Awwwwwwwwww.

Moth is right. They are both kind. Trivial things have insurmountable value.

I rarely enter these conversations, although it’s not because I don’t have thoughts to share. XD But I saw your post and thought I might have something to add.

As someone who does believe that speaking in tongues is the innitial sign of new birth by the Spirit, I still do not want to discount the experience you have with God. I…[Read more]

*brain screaming too* It’s been an adventure. A good thing, but we were definetely used to a slower pace.

Tavar

“We write and speak in the language of the Elders. Taenga Sinear. This common tongue is beginning to be used among strangers, so I learned it a few years ago but we’ve spoken the Teanga as long as memory lives. Here.” He…[Read more]

Ah! What a great question. Here are some thoughts:

What triggered the flash back? Memories usually have a trigger anyway, but because these are grief/trauma memories, those triggers are likely to be abrupt. They’re best if they’re comnected to the plot or character. For instance, I have a character who lost his sister at a…[Read more]

thanks for being the polite one and giving the RPs. I was too amused at the moment to be responsible.

@koshka

*uninteligable screaming*

Ari’s response hath chilled me bones….

Wasn’t it Wolfgang’s turn???

Hello! So glad to meet you! (sorry this is a late response) We have been desperately needing a dark overlord in these parts.

I’m Elishavet, lover of history, stories, and beautiful things. (like perriwinkle blue evenings, Psalm 27, and hot chai) If I’m not writing an essay or a poem on dewy grass, it’s my WIP with darling…[Read more]

Hellooooo! Welcome to the Kingdom of Pen!

I’m Elishavet around here, as you can tell from my profile name. I write a smattering of things from short stories and poems to a YA epic that is in time out for being too ambitious. Currently, I mostly write nonfiction (college essays) and have just begun a rustic/high fantasy thing I’m…[Read more]

Hello to another Rilla of Ingleside fan! We’re so excited you are here too!

I’m Elishavet around here. I write a smattering of things from poetry and short stories to a YA epic that’s on the backburner. Currently, I write mostly nonfiction (college essays) and a rustic/high fantasy inspired by Norse/Irish culture, Paul’s e…[Read more]

I have heard, but have not read.

Chocolate, however, I have consumed. The best is a ballance between dark and milk with some deied fruit or cookie bits in it. Unless it is Spanish truffles. Mmmmmm….

Have you heard of/read Christina Baehr? I have a feeling her work is a very different genre from what you are talking about,…[Read more]

Very good. It’s a delicate matter.

So Inglor is a monkey. 😀

Precisely.

That makes me think of the god-disguised-as-a-beggar, and I love the themes associated with that trope. Except in this case, you have a lot more variety going on. This is not just a message about judging a book by its cover – this is also about preconceived b…

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Hmm. That is a good scene. I love Rivendel in both. It’s such an ethereal yet cozy place. The dramatic camera angles had me laughing a lot too, or wiggling in awe depending. It’s funny how specific scenes will stick on one’s head. Do you ever imagine your books as movies?

Ah.

Yes! Actually read that aloud to my Mom once. It was…[Read more]

ACK! I did not respond about Remi…

Ye. The whole story feels very French; I have a playlist and half the songs are just French.

That. Is. Fabulous. How else does one get into the right mood?

But it’s a fantasy and everyone gets into weird wacky hijinks. (With many games of croquet.)

Croquet! *stares into the distance h…[Read more]

Smeltinggggggggg…… Yessss.

Technically he’s not an elfling, he’s a Dílis… that is, a descendant of the Vow Keepers. In his world “elf” is a racial slur. *narrows eyes at Koshka* But basically, yes. XD He has heightened senses generally, talks to trees, and is ridiculously agile. But his real gift is that he can see truth.…[Read more]

Bwahahahhaha!

I won’t say don’t worry, but I think I finally found a way his story could turn out well. See, a perfect sphere is pretty, but something broken, something sharp – that could cut bonds.

Our faith is not destroyed by trials, and hope is not quenched by depression. Sometimes we need to break a little to be whole.

That…[Read more]

=D

@whalekeeper

Ironically… he does. Represented by a glowing river rock his dad helped him find.

*cue sudden revelation*

*thunder*

Nevermind. He’s totally gonna lose that rock. His hope must die. It’s his rock bottom. That’s the mortality. AAAHHHHHHHH.

I finally figured out the midpoint climax!!!!

But considering I want to…[Read more]

Indeed.

Yessss. What is your favorite scene?

resoonse redacted to limit screaming. My throat is a touch too raw for plot twists.

Tail-handed, naturally.

His name somehow communicates that to me. Not concretely, but you know what I mean. It sounds dreamy to me, but also a little foreboding because of the –lor ending

Really? *feels imense satisfaction*

Hehehe.

I think I’m justified in nerding out a bit, and saying that I love it.

