Kate Flournoy

So, I’ve given it some more thought @kate-flournoy (by the way, I like your name!) and @daeus , and my mind is made up. I’m going with my real name after all. I can give glory to God in all that I do with or without my name on stuff. Maybe I’ll still use the pen name later on in my writing as a character’s name or something. We’ll see! :)…[Read more]

Thanks for your thoughts, @kate-flournoy @daeus !

I would just use my name, but I’m a little torn because I really like the pen name. I wonder too if using a pen name would help me to stay humble during my writing career, that is, if anything comes of it.

The one time something of mine was sort of published was incredible. Seeing my name…[Read more]

But @kate-flournoy…no American authors? What about Mark Twain (some of the time), Serena Chase, or umm, *clears throat at Grimina’s insistence* even lesser known authors who like retelling fairy tales?

Somehow I missed that the first time around, @hope… 🙂
I was thinking more classical, so I didn’t think of those, but yes all three of tho…[Read more]

@Daeus, that’s so cool! 🙂 Where you by any chance at the Celtic Ball in December of 2015? I thought I saw someone who looked like you there, but I wasn’t sure.

Hm… you just may be surprised. Obviously nothing’s certain, but I’ve a gut feeling you just may be surprised.

@kate-flournoy, I hope you’re right…

Okay, I just gotta say it right…

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@kate-flournoy said “To use a very simple example, if the message is about overcoming fear by the grace of God, start with a very timid, nervous, stressed-out character who’s afraid of everything, and take it from there.”
I’ve got that as one of my subplots. I like it because I could actually write a one sentence pitch for that plotline without a…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy I know lots of great USA authors. When I get home, I’m out at the moment, (can’t keep away) I’ll see who I can find for you.
I don’t mind. I’m 18 so I’ll have to vote this year. *crinkles up nose in disgust* I really don’t know much about the political side of stuff, so I might find it a bit tough to figure out *the good guys*.…[Read more]

Welcome to the forum, Cahndida Serkhaman Stardust Galadriel! 😉 I love singing too, and archery, though I don’t do that as much as I would like. 🙂

Important forum abbreviations to know are as follows:
WIP: work in progress
POV: point of view
MC: main character

Also, if you want a particular person to answer you or see your post, you can tag…[Read more]

So my point is, don’t assign your characters personality traits from the outside and expect those traits to work inward. You have to take the human core, and build on it from the inside out.

@Kate-Flournoy – This is a little off topic, but would you please tell me how exactly you do that? Right now I’m revisiting my first tangled attempt at a n…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy: Yes! *rubs hands together* I love discussing things. 😉 😛

@kate-flournoy

Oh yeah, I get you. Writing is like a solution in an equation. The variables are what your are thinking in your brain. Change your mindset and you have changed your writing whether you like it or not.

@kate-flournoy: As a relatively new writer, I really appreciate that you’re willing to share mistakes that you made early on. If you hadn’t said something about this topic, I probably would have made the same mistake. Not that I’m not going to make my own mistakes… 😉

Agreed, @Kate-Flournoy

@kate-flournoy

Wait … *blows nose*

Ok, much better.

Actually, I have to say, you’re wrong. He’s not perfectly inhuman. He isn’t what he could be, but you very much overstate things. The fact is, faultiness is not the thing that most makes a character come alive. The thing that most makes a character come alive is feeling. The character must…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy
Haha, well I may have exaggerated slightly. 😉 But yes, I do enjoy painting.
And @anna-brie Yes! I am a very artsy person! 🙂

@hope Hmmm… well, do you live anywhere near Parker City or Muncie? 😉 I’m actually not using a pen name (I’ve wanted to, but could never figure out one that I really liked 😛 )

…and thanks, everyone,…[Read more]

Yodideedeedeedahday! Hey!

Welcome to the forum man. With the possible exception of that stormtrooper gif, this really and truly is the bestistest place on the internet.

… wait waaaaiit! @kate-flournoy – not … even … shishkabob????????????????

*Has a heart attack and dies*

*Cue Beethoven’s fifth … just … cause*

@kate-flournoy I would say so though I don’t have a perfect visualization of them. I wish I were a better artist and could draw one out. They are 2-3 feet tall, basically human like, they live in trees and can spring from one to another like squirrels. Their hair is woolish and of varying colors but I tend to visualize a blondish-brown. All are…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy I suppose I never understood how much geography and weather affects everything. I am absolutely going to have to create some territory with rare but extreme natural disasters. Unfortunately, all that stuff about wind patterns and weather pretty much left my brain as soon as I was done learning it, but maybe I could just create my…[Read more]

@kate-flournoy In all honesty, it was probably more fun than helpful, but you highlighted the huge importance of setting in constructing plot, which I normally think of as less important.

So basically, I just need 20hrs to daydream. Hmm. I think I can handle that.

Aw cum on @kate-flournoy, that was just getting good.

By the way, even though this has nothing to do with the subject, you said

if the religion is anything like Roman Catholicism during the Enlightenment arts will be very much frowned upon.

I thought the roman catholic church was always highly icon oriented. *whimper random cute animal face…[Read more]

It is tricky. Normally I stick with general description mixed with emotions, thoughts, and a general haze of pain. During one scene where a character is beaten, I mention the first few blows and then there is just a few lines about a haze of pain and blows on every side…well, it’s easier to just copy it (this is part of the reason Cyth isn’t…[Read more]