Kingdom Pen | Hannah A. Krynicki | Activity https://kingdompen.org/members/hannah-krynicki/activity/ Activity feed for Hannah A. Krynicki. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 1d87ed29365960a245157d0a3d7d5a1f Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Reader Behavior Survey in the forum Publishing & Platform http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/reader-behavior-survey/page/2/#post-29288 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:08:17 -0400 @daeus This is a fantastic idea, and thank you for spearheading it! Now I have two questions. 1: Can I announce this on my blog? My readership is predominantly bookworms and writers, so you can probably get a lot of survey-ees there, but I wanted to check before I announce this to the rest of cyberspace. 2: If so, are there any disclaimers or…[Read more]

]]> 271fe652541d0017fdfbe2e5f11a6f95 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic British beta-readers?? in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/british-beta-readers/page/2/#post-25107 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:27:08 -0500 Thank you @gretald! This is tremendously useful, especially those websites. Plus I now understand the British obsession with pudding. 🙂

]]> a47cde6fc08ad3fe58e64dd28ab13e00 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Another Book Cover! in the forum Art http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/another-book-cover/#post-24711 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:32:57 -0500 @leumeister Yup, they’ve covered it! Version 1.1 is a huge improvement. I’d just add that if you want to use this as an e-book cover, you could probably make the text larger. Covers can be hard to read in a thumbnail Kindle library. Btw I love the textures and lighting; those were always the hardest bits for me when I dabbled in CGI. 🙂

]]> 32740c64283e8c0469bc27a7bca7ecee Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic British beta-readers?? in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/british-beta-readers/#post-23605 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 15:30:46 -0500 No problem @gretald. It gave me time to make a list of things that have randomly popped up in my outlining. There will probably be more, but for now here is the first round of interrogation. Thanks for helping me out!
-If you want to meet with someone to have a good chat, do you go to a coffee shop or some other place?
-Very roughly, how does the…[Read more]

]]> 60474697b631468d333024dd4514c246 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Pride and Prejudice in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/pride-and-prejudice/#post-22296 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 23:24:18 -0500 @bluejay Thank you- I certainly hope I can.

]]> f17c4835d09c4091c163d201e623680f Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Pride and Prejudice in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/pride-and-prejudice/#post-22293 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 23:10:23 -0500 @bluejay Oh, I wish I could do this one- it’s one of my favorite books! But things are so busy and I’ve been so absent that I’ll have to sit out de jure this time.

]]> 3bd3e859a1f9adf451f3fdeebdc09052 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Hey Guys, Hi, um.... in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-hi-um/page/2/#post-21723 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:21:17 -0500 @leumeister Sounds cool! I only learned to use basic shapes in Sculpt mode to make odd-looking aliens. 🙂 Maybe I’ll give it another try after college…

]]> ed86a458750a1188d34d59c7dfacb02c Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Just Another Girl in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/just-another-girl/#post-21660 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 04:53:12 -0500 Hello! I think we have at least a few other Australians around here… Your novella sounds impressive! Do you have any other projects going right now?

]]> e20ec3bd77e54c3343ff318e5c1d8fc1 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Hey Guys, Hi, um.... in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hey-guys-hi-um/#post-21658 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 04:48:25 -0500 Welcome! (Someone else will say the bestistest part, guaranteed.) What do you make in Blender? I tried it awhile ago but never got very good at it. 🙂

]]> 4e4589528cc43997be7c41d4d6421fb0 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Prayer Requests in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/prayer-requests/page/9/#post-21314 Sun, 20 Nov 2016 20:47:33 -0500 @jadamae I was babysitting last night and didn’t see this till today. That’s awful! I’ll certainly be praying.

]]> 6f6b1918921e01f4dad8f402df5b2f66 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic British beta-readers?? in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/british-beta-readers/#post-21252 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:51:08 -0500 Thanks @gretald. I don’t know if you could answer my first one: how does the court system in England compare with the American one?

