Kingdom Pen | Shaina | Activity https://kingdompen.org/members/jenali/activity/ Activity feed for Shaina. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:25:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d7b2d547fb0a8148be21b99393a46551 Shaina replied to the topic A Keeper Adventure in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-keeper-adventure/page/21/#post-67387 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:02:59 -0400 @dekreel

Yes!!! I would love to be in a Kapeefer story.

As for my personality….. I love checklists and book lists and lists of things to do and…. Basically any kind of list. 😉 I love chatting with real people and chatting with book people in my head. (whoops, wasn’t supposed to say that out loud. Hehe.)  I am pretty sarcastic. And I hate…[Read more]

]]> 62cf05484725e9560f18a54aa843bbf2 Shaina replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-writerly-adventures-of-jenna-trapperton/page/17/#post-67380 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:46:29 -0400 @dekreel

HA! I loved the troll things, and I think you have officially made the cliched minions uncliched. 😉

I never thought of what trolls do when they aren’t minioning!

]]> 6a93d197291a1ff9adb91520baf1d095 Shaina replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-writerly-adventures-of-jenna-trapperton/page/14/#post-66757 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:57:05 -0400 @dekreel

I love the emerging cast of characters! (huh, that actually sounded professional) And I love the snarky back and forths between them all. 😉

]]> 75a0d8d837013529a5198dbf46756d0d Shaina replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-writerly-adventures-of-jenna-trapperton/page/8/#post-65500 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 02:46:24 -0500 @dekreel

This. Was. Hilarious! I loved all the inside KePeer (and Kapeefer) jokes!

And the back and forth between Josiah and Daniel was perfect. *applauds wildly*

]]> e5d54f091b54fb5afa4e819477c2f812 Shaina replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-writerly-adventures-of-jenna-trapperton/page/7/#post-65378 Sat, 03 Mar 2018 06:03:14 -0500 This was great! Can’t wait for the next part!

@dekreel

]]> bb45f267a2bcd9b7cf7b4e9147e18ff2 Shaina replied to the topic Kingdom Pen Captions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kingdom-pen-captions/page/12/#post-64317 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:38:40 -0500 @ariella-newheart Yours is absolutely hilarious, I love it!

@dekreel Thank you for the laughs, I loved those pictures!! And how long did it take you to find all of them anyway???

Guys, this is the best forum topic ever. Laughter is good medicine! *nods emphatically*

]]> 621042478af1dc7e9bca0cff259ec69c Shaina replied to the topic Kingdom Pen Captions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kingdom-pen-captions/page/9/#post-63007 Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:56:14 -0500 @dekreel Oh my goodness I love this one!

It’s so hilarious because it is so true! 🙂 🙂

 

]]> f5742f9ac2991768a2d9c1e96f9e92f9 Shaina replied to the topic Kingdom Pen Captions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kingdom-pen-captions/page/8/#post-62804 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 23:15:53 -0500 @dragon-snapper I love the one that says ‘Any last words main character?’ Ha! All three of your were absolutely hilarious!

]]> 01e8f8a6b3b1376f5fe0949f8cf7d96f Shaina replied to the topic Kingdom Pen Captions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kingdom-pen-captions/page/6/#post-62755 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:44:32 -0500 Oh. My. Goodness. This is the most amazing forum topic!

Please do more guys! I about died laughing!

 

]]> 019366e5a3d5b4a54c460b551ce7e886 Shaina replied to the topic You know you are a writer when... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/you-know-you-are-a-writer-when/page/39/#post-62751 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:33:27 -0500 You know you are a writer when you are contemplating what made the villain of a tv show you are watching so good. And what made him so creepy.

]]> e1f14f169d42d461e766ba56e3a38130 Shaina replied to the topic Calling all KeePers--- the Realm of Pen needs you! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/calling-all-keepers-the-realm-of-pen-needs-you/page/8/#post-56600 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 19:00:30 -0500 She slapped a ream of paper on his desk. “These are all the proper forms to become a villain, fill them all out.”

]]> 848f45b30c4c86f9ad59ee7951cdc798 Shaina's profile was updated https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/63319/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:24:44 -0500 0 402fda7b1a979477f0072757fddb99d1 Shaina changed their profile picture https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/63316/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:22:09 -0500 0 2210dc3b77207027500cfe2831ae6184 Shaina changed their profile picture https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/63314/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:17:45 -0500 0 3695578c25658fcbe342ccce3389b6c0 Shaina replied to the topic Thank you, KP! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/thank-you-kp/#post-33352 Wed, 17 May 2017 18:44:02 -0400 @Northerner Thanks for telling your story! I love love love Kingdom Pen, most of what I have learned about writing has been because of this site. And though I am not here overly much, the forum has been amazing, thank you all for creating such a unique and supportive writing community!

