@emma-flournoy
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Emma Flournoy posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Oh and also, my sister and I had our first violin lessons yesterday. They were good; pretty simple so far…hopefully it doesn’t stay too simple for a long time or I might feel like we’re not learning much we don’t already know. But I shall try to be patient. And this’ll basically force accountability on me now, so I’VE PLAYED THE VIOLIN THREE…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
Bravo, that’s quite a list! Very comprehensive. I love it. So, you’re not totally in the dark…not about everything. 😛 Isn’t it all just a convoluted mess?! Poor EVERYONE! (Except for…well, some people, who…I find it hard to pity and perhaps don’t deserve it, yet who still are (or will be) in wretched circumstances.)
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Cliche? in the forum Fantasy 8 years, 3 months ago
@WarrioroftheRealm Well, looks like I’m contradicting everyone else on this topic, but… my first thought was yes, absolutely. 😛 It’s undoubtedly cliche. There are ALWAYS exceptions, which several of the worthy responders above have pointed out, but in general, just thinking of that kind of scene, yes, I find it cliche.
*slinks out*
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
@LivGiordano Well good.
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic The Diary Of Nameless in the forum Short Story Critiques 8 years, 3 months ago
@Daeus Heh, all right. Thanks, I shall begin.
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Arrows, spears, and other pointy things… in the forum Fantasy 8 years, 3 months ago
@Ethryndal That recurve picture looks almost exactly like the recurve we use.
Secondly, you really have researched archery. Impressive. Most impressive.
@That_Writer_Girl_99 *shoves spectacles up on nose quite scholarlyly* I back up what she said. Mostly because my dad’s an archer and several of us amateur archers, so I know at least the basics.…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic The Diary Of Nameless in the forum Short Story Critiques 8 years, 3 months ago
@Daeus OK.
@Overcomer If you see an Elizabeth Flournoy on your doc then, that’s me, using one of my sisters’ account because I don’t have one. Just so you’re warned, it’s not an intruding bot or anything. 😉 And since it’s technically yours first, if you want I can wait to beta-read it ’til you’ve already done so, ’cause that’d be totally fine. I…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic The Diary Of Nameless in the forum Short Story Critiques 8 years, 3 months ago
@Daeus Ahh, I remember that post! It was intriguing. I’d like to do it, unless you’re already too swamped with beta-readers, in which case I’d still want to just read it. ;P
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
Aahh! That does sound disappointing. I like Almanzo well enough, but not to replace the Ingalls. :'(
No, we’re not to Nellie’s marriage yet, but I’m pretty sure it’s in this season (which you probably know, which is probably why you asked. ;P). I can certainly imagine it would be funny.
A NEW FAMILY moves into the Ingalls’ house?!…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic I'm back!! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
Hey, welcome back @ClaireC!
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
@LivGiordano Yeah, I haven’t seen that many TV shows either. 😛 Plenty of period drama miniseries, but not regular TV shows.
Ahh, I think that depends on how far you watch. *wiggles eyebrows* There are lot of great older ones, but the further you get, at a certain point, you get at least two new AWESOME characters, and by default many more…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic The Elements of Elemental Cliche… in the forum Fantasy 8 years, 3 months ago
@WarrioroftheRealm They’ve gottcha covered already. 😉
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic *waves manically* ;P in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
@GracieGirl HEy, that’s really cool! I didn’t know you recorded stuff. Do you record your own books, or just your favorite other books and the like? Sweet.
Heh, me? Not bad, not bad. 😛 Pretty busy (though not as busy as it sounds like you were 😉 ). But good for the most part. Reading a lot too. (I’m pretty sure you knew I’m not actually a…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Hey Everyone! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
@LivGiordano Welcome, welcome, and thrice welcome!!
Little House on the Prairie‘s good. Most of the time. 😛 Sometimes the stories are really flat. But most of them aren’t. Who’s your favorite character?
And I’m so glad you love classical music. Not enough people do. 😛
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Hey Guys…hey…hi…hello in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
Heh, yeah. 😀
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic HAHA! I DID IT AGAIN! in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 3 months ago
@Dragon-Snapper Coolio.
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Hey Guys…hey…hi…hello in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
Oh thank you, @Dekreel! 😀 😉
@MNValentine If you think Les Miserables is basically the best book ever written, AND you have the dedication to read it a third time, you have my applause and respect. IT’S SO AMAZING. My favorite book. And as you see, Dekreel knows this. I like alerting others to its amazing presence, so it’s good to find people…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Silver Phoenix in the forum Publishing & Platform 8 years, 3 months ago
@Dragon-Snapper Very cool blog. I love your style.
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic *waves manically* ;P in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 3 months ago
@GracieGirl HEY! YOU’RE BACK! Yayyy!! Has your life settled down a little? Have you been able to do any writing?
Trust me, we really did miss you (though I haven’t been on here just tons lately so I didn’t suffer from it as much as some people probably did. ;P ). *serious nod* Good to have ya back.
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Nice!! Maybe your teacher is starting easy to see where you’re at. I found it can get harder pretty quickly (especially if you’re an older student starting with the basics – you don’t stay at the basics for very long). I’ve been on the Grade 3 book for most of the year last year. Yay for consistency! Doesn’t it feel great? 😀 (I haven’t been very…[Read more]
That makes sense. It’s an encouraging thought. 😀 And yes it feels great! I just hope I can consistently be consistent. ;P
Yeah. Another possibility is that your teacher might want to make sure you learn “properly.” With our singing lessons, our teacher is teaching us a lot about technique. Like, my brother and I can sing, but we didn’t sing properly (which is important), and she’s teaching us how – after our first lesson, my throat didn’t feel strained at all,…[Read more]
That makes a lot of sense too. I think it less likely that’s the case here, because she actually commended my technique and stuff (which made me rather happy. 😛 ), but I suppose it never hurts to make sure even so. And I have problems with staccato. 😛
Yeah. Just ideas, since I have no idea how your technique is. 😉
Yup, and I thank you. 😀
Are you having weekly lessons, or more or less often?
Hopefully twice a month. Every-other-weekly or something along those lines.
Nice. I have mine weekly, but we also don’t pay (it could get too much otherwise). My dad mows my teacher’s lawn for my lessons. XD
Aah! That’s great! Lucky duck. ;P Yeah, the main reason we’ve never done lessons before is because of the cost. SO expensive, not to mention the cost of driving and stuff. BUT, since these are students teaching us (albeit very advanced ones), and not professional violin teachers, we’ve got it for $10 per lesson/person. So, all together, $40 per…[Read more]
$10 a lesson isn’t bad. Usually it would be $30 a lesson if we paid, but Dad does work in kind, so I’m really blessed to be able to have lessons like that. And my teacher’s become a family friend (we have a habit of doing that XD). Sometimes we look after her cats when she goes away. And when my mum was unable to take me to lessons for a time, she…[Read more]
But yeah, my teacher is professional, so it would be more expensive. 😛
I keep being pleasantly surprised to see you’ve replied again, because I keep thinking it must be almost night by now in Australia. 😛 It’s mid-morning over here.
Aw, that’s great. 😀 I love it when your associates become good friends as well.
Let’s see, it’s almost 10 past 8 in the morning now. That post was about 9 hours ago according to KP, so I posted that around 11 last night. Sounds about right. 😛 I usually try and be in bed by then, but sometimes it doesn’t work. XD
Yeah. 😀
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