]]> ad728639d9bd894feb5a7cd064f0754b Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Post Your Writing Dare Results Here! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/post-your-writing-dare-results-here/#post-21231 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 20:00:39 -0500 @sleepwalkingmk I love it! It was surprisingly sad, but then you made it all right in the end. 🙂

]]> 0ad724f38f62447d8d1b4a1e3be01649 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Politics in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/politics/page/2/#post-21167 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:59:35 -0500 @kate-flournoy exactly. Maybe that has something to do with their Jeffersonian roots…

]]> cd8a029fc443ee8b0a914ce808d06570 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Politics in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/politics/page/2/#post-21161 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:41:58 -0500 @sarah-h I’m not an expert, but I guess I’ll attempt to explain, and everyone else can chime in and correct me…. Libertarians are similar to anti-Federalists and isolationists. Their name literally comes from the word “liberty,” so they favor as little government intervention at home and abroad as possible, and they usually respect the Bill of…[Read more]

]]> a519dcd47ee2a24e8fdc496a6c63c59e Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Politics in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/politics/#post-20876 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:27:48 -0500 @daeus Yours actually describes me pretty well. Right now I’m a conservative independent who leans a bit libertarian.

]]> d8dc47ee2662129a10d4c9a6adc814d6 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic British beta-readers?? in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/british-beta-readers/#post-20875 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:22:23 -0500 That’s okay- I think I might have found some helpers anyway. Maybe we should start a forum for locating the beta-readers for particular WIPs. Is that a thing yet?

]]> 3340b7314e646b537033700ff2dac7bf Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic British beta-readers?? in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/british-beta-readers/#post-20662 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 22:41:22 -0500 @gretald Really? That would be perfect! Can you ask them if they’d be willing to suffer interrogation by a slightly weird American?

]]> 907cf7b3680654bc8e24146c311408aa Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic British beta-readers?? in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/british-beta-readers/#post-20656 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 18:49:14 -0500 (Not great at tagging, but I’ll give it a try) I’m looking for British beta-readers.
@faithdk @hannah-olsen @vanna @overcomer @zoe-wingfeather @ingridrd
@adry_grace @cahndida-serkhaman @lightningmouse @anna-brie @mas410 @gretald @ivy-rose @dbhgodreigns @the-happy-bookaholic @belegteleri @writefury @kate-flournoy @hannah-c @jenali @hislittlerose @wo…[Read more]

]]> c62f38f0b39d7716041966099adb3661 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic British beta-readers?? in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/british-beta-readers/#post-20655 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 18:46:59 -0500 @corissa-maiden-of-praise You know what, Scotland might be close enough- isn’t it technically under British rule? ! I’ll tag a few more people, but if they’re interested, that would be quite helpful, as some of the story may actually take place in Scotland.

@daeus Wow, that’s tricky, too- you’d need a history expert. I know a bit about the…[Read more]

]]> 5de5075a507f32db617f8a9274b99030 Hannah A. Krynicki started the topic British beta-readers?? in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/british-beta-readers/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:39:39 -0500 Hey, people, this is sort of random, but I am in need of a beta-reader who is from England. It’s a troublesome situation: I’m trying to write a book set in England sometime in the future, but I am American. (No, I will not change the setting unless I absolutely have to, and even then I will be very sad about it.) As I’m writing, I will need some…[Read more]

]]> d0f0d2574551c20e9a00aaed35c390a5 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Panel Discussions in the forum Questions and Support http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/panel-discussions/#post-20563 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:25:18 -0500 @daeus I’d give the idea a 4- that is, I love the idea and would like to attend, but unfortunately life is in the way of me actually participating that often. 🙂

]]> 61f2bded6f79491a8f7fc56496f647c5 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Writing Dares! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writing-dares/page/7/#post-20287 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:39:38 -0400 @his-instrument Oh, if you ever get a chance, it’s a cool vacation activity! I don’t know if it’s on YouTube or something… It’s surprisingly educational for a play, but also enjoyable.

]]> 74fde333d11ed1c0814ba061c572e5f6 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Writing Dares! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writing-dares/page/6/#post-20192 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:45:27 -0400 @gretald Awesome! I loved seeing the reconstruction of what it might have looked like.

@sleepwalkingmk Write about a person who pretends to be blind for one day because… I’ll let you decide why.

Or write from the perspective of a writer’s computer on the day she kills a character.

]]> a1af4f3814a381e33b41dfc96f8affc4 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Writing Dares! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writing-dares/page/6/#post-20129 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:26:40 -0400 @his-instrument Someone else knows about it! Excellent storytelling there. Have you ever seen The Lost Colony play?

]]> 7916788fb152ae71b0cc14d9f4e86043 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Writing Dares! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writing-dares/page/6/#post-20099 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 21:13:27 -0400 @bluejay It’s kind of fantasy/not historical, but I’ve always wanted a story in which a girl wanders into a forest where her imaginary toy worlds are real and life-sized. Twist: Once she enters the world, she can never change any of the details about it.

