That first trial sounds good, and if you want, you could have your characters join ours after their trial.

@keilah-h @esther-c

Rosalind

“You have a tail. Were you cursed? How can you be a human with animal characteristics?” Rosalind forced her eyes to the strange man’s face. “I am sorry, I believe I have just sounded…[Read more]

I think I’ll get into like the first like trap or trial? Should my charries run into yours at any point?

TINDER

She needed something to do with her hands. Something to build or take apart. As it was, the strange island had limited options. She settled for a handful of rocks, twigs and vines, sitting down to to…[Read more]

Lol, thanks.

@keilah-h

Poor guys should get used to it at this point XD

@esther-c

Emmerich

A hot, grainy substance burned Emmerich’s hands. He moved his hands and sat up, the ground beneath shifting slightly. It was a brownish yellow color, and incredibly uncomfortable.

Gazing round, Emmerich caught sight of Rosalind, w…[Read more]

these two get chucked into all the roleplays haha, I doubt they’re enjoying it but whatever, they can handle it

Huntress

My eyes snapped open as I became aware of dusty gravel beneath me. A familiar feeling…but the sky above me wasn’t the Teufort Moon’s, judging from the lack of any other…[Read more]

Hurrah, and so the adventure begins!

@keilah-h @esther-c

Trevor

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!” Trevor screamed as the sky fell away from him and branches crashed against him. A blend of green and brown consumed his vision, and Trevor had the sense to shield his neck from the branches.

His back hit the first solid branch. Tre…[Read more]

Okay! Finally got to it!

TINDER

The sand was everywhere. Tinder choked on it, hacking in an effort to dispell the grating particles from her throat. Pushing from the mound of wet beach she’d woken up on, Tinder flopped on her back and sucked in gulps of sand-free air. Feeling slowly returned to her aching body,…[Read more]

Okay I wrote like half of it, I’ll try to get to the rest when I have more time later today!

Yay, new person joining!!

@princesachronicle22

No pressure or anything, but do you think you’ll have that first RP out soon? It’s okay if you need more time.

Thank you!!!

I like it because it makes sense–they don’t want a child ruling their country and it’s something that I haven’t seen a lot of fantasy books incorporate.

I’m still fleshing out how Wadsat connects to all of it. I’m thinking that maybe some Paynes are so poor that they have to sell themselves into slavery to…[Read more]

It hasn’t been active for a pretty long time but me @theshadow and @keilah-h are actually just about to revive it with a new storyline and things!

Totally forgot to write the first RP though…

But you should totally introduce your charries and hop in before I write it!

It hasn’t been active for a pretty long time but me @theshadow and @keila-h are actually just about to revive it with a new storyline and things!

Totally forgot to write the first RP though…

But you should totally introduce your charries and hop in before I write it!

Okay, so I have some new ideas.

First I’m going to tell you about each government and political settings and then explain what my ideas are.

Andromeda

They’re set up similar to an oligarchy, like each race (Azer, Aquino, Estrello, and Pitt) send representatives to Lir and they meet to discuss rules. Often, the representatives’…[Read more]

<3

@esther-c
Thanks for asking! I’m as well as I can be, given the circumstances. I’m probably going to contract a stress-induced illness; that’s how I roll.

Thank you for the sympathy <3 I appreciate it

Something like a last farewell or something??! I have been searching for over a month. It started out as “oh that would be cool if they had a theme song” and turned into “they MUST have one just because I can’t find one.” lolol

So, anyone have a good one?

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I made a board for Marky Boy lol

Just saw all of this. Notif trouble.

I’m glad your sister’s doing better! As well as the baby. That must be so rough for her though, ugh.

@esther-c

That’s amazing. ♥️♥️ Sounds like one of those moments when you realize how many people in your life are there for you.

That’s really cool!! I’m happy for you guys!

Everyone please give me 5 of your favorite songs (if you want to) and I’ll make a playlist!!!! Then we can all see what songs…[Read more]

Praise God!!

That is so amazing, Esther!!!! Thank You Lord!!! 🎉❤️🎉❤️

Of course! Hopefully the surgery will go well and the doctors will be able to figure out the best treatment. I’ll be praying!!

Praying for your family!

Okay! I’ll be praying that the cancer won’t spread and that they can get it under control.

Good job! Just wrote stuff. Thought I’d gotten so much written. Checked the word count.

33 words.

*Sobs*

How’s it going? Any updates?

