Katherine

Well, mostly. I prefer magic as magic to magic as something quasi-scientific. Part of the appeal of magic is its mystery
I absolutely agree with that – but it also depends on the genre of your story, so in some cases magic may seem like magic, but actually be scientific. For me personally, though, I have been wondering whether or not I should…[Read more]

@emma-l That’s amazing! 😀 So music and writing is going to be more of a hobby for you? 🙂 Is there any specific place you feel God is calling you to serve missions in?

@northerner

I’ll definitely take a wee look at that site. Are these kingdoms all over the world, or just in the U.K, ‘cuz I’m in Australia…

Basically if you have a hobby you can find its period equivalent in the SCA
That’s awesome! Would that happen to include playing authentic, period musical instruments? 😀

I, too, mostly delves into the…[Read more]

@northener

I’ll definitely take a wee look at that site. Are these kingdoms all over the world, or just in the U.K, ‘cuz I’m in Australia…

Basically if you have a hobby you can find its period equivalent in the SCA
That’s awesome! Would that happen to include playing authentic, period musical instruments? 😀

I, too, mostly delves into the…[Read more]

@emma-l Wow, 10 years, that’s amazing, Emma! 😀 Are you wanting to pursue a musical career, or writing? (or something else entirely! 😀 )

@rolena-hatfield Yesh, that’s right 😉

@Northerner Welcome to Kingdom Pen! 😀 The (as it has been said) bestistest place on the interwebz! I’ve been here for about two weeks and I’m still finding that out in the various forums, articles and videos KP has to offer.

“One of the things this means is that I ramble on a lot about historical things very few other people are at all…[Read more]

@Northerner Welcome to the bestiest place on the internet! YES! I got to say it. Though whether I spelled it right is another matter… So glad you are finally here! You’ll have fun. 🙂

@rolena-hatfield @bluejay @everyone So, what’s the new quote?? 😀

@ethryndal Oh, yay, somebody got it! 😀 You have now become acquainted with the “punny” side of me. 😉

@ethryndal Oh, yay, somebody got it! 😀 You have no become acquainted with the “punny” side of me. 😉

@daeus It’s great that you were able to sort it out! 😀

Greetings and salutations, @emma-l, to borrow the colloquialism (I have no idea if anyone will get the reference, but there it is 😉 )

“I am an avid reader, writer, and musician.”
That about describes me, as well! I also play the violin, have been for about 18 months, and I’m loving it! We also have a piano that I try and play sometimes (my…[Read more]

Greetings @emma-l! I think you’ll find our little kingdom of scribes, poets, and other word-nerds to your liking. Please tell us more about these ‘creatures’. Our household has a dog, a cat, 10 chickens, and a squirrel who used to like eating nuts on top of my hat.

@bluejay @haileyh412 Now I’m intrigued. Is this theory about the Scripture…[Read more]

I’ve been learning more about character arcs recently and am working on a disillusionment arc for one of my MCs. A disillusionment arc is, how did @kate-flournoy put it, moving from a pleasant lie to an unpleasant truth. So it is positive in that it moves from lie to truth, but negative in that it goes from pleasant to unpleasant. Since I’m…[Read more]

@bluejay I don’t believe they’re native; the neighbours just have a lot. 😀

@bluejay No, I don’t live in Albany, but we sometimes go down there to visit family or for holidays (we haven’t in a while, though)

@bluejay That’s so pretty! Looks like Albany here in WA.

@bluejay Glad you’re feeling better. 🙂

My favourite kind of days are the stormy, windy ones, seeing palm trees bend so far that you’d think there was a hurricane, and hearing the wind rattling the blinds. There’s something comforting about that for me (depending on how stormy it’s getting to be 😉 )

Just out of curiosity, do you live in…[Read more]

I think @kate-flournoy and the others might have already said all this, but my main thought on hooks and first lines is that it needs to present a question. It doesn’t normally ask a question outright, but the question is implied. If the story starts with dialogue, we wonder who is talking. If it says ‘once only God knew the day that you would…[Read more]

@bluejay Praying! 🙂 It’s no fun being sick, especially if you’re nauseated. 🙁