Stephaniej

@sleepwalkingmk

Thanks again! I like the statement too, it’s true and it’s really comforting, because in light of infinity, what are our little tiny problems? We can trust them to God because he is greater than even the stars and the moon and sun!

I had a lot of fun writing it! I’m working on the sequel at the moment which is a retelling of A…[Read more]

@sleepwalkingmk

Thanks! Basically it was trying to capture the idea that the stars are infinite, as in they will exist for as long as the universe does, but that God outlasts infinity. My book is a dystopian retelling of Les Miserables, and the title is part of a longer quote from a section of Les Mis.

…lovers hide in the evening, in the tw…

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@rochellaine

Okay! See you tomorrow! (And you too Bobert. Sleep well).

@rochellaine

*looks guilty* Sorry…

Its probably the sort of thing I’d say if I got flustered when introducing myself, which happens all the time.

Here you either introduce yourself by your nickname (Hey, I’m Steve or Phil or Tom) if you got a name like that. I usually don’t introduce myself by my nickname (Chel) but that’s what I get called…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Where you come from, do you introduce yourself as “Hey, I’m me!”? I should think not 😛

*quickly hides any evidence of ever talking to herself*

@rochellaine

For starters, no self respecting Australian named Robert would actually call himself Robert. It’s either Rob or Bob, but never Robert. So there, the problem is solved.

@rochellaine

It’s a well known fact that Robert is actually pronounced “Robbit”.

@rochellaine

I love the way A.A. Milne does that, I just like reading it to so much. “Pooh was a Bear Of Very Little Brain. And Piglet was A Very Small Animal. I just finished reading the original stories to my little brother and we both loved it!

I can just imagine Bobert being a hobbit. and that’s funny because it rhymes too.

@rochellaine

I think I am flattered. And I know, for someone who continually calls her characters her children, I am a terrible mother.

That snippet is actually so funny!

@rochellaine

Ha, I did that too. Poor Justice.

Can you imagine how many shirts I would need? You haven’t even read my novella, Comrade, yet. You don’t know the half of it.

@Ariella-newheart @rochellaine

Watch and learn my friends.

Step 1: Give them a horrible backstory. (E.G. unloved orphan raised by an arrogant, but caring shinobi, becomes a ninja. Best friend betrays him, attempts to kill him not once but twice. Becomes assassin etc)

Step 2: Redeem them. Make everything fluffy clouds and rainbows.

Step 3: Have…[Read more]

@dekreel

Those are some really cool names, I especially like Echo and Briar! I once knew a girl called Bryony as well, which is another pretty flower name. I like flower and gem names. There’s also an island in Australia called Elcho Island, and I’d love to call a character Elcho one day!

@rochellaine @Ariella-newheart Ha! Renjiro is not dead…[Read more]

@Ariella-newheart

I have a character called Ren too, but it’s short for Renjiro. He’s also the bestiest ever and I love him to pieces.

@rochellaine

My thoughts exactly, though I do like his name a lot. Liliom is a pretty cool name, though I feel it should have been a girls name. Also, it’s weird that his real name is consistently spelt differently. Well, I’ll definitely get around to those soon(ish)!

I read it the other month, it was definitely weird and freaky to some extent,…[Read more]

@dekreel *is jealous because Dekreel’s book has 75,000 names in it and mine only has 40,000*

Definitely, fire away!

@dekreel

Welcome to the great naming discussion!! I love names too, names are awesome. The question is: do you own a baby name book?

@rochellaine

I do! And I honestly can say it’s the most useful piece of writing equipment I own, it’s an awesome book. I got it from a library booksale several years ago.

Yeah, that’s probably where my love of the name came from too. The novella I’m editing at the moment for my blog serial story actually has the main character called Wolfe, but…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I like R names too! *whips out the baby names book which is kept at the end of the bed in case of emergency character namings* Brace yourself.

I super love the names Roy and Rowan, I don’t know why, they’re just awesome. Also, Ren, Raidon, Ransome, Ramin, Raven, Raymond, Rivers, Rolf, Ryu….etc, etc.

In other names that don’t…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I’m honoured that my exceeding wit has brought you much pleasure. All right, then I shall. 😀 I’ve been collecting some prompts to put on the page.

@rochellaine I guess K does have a nice ring to it, I like the name too. it wasn’t even meant to be shortened to Kai, it just happened. I think actually, his name being Malakai at all and being shortened to Kai can be attributed to Catwing…maybe? I was going to call him Malachi, but I thought it sounded really old fashioned, and Catwing liked…[Read more]