Kathleen

@kathleenramm

Well, I thought it was.

The lead up to the civil war and through till after the reconstruction, but it was less focused on the war and more how it affected the Jewish, Celtic, and Native American populations of the area. It wasn’t a pro north or south book, but simply a story of two families and a war.

@kathleenramm I’ve had some places based off of places near where I live, though I never mention them by name. I used to mention street names though, haha.

One time I did read a book set in my hometown (it was never explicitly stated but I figured it out using context clues) and hoo boi that was weird.

@kathleenramm

I did once start on a historical fiction novel which was to be set near where I live, but I put it aside for my current WIP.

Come to think of it, I only ever started two stories in our world, one of which was an early attempt at writing which I shall NEVER pick up again.

@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?

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@kathleenramm ‘Eyy, thank you. <3

@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 😉

@kathleenramm
Hi Kathleen,

Wow! Thank you that was all so helpful!!

Okay, so I guess the ‘main theme’ would be struggling to build a new identity for herself. She has to choose who she wants to define her, whether that be living the life in high society or embracing the anew life in Christ with fellow Catholics. So family, belonging, hap…[Read more]

@maryg3

Themes are so neat! I love finding little hidden lessons in the books I read.

Now, adding them isn’t always quite so easy, and I know I have a long way to go before my stories properly portray their themes. (I have to write them first, for one… 😉 )

But I agree with the others: multiple themes are fantastic and best when they all work…[Read more]

@kathleenramm Hmm I’m not used to brainstorming with others but sometimes I’ll brainstorm if I’m really really stuck, usually I prefer to get ideas from everywhere around me and letting it simmer in my head into something coherent. Maybe because I’m not used to telling other people about my ideas XD And they’ll probably not understand the end vibe I want.

@kathleenramm

yeah most of my characters are at least somwhat based off music. I have adhd and anxiety and music help, but it also helps me write too. My playlist is all over the place lol so it works well for diversity XD

@unsung Yayyy!!! you’re hereeeee! now lemme get this party started

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Y’all, this…[Read more]

@kathleenramm Yes~creating new worlds and seeing where the story leads!! How about for yourself??

@elanor I’m not entirely sure how I would classify it. I would probably say more like historical fiction in a fantasy setting, but without the fantasy element… which probably makes no sense LOL I used to write poetry, but I haven’t written any for…[Read more]

@kathleenramm

UMMM…

*cough….cough…*

Pretty much all of them…..???

*sheepish grin*

ok no but seriously….music is like….a huge inspiration for scenes. Like….I cannot explain how huge. ENORMOUSLY HUGE. GIGANTIC. MASSIVE. ALL THE OTHER WORDS MEANING BIG THAT I CANNOT THINK OF AT THE MOMENT XD.

soooooooooooo the answer to ur question? A h…[Read more]

@kathleenramm

Thank you!

@kathleenramm Yes, definitely! There’s too many to count, haha. But a couple I can remember:

• Bird Song by Florence and the Machine
• Gasoline by Brand New, covered by Falling Up
• Daylight by Northern Abbey

I’ve tried starting some based off of them, but usually I just write down the ideas and keep it for later. Too many ideas, too little time.