Faith Kindred

@Daeus I feel really bad I didn’t remember that scene and warn you about it. I’m sorry.

@Sarah-H this just goes to show that different people can read the same book and be affected in completely different ways. That scene was so minor and unimportant to me it didn’t even stick with me five minutes. So it’s kinda difficult to lay down exact…[Read more]

@Leumeister you already do quite a bit of showing, and that’s great. But there were several instances where you told that could have been stronger through showing. It’s the difference between this line:

She sauntered over, still trying to display an air of authority, coming in closer to examine him.

and this line:

Pandora sighed, placing her…

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@sarah-h Well, Kate’s right, the book was a thematic flop. Not that I think it’s harmless. He does use a little bit of subtlety with his situational ethics which might trip up someone who’s not very used to the tricks of expressing worldview

I think you were specifically asking about magic though. Well, to start off, his magic system in the book…[Read more]

@sara-h Well, Kate’s right, the book was a thematic flop. Not that I think it’s harmless. He does use a little bit of subtlety with his situational ethics which might trip up someone who’s not very used to the tricks of expressing worldview

I think you were specifically asking about magic though. Well, to start off, his magic system in the book…[Read more]

Not at all, @Sarah-H. Writers ramble. It’s part of the job description. 😀

That’s a great question. As far as reading books with a bad worldview like that, in the end they’re just books and no one who reads them with their head screwed on straight and their eyes on Christ is gonna get burned. In fact, I read the IC at a point in my life when I…[Read more]

@Leumeister yes, excellent idea. That way the emphasis is not on the goal itself, but why the antagonists/protagonist should or should not deserve/accomplish it, based on the rightness of their worldview.

Also a very good point, @Anna-Brie. I agree.

@Daeus
You were wondering what had happened to Kingdom Pen Radio / The Very Serious Writing Show. I thought I had better not derail anyone’s welcome thread and this is the off topic thread of sort.

It was going strong until a few months ago then Daniel missed a week, said college was taking over his life and he might miss a week again. And then…[Read more]

@Daeus
You were wondering what had happend to Kingdom Pen Radio / The Very Serious Writing Show. I thought I had better not derail anyone’s welcome thread and this is the off topic thread of sort.

It was going strong until a few months ago then Daniel missed a week, said college was taking over his life and he might miss a week again. And then it…[Read more]

Conflict is really when two people cannot both get what they want. If both sides want something only one can have, There’s conflict. If they want opposite things, also conflict.

What really makes conflict engaging, is the stakes. It’s not what you character wants, but why they must succeed.(I’m quoting Tosca Lee here.) In other words, why they…[Read more]

@perfectfifths Welcome! G’day. Yep, I’m another of the Australians. From NSW.

Did I hear you mention the Ilyon Chronicles? They’re some of my favourite books ever.

Also it’s funny that all us Austrlian’s are from different states. We still need some from NT, SA and TAS though. And the ACT, I’d like that because I almost live there.

And I love…[Read more]

Wow @jess. I think you’re muse needs a smoke alarm 😛

@dragon-snapper @jess I wrote 598 words. I think my muse is starting to come back.

@PerfectFifths FontRiver is another good one.

Ah, well have a good night @kate-flournoy. Don’t go swallowing your glasses anymore.

@dragon-snapper @anyone-else I’m still gonna write tonight.

@Daeus @Dragon-Snapper I won’t be able to write tonight. Good luck if you guys go without me.

@PerfectFifths yes, I had loads of fun teaching myself all the different old fonts I could find… in fact I probably should have learned the basics first, but I wanted to learn those other fonts so badly I plunged right into the advanced styles and mastered the basics on the way. 😛 I especially like the Gothic font— the one used most in old…[Read more]

@PerfectFifths I am so jealous… 😛 I actually taught myself calligraphy simply because I loved the font Tolkien uses for his maps so much I wanted to make maps the same way. XD

@PerfectFifths yesssssss. I love maps. Both drawing and looking at them. It’s my dream to have my own ‘office/study’ with the walls simply covered in maps. 😀

*pops in from random swirl of crazy life to shriek* MAPS!!! YES!!! *pops out again*

@PerfectFifths

*pops in from random swirl of crazy life to shriek* MAPS!!! YES!!! *pops out again*

@Perfect-Fifths