Sunny421

Oh!!!

Riffles for Watie by Harold Keith

A Little Princess by F. B. Burnett

And if these last two count:

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan

Scout by somebody-who-I-can’t-remember-but-it’s-a-Dutch-name.

I knew I’d forget some!

@kathleenramm

I know, right? XD As long as we stay on the path I don’t mind if we take time to smell the flowers.

I do love the descriptions. Of course after reading them, my own seem very unimaginative.

Oof. That’s a fun question!

The Chronicles of Narnia, and Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis

Sir Gibbie, The Princess and the Goblin, The Pri…[Read more]

@kathleenramm

Classical. I grew up on it, so the older vocabularies don’t bother me. The depths in story, the mixture of poetry in prose, all the types and shadows… I feel more at home with classics than modern literature.

But I haven’t read much truly old stuff beyond Pilgrim’s Progress, some Shakespeare, and Canterbury Tales (which I do not…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

Welp, I love revising. Writing itself is difficult and obnoxious.

Let me rephrase that; I enjoy writing, but I struggle turning off the strong-minded inner editor who then destroys all my work because it’s in first draft stage and therefore terrible. However, as rewriting is my favorite part of writing in general I usually don’t…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Thanks!

And yes, but it’s all for their own good, right?

Wow, how awfully specific. XD That sounds interesting though.

Oh but yes! Back stories are some powerful things. The fire happens before the book too, but much of the story will be coming into those places of fear and shining the Light on them (totally acting like I didn’t just…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

Drafts? Ugh.

First, may I say that what you’re doing sounds wonderful? You are writing it out!!! Keep it up!!!

(Okay, that sounded weird. Let’s see if I can explain myself.)

If we are talking novels, and not poetry or essays, then:

I think. The I write. Then I think some more. Then I start a timeline but never finish it, etc.…[Read more]

@kathleenramm

Classics. I love them. In fact, most of the more modern fiction that I read is in the same vein and are often called classics. (for example, The Green Ember. 😉 )

Also, I think that having been raised on them, I am not bothered by slower paced books. (Although, if the author jumps down bunny trails that have almost no connection to…[Read more]

@lydia-s

Welcome! 😊

@trahia-the-minstrel

Definitely a lot of trauma. Enough that although he is only about four at the time, he has some pretty vivid memories.

That makes sense. He will definitely deal with fear of those things, and I think that maybe it’s one more reason he is afraid to help lead in the Retaking; if he associates that horror with “politics”.

Oh,…[Read more]

Hello!

I have suddenly found myself feeling some guilt for the trauma one of my characters is going to deal with.

You see, as a young child he and his siblings are narrowly rescued from a burning city. And yeah, I think he suffers some burns. Nothing too bad, but since children are susceptible to heat, he has some nasty 2nd degree burns.

Then I…[Read more]

@trahia-the-minstrel

Thank you!!!! They’re doing such an awesome job of it, I might actually try to watch some when it comes out!

And that probably sounded strange. Explanation; being someone blessed with an extremely vivid imagination I find myself disappointed by movie adaptations of books I perhaps only skim read.

But this looks good, so I…[Read more]

@keilah-h

Exactly! XD

Although, I don’t think I’ve ever tried redeeming a villain. Probably because they usually die in the end of the original series.

@trahia-the-minstrel

Wow, thank you for telling us! (I love that clip of Nia, the dear, brave heart.)

@issawriter7

It’s good, different, but good. It also has a dangerous tendency to pull you into it’s world and not let you go! XD

@trahia-the-minstrel

Aha! Where do I find it?

@trahia-the-minstrel

@lydia-s

Yes, Mr. Brocklehurst is absolutely horrible. I often wish I could shake some sense into a character, but it is very rare that I mentally strangle them. The way he twisted Scripture made me furious, not to mention his other crimes. Ugh!

*Realizes I was screaming*

*Calms down*

Anyway…

As for your question,…[Read more]

@lydia-s

I am so sorry, I almost forgot KP (of no fault of it’s own; life is still nuts).

I have read/listened to all but Lady Susan, Love and Friendship, and I think one other one. I read Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice,  Sense and Sense ability, and Mansfield Park. I listened to most of those and Emma, Northanger Abbey, and… I think that’s…[Read more]

@lydia-s

I have read/ listened to Jane Eyre. I enjoyed it and thought it was deeply intriguing and surprisingly sweet. Although in full confession, I didn’t really want Jane to marry Rochester. XD

But the end was satisfactory.

@trahia-the-minstrel

Helen is the absolute best! The worst character was that secretary of the school. I despised him.

@joy-caroline

Yes!!  I am attempting to have a sort of adoption story in my Eirtan books, but it’s a bit different, (a subplot) dwelling on the complexities of identity and personal callings.

And wow, that was a mouthful! XD

Exactly! Mentor-appprentice relationships and dark pasts are just… delectable. *Happy moan*

@power

I love those too!…[Read more]

@joy-caroline

Yes! Parent-child relationships are definitely one of my absolute favorites. And there’s always something special about adoption.

I devour mentor-apprentice relationships, especially when they both need each other, and even more especially when at least one has a painful past.

Then again, siblings are absolutely fantastic. I mean, where else do you get such wonderful loving contention? XD

I also love the friends-who-are-like-siblings-and-would-die-for-each-other. I know it…[Read more]