Janellebelovedpig

@madelyn
I really like allegories that are subtle. Where the story alone stands strong by itself and the allegory just adds a layer of depth and core themes.

Mainly because, if the story I am reading is very obviously an allegory, all I can think about is the story its an allegory of instead of the story itself, which gets in the way of me…[Read more]

@annabethkatherinewingfeather

I haven’t listened to much musical theater, however the scores I have heard I really enjoyed! Do you have a favorite musical?

Ah, John Williams is the guy. I don’t think I know a single person that doesn’t enjoy at least some of his work. Him, and John Powell are probably my favorite movie score composers. Do you…[Read more]

@annabethkatherinewingfeather

Hi! Welcome to KP!

I just gotta say first off that Miyanna is a really pretty name. Kinda sounds like the name of the lead female protagonist of a fantasy novel, haha.

I love music and acting as well! Particularly music, as I’ve only been in one play, but both can be so exciting despite being so different.

If you…[Read more]

@annabethkatherinewingfeather

Hey there, fellow Wingfeather lover!! It’s great to have you! Love your username 😉

Yesss, the ending of the Warden and the Wolf King was… intense. Honestly, I accidentally spoiled that *thing we don’t speak of* by reading this forum thread (though I wasn’t even a member of KP at the time), so unfortunately I…[Read more]

@madelyn

You should totally try sometime, it’s really fun.

As for a twist, we made the cities post-apocalyptic. We of course did it for the story, but the post-apocalyptic vibe  ended up really fitting with the cities we grew up in, particularly Cincinnati lol.

Who knew writing about a broken and corrupted version of a place you used to live…[Read more]

@madelyn

You should totally try sometime, it’s really fun.

As for a twist, we made the cities post-apocalyptic. We of course did it for the story, but the post-apocalyptic vibe  ended up really fitting with the cities we grew up in, particularly Cincinnati lol.

Who knew writing about a broken and corrupted version of a place you used to live…[Read more]

@kathleenramm

Honestly, I’ve never even thought of it!! It’s such a neat idea, though! Maybe I’ll give it a try sometime 😉

What sort of twists did you add to your towns?

@faith-q

Okay, so I wrote up this super long thing… but I lost it :'(

Let’s see how much I can remember…

I love the sound of your middle grade novel!! It sounds just like something I would pick up at a library!

Here are a bunch of maybe’s and questions to get the creative juices pumping…

How does the townspeople show their dislike for…[Read more]

@karissa-chmil

Ah, your post are being marked as spam! It’s some ai imbedded in the site that tries it’s best to detect spam posts, but as you can see it doesn’t do a good job lol. I think it’s particularly unfond of posts with images which is unfortunate.

Hmmm… gonna have to see if I can fix that permanently.

Anyways, I think I got all your…[Read more]

@emilysf

Ooh, that is helpful!! That’s something I do too–refer to WIPS by their acronyms. (Which is funny, because WIP itself is an acronym. We writers like our acronyms, don’t we? XD)

AND I’M BACK

So sorry I never replied to a lot of you guys!!!!!!!

@elanor

Oh my, that’s a little frightening but totally awesome XD Good thing nothing caught fire!!!

Yep, I feel ya. I’ve got a heap of world building already done on this story (and lots more planned out), but I’m STILL stuck on the plot XD

@lydia-s

Thanks for sharing your…[Read more]

@karissa-chmil

That’s really weird!

The only time I’ve had that happen is when I leave the tab with my drafted response open too long. Could that be it? Probably not, though, if you’ve tried doing it all different ways

Lemme tag @kathleenramm, I think she’d be better at helping you out here 😉

@power

Indeed! Many thanks. See you around 🙂

@unsung

Goodness, the forum has been blowing up lately!! Just now getting around to replying to you XD

Ooh, I love Honey Vanilla Chamomile!! Such a soothing flavor.

Hm, never hear of Matthew West before!! But I know Peter Hollens, I listened to a few of his songs. He’s got some serious talent; it’s hard to believe that his songs are ALL voice…[Read more]

@elishavet-pidyon

Yes! You illustrated my point perfectly. Delving into the core of the theme (such as Good Vs Evil) through questions demonstrated throughout the book, opens up many different but related themes that expands on the original theme’s message.

Themes are really cool in that way. I really like how you explained it in your post!

@maryg3

It seems like you already nailed down your theme with your description of what the book is about.

It’s ultimately a journey about finding one’s family and embracing yourself.

Found family and embracing yourself seems like the main two themes of your story.

And about your question on multiple themes, pretty much every story has mul…[Read more]

@denali-christianson

YES, the Silmarillion is awesome!! We needed this thread!

It’s been a whileee since I read it last, so let’s see how much I remember XD

Hmmm… one of my favorite parts is the beginning when all the Valar are introduced (I’m not even sure if I spelled that right). It lays such a cool foundation for the rest of the book! B…[Read more]