Sarah Spradlin

@Aratrea hmm… yesssss… probbbably the Primary Tempter? I mean… yeah, that makes sense. Okay. Yes. Primary Tempter. There may be some slight overlap between that and both of the other two, but that’s the main one.
It makes me very happy to hear you like it… I actually can’t take credit though because his connection to Harold’s EiL was…[Read more]

Me too, @jane-maree ! There are a wealth of unique and awesome names (and very nice ordinary names too) in movie credits. (Names I didn’t even know existed!) Tons of inspiration there. 🙂

@audrey-caylin The book is now added to my three-hundred-some book list. 😉

Thanks for the feedback there! That’s great to know. And yes–interpersonal conflict like that is the best.

@jane-maree There’s a lot of stuff to sift through there since it’s more of a story summary than a series of plot-points, but it sounds like you have the basic elements down. I would narrow the 3rd plot point down a bit more to that specific scene where Will runs, though, rather than the whole narrative.

In terms of how these connect to the…[Read more]

@audrey-caylin What Daeus said. You can have non-personal antagonistic forces, but something like that would just be a negative EiL

@kate-flournoy Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I love how Eldred functions as the villain here. That’s fantastic. Would Eldred be the Primary Tempter then, or does he function more as one of the other roles? And then Egann…[Read more]

@audrey-caylin Yes; mentors can make great antagonists–and I really like the way you use that antagonism to make the protagonist doubt the mentor’s loyalty. The mentor sounds like an influencer to me.

The primary difference between a foil and influencer is how directly the character tries to move the protagonist to their position. Since it…[Read more]

@audrey-caylin Great to hear that! What do you think made this lesson the most interesting lesson yet for you?

Haven’t read either of those books unfortunately, but both look like good examples!

@jane-maree Heard of that book before but haven’t read it. That definitely sounds like method #1 though!

@kina-lamb *high-fives you back* Haha! I think its so funny when people say ‘That’s nice’ because ‘nice’ used to mean ignorant or used in a negative use, like when Pippin says in the Lord of the Rings on Weathertop when Frodo stomps out the fire “That’s nice!” (way too many prepositions, I know) The way the uses of words changes is so…[Read more]

@Kina-Lamb Oh of course, the Bible’s definitely my favorite too.
I’ve never heard of that other book. What’s it about?
Some of my top favorite books are Les Miserables, The Lord of the Rings, and Uncharted which is Kate’s current book. (It’s not published literature but who cares? Not I.) (Btw that’s awesome you love Victorious. You’ll love…[Read more]

@Kina-Lamb well you know more about Family Camp than I do at least. 🙂

@emma-flournoy @adry_grace Am I the know-it-all now? I honestly don’t know, but I do know that you can get on the waiting list, and usually a couple of families can’t make it because of illness/traveling issues, so you’d most likely be able to go. You’d have to be all packed and ready and waiting for the phone call, though!

@Daeus wish I could, but I’ve got something else tonight. Happy word-counting. 🙂

Oh yep, Elizabeth follows their blog pretty closely. Though @Adry_Grace, I’m fairly certain you’d have to get signed up very soon (if not weeks ago!) if you want to catch it before all the spaces are filled up… is that right @Kina-Lamb?

@emma-flournoy @adry_grace I just remembered, you might also be able to find some information on this website as we get closer to September. This is the website of one of the families that runs the camp. Sometimes they have an “event” page, and there’s some information on there. http://www.bontragerfamilysingers.com

@dragon-snapper Hey, at least that means you’ve been making progress! *high-five.* It’s been five years since I wrote my first story, and yes, just ouch. : ) I don’t think I would still be writing, though, if it wasn’t for the two girls that first read my story. At that time, I was enthusiastic about it. They simply read it, smiled, and said it…[Read more]

@Kina-Lamb Can’t wait.

@Adry_Grace Yeah, listen to Kina, she knows more about it than I do. 😛 I’m pretty sure my sister Elizabeth got most of the details from that website.

@jane-maree yay! Somebody else has a secret agent in their story!!! Yipee!!! I was kind of skeptical about my agent, because the only stories I’ve ever read with a secret agent in them were kind of cheesy with so many stock characters, and I didn’t want that to happen to my story. It’s encouraging to know that it can be done. Thanks!