Or, if you’re up for a challenge, tell us what really happened to the colony at Roanoke Island…

]]> f7021e88920343a69099eaa6d521c491 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Writing Dares! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writing-dares/page/6/#post-20099 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 21:13:27 -0400 @bluejay It’s kind of fantasy/not historical, but I’ve always wanted a story in which a girl wanders into a forest where her imaginary toy worlds are real and life-sized. Twist: When she is in the world, she cannot change any of the details about it.

Or, if you’re up for a challenge, tell us what really happened to the colony at Roanoke Island…

]]> 77860d8248f196f84764c5ba95df9b2d Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Fall and Winter Goals: Writing Club in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fall-and-winter-goals-writing-club/page/4/#post-19876 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 23:33:39 -0400 @dragon-snapper Way to go! Finishing a draft of a novel doesn’t happen every day- especially before NaNoWriMo!

]]> 009b9fcd33a843d6b9464d8c7a07bdc9 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Chatter in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/chatter/page/13/#post-19748 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:53:10 -0400 @anne-of-lothlorien Unfortunately not. I liked Aidan Turner well enough in The Hobbit, but I don’t watch a lot of television shows. Although I’ve noticed that everyone who has watched it raves about it. 🙂

Btw @daeus Sorry for being so absent; school and road trips have really gotten in the way…

]]> 84c7d622113abd25d9b7898a66318db9 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Fall and Winter Goals: Writing Club in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fall-and-winter-goals-writing-club/page/3/#post-18796 Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:43:18 -0400 @dragon-snapper Huzzah! That’s a huge milestone in any story, especially when it’s written in less than four months. I have to ask, how do you write that fast: outlines or by the seat of your pants?

]]> 3c83d5cae5b25da3a956a655dcdee993 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic New Game! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/new-game/page/2/#post-18505 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:30:57 -0400 @ClaireC This looks like so much fun, but I’ve been way too busy lately to do much besides school and job. Maybe I can join in later…

]]> 62cbab26c0c01d6a696cc106df4e9d24 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Hello! Ni Hao! Anyang! Hola! **Waves**, Etc... in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hello-ni-hao-anyang-hola-waves-etc/#post-18093 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 02:07:12 -0400 @charisetter I’ll say it again: welcome! I like the idea of discussing ideas within certain gebres; it might allow for a lot of detail. You should start that topic.

]]> 7c071b6229acaa822ffa94f46cbb4267 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Fall and Winter Goals: Writing Club in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fall-and-winter-goals-writing-club/#post-17975 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:51:21 -0400 Never done the Awesome Summer Writing Club before, but I’m in for this one! I want to finish the first draft of my latest big idea, a novella/novelette (not sure of the length), by the New Year. I also want to sort out all the pre-writing stage ideas for my next fantasy or sci-fi novel and start writing the thing, that is if studying doesn’t kill…[Read more]

]]> 44d45029b464e6b17949b005a96343fa Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Hi Everyone in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/hi-everyone-2/#post-17815 Wed, 21 Sep 2016 21:12:34 -0400 @zcpeterson I’ll beat everyone to it this time: Welcome to the bestistest place on the internet! Now that you’re here, you: 1) act crazy like the rest of us, 2) ask writing questions, 3) give advice, 4) talk about whatever’s on your mind, and 5) hopefully join the KeePers’ book club. And most of all, you have fun. Look around and jump in; looking…[Read more]

]]> cf6be9f909cfa56ef6b808b42f10af00 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The Hobbit in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-hobbit/#post-17627 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 21:38:02 -0400 @bluejay So the new deadline is the weekend? Sounds like a plan.

]]> d7f4a75d887270bbfb8ee03d4a92008a Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The Hobbit in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-hobbit/#post-17610 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:24:52 -0400 @bluejay I vote we leave a week in between for reading the chapters. I think school starting again really threw everyone a curveball, and we should slow down a little until schedules get back on track.

]]> b902e42212ee3c5522d64e86233d4ef8 Hannah A. Krynicki posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/25510/#acomment-25568 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 02:15:47 -0400 Oh, wow @bluejay! That’s awesome! Much applause! 😀

In reply to - BlueJay posted an update I have got BIG news. (No I didn’t just get engaged.) I entered a writing competition a few months ago and the presentation for the prizes was last night. I had just moved out of the […] ]]> 9561636358789e48066eb9234472545b Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The Hobbit in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-hobbit/#post-17010 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:28:44 -0400 @bluejay The most famous opening line ever! Well, not really, but it’s up there on the most popular opening lines lists.

