Kingdom Pen | PrincessFoo | Activity https://kingdompen.org/members/princessfoo/activity/ Activity feed for PrincessFoo. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 0b3ff6217f5a41c041ca9837890e3d85 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Well I'm back, just not exactly in black. in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/well-im-back-just-not-exactly-in-black/#post-76845 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:21:35 -0400 @xonos-darkgrate Welcome back! It’s pretty quiet around here now, but we still hang out and answer questions anyone has.

]]> d2792289f1ef677ca7a73448bbdc9077 PrincessFoo replied to the topic You know you are a writer when... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/you-know-you-are-a-writer-when/page/45/#post-75957 Sat, 04 Aug 2018 22:31:01 -0400 You know you are a writer when you hunt down one of your dad’s World of Warcraft characters, and force him to sit down and stand up a bunch of times so you can describe it for your Minotaur character.

You know you are a writer when, when you physically feel “a spike of worry” in your chest, and think “Wait, I physically felt that.” and then…[Read more]

]]> a0de7d3ddcd5a5cb158e90d32f5bda84 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Cliches in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/cliches/#post-75885 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 02:51:40 -0400 @alia That sounds so great! I would totally read that! I’ll see if I can think of any more.

]]> f27bfbf7c1d0431aab393e3a2a0b95bc PrincessFoo replied to the topic Cliches in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/cliches/#post-75881 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 02:46:25 -0400 @alia *cracks knuckles* My time has come! Was there a particular genre you wanted? I do fantasy, so here are a bunch of fantasy ones.

MC being the Chosen One
Being an orphan
Having strange, unexpected powers previously unaware of
A whole society the MC didn’t know about living right under noses
“Good” elves and dwarfs, “evil” orcs, goblins,…[Read more]

]]> 7cfca84b88c110f133853091a190356b PrincessFoo replied to the topic Kingdom Pen Captions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kingdom-pen-captions/page/16/#post-74490 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:07:45 -0400 @dekreel Anna’s face in the middle, methinks. This was so much better in my head…

]]> ff979f0f3738d68397ed729b13e0da52 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Need Alpha Readers! in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/need-alpha-readers/#post-74428 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 20:59:44 -0400 @sarah-anson I made some comments (I am Amy, btw). I really liked it. I thought the world building was really good, and I liked some of the tradition and culture you mentioned.

]]> 77fbffd8feb7bd936bcb8ccb27069f0a PrincessFoo replied to the topic Need Alpha Readers! in the forum Novel Critique Requests http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/need-alpha-readers/#post-74417 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:49:34 -0400 @sarah-anson I might be able to read it later today. I’m hoping to be an editor when I graduate so this will be good practice. Is there anything in particular you want me look for?

]]> 19e3d6186560f9601ca7c02f274e04bd PrincessFoo replied to the topic I FINISHED!! (ish) in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/i-finished-ish/#post-74416 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:56:52 -0400 @seekjustice Thank you! Ooo, paper cranes are cool

@sarah-anson *high fives* *dodges thrown cake* Thank you! How did you manage to get hot chocolate from Smaug without dying? That’s impressive.

@gh24682468999 Thank you. I was a bit concerned actually because if I had to describe my book in once sentence it would go something like “girl gets…[Read more]

]]> 67f73d91fe88e48241d6b4c063a38d55 PrincessFoo replied to the topic I FINISHED!! (ish) in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/i-finished-ish/#post-74369 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:22:36 -0400 Thank you! Here is a synopsis I wrote a while ago.

Aliyah Locke has never liked the stories where the main character is suddenly thrust into another universe. Seriously, those characters act like they’ve never read a book before. But when a gift a friend gave her leads her to a strange new world, Aliyah is the first to admit she is not equipped f…[Read more]

]]> 5d7549bf283ef6bf09c7b76ae879e953 PrincessFoo started the topic I FINISHED!! (ish) in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/i-finished-ish/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 01:46:03 -0400 I finished my final(ish) draft of my WIP!! *throws confetti* *throws spaghetti*

I’m not fully satisfied with it, but I think that is at least partially because I am sick of working on it over and over. In August, I’ll brush it up and enter it into a contest. This is the first time I have ever finished the edits of something. Yay!

