Mark Kamibaya

@Daeus I’d love to help with this one, I really would, BUT I’m actually in the same boat. I’ve got this thing I’m planning on writing once I finish my current book, but it’s so long that I’m not sure what to do with it. So this thread ought to be pretty beneficial. And I agree with what @Jess said about middle books. They’re usually really boring,…[Read more]

@aratrea I pretty much second everything everyone else has said. Powerful Christian themes that aren’t cheesy. I also want to learn how to weave every thread of my story into the theme, because for the most part, the flow of my stories feel a bit jerky because not everything ends up being connected to the theme. (characters, villains, climax, etc)

@aratrea I want to learn how to weave every thread of my story into the theme. For the most part, the flow of the story always feels jerky because not everything ends up being connected to the theme. (characters, villains, climax, etc)

@northerner Absolutely. Just to clarify, you are talking about building an audience for your books, right? I thought possibly you might be asking about branding — like presenting a consistent impression of yourself in everything you do, which is kinda related, but much more of a specific topic.

@northerner Absolutely. You can submit your questions here: https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/panel-questions/ You should be able to use the same link for the event to access the recording later.

@northener Absolutely. You can submit your questions here: https://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/panel-questions/ You should be able to use the same link for the event to access the recording later.

@kate-flournoy @emma-flournoy @anyone-else Ok, here’s with all silver and here’s with a gold title. I’m feeling like I liked it better with the silver title and gold subtitle, but I don’t think that was quite right either. Thoughts?

@sleepwalkingmk Yes, there will be a recording.

@daeus Oooh, this is exciting! I love the idea of trilogies. I’ve never written one, but I think it would be a fun idea!

I’ve read a couple of trilogies, though. The first example that comes to mind is, obviously, The Lord of the Rings. This trilogy has an ultimate goal that the main MCS are consistently working towards in every book. Namely,…[Read more]

Thanks @mark-kamibaya @jess @winter-rose I have read Katie’s article, by the way. That’s what made me decide to study this further.

So, I guess I should provide some further information. This trilogy will be pretty LOTResque. I mean, it’s epic fantasy with a lot of travel and a basically comparable story goal. Actually, I know LOTR was originally…[Read more]

@sarah-h Um, about whenever my mom finishes her second edit + a week or two. 😉

@dragon-snapper Great goal! Like Daeus said, we’ll definitely be answering that and unpacking how to approach a theme from several different angles by using the power of story.

@audrey-caylin That’s great! Writing about things you’ve experienced can create the most powerful themes in storytelling, so that’s a great place to start, and I’ll be talking some in the next video about that aspect of theme development.

@ethryndal Glad to have you on board. 😀 Essentially what we’ll be doing for the final version is going through the course and updating all the lessons with the polished videos. So you will have full access to the polished version once it’s completed.

Ah, the brainstorming stage. *sighs happily* That may just be my favorite. Of course, I hardly ever venture past it, so, that’s probably good. 😉 @dragon-snapper 🙂

Alright, guys, I’m done! I finished up some more (seriously belated beyond all redemption 😉 ) feedback for @bluejay and sent it to her. How did you guys do on your projects? @winter-rose @dragon-snapper @northerner

*confetti falls from cotton-candy colored rain-clouds*

BIG party! @winter-rose @dragon-snapper @northerner ! 😀 Awesome! 🙂

@overcomer @northerner @winter-rose Okay, I’m back and ready to write/plan. 😛