Michael Stanton

Isn’t that a little long for a title, @spradlin? 😉

Another thing I noticed about well done Christian fiction, while listening to Focus on the Family’s audio ‘Bonhoffer: The Cost of Freedom’, was… well, it’s a little difficult to put into words.
The conclusions Bonhoffer came to about the Bible, and Christianity, and the duty of a Christian…[Read more]

Yikes, I love it how it is. I honestly don’t think anything could make it cooler or easier to use or— or anything better, really… but I’ll let you know if I come up with any ideas. 🙂

All you guys on the staff continually amaze me with your ability to keep this place up and running like this, and still live your lives! 😛

Perfect, @Bluejay. Perfect. 🙂

No, it doesn’t sound weird! It sounds perfectly adorable and very interesting at the same time. 🙂

And yes, I know what you mean about the fairytales stuff… some of it can be pretty unrealistic. I love the challenge of balancing out the ‘magic’ and ‘fantasy’ with reality though, and using them to show more strongly what is right and what is wrong. See, (as I see it) no matter how many magical powers your characters have, they’re still held…[Read more]

Oh that kind of stupid! Nothing wrong with that kind of stupid. 😛 Yeah, I’ve had a few characters that act like that… 😉 But then it’s so fun to bring them to maturity in the end.
And technically you don’t have to be crazy to be a writer— but most writers devolve into craziness by the time they finish two or three novels. *wink*

Good! Keep…[Read more]

Oh no, not stupid! Nothing is ever stupid so long as you are willing to take the time to fix it. 😛
So you think you’re hooked on writing then? I know I was by the time I finished my first ‘real-novel’— once the writing bug bit me I was bit for good. 😉

Yes @anna-brie— that is the surest test. 😀

A thousand welcomes, Anna! Congratulations— you have joined the ranks of the most impressive army of nut-cases on the internet. 😉
What kind of stuff do you write? What did you most like about your first novel? What did you most dislike?

Again, welcome. This is the bestistist place on the internet. (There @Daeus— I beat you to it). 😉

@Sarah-h huh. I guess I’ve never looked for it. 🙂

Shadow Hawk, by Andre Norton. Hittite Warrior and God King by Joanne Williamson.

Lunch @bluejay! It’s 8:00 pm here! 😛

If that’s what it is, I definitely have it!

YES. All of the above. 😀

Oh good grief, you guys make me shudder! Where do you find these terrible tongue twisters?!?! 😛 😛 😛

Oh yes! Carry on Mr. Bowditch— that’s one of my favorites as well. 🙂

Haha… yes, the rug. 😛 The description was definitely overboard for a great part of the book. But oh boy was it rich! 😛

Hey, I’m glad it was helpful @Rolena-Hatfield! 🙂

As for the mentor question, I’ve actually not studied that much… I’ll get back to you if I come up with any earthshaking conclusions. 😉

Hey, I’m glad it was helpful @Rolena-Hatfield! 🙂

I love the Scarlet Pimpernel books too, @sarah-h! And I actually thought the romance was pretty well done, compared to a lot of other books.
I’ve also read Within the Palace Gates, and I did enjoy it— but I have a little bit of a personal problem with authors taking a Biblical story and filling it in with their imagination. I’m sure it’s not…[Read more]