Elanor

@elanor

Ohhhh, gotcha, sorry XD

I hope it goes well!!

@elanor

John 10:30!  🙂

@madelyn

Exactly. Fanny’s humility and quiet strength are so underrepresented in modern literature. My favorites of her books are probably Persuasion, Mansfield Park, Pride and Prejudice, and Northanger Abbey (that last one is her lightest work, in my opinion).

OooooOooOo, yes. I hope my books turn out as good as the authors’ who inspired them.…[Read more]

@elanor

Hey there!

As far as the technical details of the escape, other people have given some great tips already, and action is definitely not my forte so I’ll leave that for wiser people to address 😉

However, if you’re looking to make your escape scene unique and non-cliche, here are a few random ideas…

– Skip the part where the character…[Read more]

@elishavet-pidyon

No problem, like I said, I am The Queen of Belated Things! That your reply to my belated post should be belated is perfect for the theme of belated-ness 🙂

They are all such AMAZING authors!! Chuck Black and C.S. Lewis wrote some of the best Christain allegories I’ve ever read. YES, Fanny Price is one of my favorite Austen c…[Read more]

It’s been a while since I’ve popped into the forum, and I’m so sorry I never replied to y’all!! Life got crazy!!

I guess now is as good a time as any since I happen to be the Queen of Belated Things (hence, the title of this thread…and the fact that I’m still working on a birthday gift for a friend who had her birthday in August… and how I’m…[Read more]

@elanor

I have written quite a few escape scenes in my lifetime (the very nature of my stories require it to be so), and cliche escape scenes are one of my pet peeves in stories, so I think that I have a few tips that I can help you with.
First, what constitutes a “bad escape scene”?
1. It’s super easy, and it makes the villain look weak
2. It’s…[Read more]

@elanor

Oooooo, it sounds really good, and has a unique flavor.

Finding a gift through captivity? I think you just helped me with one of my WIPs. 🙂

Thank you, it was fun!

Just because, here is an escape cliche pet peeve of mine:

Saying “I think we’ll make it!” just before getting caught.

*Rueful laugh*

@jodi-maile

I love the Boiling Rock episodes! They’re some of my favourite — the bromance between Zuko and Sokka is just so good!😁

@elanor

Just an idea, feel free to toss it away — what if when Zyla escapes she’s crying after this argument with Kedja, and as she gets to the perimeter, she hears Kedja’s screams? This could be a way to hit home…[Read more]

@elanor Let whoever imprisoned them “let” them out.

@elanor Great question! I wrangled with this for a long time in one of my stories. Here’s what I figured out from all that research and whatnot:

Think of the environment and how you can create environmental obstacles. In Avatar Volume 3, there are two episodes where Sokka and Zuko have to escape from a high-security Fire Nation prison surrounded…[Read more]

@elanor

Funnily enough I’m writing a prison escape scene in my book too. The prison is on the top of the mountain, and of the two people escaping, one knows where they’re going and the other doesn’t. I feel like it’s fairly interesting having the POV character being forced to rely on the already somewhat untrustworthy informed character. They…[Read more]

@elanor

That’s a GREAT question!!! And actually, I’m in desperate need of some help in this area too with my novel. 😅 So I don’t know how much help I’ll be, but a few things I’m trying to remember with my scene (but seriously, if you guys have ANY tips, I need some too) is to (1) see what everyone else is doing and just… don’t do that that…[Read more]

@elanor it’s totally fine XD

It really is amazing!! I lovee books about Ireland and the Sea. And Vikings. That book just hits me differently than other books do, ngl XD

Isn’t it though?? That’s honestly one of the reasons I love writing so much. It’s nice to know that you have a way to help others when they need it.

You know, I guess I’ve never…[Read more]

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Okay. I’m going back to the gym now. This was way too much nerdy book stuff for one day.

IT’S LEG DAY BABY LEZZ GOOOO!

@elanor

Bree … one of my favourite female characters to this day.😊

And Mikkel — he has such a great character arc! I also really loved his eventual brother-like relationship with Devin. And Devin and Bree’s relationship is great, too!

I love how non-soppy the romance is in this series is. It also grows so gradually and naturally — somethi…[Read more]

@elanor

Yeah, I agree that a lot of portrayals of the Robin Hood justified stealing. However, now I’m really curious about the original story and if it actually does that. Did you read the original version? Because the theme of “is stealing ever justified” could be a really interesting topic to explore in a novel. As it could delve into both…[Read more]

@elanor

Yesss! You’ve read Viking Quest too! It’s so good, right? I love it, and it’s always beautiful, no matter how old I get. Just good writing, hands down.😁

@kathleenramm

I reread so many books. I am constantly rereading and rewatching things. However, if it comes to a series or book that didn’t age well for me … I think it’d have to be (ca…[Read more]

@elanor Thanks! I’m glad you like them!