Orielle2023

@orielle21

Oh! I really liked that. I wouldn’t change a thing! It seems like the kind of story you read when you need a pick me up. Low stakes, but still lots of fun, and the time travel thing makes it extra interesting! I felt like you did a really good job moving between the dialogue and the narrated sections.

Thanks for the great read!

@lightoverdarkness6

Also, were you sure of their genders? My uncle read it yesterday, and he goes, “I like that. Asher and Iris are both girls, right?” 🤣 I was like “umm no.” I was pretty sure Asher is just a boy name, but I could be wrong 🤣.

Wait, are you sure he wasn’t teasing you? 🤣 It was pretty obvious to me!

@lightoverdarkness6

Omg, that’s hilarious!!! I love it!! That sounds like something me and my cousin would do (We’re like sisters)!

It was rather cheesy, but…we laughed. That’s all that matters, right? 😀 😀 Sweet!

That’s okay! Haha, I’m not great at solving mysteries XD. I don’t know when I would’ve figured it out 🤣. (if I ever did XD!)

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@folith-feolin

Ok, I see. I’m Harry Potter ignorant. Thanks for explaining. 😀

@whalekeeper

I think it’s awesome that your dad let you research and determine that it wasn’t the right thing for you 😊 I guess you could say it’s a combination of things for you, and if it’s not your thing on a preference level, that’s cool.

Yes, definitely a combo for me. 😀 I don’t read much fantasy except LOTR and Chronicles of Narnia. H…[Read more]

@sarafini

Haha, I was able to get from my email to a specific forum to the forums page, but not to recent topics 😊

Lol, I bet that was confusing!

@folith-feolin

Just be glad you aren’t fixing a car where I live. (unless you have a heated garage) It’s -26 degrees right now.

That’s a neat name idea!

@lightoverdarkness6

He’s fun. Currently, he’s trying to get me to play piano for church!! But I’ve got stage fright 😅😨. Maybe I will sometime.

OH, you should!! I play for youth group . . . I was so scared at first, but now it’s just normal. You get used to it!

@felicity

Ok, we had an arctic front come in, so the wind chill is literally -26 here.…

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@arien

Ooo I like that idea!

@mineralizedwritings

Lol! I wright better tired too, but I write slowly.

I think when I’m tired my brain blocks everything else out and just focuses on writing.

@lightoverdarkness6

Great job! I love your characters!!

Ah, yes, put the whole bottle of hot sauce in.

That reminds me of (sorry, @arien) when my sister put a whole can of chipotle peppers into soup instead of one single pepper . . . I ate it anyway. My dad actually enjoyed it . . . lol

But as to critiques?

I personally feel Asher and Iris a…[Read more]

@orielle21

heh…why am I always on my laptop?

@orielle21 @esther-c

Ok, we had an arctic front come in, so the wind chill is literally -26 here. NO JOKE. That’s negative twenty-six degrees Fahrenheit.

it’s crazy. The coldest I ever experienced before this was 0.

I expect we’ll see a polar bear soon.

@lewilliams

(Nice to meet you! I’m Erica!)

It’s definitely more in the YA realm of intensity rather than middle grade, though the bright covers can be a bit misleading.

Yes, I would definitely classify KOTLC as YA. I haven’t read many YA books at all, so maybe that’s why I’m more sensitive?

@folith-feolin

As for the intensity I personally felt t…

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@esther-c

Yeah I just looked it up…

It’s the right term. 😀

@whalekeeper @others

I agree that the ‘breaking the rules’ trope is typical for the magical schools. I think it depends on the context. Honestly, I think it’s perfectly fine to read books with that stuff in it, unless you’re easily influenced by the characters’ actions. I don’t think it’s the best trope ever, and there are definitely better ways t…

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@whalekeeper

Speaking of romance, have you watched the Princess Bride?

There’s a line in there that goes like this:

“You mock my pain”

“Life IS pain.”

Well, here’s my play on that line:

Me: You mock my research

You: Life IS research.

😂😂😂

Wow, that dream sounds EPIC!

I always love dreams like that.

I was so nervous I miss-tagged my own sister.

@orielle21

😄

@arien

But wait . . . Felicity replied to you after you joined and asked you questions like normal . . .@felicity is this true??

*clears throat* Yeah it’s true.

Um, we were having a bit of a joke. We were in the same room, both on KP, and when she said in her intro, “I’m a baby barista”, I put, “hey, my sister works at a coffee shop too!”…[Read more]

@esther-c

Wow that was a close call! I like how mysterious Dao is.