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@mineralizedwritings

If the stakes are low, that means there’s not much at stake.

Thanks for explaining. I probably should have used common sense but just wanted to make sure.

@arien @starofthenorth @theloonyone @loopylin @lightoverdarkness6 @felicity @esther-c @whalekeeper

@orielle21

I post chapters of my WIP  (“Afterthoughts”, working title) here sometimes, if you are interested. I’d recommend starting at the beginning of the forum if you feel like reading. No pressure, just if you are interested! Critiques are…[Read more]

@arien

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@mineralizedwritings

Previous to that, my sister and I would make up stories with out stuffies and toys.
Yes, us too! So much fun, right? I would make literally anything I was doing into a story when I was younger–mostly playing outside, but also cooking, cleaning my room, doing laundry, a…

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@lightoverdarkness6

So, I’ve always loved reading. Even when I was little enough to not know how to read, I would sit in the floor with a picture book and try to read to myself and my mama.

LOL. I “read” to my sister and my friend when I was super little too. 😊

And as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized how most regular YA and middle fiction is just…

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@keilah-h

Your testimony is lovely, thanks for sharing 😊

My Rexy series was inspired by the fact that I have autism, and that I hate it when people call it a “disability.” Like, there is nothing that stops me from living a normal-ish life. So I wrote a picture book about a dinosaur with a speech problem, got it self-published on Amazon, and it…

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@esther-c

Well, because the world needs fiction that is clean, but not cheesy. It needs God-honoring books that aren’t preachy. They need truth! Sure, some books out there do have really good themes, but they have no basis for why that is right or good. Being a Christian writer enables me to write strong truths, (specifically for young adults), t…

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@sarafini

That’s a really cool story! I started loving writing in 2020 as well. My sister and I had nothing to do except write and go on walks and talk about writing, so that’s what we did. 😂 It was really helpful though!

I want some good, clean, Christian Sci-fi novels and I love expressing myself through words and getting story plots,…

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@felicity

I started writing because I had stories to tell. Even before I knew how to write, I made up stories in my head and imagined all sorts of things. I also played make believe every minute I got, which gave me a chance to “live” the stories I had in my head.

Yes, me too! It probably helped in some way . . . I was used to telling myself sto…[Read more]

@mineralizedwritings

Previous to that, my sister and I would make up stories with out stuffies and toys.

Yes, us too! So much fun, right? I would make literally anything I was doing into a story when I was younger–mostly playing outside, but also cooking, cleaning my room, doing laundry, anything! I told my stories out loud, too, so I bet all my…[Read more]

@arien @esther-c @lewilliams @keilah-h @felicity @mineralizedwritings @sarafini

Wow, all of y’all’s stories are so inspiring 😊😍!!
So, I’ve always loved reading. Even when I was little enough to not know how to read, I would sit in the floor with a picture book and try to read to myself and my mama.
When I was about eleven, I was on a zoom call…[Read more]

@lewilliams

Glad to know I’m not the only one with a kind of silly reason why I started writing! Some people have a really cool or inspiring reason, and I’m just like . . . I’ve always been writing. One of my grandpas was a librarian and the other was an editor, and I have a great-aunt who has a Ph.D. in English Literature and taught at a college…[Read more]

@orielle21

Fun story! I agree with @mineralizedwritings :

It seems like the kind of story you read when you need a pick me up. Low stakes, but still lots of fun, and the time travel thing makes it extra interesting!

Oof, the dialogue thing like @esther-c mentioned can be hard . . . I struggle with making it natural as well. (That’s what happens…[Read more]

@lightoverdarkness6 @starofthenorth

That reminds me of (sorry, @arien) when my sister put a whole can of chipotle peppers into soup instead of one single pepper . . . I ate it anyway. My dad actually enjoyed it . . . lol

LOL yes, that was a sad day. Actually I wasn’t supposed to put even ONE chipotle pepper in there . . . it was supposed to be o…[Read more]

@orielle21  @felicity

I am three years older. 😉 Lol. Sorry for the confusion. We just wanted to have some fun with it, as @felicity explained. *grins and looks at @felicity, who is on her laptop (LOL)* XD XD

LOL LOL that’s hilarious. My sister and I joined KP at the same time, otherwise we probably would have done something similar 🤣🤣 At first the…[Read more]

@orielle21

Yeah! If the stakes are low, that means there’s not much at stake.

High stakes would be if somebody was at risk of dyeing or permanent damage.

Doesn’t seem like anyone going to die here XD

@lightoverdarkness6

Lol, yes, that’s all that matters! Speaking of sibling laughs, my little brother is always talking about how many books I read, and he was singing the song from Tangled, the part where Repunzel’s singing “And then I’ll read a book, or maybe two or three.” But instead of saying that, goes, “And then I’ll read a book, or maybe…

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@mineralizedwritings

Glad you enjoyed it! 😃😃 I like Joel’s pic too. 😍 What did you mean by low stakes? Is that a term?

@orielle21

Oh, and I like the pic you chose for Joel XD

@orielle21

Oh! I really liked that. I wouldn’t change a thing! It seems like the kind of story you read when you need a pick me up. Low stakes, but still lots of fun, and the time travel thing makes it extra interesting! I felt like you did a really good job moving between the dialogue and the narrated sections.

Thanks for the great read!