@perfectfifths
Active 5 years, 7 months ago- Rank: Knight in Shining Armor
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Grace H. replied to the topic Smooth/Effective Dialogue in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 1 month ago
@perfectfifths Yes, it helps, thanks 🙂 I feel like my writing would flow better if I could do the thing without taglines, but every other line some character has to have a reaction… and it makes me annoyed at myself.
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Daeus replied to the topic Smooth/Effective Dialogue in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 2 months ago
@gh24682468999 I support what @perfectfifths said. It sounds though like your main problem is not that you aren’t showing reactions, but that you feel like you have too many and it’s cluttering your prose.
I assume you’re using action tags (i.e. Sam put on his glasses. “Don’t I look cool in these?”)
Action tags are extremely helpful to a story.…[Read more]
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Daeus started the topic For all who love speculative fiction in the forum Announcements 7 years, 2 months ago
Hi friends,
I’m excited to announce that on October 2nd KP will hosting a panel discussion dedicated to the topic of speculative fiction!
Yes, fantasy, sci-fi, the stuff we love. I hope you’ll be there. 😀 😀 😀
Here’s the link.…[Read more]
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Emma Flournoy posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
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Josiah DeGraaf started the topic New Website Party! in the forum Announcements 7 years, 2 months ago
Hey all!
It is my pleasure to introduce you all to the new Kingdom Pen site–now faster /and/ mobile-friendly. 😀
As you may notice, it looks quite different. And while I think I’ve caught all the bugs, there may still be some that have evaded my eagle-eye. So if you find something, drop us a note here or email us at kingdompenmag@gmail.com.…[Read more]
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Emily D replied to the topic What Is Your Favourite Tool To Use As A Writer? in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 2 months ago
Wow thanks everyone for all your super helpful replies!
@daeus Haha yeah Macs are the best. Ever.
@aratrea @ethryndal Hmm, I might have to check that one out. It sounds great! @kate-flournoy LOL yes that is a big favourite with me too. And friends’ brains can be helpful @perfectfifths
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Emily D replied to the topic What Is Your Favourite Tool To Use As A Writer? in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 2 months ago
Wow thanks everyone for all your super helpful replies!
@daeus Haha yeah Macs are the best. Ever.
@artrea @ethryndal Hmm, I might have to check that one out. It sounds great! @kate-flournoy LOL yes that is a big favourite with me too. And friends’ brains can be helpful @perfectfifths
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Emily D started the topic What Is Your Favourite Tool To Use As A Writer? in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 2 months ago
Hey writers!
So, I was wondering: What is your favourite tool (or tools) to use as a writer? I probably should say that I’m referring to “tool” as a resource or source of inspiration. And, before you say it, Kingdom Pen, its courses, articles, et cetera, go without saying. 😉
Mine is probably *drum roll* the thesaurus. I love it, I love…[Read more]
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Emily D started the topic What Is Your Favourite Tool To Use As A Writer? in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 2 months ago
Hey writers!
So, I was wondering: What is your favourite tool (or tools) to use as a writer? I probably should say that I’m referring to “tool” as a resource or source of inspiration. And, before you say it, Kingdom Pen, its courses, articles, et cetera, go without saying. 😉
Mine is probably *drum roll* the thesaurus. I love it, I love…[Read more]
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Emily D started the topic What Is Your Favourite Tool To Use As A Writer? in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 2 months ago
Hey writers!
So, I was wondering: What is your favourite tool (or tools) to use as a writer? I probably should say that I’m referring to “tool” as a resource or source of inspiration. And, before you say it, Kingdom Pen, its courses, articles, et cetera, go without saying. 😉
Mine is probably *drum roll* the thesaurus. I love it, I love…[Read more]
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SeekJustice replied to the topic Alpha Readers Wanted!! in the forum Novel Critique Requests 7 years, 2 months ago
@ingridrd no, I don’t think we have!! Thanks for your encouragement though, 😀 it makes my day when people think it sounds intriguing!
@perfectfifths thanks! and no worries, I understand! Thanks for responding, hopefully one day you will get the chance to read it. 😀 -
Aislinn Mollisong replied to the topic You know you are a writer when… in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 2 months ago
@perfectfifths what is your game name? You should join the forums and give me a shoutout! Ok, back to topic. Sorry!
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Aislinn Mollisong replied to the topic You know you are a writer when… in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 2 months ago
@Perfectfifths YESS!!! ARE YOU A FAN!?!?!
If you are, I love you already.
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Catwing replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 7 years, 2 months ago
@perfectfifths That’s cool. I try to talk cat too.
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Snapper replied to the topic Master and Apprentice–Don't Turn to the Dark Side in the forum General Writing Discussions 7 years, 2 months ago
@daeus Sometimes, I’m really not sure what to do with you…
@kate-flournoy If I try to imagine myself as an introvert, I don’t like it either. XD
@graciegirl Ooh, that’s a good idea. I might use that along with @seekjustice ‘s idea of another language.
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Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic Discussion for Video Seven: Negative Character Arc in the forum Discussion Questions 7 years, 2 months ago
@perfectfifths I think that’s a great example here of a negative arc and how catharsis works in it! Because Wormwood doesn’t seem to get worse over the course of the story, it’s probably a combination of a flat and a negative arc for him.
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Catwing replied to the topic Character Art Exchange in the forum Art 7 years, 2 months ago
@perfectfifths I did know that. I got a book on how to speak cat from our library when I got Shadow.
