Andrew

@theshadow

thank you!! I’m very glad it was helpful!!

@ellette-giselle

Do you really want me to answer that question?

Well, if I had a physical copy of the story, I would know. But I suppose this could spoil weather or not Aaron survives. I know this is a trilogy, but book two could pick up with Sabina or someone else.

My Dearest, Dearest, Darling Sabina,

Tomorrow I am going to die.

I thought for a…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

switching a “damsel in distress” for a “man in distress.”

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

I don’t care how interesting that plot may be, I believe it’s plain wrong. It’s completely unbiblical and it’s against God’s design. A man who leaves a woman to fight for him/rescue him is no man. Just read the Bible and you will see God very clearly designe…[Read more]

@grcr

Okaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy

Uuuuuuuuggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh

This Smiley ramble was completely out of the blue, and I could not stop cackling 🤣<3

I will have to read The Lunar Chronicles, I keep hearing good things about it.

Whaley great job with the working out, but seriously girl!! ake sure you’re drinking water!!! *does an evil glare to everyone who’s posted writing on there*

I have been drinking, I pro…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle

I like writing guys best too. lol.

Yes, a group of misfit dudes is so good. It’s like, the comfort food of fiction. 🥹

That’s an extremely blatant example. I’m more interested in the possible nuances. But it gets the point across.

I’m moving a discussion I started into this thread. It’s kind of related.

@ellette-giselle @keilah-h

Basically, how far are you willing to disregard gender norms in stories, specifically tropes? For an extreme example, switching a “damsel in distress” for a “man in distress.”

@whalekeeper

Even if I don’t use it here, my favorite trope is just a bunch of guys being an unlikely team. Which Keilah probably agrees with. 😂

I like writing guys best too. lol.

@ellette-giselle

Oh okay, I’ll take it to another thread. Lemme figure it out.

Even if I don’t use it here, my favorite trope is just a bunch of guys being an unlikely team. Which Keilah probably agrees with. 😂

@whalekeeper

What are y’all’s thoughts on disregarding the male/female traditional tropes sometimes? Because I know religiously some people are against it. I like the idea of it, if it accomplishes interesting characterization, but I’m curious if other people approach it with more objectivity.

Do you mind explaining what you mean by this for the s…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Haha! Good to know.

So then, since you said something, does that mean your aren’t happy? Maybe a little stressed?

and you’re welcome! I’m almost finished with my tenth book. It’s a picture book, so not much in the way of like drafting and writing and stuff.

@keilah-h @ellette-giselle

I think “damsel in distress” can very easily be messed up because it automatically takes away the damsel’s agency in the situation, usually speaking. But I would love to see situations where it isn’t so biased towards the damsel’s savior – like maybe the damsel holds the emotional weight of the story in her hands, to…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle Not likely with me, usually. If I don’t like something, I’m quite vocal about it.

You should see me yelling at the screen while playing Minecraft or something and my creatures aren’t going where I want them.

@keilah-h

Silence could also mean it’s so bad that you can’t even find something to say.

haha!!!

Oh, thank you so much!!!

@keilah-h

I agree.

also congratulations on the book you published!

@ellette-giselle lolllll

I mean, if I don’t have anything to say, that means it must be good, right????