]]> 59cf2fcf91619f43e133e827c4a437f2 Shaina replied to the topic Thank you, KP! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/thank-you-kp/#post-33352 Wed, 17 May 2017 18:44:02 -0400 @Northener Thanks for telling your story! I love love love Kingdom Pen, most of what I have learned about writing has been because of this site. And though I am not here overly much, the forum has been amazing, thank you all for creating such a unique and supportive writing community!

]]> 684df880b868f013af3b7e6e4753a8cb Shaina replied to the topic Thank you, KP! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/thank-you-kp/#post-33352 Wed, 17 May 2017 18:44:02 -0400 @northener Thanks for telling your story! I love love love Kingdom Pen, most of what I have learned about writing has been because of this site. And though I am not here overly much, the forum has been amazing, thank you all for creating such a unique and supportive writing community!

]]> d08c43f3d20542bf7d0ef99d93436108 Shaina replied to the topic Chapter Titles in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/chapter-titles/#post-33103 Fri, 12 May 2017 15:54:38 -0400 @dragon-snapper Personally, as a reader, I rarely look at chapter titles. Maybe I am weird, I don’t know. I would say that if your story would gain from them, put them in. If not, keep them out. Like if your story is more comedic, having funny chapter titles would be amazing and completely in keeping with the story.
Also if you switch POV’s for…[Read more]

]]> e311d027cb3c4267769191a2e690e151 Shaina replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-legend-of-king-daeus/page/29/#post-33008 Thu, 11 May 2017 19:20:20 -0400 Wonderful!

]]> 413dad163329e248e81b5488cbee311b Shaina replied to the topic To blog or not to blog in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/page/2/#post-32740 Mon, 08 May 2017 16:47:33 -0400 @graciegirl Annnd, I’m late. Oh well. 😛
I have had a blog for a loooooong time. I agree with Brandon Miller, blogging is hard. It is hard to figure out what to write, it is hard to stick to a schedule! It is even hard to get people to follow your blog and comment on it.

Like I said earlier, I have had a blog for a long time, I don’t have too…[Read more]

]]> 5d04b32e7be37da5e849e99af1619556 Shaina replied to the topic To blog or not to blog in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/page/2/#post-32740 Mon, 08 May 2017 16:47:33 -0400 @gracie-girl Annnd, I’m late. Oh well. 😛
I have had a blog for a loooooong time. I agree with Brandon Miller, blogging is hard. It is hard to figure out what to write, it is hard to stick to a schedule! It is even hard to get people to follow your blog and comment on it.

Like I said earlier, I have had a blog for a long time, I don’t have too…[Read more]

]]> 40452b3b0dbe6e489ea354684e159766 Shaina replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-legend-of-king-daeus/page/28/#post-32665 Sun, 07 May 2017 20:36:18 -0400 @ethryndal @aratrea Hahahahaha!!!!!! I was laughing so hard I’m surprised my family didn’t come to see if I was ok! That picture is so perfect! I love it!
@daeus Yes, the caption, just yes. You guys seriously made my day. 🙂

]]> 79fb8bb7926e4d85b4ba15523dba0418 Shaina replied to the topic I'm Getting Published!!!!! in the forum Poetry http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/im-getting-published/#post-31859 Mon, 01 May 2017 19:27:41 -0400 @lola-jane Awesome! Congratulations!

]]> f8affcf803da42e96946da5449476c48 Shaina replied to the topic Novellas in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/novellas/#post-31856 Mon, 01 May 2017 19:10:15 -0400 @dragon-snapper Ah novellas. I love ’em. Yes yes and yes to what everyone else just said.
My novellas each took two to three months to write, but I was not as dedicated to writing every day. One of them had nine chapters and the other had fourteen.

The greatest part of a novella is you get to explore things that you don’t have room for in a…[Read more]

]]> 6ea47ea71d4dbc17c7a465a510b3a1dc Shaina replied to the topic All about villains in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/all-about-villains/page/3/#post-31685 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:27:36 -0400 @graciegirl That is what we are here for, being helpful and fan girling. 🙂

]]> 095ecd1ef648fcb1150d0c8af0cbdda7 Shaina replied to the topic All about villains in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/all-about-villains/page/2/#post-31675 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:48:11 -0400 @ethryndal It’s been a while since I watched the first Thor, but I think I agree with you…. And you must admit, he was the single greatest character in Thor Dark World. All of the scenes with his sarcasm had me rolling in the aisles!

