Hannah Olsen

@PerfectFifths good question. The difference between third person and deep third person is that deep third person actually delves into the thoughts of the characters, not just stays on the surface and monitors their actions.

@Perfect-Fifths good question. The difference between third person and deep third person is that deep third person actually delves into the thoughts of the characters, not just stays on the surface and monitors their actions.

@Anne-of-Lothlorien not me. I mean, I may have done it subconsciously in a few diary entries, but that’s about it. (My diary is a mess of gargantuan proportions from a literary standpoint. Don’t ask). 😛

@i-j-anderson, YAY! YOU’RE HERE!!! I’ve been waiting for you to pop up on this forum. How can you possibly think that I would not like you to call me one of your best friends, you’re crazy girl. Anyway, I’m gonna brag on Joy a little bit here, when she says her hobby is art, she means it, I’ll have to post a few of her pictures against her will…[Read more]

Deep third person. I write sprawling epics with gazillions of characters, and deep third person works best for those kinds. If I was writing YA or something similar with only one MC, I’d probably choose first for a deep personal connection though.

@Dragon-Snapper

Welcome to the Realm of the KeePers of the Pen, @i-j-anderson! Ooooh, another writer/painter! What do you like to paint?

@i-j-anderson Welcome! (to the bestistest place on the internet specifically)

That’s awesome you live on a small scale farm. Those are the bestistest. Btw, you don’t happen to know about permaculture, do you?

Hey, you really should post one of your poems. Do you have a favorite poetry style?

My preference? I’m not totally sure, but I think I tend toward third person, particularly omnipotent.

Now from what you’re saying, it sounds to me like you’d do best with a deep third person story. It could be confusing to use first person for multiple POVs (though who know? Might be the next thing.) If you’re used to first though, you might…[Read more]

But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give an account of it in the day of judgement. For by you words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. ~ Matthew 12:36-37

@jess are you still going?

Must be a pretty thick Bible with all those notes.

Not really. The pages are super thin, though durable.

And there’s three great things about the NET (New English Translation). First of all, it’s a solid translation. I’ve read through their rules and philosophy of translation and it’s all very good stuff. Second, although it’s a literal translation which means they try to translate the actual words of the text, rather than what they think the meaning…[Read more]

@emma-flournoy Er, well, I don’t know of any word that’s wrong simply because of form. Damn, for instance, is a perfectly legitimate word, it’s only wrong when it is used with the wrong intent that it’s bad.

Now, I guess I should go ahead and explain my thoughts on the second half of the verse. I actually don’t like the NKJV rendering of it…[Read more]

There’s no rule against posting a whole story on here, but there are reasons not to do so. First, if it’s just for entertainment, this isn’t the most convenient place to read a story. If you want editing help though, there are much better ways to get edits (email the document to those interested or use google docs). However, I should mention that…[Read more]

@mark-kamibaya Sorry. Nothing to attack. Well, at least, I don’t disagree with what you said. If you read through all the comments though, you’ll find my reasons for why I don’t think it is not necessarily wrong to write something that might cause a particularly sensitive person to stumble. The reason is it’s practically impossible to avoid…[Read more]

Ok, folks. How about I complicate things more for ya?

So I was thinking about the whole audiobook dilemma and suddenly this verse popped into my mind (memorizing verses is dangerous). It was Ephesians 4:29. You’ll probably recognize this verse. It’s the one that talks about not saying corrupt stuff, but being edifying. Now, without going all…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy Alright. I’ve decided to take tonight off myself, but I’ll be back next week.

For anyone else though that wants to do a write-athon tomorrow, I’ll be doing it. I just can’t remember what Kate’s normal times are, so I’ll be making up the schedule as I go.

@Daeus just thought I’d let you know I won’t be write-a-thoning tomorrow— no success hunting today, so I’m going out again tomorrow. I did get lots of outlining done though. 😉