Mallory O'Bier

@winter-rose Typical me, I didn’t even know you were gone. XD

@winter-rose Because we’re writers and we turn simple letters into roaring epics. XD

@winter-rose I’m writing…and email…does that count?

@winter-rose I’m be writing…and email…does that count?

@that_writer_girl_99 So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye!

Farewell, @Jess! And may your swim meet prosper!

@that_writer_girl_99 Remember, it’s washable. 😀

@That_writer_girl_99 *draws bow determinedly* How fortunate for you to have learned that. 😛

Don’t worry. I think I myself have told quite a few people they can’t write before. 😉 *dumps glitter in your hair*

@That_writer_girl_99 *draws bow determinedly* How fortunate for you to have learned that. 😛

Don’t worry. I think I myself have told quite a few people they can’t write before. *dumps glitter in your hair*

@that_writer_girl_99 *bawls* My life is crushed…

@jess @that_writer_girl_99 *peeks in cautiously* The elf wishes to join.

@aratrea Ahaha. Yep. Rephrase. Lotch believes that love and joy, etc., seemingly small things compared to Liriel’s heroic deeds, are the most precious gifts. Noyarc believes pleasure is the most precious gift, so he has no real foundation on anything except what will bring him the most happiness.

Is that…better?

@jess-penrose I like the irony of the MC realizing that he deserves justice as well. Is there a way you could bring about a physical component for the MC’s poetic justice as well? That seems to be the main thing you’re missing.

I like the nuanced version of #4 here–it resolves the potential issues I was seeing with it in the other topic.

@jess-penrose I like the irony of the MC realizing that he deserves justice as well. Is there a way you could bring about a physical component for the MC’s poetic justice as well? That seems to be the main thing you’re missing. I like the nuanced version of #4 here as well–it resolves the potential issues I was seeing with it in the other topic.

@jess-penrose I like the irony of the MC realizing that he deserves justice as well. Is there a way you could bring about a physical component for the MC’s poetic justice as well? That seems to be the main thing you’re missing. I like the nuanced version of #4 here as well–it resolves the potential issues I was seeing with it in the other topic. 🙂

@ethryndal Good observation there. I think that’s generally true of the more prominent foil characters in literature, although you get pretty good diversity on whether the foils are right or not when you start looking at less prominent foils in literature.

@ethryndal Sounds like some good adjustments to make on the thematic front. How would you say Lotch and Noyarc would answer your story’s focusing question? It looks like their EiLs are pretty close to functioning as answers to that question (especially Lotch’s), but Noyarc’s may need a couple small adjustments to fully answer that.

@jess-penrose Yes–it’s very freeing as an author to know that you can write about meaningful topics in a powerful way in a way that isn’t preachy to the audience. Hold that goal and that anti-goal in mind, and both should be powerful motivators for you to study and master themes!

Sorry I’m late on interacting with you all on this! The KP staff had a work retreat this weekend and I fell behind on keeping up with these…

@dragon-snapper

My biggest recommendation would be to consider the different ways Christians might honestly answer that focusing question in the way they live their lives. While most Christians may know…[Read more]

@jess-penrose Great motives! Sounds like you’ll especially enjoy one of the last lessons in the course on how to write explicitly Christian fiction in particular. Most of the course will focus on how to write meaningful stories from a Christian perspective effectively, but that lesson will particularly focus on writing in the “Christian fiction…[Read more]

Welcome to the site @lifeofkatie! Congrats on being roped in by some of our most enthusiastic forum members. 😉 Haven’t read any Spurgeon yet, but he’s on my list of theologians to read!