Grace W.

I’m glad you liked it, @kate-flournoy . 🙂 I almost didn’t post it because I thought it might be too weird. I kinda cheated because the prompt reminded me of an idea I had had before for a Sci Fi story, and I just wrote a new scene based on it. The leaves were my favorite part. 🙂

The last, precious days of Summer were slipping by only too fast for me. I could no longer ignore the fact that the grass was growing browner and the leafy greenness of the trees duller with every passing day, and I tried hard not to think about school as I pedaled swiftly on my way to the library.

I had just reached Penny Street when a wind…[Read more]

The last, precious days of Summer were slipping by only too fast for me. I could no longer ignore the fact that the grass was growing browner and the leafy greenness of the trees duller with every passing day, and I tried hard not to think about school as I pedaled swiftly on my way to the library.

I had just reached Penny Street when a wind…[Read more]

The last, precious days of Summer were slipping by only too fast for me. I could no longer ignore the fact that the grass was growing browner and the leafy greenness of the trees duller with every passing day, and I tried hard not to think about school as I pedaled swiftly on my way to the library.

I had just reached Penny Street when a wind…[Read more]

Thanks, @winter-rose . 🙂 It’s coming together. There isn’t a lot of organizing left to do, really, it’s just time-consuming. It’s kinda like treasure hunting, only a little more tedious.

Good luck getting unlost. 😉

Have you ever listened to the Really Serious Writing Show podcast? It’s great. I took a break from my notes and had fun…[Read more]

If you’re capitalizing the pronouns of the Father and the Holy Spirit, then I think your readers might be a little confused if you don’t capitalize the Prince’s. And even though Jesus was human, He was also God at the same time, so I don’t think capitalizing them will compromise your message. But you know what will fit your story best; that’s just…[Read more]

I think it would be neat if you capitalized it. There’s nothing cheesy about that (in my humble opinion, anyway 🙂 ).

Good point, @hope. 🙂 He is pretty clever, and I love that too. Sherlock is quite the actor/psychologist.

I agree, @hannah-c . Later on, (when Watson’s got him more figured out) Watson teases him about his touch of vanity from time to time. 😉

Yes! @hannah-c , I love how Watson semi-narrates! 🙂

Sherlock would say he never guesses, @hope . He makes observations and deduces from them. When there are several possible deductions to make he chooses the most likely based on the facts. So there is very little guesswork involved. It is more clever thinking. 😉

I wouldn’t call Holmes unhappy, @sarah-h . He is most happy when investigating a…[Read more]

Sherlock would say he never guesses, @hope . He makes observations and deduces from them. When there are several possible deductions to make he chooses the most likely based on the facts. So there is very little guesswork involved. It is more clever thinking. 😉

I wouldn’t call Holmes unhappy, @sarah-h . He is most happy when investigating a…[Read more]

Sherlock would say he never guesses, @hope . He makes observations and deduces from them. When there are several possible deductions to make he chooses the most likely based on the facts. So there is very little guesswork involved. It is more clever thinking. 😉

I wouldn’t call Holmes unhappy, @sarah-h . He is most happy when investigating a…[Read more]

@Daeus As I was reading your comment about Holmes being a “cold, hard logician”, it occurred to me that through the series he often complains about life being dull and miserable, and maybe the author did that on purpose to show the result of being completely logical and emotionless. Holmes is brilliant, but he is a very unhappy person. I don’t…[Read more]

Hmm…I think I’d like to tackle number 4 and the bonus question. Watson’s attraction to Mary is definitely significant, because it adds a very interesting twist to the climax. I won’t say how, since we aren’t there yet.
Why did Holmes suggest Martyrdom of Man? I’m not sure. It was a very controversial book at the time, so maybe the author was…[Read more]

I do have that problem, @winter-rose ! How about that? 😉
I haven’t come up with a cool name to describe outliners yet, but when I do, you’ll be the first to know.

My projects? They’re coming along, @aella … if not so fast as I expected, they’re still coming along.

I’ve been real busy too, @zoe-wingfeather . I’m just beginning to bury…[Read more]

Keeping things simple is hard, @kate-flournoy ! 🙂

And I keep overanalyzing my storyline. I’m like, “Just write the doggone thing already! It’s only a first draft for goodness sake!” But there are just so many possibilities! I think I’m making progress, though. 😉

@Kate-Flournoy
Oh, I had forgotten about the discipline aspect. *shudders* Thanks for the warning. Fire Ships sounds intriguing. I’ll ask my parents to check that one out. Thank you for the recommendation. 🙂

If you like Answers in Genesis, I bet you would like Jonathan Park. Most of the episodes are about Creation Science, and the storyline and adventure are amazing. They are sadly expensive, though. 🙁

@Kate-Flournoy — Thanks! Immorality and bad language are what my parents are most concerned about for him, so they will definitely have to screen it. I thought it was one movie, but it sounds like there’s a series. Is there an episode that you especially recommend?

@writefury – I was wondering if my little brother would enjoy the Horatio Hornblower movie, since he loves Master and Commander, Henty and anything else to do with England and the sea. Is it a movie you would recommend for a 14-year-old? Thanks. 🙂