Linus Smallprint

@ellette-giselle

This is a realistic reaction from Aaron. He sees himself as a failure and has suddenly had more responsibility shoved on to him than he thought he would get. He does not feel ready and hides, lest he bring down others with him. My character, Alan, will eventually go through something like this, asking the same question (“Why…[Read more]

@keilah-h

wow! That was interesting!

The chapter, or the glitch?

@ellette-giselle

In the beginning, God created Grammar and it was good.

Then there were grammar issues, and they was bad.

I’m trying (except when writing what Oliver Says). Although, since this is an earlier draft, I’m also focusing on other things, such as character…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Your tag did not work, so here we go again.

@ellette-giselle @keilah-h @loopylin @stephie @theshadow

Next chapter. You can all breath now (until you reach the end of this chapter of course). This covered less than what I was hoping to, there proved to be too much to go into one chapter, but that is all right. I will see if I can get Chapter the 13th – The Self-Proclaimed Guardian to you…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Thank you!

@ellette-giselle

Sure thing!

@ellette-giselle

I think this is working well. Aaron had already started down the path of doubt, and the death of his friend and the Prince is now sending him tumbling down it faster. But his faith is still there, and that is good because it always should be there even if it seems fragile in a sea of doubts. While he is angry at God, he still…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @whalekeeper

I will go start a form for this discussion and tag you both, along with some other people. Feel free to tag anyone I miss to it.

Whaley:

So yeah XD In conclusion I think girls and guys are different mentally, but the line can be blurred depending on the individual.

And that is why answering this question is hard.

@ellette-giselle

We do NOT want a solution. In fact, we often hate the idea of a solution because then we feel like you guys are just viewing us as a problem to be fixed.

This makes no sense to me.

Have you ever seen the video “It’s Not About The Nail.” ?

That was on my mind as I was typing up my response.

Yeah, that could work……. Do you think it…

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@ellette-giselle

So the emotions I see emerging the strongest from Aaron right now are stubbornness, jealousy, and frustration.

I should clarify, that these are more of the negative emotions. There will be grief in there as well.

Another thought. Different guys have different ways of expressing anger. Some punch things, some start accusing others…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

Hm…

Of course, every guy is different, so it is a little tricky to answer this question. I have thankfully never lost a friend or family member who is close to me, so I am not even entirely sure how I would respond, but I do have my guesses. I would likely be upset with what happened, but I am not a very emotional person. I…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

I think i might leave it alone, because the majority of my readers are fine with it, and I have also read many books that do this and have never had any complaint with them.

Okay, that’s fine then.

Might just be best to show you…… it’s basically a collection of images pulled off the internet that have things to do with your chara…

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Congratulations @ellette-giselle!

@keilah-h, thank you for the challenge! It was fun to try to draw in a more Clone Wars style than my usual one.

Also, anyone interested in character aesthetics?

Sorry, I’m not sure extatically sure what this means.

@ellette-giselle

Oh, you killed off some major characters. Somehow I knew right when Aaron started calling for Turin in battle that he would find his friend dying. Major blow to his faith there. Poor Sabina and Aaron. And now there is no royal heir for the country either.

do it’s an alternate reality. For instance, the Empire is Rome set in t…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

HEY, THANKS SO MUCH! You know, that’s the first time anyone has ever said that to me.

It is a flaw of ours that sometimes we grow proud of our beliefs. Knowledge puffs up (1 Cor 8:1). I don’t want to let this pride get in the way of seeing the truth and then misleading people. This is why I am willing to listen to any c…[Read more]

@keilah-h

so yeah, I’m terrible at deducing characters’ future reactions and intentions

Hey, this just means that when things you do not predict happen, you enjoy the story more. Being able to properly guess what is going to happen all the time ruins stories. And maybe you are right, maybe you aren’t. Don’t assume you are wrong until the story’s end.

@ellette-giselle

Just finished the last two sections, and they are fine. I find that the more the Bible is referenced and the more that characters just accept Israel as a place, the more I want to know where this place is in the world. It is clear that is connected to our world, but I want to know how and why Aaron can openly talk about the Bible…[Read more]

Also, @ellette-giselle, I would encourage you to continue to share your beliefs and convictions. I do want to know what you have to say, and I want to make sure that my writing does glorify God and not glorify anything wrong.  I have already made some changes to my story from the first draft because of some concerns I had, and if need be, I am…[Read more]