]]> c0487544c82d66aaec56dd1953acdec8 Shaina replied to the topic All about villains in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/all-about-villains/page/2/#post-31673 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:35:21 -0400 @ethryndal I agree on everything you said! Isn’t Loki the most amazing villain?!? I am looking forward to Ragnarok just to see him again. 😛 One of my favorite things about Loki is that he is sarcastic, and I love sarcastic characters.
Ok, fan girl flailing over. 🙂

]]> 806cc391fbefb26743df606a34f034e2 Shaina replied to the topic All about villains in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/all-about-villains/page/2/#post-31669 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:58:44 -0400 @graciegirl My favorite villain, ummmm. You mean other than Loki? 😛
Loki is one of my favorites, the reasons he does what he does are just so complicated! And the interaction between him and Thor, so great.
What I think makes villains interesting is the reason why they do what they do. The more deep the reasoning is, the more memorable the…[Read more]

]]> b8fa816c7f6859d2c26b6809e99eb31b Shaina replied to the topic Introduce Yourself (AND VOLLEYBALL!!!) in the forum Stewards of the Pen http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/introduce-yourself-and-volleyball-2/#post-31665 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:41:33 -0400 Shaina steps off the train and stretches, “Downside of living in the west I suppose,” she sighs. “It takes you forever to get anywhere.”
She looks up at the beautiful sight of the Kingdom Pen and grins, hugging herself. “I can’t believe I am actually here!”
She realizes that this outburst was actually heard by the two bystanders, and face-palms.…[Read more]

]]> f9259872b4dfc54b277fbf83a251cb35 Shaina replied to the topic It is finished!!! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/it-is-finished/page/2/#post-31560 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:00:24 -0400 @daeus Sounds really cool!

]]> 75dadf8d5a69dbe97c831c0511c3c5be Shaina replied to the topic Anyone Want to Play Forum Volleyball? in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anyone-want-to-play-forum-volleyball/page/2/#post-31543 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:33:21 -0400 Waves back to @winter-rose.

]]> 238293c34f7eec702486837623ddafa8 Shaina replied to the topic Anyone Want to Play Forum Volleyball? in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anyone-want-to-play-forum-volleyball/page/2/#post-31537 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:16:19 -0400 Jenali walks up to the chaotic volleyball court and watches for a moment. Then she rolls her eyes and starts hunting for the missing dragon proof volleyball. She finds it underneath Stewie’s wicker chair, how on earth????
Walking over to the other side of the net, she serves the ball to Stewie, calling as she does so.
“Think fast!”

]]> 33009b10d7767c347aab89191db12c40 Shaina replied to the topic Anyone Want to Play Forum Volleyball? in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/anyone-want-to-play-forum-volleyball/page/2/#post-31537 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:16:19 -0400 Jenali walks up to the chaotic volleyball court and watches for a moment. Then she rolls her eyes and hunts for the missing dragon proof volleyball. She finds it underneath Stewie’s wicker chair, how on earth????
Walking over to the other side of the net, she serves the ball to Stewie, calling as she does so.
“Think fast!”

]]> 4d48c606e04a9c36ce0977baa6fb64ea Shaina replied to the topic It is finished!!! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/it-is-finished/#post-31535 Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:54:16 -0400 @daeus All right! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!
I echo the question. What is this book about?
And thank you for the cake and icecream. 🙂

]]> 3a1f0c0f74f5ce2dd4ce1aeebe26071e Shaina replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writers-corner-5/page/4/#post-30698 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:21:35 -0400 Congrats! See ya around! @dragon-snapper

]]> f4e6c667ef4ace0d4ad85386a3dc3700 Shaina replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writers-corner-5/page/4/#post-30690 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:29:39 -0400 Welcome! @daeus

]]> 070f011f80df9697866ae4e44030ab11 Shaina replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writers-corner-5/page/4/#post-30686 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:09:54 -0400 Lets do this thing! @dragon-snapper

]]> d01505eaf50ecc5dfc4da54ad0709a15 Shaina replied to the topic Discussion for Video Nineteen: Tying Theme Together in the forum Discussion Questions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/discussion-for-video-nineteen-tying-theme-together/#post-30674 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 17:36:55 -0400 @aratrea What am I going to do next…. You mean besides never reading or watching anything the same again? 🙂 My plan is to read books with a little more closer inspection to see how they do theme. Did they do it well, if so, what worked? And if not, where could it have been better?
I will also plan to attempt to take everything that I have…[Read more]

]]> 260c9f19e05853e7f7d099d732543c99 Shaina replied to the topic Homework for Video 17: Multiple Themes in the forum Writing Assignments http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/homework-for-video-17-multiple-themes/page/2/#post-30624 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 01:18:53 -0400 @aratrea Ooooh, I agree, Method #2 does sound more like the story I have. No, you have not misunderstood, I think you have understood better than I did. 😛
The focusing question for my major theme of acceptance is what can you do, what does it take, to earn acceptance?

