Faith Kindred

Hi Hope,

They are about even, but (of course) it depends. The strategy of the swordsman must be to get past the pointy ends (where he can get cut) to the pole of the spear (where he can’t get cut). His opponent can respond in three ways. One, he might be able to pull back his spear and retreat fast enough that he can get the pointy ends in front…[Read more]

Hi 10642,

Do you mean to say you are publishing your poetry in a book? That sounds great. I love poetry. By the way, if you happen to be an expert on writing with meter, I could use some help (see thread, “writing with meter”).

Glad you joined the discussion.

Many last names are based upon things like landscape features, animals, or occupations. Think of smith, lamb, king, etc. You may not have heard of the names dell, prince, or butcher, but they probably exist, or at least they sound like they might, and that is all you need.

We have a pretty large backlog, and also with all of us all being volunteers and so only being able to work on Kingdom Pen in the spare time we have between college and jobs, it is normal for it to take awhile before approval and then publication.

I would not be comfortable either reading or writing about zombies, because I don’t like messing with the natural laws (life and death) God has set in place.

If so, Kate, then would you say you are also not in favor of stories like Narnia and Lord of The Rings which take place in other worlds and have elements that are much different from our world?

I would not be comfortable either reading or writing about zombies, because I don’t like messing with the natural laws (life and death) God has set in place.

Then, would you be against stories like Narnia and Lord of The Rings which take place in other worlds and have elements that are much different from our world?

Let me throw in something here. While I would not write of zombies or vampires no matter what side they were on, simply because I find them utterly disgusting, I would probably write a witch if she were very obviously on the evil side. Writing a witch is simply like writing a mage gone wrong or a wizard turned sorcerer. (See general writing…[Read more]

I think you guys have this very well under control, so I will assume it is safe for me to bow out. I have been succeeded by one my superior in all matters of outlining, it would appear. I seriously had no clue where this was going. Thank you, Sarah, for saving my face.
I will simply say that I have realized that a perfect protagonist is an entity…[Read more]

Yeah, isn’t it funny how some characters you just know their name has to start with a certain letter to fit them? I have no idea why that is, but it seems to be almost always the case.
Your methods for finding names sound very similar to mine. One thing I like to do also is look up the meaning of the name and see if it fits the character’s…[Read more]

I would not be comfortable either reading or writing about zombies, because I don’t like messing with the natural laws (life and death) God has set in place. To resurrect, however imperfectly, anything that was once living and once dead, is to take the place of God and say that you know better than God who should have died and who shouldn’t. Even…[Read more]

Hmm…I wouldn’t use either myself. Zombies I’m not sure about; I don’t know if I’d call them evil though I think there are much better things to write about. I would not write about vampires though, because that gets too close to real life satanic stuff for my comfort (reading or writing).

I base quite a few character names simply on what sounds right. It sounds like a strong name, or a pretty name, or a bad guy name… Occasionally a character will go through several names before one ‘snaps’. Sometimes I literally mash together sounds until I get something I like (for fantasy stories). Most often, I have a basic idea…like I want…[Read more]

I base quite a few character names simply on what sounds right. It sounds like a strong name, or a pretty name, or a bad guy name… Occasionally a character will go through several names before one ‘snaps’. Sometimes I literally mash together sounds until I get something I like (for fantasy stories). Most often, I have a basic idea…like I want…[Read more]

A question, Daeus, since you know a lot about swords. 🙂 In a book I am writing, I have a character who fights with a sword and shield against another soldier with a double pointed spear (a spear point on each end). The good guy has the sword and the bad guy has the spear. Do you have any sort of tips about a fight like that. Does either side have…[Read more]

Has anyone seen the movie Epic? It’s really cute, but anyway, I’ve been listening to that soundtrack some and it has a lot of happy, lighter type music that is still active. And it is very pretty. 🙂

Did you mean to say ‘illusions’? Would not the word be ‘allusions’? I really struggle with those kinds of words myself. They sound the same, for goodness’s sake! Why should they be different? *sigh* Words are such malicious creatures. I can’t believe I love them as I do. There must be something wrong with me.

Despite my earlier protest about…[Read more]

Excellent thoughts! (subtracting illusions to egosexual psychopaths.)

I especially love the idea of having the villain win or persuade the protagonist to his opinion. There must be some resolving factor though. It is not very biblical to have evil ultimately triumph, but for our story we could show evil gaining the major victory, or at least a…[Read more]