Sarah Spradlin

@Michael-Stanton With fantasy, who needs the internets?

@daeus I looked up in this super awesome grammar book I have… you are correct. YAYAYAY! I don’t think that the Well is capitalized, however.

@winter-rose Well, I’m going to go now. I was able to unfold a lot of layers of plot, so I am very happy. Good luck on your post!

*is suddenly smitten with doubt in everything she’s ever learned as she realizes she doesn’t know*

@winter-rose Yep, still here.

@aratrea
Again, the theme is pride. (I’m just going to use that one as the practice one, because posting all seven of them might take a long time… 😛 😀 )
Experiments in Living:
1. Pride’s okay, as long as it doesn’t spread or grow to arrogance
2. My pride is my identity
3. My pride is uncontrollable, so I won’t control it
4. My pride is bad,…[Read more]

@aratrea Right, I think I have it this time.
Theme: Pride
FQ: What does pride do for or against a man?
1. Pride is simply a way to gain confidence
2. Pride won’t do anything as long as it doesn’t deprecate others
3. Pride will always destroy a man and those around him
4. Pride will grow to arrogance if left unchecked
5. Pride must be kept at bay…[Read more]

@graciegirl Have fun!

@graciegirl Yay!

@daeus @kate-flournoy @graciegirl @ethryndal @winter-rose @overcomer @the-bean @hope @all the random peoples that I can or can’t think of. 😀
And now, I write/plan/do this theme homework. 😛

@graciegirl That’s a neat idea! I think I’ll make a list too! I happen to use ‘A’s A LOT as well, though in my more recent story it’s E. Hmm… Maybe for sci-fi the letter will be E and for fantasy the letter will be A…interesting.
Carlos, you monster! … Myeah, I think that Zlorom works better for that line. 😛
@ethryndal Eeyore. That sounds…[Read more]

@Daeus *chokes on snack* Aaaaaand this is why I don’t normally pick favorites. XD

“Fire is set to devastate the world and you are offering me chocolate?”
“It tastes good, my dear. Relax, would you? It’s only the earth.”

@aratrea Ah, okay. I think I’m getting now. Thank you!

@ethryndal That’s awesome. Like I said to Audrey, it’s awesome to have role models you see and interact with on a regular basis–especially when they have to overcome struggles like chronic health problems. Great example!

@dragon-snapper Certainly! Here are three different answers I came up with.

– Pride is simply a way of recognizing your strengths and helps you build a confident persona.
– Internal pride doesn’t affect someone as long as they make sure they don’t act pridefully toward others.
– Pride is always destructive and will ruin all your relationships in life.

@jenali Haha, that’s great you’ve already been applying this to characters. Putting characters in a position where they can see the harms their actions are causing is a great way to induce change.

@jenali Yes; that is the unfortunate truth about what happens when you learn new concepts in the middle of the writing process!

The character arc outline here looks good. I like the fact that you included an example of someone he can look up to in the midpoint arc. Using other characters as examples is a great method of bringing about change, and…[Read more]

@jenali Great thoughts. I love your example of you and your siblings, because it’s definitely true! The people we spend a lot of time with have the ability to influence us a lot.

@graciegirl I organize things so that I can find them, but if it tells you anything, I reorganize so much, that I can never find anything. 😛