@mark-kamibaya
Active 8 years ago- Rank: Knight in Shining Armor
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Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic Character Development Methods in the forum Characters 8 years, 6 months ago
@ariel-ashira Here you go! 🙂 https://storyembers.org/resources/
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Daeus started the topic Including the gospel without being cheesy in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 6 months ago
Hi friends,
@that_writer_girl_99 asked me how I include the gospel in my stories without sounding cheesy. I figured I’d share my thoughts publically here so we can all participate in this discussion.
First of all, let me point out that this isn’t a dissection of the large topic of theme — this is just one part of that. Theme is about more than…[Read more]
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Daeus replied to the topic Truly Lost our Minds in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 6 months ago
@filewriterbase13x I think it would be cool if you could fit my turtles in somehow.
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Daeus replied to the topic Outlining – Love It or Hate It? in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 6 months ago
I use K.M.Wieland’s outlining system for outlining my novel. I only do basic outlines of chapters when I come to them. I also keep a long bullet list of random ideas for my story and many of these ideas end up getting woven into the plot.
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Daeus replied to the topic Outlining – Love It or Hate It? in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 6 months ago
I love outlining (or, at least I love how it works for me) and I don’t think I know anybody who has tried outlining and been disappointed by it. I also know a couple people who have tried outlining and been happy they did.
At the same time, I don’t recommend outlining everything. Your story needs room to evolve. If you outline too deeply, you’ll…[Read more]
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Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic Character Development Methods in the forum Characters 8 years, 6 months ago
@gh24682468999 I use a character questionnaire sheet I made up that used to be on KP and is currently on the Story Embers site. For me, a lot of a character has to do with asking enough questions about them to boil them down to three central qualities about who they are as a person. Once I have a set core for the character, it’s easier for me to…[Read more]
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Leumeister replied to the topic Character Song Swap in the forum Music 8 years, 6 months ago
That’s fine. How did (Mach 11 was it, or was it Second Chances?)… one of those sound like Cannon in D? I’m curious… Also, rock music? How did it sound like rock music?
Thank you for checking them out, though. If you know of anyone who would be interested in my music, though, I’d be grateful if you could send it on to them! ^_^
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Leumeister replied to the topic Character Song Swap in the forum Music 8 years, 6 months ago
That’s okay. Maybe you’ll like them anyway. Fair enough about being picky. And it’d probably be good for me, knowing that not everyone likes my stuff. 😛
https://leumaestro.bandcamp.com/releases
I actually use FL Studio to compose stuff. I also found a Free and Open Source digital audio workstation called LMMS, which…[Read more]
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Snapper posted an update 8 years, 6 months ago
Hey guys! 😀 So seems like everyone’s taking a hiatus. 😛 I’m going to as well. Whatnot with NaNo, School, blogging and trying to get my book ready for publication, I need more time than I have. So I shall return, but for now, I’m on a vacation. I’ll still be posting on my blog and I’ll be on facebook too. 😀 Visit me!
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Daeus replied to the topic Private Messaging in the forum Questions and Support 8 years, 6 months ago
@valtmy You can public message a few people and then share the doc directly with them.
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Leumeister replied to the topic Character Song Swap in the forum Music 8 years, 6 months ago
Noice! Are you guys good at using it? 😀
From what I remember (and read about it) some guy was afraid of his ex-girlfriend because of a robotic hand she made. This made her upset and bitter and brought her revenge down on the world using her robots. She also puts herself inside a robot. The protagonists manage to interface with the ro…[Read more]
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Daeus replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 6 months ago
@dekreel Well, not as good as Cry The Beloved Country or Dreamlander, but, you know, pretty good. Lots of happiness vibes.
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Daeus replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions 8 years, 6 months ago
@dekreel As a connoisseur of endings, I have to say you did a great job. Now I love Kingdom Pen even more. 🙂
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Daeus posted an update 8 years, 6 months ago
Alright, here’s how my crazy idea will work if you’re willing to join on. Basically, I want to hire you as a short term ambassador for me.
Here’s the details. It requires that you think other people would like to read my stories. The work you’d do is contact people you know and briefly share this link with them where they can get an…[Read more]
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@daeus Okay! That makes sense! (Is this where I ask the questions, or do I email you?)
So I’m looking on your link. Basically when people push it does it automatically sign them up for your newsletter?
One problem is I don’t use social media… Could I print out some advertisements and give them out at church or school? Would texting also…[Read more]
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You can contact me here if you prefer it to email, yes.