Good points about introducing characters. Obviously Bilbo and the hobbits needed a lot of introduction, but Tolkien did it without boring us- probably by only answering the questions that we had already asked ourselves (ie,…[Read more]

]]> a0007d32537fdf9510652772f7817f45 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The Next Book Choosing in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-next-book-choosing/page/3/#post-16857 Sun, 04 Sep 2016 18:28:12 -0400 @bluejay, yours truly and @graciekry actually have too many copies of The Hobbit… so we’re covered. 😉

]]> a18423c514b5dd98a3b32f57171459d6 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Why We Do This in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-we-do-this/#post-16554 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 20:25:24 -0400 Great idea @dragon-snapper! For the sake of attention spans, can I just link to my blog post? Because honestly, if I tried to put it all down here, I would probably end up writing a whole new article:

Why Write?

]]> 203e337c38a5d57a420c70a2af6d92b5 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Why We Do This in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/why-we-do-this/#post-16554 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 20:25:24 -0400 Great idea @dragon-snapper! For the sake of attention spans, can I just link to my blog post? Because honestly, if I tried to put it all down here, I would probably end up writing a whole new article:

https://hannahakrynicki.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/why-write/

]]> 0b8e3f19aa0682afb0307558e44fee30 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The Next Book Choosing in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-next-book-choosing/#post-16483 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:49:10 -0400 @bluejay I’m going to vote for:
1. The Hobbit
2. Charlotte’s Web
3. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Although I’m interested in nearly all of them. And by the way, I like the idea of presenting a tentative list of choices- it shortens the voting process.

]]> 2a39c87aae7fe3c27524dce609d68cef Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The sign of the four in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-sign-of-the-four/page/3/#post-15561 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:23:57 -0400 @gretald Thanks! I’m sure she’ll have fun once she gets into it.

]]> 6d2a9079874bedc44d619fe2190aaa7d Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The sign of the four in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-sign-of-the-four/page/3/#post-15512 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:04:18 -0400 Hallo all people! I guess we all needed to take a little vacation this summer, eh? 🙂 Anyway, I’ll be introducing my little sister Grace to the forums this week. She’s a little nervous about getting involved in KP forums, and since you all are the bestistest folks on the internet, I wanted to give you a heads-up that another fledgling writer needs…[Read more]

]]> 3494e2cf2a641f3b8ef1bc18b93077f1 Hannah A. Krynicki posted an update: @gretald Hello! I wanted to let you know that I have another […] https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/23904/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 18:40:16 -0400 @gretald Hello! I wanted to let you know that I have another blog, aheartdevoted.com, and we’re starting to look for Christian guest bloggers. We need writers who can blog about prayer, Bible, and Christian life in general. I always enjoy your Christian writer posts on Writing Like Crazy. Would you be interested in writing occasionally for us?

]]> 0 7e2aac59d03fd6b5ebb8ed1f83cbf9e1 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The sign of the four in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-sign-of-the-four/page/3/#post-15195 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 23:22:41 -0400 @overcomer It’s almost unbelievably hard to get back into routine, isn’t it? But I have gotten to do some writing since then, so that’s good. 🙂

]]> d12b07d1a8d72485a945f9dcf995a650 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The sign of the four in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-sign-of-the-four/page/3/#post-15042 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:48:01 -0400 @daeus Sorry, I haven’t been paying attention! Vacation really threw off my schedule, and I just finished another college course… But I agree with all your and @hope‘s points, and I would say that the expectations idea goes for all books, and movies too. When I start a new Shakespeare, I expect something completely different than what I would…[Read more]

]]> 9fb29db16996a4f46e82153819fbe3cd Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The sign of the four in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-sign-of-the-four/#post-14500 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 22:56:03 -0400 @gretald Thanks. I certainly will!

]]> bb5f189105357cd4996cd62c1bcd262b Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic The sign of the four in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-sign-of-the-four/#post-14497 Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:50:36 -0400 @daeus I’m actually on vacation this week, so I can just join in later on the next few chapters.

]]> f0187e0d324adfe9f5d8771d98528e33 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Animal Farm in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/animal-farm/page/10/#post-14315 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:45:05 -0400 @gretald @daeus No preference. Any Sherlock Holmes looks good, honestly.

]]> 2cc1a1d456856510836b4e3c5f3a5f53 Hannah A. Krynicki replied to the topic Animal Farm in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/animal-farm/page/9/#post-14256 Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:19:45 -0400 I vote for:
1. The Hobbit
2. Charlotte’s Web
3. Ender’s Game

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