]]> f081b29157cd237560965c9a888f6fcc PrincessFoo replied to the topic KP Book Club in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-book-club/page/2/#post-73628 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 22:03:48 -0400 I’m reading The Floating Island by Elizabeth Haydon. Spoilers ahead *wiggles fingers in warning*

Why I liked it:

1) I think the MC, Ven, was proactive and resourceful. I liked him.

2) At one point Ven was framed, thrown in jail, and told that the king would either execute him or let him rot in jail for the rest of his life, but surprise, the…[Read more]

]]> d95a01a70754ad00c504242972e5c47e PrincessFoo replied to the topic KP Book Club in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-book-club/page/2/#post-73625 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 21:08:17 -0400 @jenwriter17 @seekjustice @daughteroftheking @kaya-young @catwing @dekreel

I am ready to begin now! I actually finished the book I was planning on reading already, so I’m ready! (I’m a really fast reader.)

]]> 026397863b649020c1ab11fa9c30267c PrincessFoo replied to the topic KP Book Club in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-book-club/#post-73504 Thu, 31 May 2018 17:59:23 -0400 It DID show up twice!

]]> 657d040249ca0605d95ecb43ff20208f PrincessFoo replied to the topic KP Book Club in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-book-club/#post-73503 Thu, 31 May 2018 17:58:29 -0400 This post might show up twice too. Those computer gnomes…

@jenwriter17 @catwing @seekjustice I vote for fantasy too! And, like everyone else, it definitely isn’t because I have a fantasy book to read already.

@daughteroftheking You are reading Ranger’s Apprentice!! Which one?

]]> 1595c14016a54fdf436a7f465dd598b3 PrincessFoo replied to the topic KP Book Club in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-book-club/#post-73502 Thu, 31 May 2018 17:56:56 -0400 @jenwriter17 @catwing @seekjustice  I vote for fantasy too! And yes, just like everyone else, it isn’t because I already have a fantasy book ready to read. I would be okay with historical too, but it might end up being fantasy anyways, because practically all the books in the YA historical section at my library is about affairs, which I won’t rea…[Read more]

]]> 6ea17adbe40e00c29aed6826b988ab2d PrincessFoo replied to the topic KP Book Club in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kp-book-club/#post-73491 Thu, 31 May 2018 15:04:22 -0400 @seekjustice @jenwriter17 Me too! I love talking about books.

]]> fda5e0ffc8623dd2fea283a50e8420a6 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Fairytale Reteling in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fairytale-reteling/page/2/#post-73330 Sun, 27 May 2018 03:31:02 -0400 @alia Maybe…

No, seriously, you thought that too? That’s funny.

]]> 25a6d67933d990db39add44623bcd68e PrincessFoo replied to the topic Fairytale Reteling in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fairytale-reteling/page/2/#post-73327 Sun, 27 May 2018 03:04:05 -0400 @alia Maybe Rumple heard that the royal family woke up and went to “return” the girl (though that doesn’t seem like the right word after raising her for 17 years) to the castle and they arrested them there. Then the girl has to sneak away from the royal family to prove Rumple’s innocence.

While I was thinking this through, I thought of two…[Read more]

]]> 9b18b06cb973997f84b50ae59533fa59 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Fairytale Reteling in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fairytale-reteling/page/2/#post-73323 Sun, 27 May 2018 02:11:59 -0400 @alia Maybe the witch is trying to hunt them down, but Rumple and the girl live in a small town and/or in the middle of no where and keep to themselves, and she just hasn’t been able to find them?

]]> 48acc2a2485185ba27103743fef830c8 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Fairytale Reteling in the forum Novel Idea Critiques http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/fairytale-reteling/#post-73085 Wed, 23 May 2018 22:35:12 -0400 @alia I would totally read that! I can’t think of any retellings that I want to see in a new light off the top of my head, but there is this book series called the Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker that incorporates a bunch of fairy tales in it.

