Mark Kamibaya

Russian and Australian. I have no idea. Is it something Disney?

@winter-rose For some reason the first thing that came to my head was Star Trek, then I realized that wasn’t animated. 😛
The Rescuers Down Under?

@Daeus I love that one. My vote goes for that.

@Daeus I agree. Great points.

@kate-flournoy That’s a good distinction. As far as the practical application between personal and universal themes, I don’t think there’s any significant difference. One thought I have is that it is generally best to use universal and personal themes in combination. For instance cowardice with the meaning of life, responsibility with justice,…[Read more]

Ok, Here’s the same thing only with the name in gold. Any votes between the gold and silver name? @kate-flournoy @emma-flournoy @dragon-snapper @rolena-hatfield @sarha-h

Les Miserables. 😀

Theme: justice and mercy.
Focusing question: which one triumphs?
Message: it’s justice that makes mercy necessary.

Hmm… those are slightly different than the format of the others you shared… and now my brain is tickling… I wonder…
Oh yes. This was that idea— I’ve thought about this some already. 😛 It seems to me…[Read more]

@ethryndal That, my friend, is the worst. *falls to the floor*

@dragon-snapper Oh boy! Happy six months! I’m trying to find the courage to start the Silmarillion at the moment.

You know what’s the worst thing ever? When someone who doesn’t get it says something to the effect of, “Oh, just get over it and write something.” *rips out hair* They know nothing.

@ethryndal @s-g-dewey Writer’s block, how some people don’t have it remains a mystery to me. Maybe they aren’t like me, a procrastinator, and actually take time to plan out every single scene that is bound to happen. 😛

I pronounce it as Thay-o-den as well, but I saw LOTR before I read it, so that really was never a problem for me. And now I’m…[Read more]

@ethryndal @winter-rose Gah! I feel like I’ve heard it too, but I can’t quite place it. … Is there something along the lines of a hint you could give us? 😉

@Winter-Rose Arg…sounds so familiar…

@dragon-snapper @s-g-dewey Though some of us more than others may be prone to chuckle evilly when they hear a fellow has it and they’re not the only one… 😛 Not that I would ever do that… BUT in all seriousness, writer’s block is the worst curse of the writing kind, and I would not wish it upon any one. Really. 😉

I pronounce it Thay-o-den. I…[Read more]

@Leumeister Weeeeeell, looks like everyone else has pretty much said my main thoughts, so, yeah. I do like the title font and the metallic quality of it. Looks spacey. And I know this is just a rough draft, but when you start to polish it up, I would just remember to do something with the people, so they don’t look like their walking around in…[Read more]

@winter-rose the hardware you can’t really customize, though especially with the newer ones, there’s no real need to. If you’re talking about user interface, I have no idea.

Okay, here’s book cover version 1.1

Version 2.0 will probably roll around when I have a better modeled ship and better character models. 😛

@kate-flournoy:

Well, I want to keep the font metallic… It just fits with the style of the story. Thanks, though! I’m glad it looks like it will work! ^_^ How do you think I could fix the uniformity of the cover? Also, did the logo’s reflections catch your eye?
Oh, and the ship is in FTL travel (a term I use a lot in Aquila!), so you wouldn’t…[Read more]

@Daeus… LGK? ‘Little Green Kate’??? *hysterical chuckling* I like that. :”D

@dragon-snapper …You’re right… I’ll start calling her LGK from now on.

Yeah, short books are nice. I’m mainly doing it for marketing reasons though. And, hey! It’s very Tolkienesque.

@daeus Wait, @kate-flournoy is already green. She’s a dragon, isn’t she? 😛
Okay, I actually like the idea of splitting one hugeongeous book into three mainly because then I feel like I’ve finished something when there’s still more to do. I would have finished something (reading your book) three times. I’ve read a book before, except I didn’t,…[Read more]