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@ethryndal *plugs my ears and plays Feast of Starlight AKA ‘sappy music’ deafeningly loud* LA LA LA CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!

😀 But you’re right, it did undermine Legolas and Gimli’s friendship a fair bit. Unless you watch the LOTR movies first. Which you should.

@kate-flournoy I didn’t have a problem with Tauriel as a character either. Especially since she never talks to Bilbo, and since the book is told entirely from his perspective technically she could have been any one of the unnamed elves in the story. I also acknowledge that it was hardly fair of her to reject Legolas’s love over a dwarf’s crush……[Read more]

I tried it and got a 70. What about you, fellow interns? @christi-eaton @brandon-miller

I agree with @christi-eaton, you should write an entire article on this, @kate-flournoy! I’d love to hear your thoughts on the love triangle inserted into the Hobbit movies, and the Christine/the Phantom/Raoul triangle in the Phantom of the Opera if you’re familiar with it 🙂

@Ethryndal I’ll definitely be praying. I have a close friend whose mom suffers from chronic pain that really limits her, so I can sympathise.

Greetings @emma-l! I think you’ll find our little kingdom of scribes, poets, and other word-nerds to your liking. Please tell us more about these ‘creatures’. Our household has a dog, a cat, 10 chickens, and a squirrel who used to like eating nuts on top of my hat.

@bluejay @haileyh412 Now I’m intrigued. Is this theory about the Scripture…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper I came across this interesting article whilest doing research stuff for my next article here: http://thewritepractice.com/first-line/. A handy breakdown of great first lines and why they hook readers. I think my favourite was:

“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” -1984 by George Orwell

So…[Read more]

I’m afraid realistic children’s stories aren’t my area of expertise either (in fact I just realised that everything I’ve ever done in that genre was either fantasy or sci-fi). Have you tried searching ‘children story prompts’ on Pinterest? I did just now and some thought-provoking ones came up. My favourite one probably was “It is now legal for…[Read more]

@ethryndal Actually he didn’t. At least not right then 😀 Furthermore, he’s my best boy friend (emphasis on the space between the words). Once I need a blood sample for science, and he said “Hey, I bet I can make my nose bleed!”. So he smacked himself in the face and sure enough his nose began to drip. And me, being the cold hearted scientist that…[Read more]

Hail and well met, Ethryndal! Welcome to the Forum community. I wish you all the best in your quest for a non-cardboard sword. Might I suggest suggesting the plastic-but-nearly-unbreakable Cold Steel swords on Amazon to your mom? Slightly less likely to inflict mortal injury than their metal counterparts (though I did make a boy’s lip bleed.…[Read more]

Any thoughts on this? Yes I do. So many.

Unfortunately I’m constrained for time by an article I’m supposed to be researching and the fact it’s my brother’s birthday, so I will limit myself to this.

Paolini is a flawed, but good writer. All of us who were hooked on the characters and their joint quest despite the writer’s obvious failings can…[Read more]

@Sarah-H @emma-flournoy I haven’t seen the play the play either, but I’ve read the 1500+ page book and I have to say the 2012 movie did an excellent job capturing its spirit and fleshing out the two dozenish characters. A few parts were rushed (Marius and Cosette’s romance, for one), but they could hardly make it any longer than its already…[Read more]

@winter-rose. Not sure which one was my favourite, I read them so fast they all blur together. All the more reason to read them again 🙂

@christi-eaton No worries. *bursts into an extremely passionate rendition of Stars as I disappear off among the rooftops*

@jadamae GREETINGS, FELLOW QUIZZER. At least, I assume you’re a fellow or former quizzer since you asked about it 😛 I quiz with CBQ and we’re memorising Luke this year. This is my fourth (and last… so sad to grow up) year doing it, but I’m just as excited about the upcoming meet as my rookie 12-year-old brother! My standard goal is to spend…[Read more]

@winter-rose. I LOVED the Wingfeather saga! Speaking of which, I should pick them up again, I’ve only read them once. I’m not NaNoing this year (drat it for being in November when I’m busy memorising for Bible Quiz tournaments), but I’m still hoping to work a lot on the novel I’m doing with my sister.