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Hiiiiii!! It’s been a while, haha! How are you??
I’ve published Leon/Riker’s 1st and 2nd books within the past two years haha, and a lot of changes and things so I’ve been super busy.
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
@keilah-h @ellette-giselle @elishavet-pidyon
Oh he is undeniably dangerous/terrifying. Definitely a creep and tends to be one step ahead.
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
Everyone’s art is soooo good
I’ve been trying to improve my art so I can draw my fantasy characters (I at least need some character art for marketing on social media) and it’s…a process😅😂
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
I’m interested to see him now. Who is he? What connection does he have to our characters? Why is he so evil?
Meet Sergei Mikhaylov, Soviet Officer (haven’t decided if he’s Stasi or KGB (I think they were operating then??) yet) and former Soviet Soldier during WW2. I’m not completely sure about his background yet but I know he absolutely despises the German people for what they did to his country (hence one reason why he’s working in East Germany, to “get back” at them).
There’s possibly a more personal reason why he hates the Germans too but idk yet.
And since Leon/Riker get arrested in East Germany and are sent to prison, well…
I think y’all can guess his connection to our boys.
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
*Screams*!!!!!
I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! This is going to be so cool! I have waited so long for this!!!
Ahh yesss, I am so excited. There are so many things in Book 3 I’m looking forward to and UGHHH I can’t wait.
I wrote one of those types a little while ago. The nicknames and insults thrown at him were glorious! 😂
No one has given this villain any nicknames yet but I’m sure they will be magnificent when he gets some.
Hellooooooo! Good to see you around! :-p
Good to see you too! 💜
Good for you! I bet it’ll be satisfying to finally conclude everything and put the characters to rest, so to speak. (NOT meaning you should kill them. That’s not what I mean. Please don’t think I mean that.)
Satisfying but difficult because it’s going to be so hard to let them go as MCs since I’ve had Leon around since 2019 and Riker since 2021🥲 (
I can’t make any promises)"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
forgot to also tag @whalekeeper
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
@elishavet-pidyon @ellette-giselle @koshka @keilah-h
Annnnddddd I disappeared again😂🤪
I am doing well. Tired, working a ton, squeezing writing in where and when I can. I’m bouncing between projects, with writing my Fantasy Series… (that I don’t quite know how to describe without spoilers atm bc a lot of things have changed since I’ve last talked about it to y’all🤣)
but also working on Leon and Riker’s 3rd book🤭🤫
Their 3rd book is going at a slower pace than the first two, but I already think it might, just maybe end up being my favorite of the trilogy. The themes, messages, character dynamics, the ✨plot✨, everything is starting to come together and becoming what I think Leon and Riker’s trilogy needs for their finale.
…Tho my main villain is a creep and I don’t want anyone to feel sympathy for him, unlike Hans
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
I’ve been working on writing and art both mainly for my fantasy series haha. I thought it was going to be a trilogy, but atm it looks like it’ll have to be 4 books instead of 3, making it a series rather than the trilogy I first thought it was going to be. I’m almost 20k words into Draft 1 of Book 3; I finished Draft 1 of Book 2 over the time I was gone from KP 😂 Writing has slowed down some with work ofc but still going pretty smoothly.
I work as a classroom assistant in a childcare facility; I can go between rooms but rn I work primarily with kids aged 6 weeks-3 years. I’m parttime and work only 4 days or so a week, and I’m enjoying it so far. I started working back at the beginning of June
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
@whalekeeper A lot🤪
Graduated HS, and I’ve been writing, drawing, spending time with family, getting a job, a lot of things that have kept me busy and off of KP
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
*pokes head inside* Hi everyone
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
But thank you for expressing your concerns ?
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
@rae I have already discussed the concerns expressed here (anonymously ofc) with Justice and we’ll be working on making the guidelines more clear.
He has a very tight schedule and has a lot of things going on in his life right now. I think it’s important to keep grace always on our minds, because I doubt any sort of community gets everything right when it first starts, especially when it’s started by one person with an already busy life. ??
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
Story Stewards doesn’t even refer to itself as a church anymore, but rather a sanctuary for Christian writers
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
Hii hello Admin on Story Stewards here ???
First off, JWM/Story Stewards was created within like the span of a year, it’s new, and Justice put it together completely on his own without anyone to help him.
From everything I have seen and from conversations with Justice, Story Stewards being called a “church” refers to the fact that the body of Christ as a whole is the church. We’ve gotten stuck in this belief that there are several churches, and yes, church buildings are important of course, but the body of Christ itself is the church, point blank period.
Witchcraft, Occult things, and hard topics etc are kept off Story Stewards due to the fact that most members are teenagers and not only can those members themselves be uncomfortable with it, but their parents may be against such a thing as well. It’s to protect the members hearts and minds, and as someone that came across mature content way before I should have, it does leave an effect on someone’s mind. For some, reading a character with suicidal thoughts may help them see healing. But for others, it could make them want to commit suicide. It’s for the protection of the members, many of whom are minors.
We try to keep comparisons and competition off of Story Stewards because it causes unrest and for some a lot of feeling like they aren’t doing good enough, aren’t a good writer, etc. Story Stewards is meant to be a place of support and a place where writers, especially young and inexperienced writers, can feel safe.
As an example, we wouldn’t want someone to always be saying that someone else’s writing is better than theirs or someone saying that their writing is better than others, if that makes sense. It’s a lot of not comparing your journey to others’ because everyone’s writing journey is different.
Heated debates means a lot of disagreements that go past simple disagreements. When it turns into arguing or trying to prove one point over another where one person says their opinion is right above all others, or if anything starts to get aggressive is where Story Stewards draws the line.
Because, again, it’s meant to be a safe space for writers, especially those who are on the younger side.
But with all that said, if anyone doesn’t agree with Story Stewards then you don’t have to be apart of it. I think there are different writing communities for different writers, and I know Justice’s heart is in the right place.
I think a lot of assumptions can be made, and I think it’s important that we remember that Story Stewards is new and nothing and no one is perfect.
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”
So I’m guessing that’s Riker cause his brown hair and blue eyes?
Which means a bunch of Russians beat him up because he was a German and they were mad about his involvement in the camps.
Yes it’s Riker.
Uhm…yeahhhh….kinda???
He may or may not have been arrested
Leon, too
"…but we are safe, truly and wonderfully safe, when we keep walking with Him.”