Rylie Goodwin

@ellette-giselle

Thought you might be interested. Here’s the playlist I randomly decided to compile for Leo’s story (CotR)

Instrumental – aesthetic music

From “Sounds of Power” Epic instrumental

• “Faith”
• “The Key”
• “Got Fight”
• “Courage”

From Emily Black’s “Cloak of the Light” sound track

• “The Fine Art of Sarcasm”
• “Chicago”
• “Be…

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@theducktator

I would say keep any gender issues out of MG. I was reading MG at 7ish, and my parents never told me about any of that stuff until I was a teen. Finding out about it, even from a Biblical perspective, would have traumatized tiny me.

That’s a valid point! What I meant is illustrated anyway in a decent book. Have your characters behave…[Read more]

Also, there’s a difference between the Chosen One trope and a For Such a Time mentality. I would love to see the true value of humanity, of the reader, addressed. That we are made with purpose and by intention. There is hope. God doesn’t waste His time making and loving children just to destroy them in Hell. This is why we cannot decide to be a…[Read more]

@esther-c

GREAT point.

Why thank you. XD

Honestly, if you do want to write MG fiction (and I hope you do) I recommend doing some research into the psychology of 8-13 year olds. Not only will it help your writing, it will help you understand your readers, and your own memories. (On that note, try to remember what it was like to be a kid, not…[Read more]

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

Humor. Slapstick sparingly and good wit whenever it’s needed.

I liked characters I could connect to (although considering my personality, I could empathize easily) I liked it when the suffering was real. Kids can be done of the most melodramatic people on the planet, but like Koshka said,…[Read more]

@rae

Ahh! Animal fantasy! I adore this stuff so much. Yes, one of my series is a bunch of wolves and foxes and possibly sea faring black footed sand cats all picking fights with one another. It’s great fun. XD

@raxforge

I definitely approve. We need more animal fantasy that isn’t down right weird. Squirrels are hilarious, and a secret kingdom…[Read more]

@esther-c

*Literally comes out of nowhere*

MG!! My genre. Yes! We need more good MG fiction.

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

Action, but not necessarily what you’d first think of. I wanted my heros to do something that mattered, even if it was sitting in a dark closet for hours, bravely taking hardship and fighting the…[Read more]

@koshka

That’s perfect! I love it.

Some reads we never forget

Some books we never forgive

Haven’t seen the end of this yet

We’ll write as long as we live.

All eyes on the hidden door

To the lonely laptop borne

We’ll ride in through the scribbling storm

Till we write our long forgotten WIPs…

In Which Trees are Dangerous, and Aenwest Considers Doubles

Chapter 7

The closer we got to the Dell, the more tangled the trees became. It should have been much like the woods around Multnomah Falls, WA, but years ago, as I told Dwogin when he tripped over an exposed root, the Rangers had planted saplings between the older trees and woven them…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @koshka @keilah-h @hybridlore @theducktator @anyoneinterested

Some days we kinda forget,

Some WIPS will never go on.

Gotta get the rest of it done,

All the way to the Silver Star.

(Far away, through writer’s block so bold.)

*cough cough*

Although it’s been neglected, it has not been abandoned. We have another chapter!

@theducktator

Like the others said, that depends on your characters. (They had some great advice.)

I think it would also depend on how expected/tragic the death was. While doesn’t necessarily lessen grief, it makes a lot of difference in how one processes it. (I think. Not an expert.) In some ways it would be worse, especially if they were…[Read more]

@hybridlore

I am interested! April will be really busy, but if I can join, I’ll tell you. Whatever we do, I should be able to join on Saturday mornings or early Friday afternoons.

@raxforge

Squirrelies! I love the fluffies. They are very intelligent. Unimaginative people completely discredit them. I think some of your rogue squirrels are running a gang in our town. XD The initiation rites include darting between the wheels of a car.

(@rae You definitely tagged the right people. 🙂 )

As for feedback, the idea is…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

Most influential so the ones I still remember. XD That simplifies things.

I grew up listening to the Focus on the Family Radio Theater rendition of the Chronicles of Narnia, and read the books when I was about 9-ish. They really shaped my love for story, and even how I viewed God. They’re a story that grows with you as you grow…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

oh nar!!! *chews lip*

I was so nervous reading that. XD Things are not looking good for November or Ara.

I think my heart literally stopped when Callan showed up. I had to escape the forum for a moment before coming back to finish reading it. XD *shudders* Once more, fantastic villains. I loathe their guts.

@whalekeeper

Poor Hugo! Save him, Marcel!

Probably a good thing you moved Viktor on. I think he’d either die from shock, or by attacking the thing with his pocket knife. As it is, he’d feel terrible for leaving Hugo in that situation, but it’s for the best. XD

@whalekeeper

Wowsers. That’s a lot! Sounds fascinating, though.

I’ll try to find that article… I think it was in Jstor…

@rae

AHHHH! It’s perfect! I love it.

@grcr

That’s really cool.

I know it would be a ton of work, but it’s beautiful. If you do get a comic book published, I’d buy it.