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@koshka

*gasps in relief and grabs his hand like a lifeline.* NO! Not at all! I’d love to!

(my life is a wreck this week, in case you haven’t noticed. 🤣)

We redecorated the neighborhood, so to speak.

That is amazing! This two have got an awesome relationship! I can’t wait to read their book!

Rory

Rory thought very long and hard about…[Read more]

Praying for you all ❤️

@esther-c

– What did/do you enjoy about your favorite MG novels?

Characters and plot. One of my favorite MG’s is Sew Zoey and I enjoyed the characters a lot, as well as sewing being a big factor for each book. The Flashback Four and The Genius Files were also quite good with the plot, though they’re more action focused.

– What do you think the M…

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@esther-c

I am so so so sorry for not getting back to you sooner!!

That’s alright!

Oooh, I really like this one! This is totally a book I would read!

Thank you, that’s very encouraging!

Then start building the plot points around that, because internal conflicts drives the story and external conflict carries it along. Think of ways that sit…

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@koshka

yes!! I do!!! Can I be adopted too?!?? 🥹🥺

Rory

Rory drew in a slow breath as Leo turned off the flame. For a moment that awful scene had threatened to flash through his mind. Thankfully, he’d fought it back.
This time.
“There, all done. Now we let that cool and don’t let any kids sign their names in it like they did the pavem…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

 I think you have a great chance of doing that just as much as anyone else.

why thank you!

@koshka

Oh my word! WHY CAN’T HE BE MY OLDER BROTHER!?!? I need a Leo!!😭😍

Rory

“I’ve done this plenty,” Leo said. “Maybe not on tile, but heaps of other stuff. Did it hanging off my ship once when we had an air leak out of atmosphere.”

Ship…. atmosphere. That meant a flying ship. An airplane.

fighter jets

Rory sucked in a sharp bre…[Read more]

@linus-smallprint

Oh you’re not the one. It was more like you voiced what was already bothering me. I’m sorry if I made it seem like it was somehow your fault. 😌

Maybe God will use this book will encourage Christians to venture into dangerous places to share the gospel!

I’d like that. But even more, I wanted it to wake people up to the fact…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @linus-smallprint If all else fails, remember that your guys’ stories, no matter what they are, will make so much more impact in the world than mine.

@keilah-h

yeah

@ellette-giselle I can understand the raining part lol. Me, I actually like it when it’s raining, but the humidity that comes afterward plus the frequent 80-90 degree weather is not fun at all.

@keilah-h

Oh It’s not just @linus-smallprint. He just said a few things that have already been bothering me in the back of my mind. It’s this aggravating struggle to rewrite something and pull it out of the ditch of not-so-great writing and up to the level I have worked to achieve now.

It’s always been a story that’s been close to my heart,…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle not gonna lie, I’ve never seen you as….as…. *gestures to your depressed posts* this. Critics are likely gonna say way worse about your book, and won’t be as nice as Linus or any of the rest of us about it. It’s just the life of an author.

Also, remember, you can say no to feedback. If you don’t agree with something he said,…[Read more]

@elishavet-pidyon I love how the writer is confused when things don’t go exactly the way she tried to write it lol

@keilah-h

Unless you have something exponentially more important, I’d say go for it.

Why? What reason do I have?

(not to sound dark or depressed. But is it truly worth it?)

@ellette-giselle

 I wonder……. these books were written so long ago and comparing them to the stuff I have written now, they’re just not as good at all.

I feel you. I look back at some of my old work and I’m like “I wrote this??? Sheesh, this is terrible!”

But then sometimes I look back at my old work and I’m like “With a little reworking, this c…[Read more]

@koshka

Rory

Rory slid back, but his eyes were locked on Leo’s hands in a half memorized, half terrified stare. There was a very bad memory at the edge of his mind, and he didn’t know what it was, but he really didn’t want it let out.

@linus-smallprint

I know. *sobs*

Okay, sounds good. Maybe next week?

*sighs* some of this feedback is depressing. I wonder……. these books were written so long ago and comparing them to the stuff I have written now, they’re just not as good at all. Are they even worth trying to rewrite? Rewriting is so hard….. is the message and…[Read more]

@linus-smallprint

Yay!!!!

aw, thanks for making me laugh. Smaug the laptop ate two years of historical research and I’m so not happy.

I’ll look at this right away!

btw, do you still need me to wait until April now that you sent this?

@koshka

leaving the kid anywhere didn’t seem…wise. He had a back for getting into pickles.

Love that!

Rory

Rory winced slightly at the list Leo had rattled off. He’d used just about every one of those things. And the memories that accompanied the usage were bad. Very bad.

“Looks like we’ve got most of this. Ready for a blowtorch?” Leo asked…[Read more]