Andrew

@whalekeeper @stephie @theducktator @ellette-giselle @keilah-h

Chapter the 11th is out. I’m not too happy with this. I’m not sure I got Martha right in here and this kind of feels like a filler event. (Though it still moves the story forward.) I will press on.

@ellette-giselle

*Considers playing The Game on brothers*

Nah, way too risky.

Probably

@linus-smallprint

Yippy!!!

*Considers playing The Game on brothers*

Nah, way too risky.

@ellette-giselle

Yes

@linus-smallprint

Hmmm.

So basically I made you lose by asking what the game is?

@whalekeeper

How come I am not supprised that you are the only one here who knows about The Game? (Which you just lost, again.)

@ellette-giselle

The game where you do not think about the game, for if you think about the game, then you have lost the game.

Rules:

• If you know about The Game, you are playing it. (Some people say that everyone is playing The Game, whether they know about it or not.) You cannot refuse to play.
• Whenever you think about The Game, you lose.

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@loopylin

Cute wrinkly noses. 🙃

I think Ellie is the right kind of person to have around when I’m cooking, loll. I make great food, but always leave the stove on.

@rae

Children (under 10 maybe?) usually know that death exists, but aren’t very afraid of it because they don’t understand.

I’d move that down to 7 or 8 – when it comes to not understanding death at all.

My 9-year-old sister has responded to death with some solid understanding of its impact. Last Sunday, she was being difficult about som…[Read more]

@loopylin

Aw cute!!!!

@keilah-h

My friends and I did Henna together! Her brother is a missonary and had just gotten back from the wedding of a girl from India. The girls of the village knew that he had sisters, and they gifted him a whole bunch of henna. We put on a girly movie and did the art from the inside of the first finger all the way up to the bend in the…[Read more]

@linus-smallprint

I am still confused about this.

What is the game, and how have I lost it?

@loopylin

Chase

Chase got up, leaving his soda can beside where he was sitting. He retrieved Felicity’s can, planning to throw it away in the proper place later. He sat back down again.

“L-like s-sun…sat?” Chase was quiet and still for a moment, before turning to look at Felicity. He had formed his eyes into a reflection of a bright sunset.…[Read more]

@theducktator

First off, funny forum signature.

Second, what are the ages of your characters? because in my experience, different ages respond differently to death. Children (under 10 maybe?) usually know that death exists, but aren’t very afraid of it because they don’t understand. Adults, especially people in their 20s, and 40s, for whatever…[Read more]

@whalekeeper @raxforge

Celarent

Mateo didn’t even know what school was? Celarent sighed. “It’s where you learn stuff. If you want to get anywhere in life, you better figure that out.” He paused. “Oh, right. You aren’t going anywhere in life anyway.” Mateo ought to get expelled. Celarent hadn’t spent days forging paperwork just to attend class…[Read more]

I have a related question. I need help on several other character’s reactions to the fact that one will die, particularly her best friend and grandfather.

@elishavet-elroi

I love Grace Livingston Hill so much! My great grandmother had a beach house, and it was full of old romance novels. Her GLH books were what got me into romance.

@trailblazer

I had several fanfics for the Boxcar Children when I was younger. The one actually had a coherent plot, which is more than I can say for most of my WIPs. XD

I have no idea. I read so many things as a child, and while I still love many of them, I’m not sure how much influence which ones have had on my writing. XD The Green Ember definitely influenced my first WIP though.

@raxforge

Sorry I took so long to respond here. I saw this when I was sick and forgot to get back to it. Anyway, I enjoyed that and don’t really have feedback beyond what others have said.