Karina Sanchez

@Faithdk yes!! When it comes to adjectives, less generally is more. I used to be absolutely enamored with adjectives— just see my ‘Story of the Seed’ story that was published on KP a while back. *shudder* 😛
But I’ve learned that if I use them sparingly, they’re more effective when they come.
And yes. I don’t like apple pie.

I’m afraid it’s…[Read more]

You know what, @kate-flournoy? Here’s something else I just happened to notice. Info dumps are actually often some of the most rereadable portions of a book. I suspect it has something to do with irony. The classical authors loved irony in an info dump.

@kate-flournoy. Ah, how perfect. This is something I’ve been thinking about recently. Hmm… you can guess why. I think I might just go off and eat every book on prose I can get my hands on, but then again, that might be hard on my fiction diet. Hmm…

Ok, first thing’s first. Stop disliking apple pie!!!

Hmph … yes, now that that’s out of the…[Read more]

@Sarah-H hmm… it depends. I’ve seen them too, and love them, and as far as violence goes if your brother’s seen Master and Commander he can see HH, but I’m seventeen and there are parts my parents skip when they watch it with me for other reasons. We actually skip one whole episode— The Duchess… something or other, and fragments of the rest.…[Read more]

@Sarah-H hmm… it depends. I’ve seen them too, and love them, and as far as violence goes if your brother’s seen Master and Commander he can see HH, but I’m seventeen and there are parts my parents skip when they watch it with me for other reasons. We actually skip one whole episode— The Duchess… something or other, and fragments of the rest.…[Read more]

Hmm, well, not stale really. Quite deep rather. And we never talked aliens before. That’s a new aspect. *Wanders off thinking philosophical thoughts*

Hmm, well, not stale really. Quite deep rather. And we never talked aliens before. That’s a new aspect.

@faithdk We had an extended conversation about this a while ago if you want to get caught up. https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/magic-and-fantasy/

Well @Hope *pulls long, solemn professor-face, folds hands gravely in lap* time spent on philosophy is never wasted. Philosophical thought is the magnifying lens through which we view our world. *nods solemnly* The clearer understanding we have of philosophy, the less confusing the world is.

😉

@Hope yay! You got it! I narrowed it down to pretty much that last night, but I wanted to look at it from every possible angle before I said anything. Bravo! I didn’t know you were a philosopher… 😉

@hope *claps* Very well done. The fallacy is equivocation if you think about it hard enough.

@wordfitlyspoken Yes, but it took me two hours of absolute fanatical concentration. Hopefully that won’t happen to you. *Somewhat worried look*

Hmm, I see, well.

Oh, those are rare. I must read it sooner than by the end of the year.

@Daeus ooh… ouch. Okay, gimme a while to figure that out. I thought I had it for a minute, but then I lost it. I’m still operating on sub-par intelligence. 😛

Unless perhaps non-existence is non-existent by very definition and therefore naturally does not exist… or co-exists with its nonexistence… hmmmm… yeah, give me a bit. 😉

And yes.…[Read more]

@Daeus ooh… ouch. Okay, gimme a while to figure that out. I thought I had it for a minute, but then I lost it. I’m still operating on sub-par intelligence. 😛

Unless perhaps non-existence is non-existent by very definition and therefore naturally does not exist… or co-exists with its nonexistence… hmmmm… yeah, give me a bit. 😉

@kate-flournoy I’ve heard of the book, but never heard anybody recommend it particularly before. I guess I’ll have to read it now if you like it so much. Hmm, probably before the end of the year.

Btw, since you’re a philosopher, I thought I’d give you the most troubling philosophical paradox I’ve ever encountered. Actually, it’s incredibly…[Read more]

Okay guys, I discovered a new favorite. My mom bought me this book on a random impulse, having heard it once before as an audiobook, and I devoured it in a day.

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.

Read it.

There’s a bit of language in it and a very few pretty graphic scenes, but they in no way detracted from the beauty of the story for me. In case…[Read more]

Hey, a newcomer! I can’t believe I missed this… 😛 Anyway, welcome to KP, @C-C-Lane!

I know exactly what you mean about writing historical fiction— I have the same problem. All of my earliest novels were historical fiction, and they are quite liberally scattered with incongruous dragon metaphors. 😛

And hey, you know what, it’s actually…[Read more]