Jenna Terese

@skredder By the way, how would you get someone to beta-read a story? Is it just what you did, posting the link of the Google Doc onto the forum? Or would you give certain people Comment Only access? I have a story that I’d like advice on, so would that count as a beta-read? Sorry for the random question…

@that_writer_girl_99  Ooh, boy. Let’s try this…

Here is a little tactic for writing a compelling, and non-cliche fantasy story: Diversify your world. By all means include dragons, elves, knights, old parchments and/or a mentor or two — because those are AWESOME. But imagine how much more awesome your world would be if you added a unique…[Read more]

@that_writer_girl_99 Yes, it’ll make sense in the story. I’m actually planning on posting it in the forum (possibly this one), but I need to figure out how to get the link. Thanks for the advice!

@christianna-hellwig  Greetings, and welcome to the bestistest place on the internet! (Or as I like to call it: The bestest place in Cyberspace) 😀

Ooh, music! I really want to learn violin. I can play cajon pretty well, and I can play “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” and “The Imperial March” on the piano X)

I’m glad you have decided to join us!…[Read more]

@rochellaine, right, that makes sense! 😀 I thought it was a little…um…unusual.

Also, totally agree with your description of how a man or woman is ready for marriage. This would be our family’s thoughts too.

And yes, yes, yes! You are 100% right! A woman’s highest calling is being a wife and mother! I’m tired of people talking about women’s…[Read more]

@gh24682468999, Oh no! Timing can be a bit of a nuisance with live stuff, hey?

@ariella-newheart

How many characters is needed really depends on your story. If your series is supposed to be a sprawling epic, having 30 recurring characters might be appropriate or even expected. Just a few tips that might be helpful:

1. Do not introduce too many characters all at once. This will just get confusing for readers.
2. Be clear on…

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@seekjustice Ummm, which Joseph?  There were two important ones.  I’m assuming you mean the one from Genesis, not the one from Matthew and Luke?

Yeah, I would never think of crushing on most of the characters in the Bible, no matter how much I admire them.  But for some reason Jonathan really appeals to me as a man, not just a hi…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 Quillon is one of my favourites 🙂

@clairec uhh….*starts to sweat furiously* Not sure. It was a long time ago. But I am definitely now going to go and reread A Little Bush Maid and see if I can track down a hardcopy of the others.

@rochellaine

Ha, I’ve always liked Joseph a lot, but I’m not sure if I would say I had a crush on him, just that I really like him and look up to…[Read more]

Getting back to the original topic…Has anyone read The Courtship of Miles Standish?  I really loved John Alden in that because the poor guy had to fight it out with himself about whether to help his best friend court the girl that he was actually in love with himself.

I also adore Peter in Not Regina.

And I’ve always wondered: Is it sa…[Read more]

@Ariella-newheart Oh cool! You’re exactly right I’m from Middle-Earth (or from Australia, take your pick ;P)

@dekreel OOoohh! Shakespeare!

@radically-surrendered  Oliver Twist is great! I’m not sure if I’ve read Christy or it just sounds familiar. I’ll have to find it!

@ariella-newheart Oh, I had this same problem with one of my books… 🙂

Since this is a series you are writing, the easiest way to do it without confusing the readers might be to make only a few characters the important ones in each book.  If the others are background characters in one book, and then they become important characters in another…[Read more]

@ariella-newheart  Good question! I have struggled with the exact same thing in my KPA (that’s Kapeefer Adventure, sort of like the LOKD). I guess it depends on the series: How long it is, and when and where your MC(s) are traveling. If you have to put in all your recurring characters, you could either alter the characters so they fit each scene,…[Read more]

@clairec Haha!  No, I was speaking figuratively.  There’s no specific “marriageable age.”  😀

However, my dad is from the Middle Eastern culture, and marriage and grandchildren are very important to him, and to all of us.  After all, “children are a blessing.” 🙂  The way we figure it is a guy is “ready” to get married when he has a good job with…[Read more]

@dekreel