@seekjustice The Lunar Chronicles! *Squeals* I love that series!

]]> 9302d3245b3bf4e70d57e20f97951a4d PrincessFoo replied to the topic Kingdom Pen Captions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kingdom-pen-captions/page/15/#post-72923 Mon, 21 May 2018 17:14:21 -0400 @ariel-ashira @jenwriter17 I did mine on Google Docs. I copy/pasted the picture that it has on every page for the videos, and put text on top of it. I don’t know how the others did their’s.

]]> b17014439cc889b6afbd49eab9d33cb4 PrincessFoo replied to the topic You know you are a writer when... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/you-know-you-are-a-writer-when/page/43/#post-72234 Wed, 09 May 2018 15:56:21 -0400 You know you are a writer when you accidentally self-narrate in your head.

]]> 8f639899ee1a5dd654e1c2a083321737 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Conference Season Starting...Kapeefer Meetups in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/conference-season-starting-kapeefer-meetups/#post-71274 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:08:00 -0400 @ariel-ashira Yes… Do you? (I like your tag. Btw. Dragons!)

]]> e26d76f68cd2e2872e3d21ed0fdf7cfc PrincessFoo replied to the topic Conference Season Starting...Kapeefer Meetups in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/conference-season-starting-kapeefer-meetups/#post-71271 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:42:41 -0400 I think I’m going to the Arizona Homeschooling Convention.

]]> b89ee2e1c7ffd8282df9b846abeb58dc PrincessFoo replied to the topic Well, Hello, People! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/well-hello-people/page/2/#post-70999 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:02:41 -0400 @annaberens I don’t know. I guess I thought it fit him.

]]> 9a133e12ae2c9064cdb3e2eb8a3d0149 PrincessFoo replied to the topic PoV's in the forum Plotting http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/povs/#post-70871 Sat, 14 Apr 2018 18:10:58 -0400 @daughteroftheking *waves*

@ashlyvye I think it would be really cool to have the POV character actually be the “bad guy” for most of the story, then switch sides part way through. If you switched to mostly Macx POV, I think you would lose a lot of that.

On another note, it sounds like from your description that Haylie is actually the protagonist…[Read more]

]]> 3f804c1e2ad217530632435cc25cc0c2 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Well, Hello, People! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/well-hello-people/page/2/#post-70333 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:55:17 -0400 @annaberens Thank you! I like your Beast’s name. In my mind, the Beast’s name is Ralph until I think of a specific name for him, like Tom.

Cool magic systems are one of my favoritest things. I actually wrote an article about it here, so you can tell I am pretty into this sort of stuff.

]]> 5669be7679f596cde5f5b02fb8b75f77 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Well, Hello, People! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/well-hello-people/page/2/#post-70326 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 02:44:25 -0400 @annaberens I have heard of the Firebird! Actually, I have read a Beauty and the Beast retelling that included the Firebird! It’s crazy how I keep running into things that are related to Beauty and the Beast.

]]> becabf91c64c6fc86d40c4682301f942 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Well, Hello, People! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/well-hello-people/page/2/#post-70325 Sun, 08 Apr 2018 02:41:34 -0400 @annaberens Sorry for the late-ish reply. I went to a prom last night (which coincidentally was Beauty and the Beast themed!) and woke up this morning feelings like I had a fever, even though my temperature is fine. I’ve been in bed all day.

My first story is about a girl named Mary-Ellen who wakes up in a castle with no idea who she is or where…[Read more]

]]> 201401380230f0cacd2fb21878274ec0 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Well, Hello, People! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/well-hello-people/#post-70221 Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:43:44 -0400 @annaberens Me too! I especially love the song Evermore in the new Disney Beauty and the Beast movie. @daughteroftheking and I both cried when we heard it for the first time. (And my brother sat next to me say, “You know that Belle comes back, right? She comes back.”)

