Faith Kindred

I read through that sentence a few more times. There are actually a few ways to read that I guess, and I accented the wrong words. What I was thinking was that you had hit a midway point between
“Some of the inkwells broke, spreading puddles of greasy ink on the black granite and the scattered parchments.”
and
“Some of the inkwells broke and…[Read more]

This thread needs to be awakened. Has anyone here ever published a book before? I know at least some of you have. If so, could you tell us about the marketing approach you took.

Thanks Daues. I think I see what you’re saying.
And yes, the owner of this place is filthy rich. He works for the government.Actually, he’s part of the government. Governor of this really wealthy city named Ivreton. And… he’s high in the king’s favor. At least… most of the time.
Oh and by the way, that king I just mentioned… you know him…[Read more]

AMEN!

I might know. Put a comma after the first “and”, and between ink and stained.

All I could find.

Additionally, you might say black granite floor just to clarify. By the way, Is the owner of this place filthy rich? Because granite flooring would be really expensive, especially for a room of the size you seem to indicate and it seems it isn’t even…[Read more]

Henty. For all his mastery with escapes, you’d think he’d be able to write real people, but no. Some parts about them were real and some specific characters were done well, but overall, they were platonic ideals with a John Bull twist, just given different names.

Just a couple corrections the other guys missed:

Some of the inkwells broke, and spreading puddles of greasy ink stained the black granite and the scattered parchments.

Read that again. You probably deleted that and rewrote it, but forgot to take out the previous wording. I do that all the time. 😛 Just decide on one to keep.

…catching up…

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I honestly can’t think of any perfectly perfect characters. But there are the morally perfect ones. Sometimes they just aren’t the main character, though and you’re seeing the story through the eyes of another character.The morally perfect characters usually have some other fault or not everyone likes them.
Like Horatio Horblower is awesome, but…[Read more]

*blinks owlishly, sniffs, and hangs head contritely* I am ashamed.

Yeah, it’s funny actually, because Denholm is not the main MC for this book, more like the second main MC, yet he seems to be the general favorite among my fan base— read, my siblings. 😛

Try not to die, by the way. I only just found you again.

Post away, Rolena! A fresh perspective is always good, especially since most of us were so immersed in this subject that I know at least I was beginning to get muddled.

Most of us can probably stand a few more thoughts on this without going green in the face… 😉

When however you see that perfect character repeated continually, you start to go, “Not again”.

Gulp… Listen to Daeus on this one, guys. He’s uniquely qualified to be offering an opinion.

Okay, first things first. On the podcast Mr. Davis used Aragorn as an example. Good choice of example. I think a lot of what made Aragorn such a great cha…[Read more]

It depends, I think. Perfect characters are not very relatable, but you do like them and want to be like them. When however you see that perfect character repeated continually, you start to go, “Not again”. You never do that for a flawed hero (unless they really weren’t portrayed well). Flawed characters provide opportunity for growth and when you…[Read more]

Hey guys! This discussion has been so interesting to read through and I’m so bummed I haven’t been able to be a part of it yet (my family’s been crazy busy) and I know that Daniel just started a new discussion and ya’ll will head over there soon, but I’ve had lots of thoughts from your great discussion on this topic and might get to post them…[Read more]

Please let me add my thanks! I’ve always been impressed by the professionalism that ya’ll use to run the website and am so appreciative of the amazing resources. Like Kate said, KP has really challenged my writing to grow in all directions and encouraged me to really strive to write unafraid for the Lord! Thanks guys and gals! And thanks Mark for…[Read more]

Daeus, I was prepared to fall on my knees and beg you to proofread this story for me once I finish it, because your critique on my last one (of which this is a sequel, actually) was so helpful. But hey! You’ve saved me a very awkward moment of humility. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU PROOFREAD THIS BOOK WHEN I FINISH IT.

And thank you so…[Read more]

First of all, let me say that even if you had made a complete mess of the fight scene (which you didn’t), I still would have loved this scene overall. Seriously, I’m hoping you finish this book soon so I can read it.

Now, for the butchery!

Actually, I’ll start off with a positive point, and that is that anything about the fight that I’m not…[Read more]

Forgot to mention … You seem to have a knack for showing the internal thoughts of your characters.

What I want to know is if you’ve read the Redwall series. I’ve had some exposure to them, but never really read one. I’ve heard they’re good, but if I remember correctly, they are some very chunky books. Are they that worth it? If so, I might have to put it on my, “to read when I’m 80” list. I don’t think I can spare that much time.

I can’t wait…[Read more]