Kingdom Pen | GabrielleMassman | Activity https://kingdompen.org/members/gabriellemassman/activity/ Activity feed for GabrielleMassman. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b1a4e21611696714d02a4d32fb9782c7 GabrielleMassman replied to the topic G.K. Chesterton in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/g-k-chesterton/page/2/#post-28450 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:05:33 -0400 @northerner I actually missed the subtitle until I finished the book. Seeing it as a nightmare does give the story an interesting spin, especially with the ending.

@kate-flournoy You definitely should!

]]> 13d52f565bcc9b8bf14b7c1d10cec704 GabrielleMassman replied to the topic G.K. Chesterton in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/g-k-chesterton/#post-28435 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:44:41 -0400 @Kate-Flournoy

I have not read “The Ball and the Cross” (yet– I just started the audiobook last night), but I have read Chesterton’s “Man Who Was Thursday.” It was a fascinating and fantastic book, and I’d highly recommend it. The ending is just crazy, and I need to read it again. I have heard that it was inspired by the book of Job, and the…[Read more]

]]> dde55bd07bf6618545f04d47ef74638d GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Sorcerer guy in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/sorcerer-guy/#post-25514 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 02:23:26 -0500 @Daeus Got it. Sorry. You probably mentioned that your project is historical fiction in a post I have not read yet. Okay, well since you would obviously not condone it, I think it is fine. I actually don’t think there would even be anything wrong with you writing an occultic scene (so long as you are either writing adult or upper YA literature).…[Read more]

]]> 32988e48976d1530017e263fe3eb113c GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/page/3/#post-25513 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 02:11:59 -0500 @emma-flournoy Oh, good! It is a good read and wonderful story, but it can be really hard to understand. If you want to discuss it, I’d love to! Also here is a lecture I listened to that might help you (or should wait till you finish the book first, though): https://www.uu.edu/audio/detail.cfm?ID=874

Well, I think the only two I have watched are…[Read more]

]]> 56a62fb475e08fbd41ecf0dcd53ab272 GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Sorcerer guy in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/sorcerer-guy/#post-25504 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 01:32:37 -0500 Hey @Daeus! I know I am new, but I love dealing with ethics in fiction, especially fantasy, so I am going to jump in.

Like Emma said, it partially depends on whether or not this character and his action of predicting the future is portrayed as good. It also depends on where you have him getting his power from. Since you said sorcerer, I assume…[Read more]

]]> 0a72594cefb98e81aaf80a5e9a27eba3 GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/page/2/#post-25499 Tue, 07 Feb 2017 01:16:36 -0500 @audrey-caylin Thanks!

@Emma-Flournoy I know…. I am running into the same problem. There are about 10 books on my reading list that are screaming to be read, and maybe a couple hundred others tugging on my brain and begging to be read, too.
You should still watch the two movies; they are still worth it. Combeferre is sweet, and so is Jolly.…[Read more]

]]> 318d24c4fc40325b5e7a844dc58ce692 GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/page/2/#post-25340 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:56:13 -0500 @winter-rose Thanks for the tip on the tags. I would not have figured that out on my own. Yeah, I understand. I have a ton of Word documents, too. I’d suggest printing off all of those documents and putting them in a binder if you can. You might find that easier to use than one big document.

@Christi-Eaton Nice to meet you! Les Mis is a really…[Read more]

]]> bacb21becd0a34ae09cb2ccd4c666e6c GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/page/2/#post-25267 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:40:27 -0500 @Ethryndal Interesting. Maybe we can get five someday. Ah, I see that now. It still is very pretty, and it looks elvish.

@dragon-snapper Nice to meet you, too! I like your username, by the way. I’ve had writer’s block about a ton of projects but never my main one. I only get procrastinator’s block on that one, and I sure get that a lot.

@Daeus…[Read more]

]]> 3dca2e1cedaf53e94dad77779b6199aa GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/#post-25259 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 04:40:25 -0500 @Ethryndal Hello! Yes, INTJs are rather rare, though I have meet several online. I am not surprised to find another as a fellow Tolkien nerd. I hope you enjoy the poem. It really is beautiful. What does your username mean? I assume it is elvish. Sometimes I go by “Agarisil” (blood moon– think Agarwaen and Isil) when I am feeling particularly Fae.

]]> 2bbabc34b2fdb5ec2ebe0debd49f8f8c GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/#post-25257 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 04:37:28 -0500 @Audrey-Caylin Thanks for welcoming me. Hopefully, I can figure this online community out 🙂 I have been astounded by the responses so far– I didn’t think so many people would notice me, and you all seem great. Thanks for suggesting that I join. Do you have any suggestions about what to do now?

]]> b44b2a8bdde6d3baa6f2425c8ae80c85 GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/#post-25256 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 04:35:25 -0500 @Kate-Flournoy Isn’t that poem amazing? Ever time I read it, I am overwhelmed with a strange sense of humbleness, duty, honor, and glory. It makes me fall in love with writing fantasy all over again.

So who is your favorite Tolkien character? I just finished listening to the Silmarillion on audiobook, and I had forgotten how wonderful his stories…[Read more]

]]> 96594fa2cbda78eff2a6d67bc103a868 GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/#post-25255 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 04:33:15 -0500 @Emma-Flournoy I am so glad you like that poem, too! I have not been able to get it out of my head, and it has been almost a year since I read it. It really has a wondrous message.

Ooh! What is your favorite Les Mis character? Not many people have read the book (and frankly I understand), but I absolutely love how the book develops the friends…[Read more]

]]> 1d8e08d29361de5df8d229b21eb5ee3e GabrielleMassman replied to the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/#post-25254 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 04:29:14 -0500 @Daeus Thank you for welcoming me. Out of curiosity, what is the story behind the “bestistest” comments?

One of my favorite elements of fantasy is the sense of wonder and newness that it brings. To steal the idea from Tolkien and Chesterton, fantasy is all about taking something we think we know (possess an idea through our sense of understanding…[Read more]

]]> 82687fae03fc7e7af5fcf25cdada6eb5 GabrielleMassman started the topic Awkward Hello in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/awkward-hello/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 01:07:43 -0500 Well, I would like to get better connected in a Christian writing community, so here I am, even though I am a little bit worried about how this will fit into my time management. Anyways, let the social experiment begin.

My name is Gabrielle, and I am currently at a small Christian college, though I was homeschooled before. I am a tomboy, hunter,…[Read more]

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