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@graciegirl Yep–been there, done that myself! And I agree. Sometimes you can get away with stories that have little meaning if the story itself is really well-executed (Force Awakens would fall into that camp for me), but even then, it only works because it has some meaning, and 9 times out of 10, the story would be improved if themes were more…[Read more]

@ethryndal @anne-of-lothlorien @daeus @kate-flournoy @emma-flournoy @aratrea @hope @winter-rose @perfectfifths @jane-maree @graciegirl @that_writer_girl_99 @everyone-else (too many to tag)
I would just like to make it known that I had ice cream with raspberry syrup tonight. 🙂 I thought of you all. 😛

I hope to learn pretty much what you’ve designed the course to teach: I want to write Christian themes powerfully, but without sounding preachy.
A long time ago, I tried to give up on writing a theme or moral message in my story. However, I learned the hard way that it is simply not possible to write a compelling story if it doesn’t have any meanin…[Read more]

@Ethryndal Will do

@Mariposa Zikers, your drawings are amazing. What medium do you usually use? Colored pencils? Watercolor? And I love all the Disney charcter’s on the train! That’s such a fun idea.

@sleepwalkingmk Looks like you’re at the right place then if that’s your goal. 😉 Being able to spot it in books is a great first step. That should help you make a lot of good connections as you move through the course and can compare what you learn here to what you’ve seen in those books.

Welcome to the site @mariposa! Awesome artwork. :O And I love the Spurgeon quotes. Are you still working on that second dinosaur book or are you already planning your next work?

… After skimming over this, I’m beginning to think that cliches are just paradoxes.

@mark-kamibaya Thanks for putting this together!
“The literature of the human species encountering change.” I see why this caught your eye. I never considered Sci-Fi that way. Really, I always thought it was a fiction of technology and extraordinary things. Star wars kind of thing, if you know what I mean. 😛
But certainly, just writing s…[Read more]

@hope @kate-flournoy @jess @bluejay @christi-eaton Did anyone else see that they’re making a Ranger’s Apprentice movie?

Signing off

I’m here!

Imma gonna be writing random things. Probably practicing descriptions or brainstorming. Fellow writers welcome.

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@Mark-Kamibaya @Kate-Flournoy
Yep. I think we’re all operating under different definitions,( *cough* Who’s on first? *cough* ) and I was tired when I posted as well so that makes for all of us being a little foggy-brained. Rereading what I wrote last night has me swearing off engaging in any writing debates past six in the evening from now on.…[Read more]

@clairec @feedingmygoldfish @kate-flournoy @all the singers
Hi guys! So, I’m trying to teach myself to sing. Do you guys know where I should start?

@Daeus Yes, that makes perfect sense. I see what you mean. Reminds me of that poem @Kate-Flournoy wrote a while back. Paradoxical, I believe it was called?

@Mark-Kamibaya Fascinating topic. And your presentation of conventions versus clichés makes a lot of sense.

I’m going to have to agree with @Kate-Flournoy that I don’t believe clichés are to be avoided like the plague. (Har, har, see what I did there?). And to expound on her point, you can take the true story @Daeus just shared as an example. H…[Read more]

@Winter-Rose I’ll be praying. *hugs*

@Daeus Thanks for sharing this. I read it Saturday night and…whoa.
It really makes you think about how the greatest stories don’t take place in a galaxy far, far away, or on an uncharted island; they happen every day all around the world. Amazing.