Sarah Hoven

@NatalieMarie Neato.

@Leumeister How long have you been writing?

Just so you guys all know, I actually was the first to say ‘bestistest.’ it wasn’t in this thread

@perfectfifths, No Claire is not my real name. (surprise, everyone! :P) I’d rather not say what my name is on a forum as open to the internet as this, but it starts with B (and I would be willing to tell you if you want.) We were in Perth from about, let’s see… 2004 – 2008 and then late 2009 – early 2010, then we set off to PNG as missionaries…[Read more]

@jess I’m leaving now. I think you won’t be far behind. I have almost finished two edits on The Golden Conch. Super pleased.

@jess I’m still going. 🙂 To the rest of you adios! 🙂

@NatalieMarie Both. 😀

Hey, why isn’t the tag working? @emma-flournoy

@nataliemarie @emma is a tag, but you want @emma-flournoy.

@nataliemarie @emma is a tag, but you want @emma flournoy.

@nataliemarie @emma is a tag, but you want @emma-flournoy.

@Kate-Flournoy We’re good. 😀

@dragon-snapper @winter-rose @jess I’m still going too.
@daeus Well done. I don’t know how many words I got since I’ve been editing. And still going.

@dragon-snapper @winter-rose @jess I’m still going too.
@daeus Well done. It’s all for writing Daeus, even if it’s not writing.

@Daeus @Dragon-Snapper I think it would be better for just avoiding any confusion if those similes weren’t used at all. I know one can’t always (nor should necessarily always) avoid everything that could potentially be confusing, but it would perhaps be better to just use different similes.
I don’t think it’s wrong to use them though, as far as…[Read more]

@Dragon-Snapper good point, but may I point out that they’re not talking about swearing. They’re talking about similes. Likening something to heaven or to hell, not saying ‘by heaven’ or ‘by hell’.

Yeah. 😀

3. It doesn’t glorify God. In my opinion, as Christian writers and putting that seems like we show that we don’t mind it. Do not be conformed to this world. I’m not saying that you/we are if we use it, but God very clearly does not want us to use that in any instance. Yes, characters make mistakes, but it leaves me, personally, going away with…[Read more]

3. It doesn’t glorify God. In my opinion, as Christian writers and putting that seems like we show that we don’t mind it. Do not be conformed to this world. I’m not saying that you/we are if we use it, but God very clearly does not want us to use that in any instance. Yes, characters make mistakes, but it leaves me, personally, going away with…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper @daeus Great. 🙂