Mark Kamibaya

@northerner Ah, those are some good points. I actually agree with you on most of them. I like seeing my physical books and I like the fact that I can leave them in my inheritance.

And it’s true that part of the beauty of reading is the physical experience. It’s funny you brought that up though, because that’s actually one of the main reasons I…[Read more]

@daeus I don’t see why not. Thanks! How would that work? 😀

@perfectfifths Btw, if you’re allowed to have outside input, I’ll volunteer to beta read. I think I can handle 1,500 words. 😉

@Anne-of-Lothlorien *hugs you tight* Fare thee very well. 🙂

@Jess We’ll miss you too. *sniff* Hope you have fun though. 🙂

@emma-flournoy Huzzah!

@PerfectFifths Go forth and conquer. 🙂

@emma-flournoy @ethryndal Thanks, guys! 😀 Normally I wouldn’t go for this since it’s such a small word limit, and I struggled to try one that had 1,7500 (2,500 more words than this) but the prize is… extremely generous and I do have something that I actually need it for. 🙂

@Aratrea @Daeus

Experiments in Living:
1. One is victorious if they are able to protect their family and friends.
2. One is victorious if they have control over all those who wish them harm.
3. One is victorious if they can gain the ability to live in freedom from physical tyranny and oppression.
4. One is victorious if they can serve others and…[Read more]

@aratrea While working out my experiments in living for the next section, I realized that victory would work better than either of the others options I had. So I’ve tweaked my question and message slightly to ‘what constitutes true victory?’ and ‘Victory is not measured by if we win or lose earthly battles, but rather in our relationship with…[Read more]

Oh my goodness. An INTJ just used ten exclamation points! *covers mouth with hand* Ok, I’m gonna go throw myself a party.

I’m sad to leave, but I must. Novaer mellons! Farewell til we meet again.

– Signing off, Anne of Lothlorien, The Secret Lady of London

@aratrea

Can I just say I am loving this course SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!! Basically, everything @kate-flournoy said. It’s lesson 4 and already I’ve learned so much. I also really like how the lessons are fairly short so I can take the time to sit back and think about it and apply what I’ve learned to my various works in progress.

And yes; tragic…[Read more]

Goodbye Morgan! *heroically sniffs back tears* I wish you godspeed on your perilous journey. *shakes your hand solemnly* We shall meet again.

@Anne-of-Lothlorien May happiness and prosperity come to everything you touch your pen to! Farewell, dear maiden of Lorien. You shall be missed!

This is kind of what @Audrey-Caylin already said, but pain changes people too, though sometimes not in the right way. Bad experiences can motivate a person to change for the better, but pain can make people change for the better or the worse. If a person is hurt by their friends, they’ll be more likely to use caution in future friendships, which…[Read more]

@anne-of-lothlorien *gives goodbye handshake*
Ah, I understand. Life and all. Good luck and goodbye. Hope to see you soon!
-Dragon Snapper

Okay. Here I go. (Side note so this makes more sense: My story is about an elf-like race of people who live for several thousand years and so forth)

Beginning: Protagonist is part of a ‘superior’ race of people, and as long as her people are safe, she is quite happy to be indifferent to the troubles the rest of the world faces. She doesn’t think…[Read more]