You’re correct that when someone signs up for the book, they are subscribed. (Fyi, the newsletter goes out about once a month.)
You know what, thanks for the suggestion about tracking visitors. I realized I’m able to do something of the sort. This is your personal link for getting signups.…[Read more]
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@daeus Oh, wow, thanks! I’ve already sent out the link to a couple friends and family… 😉 Or is it too early for that? o.o
When you say “collect subscribers manually,” do you mean keep track of who signs up for the newsletter and making a log out of it? I think that makes sense…
Mannn, I wish my server would let me download your…[Read more]
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Yeah, you can get started now and you have the right idea with the signup sheet. Just two columns with the name and email.
If you want to email me, I can manually send you the book as soon as I get a chance.
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Hmm. Maybe a browser issue? I just tried it and it worked for me.
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Hi @dekreel,
I wanted to check in and see how things are going.
I saw one person signed up through your link so far. Great job!!!
One of the reasons I asked if you’d like to volunteer for this is because I could use some practice mentoring people through how to do this. So if it’s fine by you, I would really appreciate it if I could have a…[Read more]
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Hiya, @daeus! It’s going pretty well. Thanks for checking in. 🙂 Good! That’s something. XD
So far I have only reached out to about four or five people. Mostly family and a couple friends. I did most of it over text messages, saying something like, “A friend of mine recently published his book, and I was wondering if you’d like to read it for…[Read more]
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Oh, wait, you already said I was an “ambassador.” Never mind… XD
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Ah, glad you were able to read it! @dekreel
You can call yourself an ambassador or promoter person. Whichever you like. 🙂
That text looks good, though if you don’t mind, I think it would be great if we could experiment with some slightly different texts to see if we can get better results. So, right now, a quarter of the people you’ve…[Read more]
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Oh, yeah. And you don’t need to be too formal. Friendly is good.
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Daeus replied to the topic Looking for crazy people in the forum Publishing & Platform 8 years, 6 months ago
@dekreel No, you wouldn’t have to read anything of mine, but it would be best if you did. I’m going to message you with the details.
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Leumeister replied to the topic Character Song Swap in the forum Music 8 years, 6 months ago
You don’t like electronic? Huh… Well, I suppose it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I enjoy and even write electronic music… And orchestral as well… Kind of… I sometimes blend both electronic and orchestral (mostly the strings) together. I could shoot you the links to the two tracks that I’ve released (both are heavily…[Read more]
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Leumeister replied to the topic Character Song Swap in the forum Music 8 years, 6 months ago
@filewriterbase13x (Interesting username, by the way)
I can think of some film and game soundtracks that are Sci-fi enough, and either incorporate electronic parts or are entirely electronic.. TRON, TRON: Legacy, Portal 2, and FTL: Faster Than Light.
Tears of Steel!?? A BLENDER OPEN MOVIE!!! 😀
Star Trek is a good s…[Read more]
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Daeus replied to the topic Hello there! in the forum Start HERE 8 years, 6 months ago
Hi @juliawrites4christ. Welcome to the bestistest place on the internet! Love your username.
What inspired you to become a writer?
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Daeus started the topic Looking for crazy people in the forum Publishing & Platform 8 years, 6 months ago
Hi friends,
I come up with a lot of crazy ideas and recently I came up with one that might actually be half decent. I want to give it a test run though before I give it a big push. For that, I could use some help. Here’s what I’m looking for:
- You’re an enthusiastic person who likes to experiment
- You’re willing to put in a small amount of…
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Calligraphy (It is art…I think) in the forum Art 8 years, 6 months ago
@Alia Wellll…I don’t know calligraphy myself (I wish. It doesn’t look hard at all and I love handwriting, I just haven’t taken time to learn it.), but Kate learned from several different books. I’m pretty sure one of them was just the “manual” of sorts that came with her set, so that was basics at least. Does your set have one? And she went from…[Read more]
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Aw, you too?! *sniffs* this is too much.
Well I hope you have a great hiatus! 🙂 We’ll have to have some celebratory part when you, Dekreel, and Warren return. 😉 when do you think you’ll be back?
Not you too! *sighs* When will you return? Can I still tag you?
@jenwriter17 @ariel-ashira Absolutely you can still tag me. 🙂 I just might not be able to respond all the time, but I love hearing from you all. <3
And I expect to return within a week or few. Certainly no longer than May 1.
@dragon-snapper Okay! 😀 At least you guys aren’t taking super long hiatuses 🙂
*waves good bye to another friend* Please return… You will be missed.
So long for now, Chosen Kid. :3