Yes, you are justified. Loving your story is ide…[Read more]

Glad to make my contribution. *bows majestically*

That is valid. XD Inglor is my MC in the story we first set out to write in Ari’s world. It’s at least a thousand years after Ari and life is different, but there are still the same evils around. Somehow, even though whenever we actually write in his story he’s a bundle of…[Read more]

It will probably settle a little after the innitial Start Here posts are done. Probably.

I think that’s the last of those specifically. And once more, may I reitrerate that I have no idea what really happens to Inglor. He just has trauma somehow and both of us have forgotten the details.

*manic digging through digital files*

Okay, those are hilarious and also call me out. How dare you. XD

Except I feel sorry for Remmington. XD

✨Graditude✨

Ah! You responded. A warning now: my notifs are notoriously inconsistent and I forget to check on my profile, so I may not see something for a while. And I just get busy Anywhoo…

Hooray! I love the third book, although I will admit that my favorite scene for the longest time was in the first. XD (Strider’s appearance in the…[Read more]

Currently I write a lot of Biblical topics since my essays are school related. I love them but also don’t since there’s the added stress of a grade to contend with. I also write the occasional Chesterton/Lewis style short essay-rant on whatever is on my mind. Usually art, absolute truth, or the beauty of writing true fiction.

Ah.…[Read more]

Hey! It’s been a long time since I aaw you around. How are you?

*reads poem*

That’s lovely. While I can’t relate in the way it seems to be written, it still reaonates.

This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

That’s why I want to learn it! My twin sister plays the violin, so we’ve been conspiring to get a mandolin for a while.

Hehehe!

Thank you for that. The dichotomy of my feelings about this new development are now expressed in meme form. I may go on with contentment.

Hello and welcome to KP!

Essays… I have a deep love-hate relationship with them. I love exploring complex topics in an approachable way, but I also dread the search for sources. Which is ironic considering I would gladly look through old books for any other reason.

I’ve read Lord of the Rings, but none of the others, although many of…[Read more]

Taking everything with a rgain of salt as always, you might prefer to put these two paragraphs together.

Yet beneath the glittering feasts, royal ceremonies, and fierce competitions, something darker is stirring. Not every prince is what he seems. Not every smile hides good intentions. And not everyone fighting for Keres’s hand wants h…

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This is definetely intriguing! After reading it, I am interested in the vibrant world and curious why one prince is emphasized over the others. This sounds like it has a romance plot but also a complicated mystery. As a reader, I like mysteries, and I also like feeling like I have figured out the plot (but still want to be surprised).

I…[Read more]

Hi! It’s good to meet you again. I am so excited to see KP running like I remember it when I first joined five years ago. But even more, I’m looking forward to how this will grow as it serves a new “generation” of KeePers. This world is in desperate need of more lights set on a hill.

To introduce myself, because that feels vaguely…[Read more]

This is such a fascinating character concept!

For names, I usually decide what letters “fit” the person, then look at names from the cultures I feel are aesthetically/culturally similar to my setting. I also like to look at name meanings. Sometimes I find a perfect name and sometimes I find inspiration for a made up name.

Whatever…[Read more]

Praying!

Yay! I was able to find a copy on Libby. Looking forward to this!

Beth did well. No need for disappintment.

Tavar

A waterfall of words slipped from Bryce. Tavar leaned forward in his seat, eyes wide, mouth parted to catch any stray droplets of knowledge.

The vital organs and their shapes and significance to the body rushed past his imagination. This was not about the mind then. That fit the…[Read more]

I actually think I heard of it someplace on here. I’ll have to finish it now.

Yes! And the pipe snare drums that accompany them!!

Yes! Ahhhhhhhhh….

I do. And wish to play so many more!

The ever present conundrum.

Primarily fiddle and mandolin. Technically harmonica (but we don’t talk about that), learning bodhran and tin whi…

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As he should.

Really? I rarely find people who have read or heard of it. Please tell me what you think if you do end up reading it! =)

YES. They make me want to dance, and I do not really know how to dance except to the Lord, so it is quite the chaoticaly gleeful experience. Do you?

Do you play any instrument(s)?

A good choice!

Ah, valid. They aren’t the same thing.

Ok, ok. I did not think this through. XD Hmm… I think I would serve tea, scones, and wild rice and chicken soup. Not sure exactly who it would be but most of the canidates would be happy with that. Except for Urchin from The Mistmantle Chronicles. He’s not a carnivorous…[Read more]

Aw, thanks! I had fun finding a profile name that was still acurate to me.

Starters….. I’ve killed a few too lol. We mostly keep ours in the fridge until it’s time to use it, but even then it doesn’t always survive. XD Yeasted bread can be delicious too though, thankfully!

Forgotten the taste of cheesecake? I am glad you have…[Read more]

Hey! It’s wonderful to have you.

Honestly, time constraints are relateable.

I’m Elishavet, although if you’ve hung around here a while you know that already. I’m also a graduated homeschooler (attending college now), and I mostly write assorted flash fiction, poetry, and short stories. I have a bunch of longer projects jumbled…[Read more]

I understand! ♥️ I’m glad the fog is clearing a little.