I haven’t actually written the retellings yet, but I would be happy to share…[Read more]

]]> 708c5d91d90e44d96a65aa6c48cb8467 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Well, Hello, People! in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/well-hello-people/#post-70214 Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:57:34 -0400 @annaberens Welcome! I LOVE Beauty and the Beast retellings, and your’s sound pretty unique! I have two of them in the back of my head myself. 😉

]]> 4a07b3889d0faf22423d200170ada828 PrincessFoo replied to the topic The 1 and only ... me. in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-1-and-only-me/#post-69012 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:23:20 -0400 @kaymart You do COVER-ART?!?! That’s so cool! If we are going to be comparing ourselves to other people, than you do way better cover art that me. While I managed to pull off a half-way decent cover of some half-baked idea in the back of my head, I have no idea how I am going to make the cover for my WIP, if I even get that far. *laughs, but it is…[Read more]

]]> 8f6da0cab50a18f5f3f567724d153cc3 PrincessFoo replied to the topic The 1 and only ... me. in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-1-and-only-me/#post-68907 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:31:38 -0400 @kaymart Welcome to the bestiest place on the internet! *Throws more confetti of welcome-y-ness*

I write fantasy, but I read Christian romance suspense… sometimes… when I am really desperate for something to read… Anyways, it sounds like you have unique perspective from your experience! Looking forward to getting to know you more!

]]> e87fcc1402ef496d186f0599f6a8f6f6 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Book Titles! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/book-titles/page/2/#post-67699 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 19:25:17 -0400 @ariel-ashira I really like those! Especially “The Last Tomorrow”, but both are good.

]]> 3981fa92d3c67726d288e7a22d343e70 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Book Titles! in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/book-titles/#post-67431 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:04:16 -0400 @sleepwalkingmk Cool topic! I haven’t even thought about titles that much. I like longer titles over shorter ones like “The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf”, because it tells me that the book isn’t taking itself that seriously, and I like those kinds of books. I actually have been thinking about a title for my own book recently. Right now I am calling…[Read more]

]]> 10fec60ef227617b001115d1ba8290b7 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Create-a-story in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/create-a-story/#post-67010 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 02:46:10 -0400 @ingridrd @dragon-snapper @daughteroftheking @catwing @aislinn-mollisong I’m breaking tradition. Three new sentences.

I wake to the sound of rustling grass and the smell of blood. Only, I can’t see anything, not even when I open my eyes.

“Did we win?” I mumble breathlessly.

Akila wipes stray hairs away from her face. “Yeah, why?”

I gr…[Read more]

]]> 6e54b109f1d982512a0ac801aac47afa PrincessFoo replied to the topic A Keeper Adventure in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-keeper-adventure/page/20/#post-66913 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:20:16 -0400 @dekreel I understand. 😉 Keep up the good work!

]]> 347c3dacf7c41bb4090ba9dae356877b PrincessFoo replied to the topic A Keeper Adventure in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-keeper-adventure/page/20/#post-66907 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 18:45:57 -0400 @dekreel I just got around to reading all the Adventures of Jenna! Good job, they are well done!

I was wondering, am I still going to be in the KPA?

]]> 03a700c1a4135f0d2637fdf9a3251595 PrincessFoo replied to the topic So... scary thought... I might write a children's story in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/so-scary-thought-i-might-write-a-childrens-story/#post-64965 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:56:30 -0500 @daughteroftheking Don’t take this the wrong way, but I have always thought of your stories as aimed for slightly younger audiences. In the snippets of your stories that I’ve read (about Tess, and Georgia Payne, I think), the tone has always been bordering on playful and silly. Those are my favorite kinds of stories, I wish there were more like…[Read more]

]]> 0839848278afb3efd37aabb7e6c2d848 PrincessFoo replied to the topic You Know You're a Kapeefer When... in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/you-know-youre-a-kapeefer-when/page/3/#post-64866 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:35:15 -0500 You know you are a Kapeefer when you are trying to think of a last name for one of your characters, who may or may not also be a Kapeefer, and just decide that their last name is “Kapeefer”.

