@lrose5
Active 3 years, 11 months ago- Rank: Wise Jester
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Jaybird replied to the topic They Came For Me in the forum Short Story Critiques 4 years, 11 months ago
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Jaybird started the topic They Came For Me in the forum Short Story Critiques 4 years, 11 months ago
Mila was screaming. The ropes about my wrists bit when I tried to move, holding me helpless in the blackened snow. I twisted my head to find her, but all I could see was the boot of a marauder.
More screams. I had to do something!
I could do nothing.
Tears pricked at my eyelids, but crying wouldn’t help anything. I blinked them away.
“Take me,…[Read more]
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Koshka replied to the topic Switching Gears: I'm Writing An Allegorical Fantasy Now! in the forum Biblical Fiction 4 years, 11 months ago
Here are a few ideas;
Fear: messing up (past fixing), of becoming something terrible, to be nothing, to be something.
Misbelief: that his desire is wrong, that if he disappoints his father he will no longer be loved, that all these standards are just to keep him from fun.
Do you have a separate need as well, or are you using…[Read more]
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Jaybird replied to the topic Switching Gears: I'm Writing An Allegorical Fantasy Now! in the forum Biblical Fiction 4 years, 11 months ago
Sorry, I forgot to tag you.
@godlyfantasy
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Jaybird replied to the topic Switching Gears: I'm Writing An Allegorical Fantasy Now! in the forum Biblical Fiction 4 years, 11 months ago
So, I don’t personally know your characters, but from life, books, and from what they did in the Bible, here are some ideas to help get those creative juices flowing.
- Fear of darkness(not the dark)
- Fear of disillusionment
- Fear of the violent man
- Fear of failing
- Fear of not measuring up
- Fear of spiders (okay, maybe not)
- Fear of…
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Jaybird replied to the topic Switching Gears: I'm Writing An Allegorical Fantasy Now! in the forum Biblical Fiction 4 years, 11 months ago
Oh, those character struggles are very good. Your story line gives that pleasurable ache deep inside by which one knows it’s good.
Amen!
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Koshka replied to the topic Switching Gears: I'm Writing An Allegorical Fantasy Now! in the forum Biblical Fiction 4 years, 11 months ago
Question; is it an allegory of David?
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Koshka replied to the topic Switching Gears: I'm Writing An Allegorical Fantasy Now! in the forum Biblical Fiction 4 years, 11 months ago
*Stormy applause and cheers blow the roof off*
I can’t wait till Project Kaithen comes out.! If there’s anything I can do to help with don’t hesitate to ask.
It’s so good when you feel you’re on His path.
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Jaybird replied to the topic Switching Gears: I'm Writing An Allegorical Fantasy Now! in the forum Biblical Fiction 4 years, 11 months ago
Oh, yay! I love it too! It sounds SO good! Like a book I’d read till four in the morning and have to stop at random parts to soak up every implication. Is it off the story of David?
By the by, that’s a beautiful cover/photo.
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Koshka replied to the topic Making Bible Characters Relatable in the forum Biblical Fiction 4 years, 11 months ago
Thank you for tagging me. I haven’t read much biblical fiction, but I’ll be happy to share what I’ve noticed.
They were people, they had emotions, and the Bible records many of these. Most these are referenced in their actions. The entire book of Jonah (It’s better for me to die!). Ezekiel’s wife dies and he isn’t allowed to grieve, although he…[Read more]
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Jaybird replied to the topic Making Bible Characters Relatable in the forum Biblical Fiction 4 years, 11 months ago
Ok, hi! This is so exciting! Anyway to make them relatable…
Have you ever noticed how personal the last verses in the Epistles are? They speak of Tituses and Demases like, wonder of wonders, they were real people. 😉 For example, II Timothy 4:13, Paul asked Timothy to bring him a cloak he left at Troas and some books and parchments. These New…[Read more]
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R.M. Archer replied to the topic So… I have a blog now. What next? in the forum Publishing & Platform 4 years, 11 months ago
You’re so welcome! I’m glad they were helpful! I had a fair bit of Pinterest clean-up to do when I started using it for blogging, too. XD But I’ve found it to be worth it! I mostly just have a lot more secret boards now than I did before, lol.
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Jaybird replied to the topic Topic suggestion for Biblical fiction writers in the forum Questions and Support 4 years, 11 months ago
Hurrah! It’s on! Three cheers for the new forum, HURRAH, HURRAH, HURRAH! *Throws a ticker tape parade*
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Kathleen replied to the topic Another Awkward Intro in the forum Start HERE 4 years, 11 months ago
Okay, I’m going to reopen The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes now. Even from what I read, though it wasn’t my favorite, I still learned a lot about writing from it. The writing style really inspired me to develop mine.
I love how you described it like poetry or song. Because it’s so true, yet it’s not blatant or distracting. Which is…[Read more]
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Jaybird replied to the topic Our Book Premises Nerd Space in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
Thank you so much! That’s one of my best so far.
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Kathleen replied to the topic Topic suggestion for Biblical fiction writers in the forum Questions and Support 4 years, 11 months ago
Awesome idea! And since I have unlimited power with whatever is created on the site *chuckles evilly* Biblical Fiction is now a topic under “Genre Fiction”!
If there is any technical issues with it, just let me know and I’ll get right on it!
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Koshka replied to the topic Our Book Premises Nerd Space in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
Awww… That’s beautiful. He looks so real!
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Jaybird replied to the topic Our Book Premises Nerd Space in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
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Jaybird replied to the topic Our Book Premises Nerd Space in the forum General Writing Discussions 4 years, 11 months ago
All these premisses are thrilling!
So… Here’s Nyx’s portrait. It was fun to make and I learned quite a bit about drawing fur in the process. I’m so excited with how it turned out!

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Jaybird replied to the topic What’s an unexpected place you got a story idea from? in the forum Topic of the Week 4 years, 11 months ago
You should write a short story about it/in that setting, just ’cause it sounds so “readable”, if that makes sense. You know, the strange ground keeping people could be part of a spy ring or the guardians of a secret…. ok, my train of thought is on a detour. *Note lightbulb over head*
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