Merie Shen

Hi @abigailharder !

I haven’t been active on these forums for a while (if you can’t already tell, lol) but it’s so good to see you here! Hope you have fun exploring the community 🙂

@charisetter I’m terrible with audiobooks! While I enjoy them, it’s hard for me to commit to them. I’m usually better with reading because my mind wanders like crazy when I’m listening.

I have a copy in English and another in Chinese. I’ve read like 3 pages in Chinese so far and am more than halfway through in English, lol.

@charisetter Haha, pretty much everyone on here who’s ever talked to me knows that by now xD And don’t worry, I really do want to read Tolkien, as soon as I manage to get my hands on some good copies of LotR. I have The Hobbit, which I’m actually trying to go through in two languages at once, so there’s that? Haha

@kathleenramm I’d choose C.S. Lewis too xD His books have actually been a bigger part of my life than Tolkien (I still haven’t read LotR)… or anyone else’s, for that matter. It would definitely be an honor to learn from him!

@e-k-seaver Hi, Em! Nice to see you around here 😉

What sort of stories do you like to write? I’m assuming you write what you like to read, fantasy or dystopian?

@kathleenramm That just about sums it up xD There seems to be no avoiding it though, lol, even in fantasy.

I loved the Detectives in Toga duology by Henry Winterfield and Daughter of Rome and Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar. I can’t say I’ve read many others… I should go on the hunt! Especially if I’m ever going to write a story set in that…[Read more]

@kathleenramm Sci-fi for me too! The problem is that all the techy stuff would just go way over my head and I can’t xD Historical fiction would be awesome too, but I’ve never had the time for research and I wouldn’t even know which era to try, although ancient Rome has always fascinated me.

@kathleenramm Yes, something like that! For me, it’s because I feel like I want to complete that arc with them. Learn that lesson and get rid of that lie with them!

@devastate-lasting I read the story, and it’s beautiful! Your writing is amazing!

@kathleenramm I find that the deeper my characters’ arcs run in the story, the more motivated I am to finish the story. I just want to make that character learn the lesson s/he needs to learn! So if I’m feeling unmotivated, I usually start working on character arcs/backstories because I know I’m lacking in that area. (For some reason I always…[Read more]

@morwen Hi there! Nice to meet you!

Seems we share a lot of interests. I don’t listen to a lot of Celtic music, but I like Celtic pop xD May I ask which languages you’re into?

LotR is pretty awesome, although I can’t honestly say I’ve read the actual books (I’m going through The Hobbit), but I have watched the first half… of the first movie?…[Read more]

@warrenluther04 That’s pretty much what I do with drawing, so I’m not judging xD

Honestly, if you’re putting that much effort into worldbuilding, I think it’ll be very different. But yeah, save that for the editing. Well, that makes sense! If it’s similar to Divergent at all, it should be an interesting type 😛

@michelle Ooh, what’s it about? Congratulations on finishing it!

@warrenluther04 Yeah I should be doing that. I’m not sure why I never got around to getting myself a pair of those glasses xD

I’m not into photography, but it’s really fascinating. And hey, that’s a great way to improve painting! I think. I’m trying to sound encouraging and like I know what I’m talking about, which I don’t because my past…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting Oh, cool! I’ve never read those particular retellings.

@kathleenramm I used to be obsessed with the animal kingdom (still kinda am) but unimpressed by the “shifter” races in fantasy. I figured shapeshifting shouldn’t be limited to just wolves and whatnot. So, you know, the idea of a human who could turn into a squirrel came…[Read more]

@kathleenramm It was about an anthromporphic trio of friends, a skunk, a squirrel, and a monkey– inspired by my dad’s version of bedtime stories from even younger days and maybe a little bit of the Kung Fu Panda movies *convinces self there’s no shame in sharing this* I was nine years old and trying NaNoWriNo for the first time. There may have…[Read more]

@warrenluther04 Yep no I cannot for the life of me write technology. I love sci-fi though! And yeah, I’ve really been meaning to read everything I’ve missed out on… Eventually… Someone recommended Inheritance to me a long time ago which is why it’s at the veeeerrryyy bottom of my very extensive TBR.

Also that’s neat! I’m in awe of all you…[Read more]

@leon_fleming So there ARE more hand-writers out there than everyone claimed… xD

@allisongrace I love fantasy and contemporary too, though I read a variety of genres. fairytale retellings in particular 😛 And I like to write in those genres, too. Fanfic is great, haha, I haven’t had the guts to try it in years.

*gasp* I get the top-secret…[Read more]