Faith Q.

Bittersweet? Most definitely. Pointlessly tragic? No.

@keilah-h,

I love them too! The Arlington’s names are honestly what makes them come alive to me, haha… and I love Indi!.. and everyone else, now that I mention it.

Anyway, thank you, and I agree 🙂

@emilysf,

Ooh, those questions are super helpful and thought-provoking! I’ve thought of some of them before, but I’ll definitely use them to keep the plot churning!

(And if you ever think of more, please don’t hesitate… the further I get this, the better!)

Equally important second things second: my YA fantasy.

I’m not even writing this one until NaNo (for now I’m focusing on the above story and editing past ones), but I want to start getting comfortable with the idea and turning ideas around in my head. I want this to be a trilogy, and I don’t have enough story for that yet, so I’d love anything…[Read more]

First things first: the middle-grade contemporary.

Indium Grace Arlington lives a pretty normal life for a 10-year-old… except for her crazy family, whose escapades are generally the talk of the whole town. (Not that the town is that big, of course.)

Okay, so maybe her life isn’t all that normal.

I mean, they were kind of doomed from the…[Read more]

@godly-fantasy12,

WOAH.

THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.

Seriously, that was great writing. Now I wanna read more!

@denali-christianson,

I’ve only skimmed what other people have said, but I do agree with them for the most part. If you feel like your character needs to be white, that’s totally fine. Don’t push anything on your characters that feels unnatural; trust me, I’ve tried it. Just go with the flow and what feels right for your story.

That being said,…[Read more]

@koshka

Ooh, thanks for the encouragement and suggestions! *brain starts churning, then realizes that idea is WAY too similar to the last book she wrote, haha*

Yes!! If I can get picky readers (like me and, apparently, you) to go past the blurb on the back, I’d consider that a solid win! This idea is now officially on the list of ones I hope to…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

At least for me, even though I haven’t read a ton of stories with fake character deaths, I’ve read enough to know that it cheapens the plotline. I feel like killing MCs and resurrecting them is a common enough thing to do that when you do it, people don’t take you seriously. It takes away from the power of the MC’s death,…[Read more]

@abigail-m

I’ll be praying! Keep us updated!

@daisy-torres

Oh, gotcha. Thanks for the comments, and I appreciate the encouragement! I’ve officially added it to my many ‘to-be-written’ WISemi-progress XD

And, just out of curiosity, why did my story idea remind you of ‘Mark of the Thief’?

@keilah-h

Haha, yeah, I get that. I’ve never written anything cliche on purpose, but I can totally see…[Read more]

@e-k-seaver

That’s amazing! *brings out the confetti and chocolate*

I’m so excited for you! I’ve heard so much about this book… unfortunately, I’m not really investing in books of any kind right now…

*tears*

but I’m so happy for you and I can’t wait to see where God takes you!…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

1. I love mystery and unraveling secrets… ugh, so good.

2. And then when you add deceit in there, it becomes a winner. Anything suspenseful like that is the best.

3. And then when you have a clock ticking and they have to solve said mystery soon… *shivers with delicious anticipation*

But…

1. Circus world as in a planet…[Read more]

Oy, well, this took a little longer than I thought. *glares at loathsome procrastinating self, my LPS* I had meant to answer A LOT sooner, respond to each of you individually, and definitely NOT wait almost a full month before responding.

As you can see, that didn’t happen.

But thank you all so, so, so, SO, SOOOO much for the stories! I’m…[Read more]

@trahia-the-minstrel

Whoop-whoop! That’s so exciting! Hopefully, if I do end up joining in August, I’ll see you there!