Sarah Spradlin

Cool beans! Thanks, @daeus 🙂

Hello! I have nearly no idea whatsoever what y’all are talking about, but somebody invited me over here, so … I thought I would investigate. Are we actually discussing endings?

If we are, maybe it would be fun if everybody named a book whose ending made them mad?

I’ll go first: Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. It’s no…[Read more]

Hey, guys! Sorry I’m late! (Better late than never I hope 😉 ) So I just have one question (ish) @daeus , before I get started discussing, and that is: How fast are we supposed to be reading the book? Are we on chapter 2, 4 … or does it even matter? I just want to be sure we’re all on the same page. (No pun intended 😉 )

Hey, guys! Sorry I’m late! (Better late than never I hope 😉 ) So I just have one question (ish) @daeus , before I get started discussing, and that is: How fast are we supposed to be reading the book? Are we on chapter 2, 4 … or does it even matter? I just want to be sure I’m on the same page as the rest of you. (No pun intended 😉 )

Hey, guys! Sorry I’m late! (Better late than never I hope 😉 ) So I just have one question (ish) @daeus , before I get started discussing, and that is: How fast are we supposed to be reading the book? Are we on chapter 2, 4 … or does it even matter? I want to make sure I’m on the same page as the rest of you. (No pun intended 😉 )

@gretald I really enjoyed Magnus Chase, though it was different. The Norse gods aren’t quite as polished as the Greek ones. 😉 I did read Heroes of Olympus. The writing was good, but I felt like it was too long. So many things happened, but it took forever to get somewhere. Also, since Riordan isn’t a Christian, the lifestyle and morals of minor…[Read more]

@Hope Yeah, he is a great writer. 🙂 Was Magnus Chase good? Have you read the second Percy Jackson series, and if so, did you like it?
@zoe-wingfeather I know, right?!?!

Thanks @wordfitlyspoken and @everyone-else-who-I’m-too-lazy-to-tag. 😉

@gretald Ah yes, Percy Jackson. I just finished reading The Hidden Oracles and I liked Magnus Chase too, but I still think Percy is my favorite. Rick Riordan is such a good writer…It’s just too bad he’s not a Christian writer. 😉

@zoe-wingfeather I’m almost finished. I haven’t had time to read because of school, but I’d love to read your fan fiction after I’ve finished the book!!! 🙂

Interesting. “Clinchers” is what my English teacher always called them, but I guess we’ll go with “hooks.” 😉

That can work, but it can easily lead to what I call POV telling (e.g. “I just couldn’t believe she had died. Why did I have to go through this!” *cough cough* Telling.)

@Daeus Ohh, yes! Great point. I remember my first book I tried…[Read more]

All great ideas! I may need to create a poll for this question. Haha!

@the-happy-bookaholic Hmm, yes. Lying works too. 😉 I always get those two mixed up.

I have to say I’m a little obsessed with clinchers as well (but I didn’t know people called them that).

No, I don’t think clinchers (if you are, in fact, referring to catchy first sentences) are necessary. But they definitely spark the reader’s interest. I agree what @kate-flournoy said about cheating the reader’s expectations, and her exception…[Read more]

I have to say I’m a little obsessed with clinchers as well (but I didn’t know people called them that).

No, I don’t think clinchers (if you are, in fact, referring to catchy first sentences) are necessary. But they definitely spark the reader’s interest. I agree what @kate-flournoy said about cheating the reader, and her exception in doing so.…[Read more]

*munches happily on everlasting cookie*
@kate-flournoy Thanks for the idea. I shall lock it in my brain and stew on it. I have a feeling that something will come of it.
*still munches on everlasting cookie*
@daeus, maybe I should go and continue reading The Hobbit. That’s a novel alright. The chapters are sooooooo long. 🙂
*I do love everlasting…[Read more]

@Daeus drat.

@bluejay you could write a story about a girl who finds a huge golden conch on the beach and takes it home, only to realize during the night that it’s whispering to her. And when she puts it to her ear, she discovers that this shell belonged to the queen of the Lost city of Atlantis… and wants to tell her the story of its destruction.

I’m…[Read more]