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@seekjustice Sorry, I can’t come on right now; busy prepping for our Thanksgiving celebration tomorrow. 🙂

@Catwing

Still here? I’m behind so I need a bit of encouragement (aka, chocolate and word wars).

@rochellaine @valtmy @jenwriter17

Anyone else?

@rochellaine

We were a nation for quite a while before we had a flag other than the Union Jack, so maybe that’s got something to do with it?

Yeah, I definitely wouldn’t. And I’d argue that as a restorer of historical documents, her job description does not include staying with people who kidnapped you in order to protect it.

Don’t worry, I know…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Maybe we just don’t play it in our family. we tend to play a game where we all choose a brand of car and tally up the numbers that drive past, and whoever gets the most wins 😀

Well, Australians are definitely much less up there on the flags. Only government buildings and the odd private house has a flag (though, there’s a house in…[Read more]

@catwing @rochellaine @bluejay I have to run now. 🙁 See ya later!

@rochellaine Yes, Thanksgiving! Do you have special traditions for this holiday? That’s great that you’ll get to see your brother. 🙂

Yes, they are. I’m just the second oldest, and my brother (23) is doing college online so he’s home.

@bluejay I love Chuck Black books too! 😀 Do you have a favorite one?

I don’t have Instagram, but I hope to at some point, so I’ll check that out as soon as I do. 😉

@catwing

Aw, well I’m glad Shadow is getting used to the idea of the kitten being around. 🙂

@rochellaine Hi! I feel like we haven’t been able to talk much lately. How are you?

@rochellaine

Bottle shops is the technical word, they are actually referred to as the “bottle-o” though.

I may need some clarification on the alphabet game.

😀 My brother and I were just discussing the difference between Aussie patriotism and US patriotism.

@bluejay Hello, there. I must have joined KP after you’d left, because I don’t think we’ve met. 🙂

Well, my name is Jenwriter17 (as you’ve probably already seen). What are your favorite books/authors? Hobbies? Writing genres?

Yes, as @dekreel stated, there’s only a few of us left here on KP. But those of us remaining have pledged our loyalty to…[Read more]

@catwing I think I can be on for a bit, but I’m catching up on figuring out my blog post schedule.

Working on your nano novel, I presume? 😉

Oh, how are all your animals?

@valtmy

I just looked up the genre conventions of dystopian fiction and my novel includes all of them, though they are pretty severely underdeveloped 😀

@valtmy

But, technically speaking, its hardly a contemporary… 😛

@valtmy

I know, I seem to have worked myself into a tight genre spot. I can’t really think what I could market it as though. It doesn’t really fit anyway.

Oh well, I’ll see how it turns out after the third draft.

@valtmy

I know. But I’m so easily distracted! And yes, I know you want to read Wattle Fire 😀

oh, and I liked what you said about the worldbuilding. That actually makes a lot of sense, because I’m not entirely sure why I find the worldbuilding for SFI so difficult, since I’ve found the worldbuilding for Wattle Fire, which has a lot more intense…[Read more]

@valtmy @rochellaine

Maybe I just like letters? I write a lot in real life.

I’ll have to think over all the stuff you’ve said, but I did just want to point out that he does move from the Capital to his current house. He grew up in the Capital and that’s where his business was. He moved to his cool garden after the financial crisis.

@catwing I can’t come on right now, but I’ll be here Monday. 🙂

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Yes, I’d thought about some of those consequences but I hadn’t actually thought about Sapphire’s mother. I really should do something with her…she kind of only existed to explain why Sapphire and Chessy had no mother. And I’ve been thinking about the details of the ID system, but that’s a conversation for another time.

#2 That’s true. I…[Read more]

@valtmy

For some reason I never got notified that you’d replied 😀

I know, I’m so easily distracted! (and yes, I’m waiting eagerly for the next part!)

most of them, a few pulled out, but I have several thousand (getting close to 15-20k) words  worth of feedback, so I have enough to go on.

I was considering talking to @rochellaine about it…[Read more]

@valtmy

I’ll be around for a bit 😀 I’m supposed to be drafting, but instead I’m pondering problems in Stars Fill Infinity.