]]> 859eccc87aa9aeff83f4247fad004c9e Shaina replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-legend-of-king-daeus/page/24/#post-30601 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 00:31:28 -0400 Wait just a sec, the introverts partied while the extroverts were gone?!?! I think we need to mark this day in the calendar…… XD

]]> a3e750bfed59bb7f6148cfcfc250153c Shaina replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writers-corner-5/#post-30534 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:45:13 -0400 Gotta pause. @jess

]]> 4dafa26353e0d0113f3f10d11898d3a0 Shaina replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writers-corner-5/#post-30531 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:13:10 -0400 I am writing in my story, so I shall join you! @jess

]]> 8a3942aa3f33554a44ce33cac9a08983 Shaina replied to the topic Writer's grief in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/writers-grief/#post-30528 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:07:24 -0400 @northerner I am so sorry! *hands you ice cream* Food really does make everything better.
Been there, done that, except it was an application instead of story words. Story words is worse!
May you get lots of inspiration to make up for that!

]]> 12e2ca3659a210306632c3e5ed728b6e Shaina replied to the topic Discussion for Video Eighteen: Explicitly Christian Fiction in the forum Discussion Questions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/discussion-for-video-eighteen-explicitly-christian-fiction/#post-30333 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 20:33:42 -0400 I have been terrified of writing explicitly Christian fiction for a long time. I have seen it done wrong so many, many times that I pretty much just shied away from it altogether and just focused on writing stories. This lesson has definitely helped me get over that fear. It was awesome! Step five, the one on prayer, was probably the most helpful.…[Read more]

]]> 972b35675356ab912b8a8544ee69cab0 Shaina replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-legend-of-king-daeus/page/16/#post-30324 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:51:06 -0400 @dragon-snapper The extrovert’s are badly outnumbered….
Lets see, if Daeus is dictator, Christi is secretary, and Dragon Snapper is the head of security, I shall be director of marketing. For Daeus’ plan we shall need a department for that.

]]> 2464e2aa4e41d0273571db707b98ce57 Shaina replied to the topic The Legend of King Daeus in the forum Short Story Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-legend-of-king-daeus/page/16/#post-30324 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:51:06 -0400 @dragonsnapper The extrovert’s are badly outnumbered….
Lets see, if Daeus is dictator, Christi is secretary, and Dragon Snapper is the head of security, I shall be director of marketing. For Daeus’ plan we shall need a department for that.

]]> b000e535262efe05c39705eaa67e7401 Shaina replied to the topic *stands up to introduce self* *trips* in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/stands-up-to-introduce-self-trips/page/4/#post-30277 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 04:48:53 -0400 @feedingmygoldfish ‘Inspirational teddy bears’. *snickersnickersnicker* XD Thank you for the explanation, makes much more sense now! See, being an extrovert, I tend to come right out and ask all of those ridiculous questions, which seriously hinders the whole looking intelligent thing. 😛 🙂
Ah yes, the “mom look”. What’s scary is when your…[Read more]

]]> ffda5d15b4f882cae174844b908d8374 Shaina replied to the topic Homework for Video 17: Multiple Themes in the forum Writing Assignments http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/homework-for-video-17-multiple-themes/#post-30276 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 04:44:02 -0400 Do I, or do I not have multiple themes in my book? Of course I do.

My Primary Theme is Leadership.
My Major Theme is acceptance with a minor theme of love that goes along with it.
All of my themes connect together using method number three. The theme of acceptance deepens the theme of leadership because to be a truly good leader you must be…[Read more]

]]> 09c3272f7f170c22dde0ccb9be1238a1 Shaina replied to the topic Discussion for Video Sixteen: Theme & Minor Characters in the forum Discussion Questions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/discussion-for-video-sixteen-theme-minor-characters/#post-30275 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 04:32:25 -0400 @aratrea Hm, yes that is true. I hadn’t thought of that. That the short stories have less space to develop characters.

Sigh, I always forget this part….. The story’s theme is the importance of family and good friends. The minor characters either support this theme and have good relationships with the protagonists, like good friends and…[Read more]

]]> ee06e3eb4c8ad0ad72d1aa2a0d989d0d Shaina replied to the topic *stands up to introduce self* *trips* in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/stands-up-to-introduce-self-trips/page/4/#post-30272 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 02:44:59 -0400 @feedingmygoldfish Same, not a tomboy, but definitely a book worm. And yes I am an oldest and my siblings say I am bossy. 😛 🙂
@theliterarycrusader @ethryndal So, what makes INFJ’s scary and ENFJ’s not so scary? I am an ENFJ and I have never been told that I am scary, though people have told me that I am intimidating…..

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