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Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic Homework for Videos 6-8: Developing Character Arcs in the forum Writing Assignments 7 years, 2 months ago
@perfectfifths Got it. A slow process like that can definitely be very effective and I’d recommend that as a natural way to do it. You may find, though, that it still helps to have a specific moment after the slow trust process where Amrei is forced to make a decision and chooses to trust Nylian at a pivotal moment to really hammer Amrei’s change home.
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Emma Flournoy posted a new activity comment 7 years, 2 months ago
*snort* BOND, not Bong. And @PerfectFifths.
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XD I wondered if you were correcting me or something. Not yet, I don’t have them. Well, I do have War in the Wasteland, but I let my Dad read that first, because he likes war stories, and I don’t know if I do. 😉 But Dad is actually going to bring back the Crown and Covenant ones from the States for me, because he knew Douglas Bond as a kid and…[Read more]
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XD Sorry, it would look like that being the first notification of it you got. XD
I haven’t read War in the Wasteland, but I can say that not all war stories are created equal. 😛 Hope it’s good.
Autographed! Wow. Cool.-
I have to say, the wars interest me, especially the ANZACs and WWII. I plan on giving War in the Wasteland a try at some point. Dad told me that he figured out it’s actually about C. S. Lewis, but he was called Jack, because that was his nickname when he was young.
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Oh totally, lots of the wars interest me too, muchly. I just said not ALL war stories are created equal. XD The real life ones—ones based on true stories, esp. CLOSELY based on them—are the best.
And about C.S. LEWIS! Now I’m really interested. About his involvement in WWI, I guess?Have you seen the recent-ish movie Hacksaw Ridge?
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Yeah, I’m guessing. We tried watching a series about the ANZACs in WWI, but it was just too real, I couldn’t handle it, and I think my dad ended up finishing it alone. I know the wars were terrible and horrific, and that we should understand that, but I’m blessed to not to have to live through it, and I really don’t want to know just how horrific,…[Read more]
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Ack yes, I feel that. I’m bad with the gore/real aspect of war movies (gore in any movies, but obviously with war movies it’s worse) and usually just have to look away. It’s so awful, and yes we’re extremely blessed to not have to live through that stuff.
Hacksaw Ridge is a WWII story, about a young guy who didn’t want to shoot a gun (religious…[Read more]
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Sounds good! I like the stories where the character wants to do his part, but doesn’t actually want to kill anyone, or not exactly cut out for being a soldier, so they become a medic.
Is it just a movie, or is there a book?
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Me too. Healing instead of hurting.
I don’t know, actually; I seem to remember having heard somewhere that there was a book too, but I couldn’t say for sure.
Aside from the gore (and language, which is also pretty much inevitable in war movies), and a couple things my mom and dad skipped when we watched it, I SERIOUSLY recommend it. Talk about…[Read more] -
Zigackly!
Well, I’ll ask my parents if they’ve seen it as well. It sounds like a good movie.
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Great. 😀
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So, what book are you reading at the moment?
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Heheh…you asked at an interesting moment. I happen to be reading a book about the gut. Not my first choice of reading material, but hey, educational. It is interesting, when I can stomach the subject material. XD
A fiction book I finished a few days ago though was Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson. Aside from a few things that really bugged me (not…[Read more]-
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Whoops, sorry I didn’t reply to this sooner! XD
I have not read anything by Brandon Sanderson. 😛 I haven’t read too many modern fantasy books (if by that you mean books written quite recently). The Ilyon Chronicles is one of the few I have, and I loved that!
At the moment I’m reading C. S. Lewis’ Cosmic Trilogy (only about halfway through the…[Read more]
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Totally not a problem 😀 , I just didn’t know if maybe you hadn’t gotten the notification or something and hadn’t seen it. I know that happens to me sometimes and I realize way later that the person actually replied even though I saw no notification.
I haven’t read a ton of modern fantasy books either…not the Ilyon Chronicles either. I’ll…[Read more]
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@emma-flournoy
Yes, read them! Great Christian fantasy, and my absolute favourite (so far) is Samara’s Peril.Consider me cryptically warned! I really hate stopping books in the middle of reading. I’ve only done that with 3 – We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea, because it was painfully boring! The first book in the Zion Chronicles, because it had…[Read more]
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Yup. ;P And that does sound pretty cool, about comparing his two different stages of style.
Ahh…I dunno. Quite possibly. 😛
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Yes. I’m nearly finished reading the first book. My dad was asking about it this morning, like what the ship’s thrusters were, and I’m like “Well, we know as much as the MC, and he was kidnapped, so they’re not telling him. ” Dad said that was how Lewis got away with not explaining it. 😉
Possibly. 😛
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@emma-flournoy So, I have finished the first book and read the first chapter of the second. So far so good, but nothing much has happened yet, except an extensive description of the PoV’s journey and his fear he was suddenly going mad, and his brief encounter with an eldil. 🙂
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Josiah DeGraaf replied to the topic Homework for Videos 6-8: Developing Character Arcs in the forum Writing Assignments 7 years, 2 months ago
@perfectfifths He’ll need to sign into your account to watch the lessons, but he can post in these forums on his own account. He should already have access, but let me know if he doesn’t!
Sometimes comments get flagged as spam (we need to update our forum software but need to overhaul our website theme first and are currently working on that),…[Read more]
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Whoops, sorry I didn’t reply to this sooner! XD
I have not read anything by Brandon Sanderson. 😛 I haven’t read too many modern fantasy books (if by that you mean books written quite recently). The Ilyon Chronicles is one of the few I have, and I loved that!
At the moment I’m reading C. S. Lewis’ Cosmic Trilogy (only about halfway through the…[Read more]
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