:16 -0500 Hi there. What part of history do you like to argue about?

]]> 2f99bb373bfe0c8664df6bad6a792b85 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Kindle Publishing in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kindle-publishing/page/2/#post-8210 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:10:48 -0500 No Mac here, unfortunately. 🙁

]]> 5a001d2da8b8c3f42abc4cbe383365f4 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Kindle Publishing in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kindle-publishing/#post-8194 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 02:31:06 -0500 You can make basic chapter headers fairly easily.

]]> 6f690b0941e5b137c9c8b3ce6a443762 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Kindle Publishing in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kindle-publishing/#post-8173 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:54:14 -0500 For accounts you need a KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) account, but if you already have an Amazon account you can use that password and email.

Formatting on Kindle was quite easy, at least for me. I used Scrivener which allows you to export your files as mobi files. Don’t worry about making a table of contents for your Kindle book since that is…[Read more]

]]> 0c24ba511e468be718f01832f8849581 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Kindle Publishing in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kindle-publishing/#post-8173 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:54:14 -0500 For accounts you need a KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) account, but if you already have an Amazon account you can use that password and email.

Formatting on Kindle was quite easy, at least for me. I used Scrivener which allows you to export your files as mobi files. Don’t worry about making a table of contents for your Kindle book since that is…[Read more]

]]> d6f6949c098b2ef32b7dd8c5520f43e3 David B. Hunter replied to the topic My First Book is Free in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/my-first-book-is-free/#post-8155 Sat, 26 Dec 2015 22:15:20 -0500 Good, I hope you like it!

]]> e6e1a9bdca81aa061f3cd251bf8b2d22 David B. Hunter started the topic My First Book is Free in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/my-first-book-is-free/ Fri, 25 Dec 2015 13:38:00 -0500 Hey guys, merry Christmas! I am running a free promotion on Amazon for the first book that I wrote, Reveille. You can pick up the book for free here, but you had better hurry as it’s free for only today. If you do download the book and you enjoy it; I would appreciate if you could review it on Amazon.com.

]]> d18064c224795ac55fb0c42009ec6ca4 David B. Hunter started the topic My First Book is Free in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/my-first-book-is-free/ Fri, 25 Dec 2015 13:38:00 -0500 Hey guys, merry Christmas! I am running a free promotion on Amazon for the first book that I wrote, Reveille. You can pick up the book for free here, but you had better hurry as it’s only for today. If you do download the book and you enjoy it; I would appreciate if you could review it on Amazon.com.

]]> 57ea4afd7037b3a1ba7f6d3218909b22 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Free Writer Bundle in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/free-writer-bundle/#post-8028 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:51:35 -0500 You’re welcome!

]]> 0fabc60cd8229febda863f044d0edd02 David B. Hunter started the topic Free Writer Bundle in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/free-writer-bundle/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:55:48 -0500 Hey guys, a new website called goodriter.com is launching and if you sign up to their email list this week, they’ll give a whole bunch of free books, audio, and courses. It’s sort of going to be like a Bookbub for writers, giving them discounted deals on books, courses, and the like.

I’m assuming that all of these books aren’t clean as one of…[Read more]

]]> 89c3cdca14f99ba5aeb4ce72d88f124c David B. Hunter started the topic Free Writer Bundle in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/free-writer-bundle/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:55:48 -0500 Hey guys, a new website called goodriter.com is launching and if you sign up to their email list this week, they’ll give a whole bunch of free books, audio, and courses. It’s sort of going to be like a Bookbub for writers, giving them discounted deals on books, courses, and the like.

I’m assuming that all of these books aren’t clean as one of…[Read more]

]]> 591908cf338ca88e2a13a49067602135 David B. Hunter replied to the topic Middle Troubles in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/middle-troubles/#post-8021 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:47:01 -0500 Could she go undercover in the government and learn about the Enigma? Maybe her father could die trying to save Anna. Then she feels like its her fault, but has to overcome that and trust God.

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