]]> 880cb09b74e40cbe7d0ca69cfd6df69b PrincessFoo replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-writerly-adventures-of-jenna-trapperton/#post-63943 Sat, 17 Feb 2018 03:03:15 -0500 @dekreel This is so great! Good job!

]]> ef68d370e13f74c4ebfcc191d76a0e32 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Informal Survey in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/informal-survey/page/2/#post-63726 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:36:07 -0500 @daeus What do you mean by established? Like, it’s my full time job? I have several books published? If so, the answer is… I don’t know.

]]> 8d0902d1870017f3862ad08954617d9d PrincessFoo replied to the topic Informal Survey in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/informal-survey/page/2/#post-63690 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:14:03 -0500 @mnvalentine @that_writer_girl_99 I didn’t think about the positive themes of Harry Potter… Good point. I love the Harry Potter books, and taking the quizzes and stuff. I don’t like the Hunger Games.

]]> 6d76535597158b3af543dff9932e08f0 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Informal Survey in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/informal-survey/#post-63664 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:04:59 -0500 @that_writer_girl_99 Ah, I see your point. I was thinking how Harry Potter, (though this wasn’t my original example) has reached hundreds of people who are obsessed with what house they are in and what wand they have. The books, though even I love them, subtly tell us things like lying is okay, and even helpful sometimes. The Twilight series…[Read more]

]]> cf2947e1f1fdb3b208581e85c2dae944 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Informal Survey in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/informal-survey/#post-63658 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:49:38 -0500 @daeus I’d like to, but I can’t see myself getting as popular and impactful as Twilight or the Hunger Games.

]]> 3d2c4938e0ce23c199f0968f9d071936 PrincessFoo replied to the topic In Honor of Valentine's Day... in the forum Book Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/in-honor-of-valentines-day/page/3/#post-63508 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:41:49 -0500 @rochellaine I don’t know if this counts, because it is in a video game (though they have written books about him), and he is married and has kids, but I just think he is super awesome. It’s Go’el (Thrall) from World of Warcraft. I fangirl so hard over WoW, and Go’el especially. Once, my character went up to talk to him, since he had a quest for…[Read more]

]]> f61516c708f8a1812332a69ddd60eda3 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Kingdom Pen Captions in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/kingdom-pen-captions/page/11/#post-63309 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:45:38 -0500 @anne-of-lothlorien

Such a great name…

This is super great!

]]> 82cc662d31ac2d9fccb8ce5fe5863781 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Romance Novel Pet Peeves and Cliches in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/romance-novel-pet-peeves-and-cliches/page/2/#post-63234 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:45:12 -0500 @rochellaine I agree. What book did you read that did it right?

]]> 844241ac3f73bc0e6a52b6d6000ff0ab PrincessFoo replied to the topic Romance Novel Pet Peeves and Cliches in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/romance-novel-pet-peeves-and-cliches/page/2/#post-63170 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:53:17 -0500 @daughteroftheking I get what you mean, once I watched a Hallmark movie about this lady who was  training to be a shrink, and coincidentally struck out a friendship with this 11 year old girl and her widowed father. At the Dark Moment of Doom of that movie, the dad read part of the MC’s therapist thesis paper thingy, that closely described the…[Read more]

]]> 6f8bde73d936c2b1ab19c1745a7f65e5 PrincessFoo replied to the topic Your Online Notebook here in the forum Characters http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/your-online-notebook-here/page/2/#post-62942 Fri, 09 Feb 2018 22:20:48 -0500 @devastate-lasting *screams of excitement.* I just got it and I can already tell it is going to be SO USEFUL! I wish that I could get the premium features (races and magic would be so helpful), but I am far too stringy.

@jenwriter17 I’m homeschooled too!

Oiy, @daughteroftheking have you seen this?

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