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Anne Swiftblade replied to the topic HUGE Announcement! in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 8 months ago
Signed up! Super excited about this!
One quick question…
Were will I find the forum we will be part of? I don’t see it anywhere.Oh one more question 😛
Just to clarify, will the Beta Tester coarse be added onto as it goes or will it stay as it is now? -
Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic HUGE Announcement! in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 8 months ago
@kate-flournoy Yes. It’s a self-paced video course, so you can definitely watch it at your own pace, whether that’s doing a couple a week or binge-watching a bunch of sessions at once. 😉
Feedback-wise, we’ve set up a bunch of short four-question surveys you can fill out after watching each lesson so you don’t need to give feedback on the whole…[Read more]
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Snapper replied to the topic A Name For Rodyn in the forum Characters 9 years, 8 months ago
@ethryndal *takes blue ribbon from your hands* 😛
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Ingrid replied to the topic Daughter Of Eve saying "Hi"! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 8 months ago
@S-G-Dewey
Hello, and welcome, Susanna! (Love your name, by the way.) YES!!! I am a Narnia and Lord of the Rings fan as well (notice the profile picture????). *virtual high five*
*eyes widen* Fourteen siblings? How completely and utterly awesome!!! I used to think 4 was a lot… 😛What kind of music do you like to listen to? Which instruments…[Read more]
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Ingrid replied to the topic Daughter Of Eve saying "Hi"! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 8 months ago
@S-G-Dewey
Hello, and welcome, Susanna! (Love your name, by the way.) YES!!! I am a Narnia and Lord of the Rings fan as well. *virtual high five*
*eyes widen* Fourteen siblings? How completely and utterly awesome!!! I used to think 4 was a lot… 😛What kind of music do you like to listen to? Which instruments do you play?
Again, welcome,…[Read more]
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Anne Swiftblade replied to the topic Daughter Of Eve saying "Hi"! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 8 months ago
@S-G-Dewey, welcome! Narnia and LotR?? YES! My favorite Chronicle is The Silver Chair (Puddleglum!!) then The Horse and His Boy and then… well all of them 😉
You want to travel the world? Me too. I want to at leased have been on every continent before I am married (so I have a while :)). Besides that I would specifically love to visit Egypt,…[Read more]
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Snapper replied to the topic A Name For Rodyn in the forum Characters 9 years, 8 months ago
@ethryndal Huzzah! I win! 😛 😉 😀
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Snapper replied to the topic Daughter Of Eve saying "Hi"! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 8 months ago
@S-G-Dewey
Yay! Another new person! A Narnia and a LotR person? Yay! I myself am more a LotR universe person, but Narnia is still awesome! I am one of those dragons which @ethryndal mentioned. I am the melter…of chairs. I don’t melt people. So don’t worry. 😛
Welcome to the BESTESTIST MOST AMAZINGIEST AND FANTASGREATIEST place. At least,…[Read more] -
Snapper replied to the topic Daughter Of Eve saying "Hi"! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 8 months ago
@S.G.Dewey
Yay! Another new person! A Narnia and a LotR person? Yay! I myself am more a LotR universe person, but Narnia is still awesome! I am one of those dragons which @ethryndal mentioned. I am the melter…of chairs. I don’t melt people. So don’t worry. 😛
Welcome to the BESTESTIST MOST AMAZINGIEST AND FANTASGREATIEST place. At least,…[Read more] -
Snapper replied to the topic Daughter Of Eve saying "Hi"! in the forum Start HERE 9 years, 8 months ago
@s.g.dewey
Yay! Another new person! A Narnia and a LotR person? Yay! I myself am more a LotR universe person, but Narnia is still awesome! I am one of those dragons which @ethryndal mentioned. I am the melter…of chairs. I don’t melt people. So don’t worry. 😛
Welcome to the BESTESTIST MOST AMAZINGIEST AND FANTASGREATIEST place. At least,…[Read more] -
Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Eight: Flat Character Arc in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 8 months ago
Who’s someone that you look up to in real life? Why do you look up to them? When you understand who you look up to your personal heroes, you will better understand how you want your reader to view your protagonist.
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Seven: Negative Character Arc in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 8 months ago
What are some negative arc stories that use catharsis well? How do they accomplish this catharsis?
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic ARCHIVED – Discussion for Video Six: Positive Character Arc in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 8 months ago
What has most helped you in your growth in the Christian life? How can you apply this to your storytelling?
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Homework for Videos 6-8: Developing Character Arcs in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 8 months ago
We’ll be using the same thread for these next three lessons. After you’ve watched the lesson that corresponds with the character arc you’re using in your work-in-progress, develop your character arc by plotting out the five key scenes and determining what each of them will look like for your protagonist. Then post your results here!
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Five: Character Arcs in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 8 months ago
Why do people change? What has caused you to change the way you lived in the past?
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Homework for Video 5: Character Arc in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 8 months ago
Decide what Experiment in Living your protagonist begins with, and which Experiment in Living he or she ends with. Also decide if you only want to include these two experiments, or if you want to include some transitory experiments. Then post your results here!
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Four: The Experiment in Living in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 8 months ago
What do you think will help you personally put yourself in your character’s shoes?
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Homework for Video 4: Experiment in Living in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 8 months ago
Take the theme you chose for your story and create five different Experiments in Living. Then, develop two of those experiments to include poetic justice and post all your results here!
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Discussion for Video Three: Discovering & Deepening Theme in the forum Discussion Questions 9 years, 8 months ago
Let’s try to find the concepts we talked about in this lesson in other stories. Pick a favorite story, figure out what its theme, focusing question, and message might be, and then post your results here!
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic Homework for Video 3: Discovering & Deepening Theme in the forum Writing Assignments 9 years, 8 months ago
Discover the major theme of your novel, discover your focusing question, create five different answers for your focusing question, and then choose one of those answers to be your novel’s message. Then post your results here!
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