Does anyone want an update? It’s been a while🤪

@koshka

Wonderful news on the books! Love and miss those dear darling charies. #LeonNeedsHugs

thank you! It’s been tiring at times but so, so good🫶🏻 haha yes I think Leon/Riker are doing well atm but that’s probably mainly because I’m writing my fantasy books right now😂 Their 3rd book is on…[Read more]

Thank God you caught it early! I’ll be praying for you and your family.

I’m so sorry Esther! But I’m glad you guys are doing alright and they were able to catch it early. We’ll be praying for you guys! ❤️❤️

Not this year. I’d like to, but time is not my own.

@esther-c

Yay!! I’ll be joining YDubs too! Still a KaPeefer at heart, but I do want more professional feedback and stuff seeing how I’d like to publish mainstream.

I tagged you on my intro post!

@whalekeeper

I tried to find you, but couldn’t remember your last name…XD

Whoa, weird!

@everyone

This article may give us some more context… https://kingdompen.org/kingdom-pen-goes-on-hiatus/

My browser recommended it to me when I searched up the website. What I don’t understand is why there were so many people able to join after this?? And we still had submissions occasionally for years, right?

Wow!! That’s really cool.

and also scary that AI can do that….

We are! We sang a hymn commemorating the Holy Innocents at church today.

Thank you! No one else caught the stomach bug, but we did end up with another cold…I think everyone’s nearly over it now though. And I’m praying for you too!

So most of you probably remember my little project back in March, you know, the collection that I put together that was a mix of poetry and short stories, allegories and things like that. I gave it to my youth group as part…[Read more]

Oh my word girl I am so sorry!!!

Even though nothing’s been officially diagnosed yet, I’m sure it’s hard :/

I’ll be praying that God gives you all peace, and that the results come back SUPER QUICK (because waiting is so hard!! especially with something like this) and I will be praying that it’s NOT cancer or anything serious like…[Read more]

I think it sounds fine. You mention it being ‘not that bad of a sin’ but I don’t think it would be a bad thing to write even if it were worse, it’s a path many people go down and it’s good to show that people can turn around and find a new life even if they get deep in to something or enjoy it. Some thing I would note is that is…[Read more]

*puts on nerd glasses*

Historically, Advent is not about waiting for Christmas. It’s about waiting and preparing for Christ’s second coming, and it is a penitential season similar to Lent, for when He returns, he will not be a meek and mild baby in a manger, but a King coming to judge the earth. My dad says if you do Advent right,…[Read more]

Looking through everyone else’s responses, I think they have already covered what I would say to that. Have her enjoy it, because it’s realistic, then show some consequences. I like the idea of starting with subtle consequences. Something that lets the reader know that what she did was wrong, but she would push it away, or even tell…[Read more]

I’m worried that I’m sending little messages that this sin really isn’t so bad or evil.

I really don’t think you have to worry about this unless the MC doesn’t face consequences.

Every MC lives with internalized beliefs, some right and some wrong, and if you’re telling the story from the MC’s perspective – they’re not exactly going…[Read more]

XD Well good! Glad it was helpful. Don’t worry too much over the whole “Gracious but this draft needs so much work” problem. You’ve already put in a ton of work and learned so much just to get to this point in the drafting process. You can do this! It’s worth it. (plus, hey, we’re all in this thing too…writer’s are crazy)

Just goes to…

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Glad it was helpful. I have a possible idea for something that you could try for option three.

We knew a kid who was trying to go straight. His dad was Special Forces and died in Dessert Storm. His dad’s best friend was kind of a mentor to him tho and was trying to fill in as a father figure. None of them were Christian’s at this…[Read more]

This is a very good question.

But I suppose it comes down to what the reader sees is going on and what the character sees–and those don’t have to be the same. In this case, shouldn’t be.

I’m in the middle of rereading Screwtape Letters. One of the letters tells about how that sin has pleasure attached, and how that pleasure actually…[Read more]

Could you maybe say what specifically she’s doing? I might be able to help more with specifics, but if you want to avoid spoilers, that’s alright.

Every sin has an effect on the person sinning and the people around them, whether visible or not. So even if she’s enjoying herself, you can show how it’s eating away at other parts of her…[Read more]

Hi Esther. I actually had something similar to deal with in one of my books as well. Here are the two things I would say to keep in mind that will most likely make the difference.

1. There can be a time where the MC believes a lie as long as it is shown to be a lie by the end of the book. (i.e. There are some rough consequences…[Read more]

HEY GUYS!!! I’M STILL ALIVE!!!! I know its literally been forever (prob like a…[Read more]