Ben Powell

@dekreel Sorry, I disappeared, and am about to disappear again.  But I was watching YouTube documentaries about different ways visual effects and clothing and acting styles are used in films and excusing it by saying I could use it to improve my writing.  I love the fact that nearly everything I do can be listed under “research.”

@rochellaine  HEYYYY! I’m doing all right. I’m really stressed with school, been procrastinating too much, not getting enough sleep. . . But yeah, I’m all right. 😛 How are you?

Oh wow, you have made seven hundred more posts than I have. That’s some dedication!

@dekreel Hi!  How are you?

Hey, anyone want to get distracted with me? 😎

(Just kidding, you don’t have to get distracted, exactly. . . If you can help it.)

@rochellaine  @seekjustice  @ariel-ashira  @jenwriter17  @xonos-darkgrate  @catwing  @valtmy  @anyone-else-willing-to-join-me

@seekjustice I have!  I like Treasures of the Snow and Twice Freed.  Which ones are your favorites?

I don’t know if they’re meant to be parodies or just references, but each book does seem to have a themed connection to some big well-known tale.  I’ve never read the Lord of the Rings books, so I wouldn’t have recognized that one.  There were a c…[Read more]

@seekjustice Well, I believe they’re aimed toward younger kids.  They’re not amazing, but they’re cute.  The Seven Sleepers series is really confusing and badly organized, but makes more sense once you notice that each book is a parody of some legend or famous story, including Narnia, Atlantis, Star Trek, and others.

My favorite part of R…[Read more]

@seekjustice Well, Edith Nesbit wrote mostly fantasy, right?  So, no. 😉  My little sister has a series about a blue and yellow striped dragon.  I don’t remember what it’s called, but I think it’s pretty well known.  The other fantasy series I’ve read are the Kingdom Series by Chuck Black, Seven Sleepers by Gilbert Morris, and the Terrestria Chr…[Read more]

@seekjustice Let me clarify what I’m sure you already know: I have no problem with women earning money.  My opinion on that is just really complicated, and I didn’t like a couple of the themes in Alcott’s books.

Just in case what I said about Alcott was confusing. 😉 I think I just made it more confusing. 😛

Oh, I was meaning to ask you, what…[Read more]

@xonos-darkgrate Oh, cool.  I prefer realistic myself, but a lot of the people on the forum like the modern styles.  Haha, I was about to ask you what fandom it was for.  I guess it’s not. 😛

Do you have any writing projects you’re currently working on? (not necessarily at this moment, just ones that are in progress.)

@catwing I feel like I sh…[Read more]

@seekjustice Oh, didn’t I?  Whoops! 😛

I used to like boys books way more than girls books, because they had more adventure.  Now I like both.  We also had a lot more boys books than girls books when I was growing up because I have an older brother… 😉

I like Alcott except for her feminism, but that’s hard to avoid in any case.  Jo’s Boys is…[Read more]

@xonos-darkgrate  I am ashamed. . . *cowers*

Heheh, be glad to. *smirks*

The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton

Basically it’s like a roleplay, except KP instead of The Aetherlight. I (SPOILER ALERT) gave the KP Aetherlighters an appearance, too, so. . . ya.

I’m sure your servant was honored to have his photo taken and displayed for all…[Read more]

@xonos-darkgrate Cool!  Was the drawing for one of your stories?  What style art do you do?

@catwing Hello!  Did you have fun?  Learn anything?  Meet anyone?  What are you working on now?

@xonos-darkgrate  In my excitement, I hadn’t considered that. How silly of me. . . 😛

Hey, I’m glad I’m not the only one with virtually billions of unfinished story blurbs! Those drive me nuts. . . Pretty much the only thing I’ve ever finished so far is the KPA (which if you haven’t read yet, I think you oughta. . .).

@jenwriter17 Cool.

Nope, no advice.  I’ve been looking over the plans you and others have suggested on this thread and thinking that if I ended up joining it’d be sink or swim for me, with a leaning toward sink. 😛  I am so inconsistent in my work!  Basically I mean, if I was able to keep up it would be just what I need to be consistent in my wr…[Read more]

@xonos-darkgrate

*paws on hips*

WELL IT’S ABOUT TIME! Welcome back to the bestest place in Cyberspace, dude!! 😀 😀

I am seeing your face. I am freaking out. . . o.o Apologies, it’s just. . . Whoa.  Anyway, great to have you back!!

You…don’t like Anne of Green Gables????  No.  Please, no.

I didn’t understand Anne of Green Gables until I became a writer, but I liked it even before then.  But, did you read it before you started writing?  If so, why not try it again? (and the rest of the series. 😉 )

POLLYANNA IS AMAZING.

I liked the What Katy Did series, but I don’t rem…[Read more]

@ariel-ashira I’m not going to give you a cut and dried answer here, because, like everyone else said, I don’t know if there is a specific answer.

One thing I will say, is that you would probably want to stay away from the curse words which include God’s name.  Other curse words can be debatable, and I know that it’s your character saying it and…[Read more]

@seekjustice I usually look up any new musical you mention immediately and listen to at least a few bars, but I can’t right now because I’m waiting in the back while my dad gives a seminar.  (I love it when he gives seminars, because I get to sing while people are coming in. 😉 )  So, I’ll just have to ignore the “music” side of it for now and a…[Read more]

@seekjustice I’m going back to our old question: Have you listened to any new musicals lately? 😉

@xonos-darkgrate Well, if you’re here now, the normal question is “What are you working on?” to start things out. 🙂 So, are you working on anything at the moment? Research, outlining, planning, brainstorming, or actually writing count. 😉

@seekjustice Hi!!  That’s okay.  I was too. 😉  How’s it going?  I’ve been desperately waiting for someone to be actually writing instead of just planning because I need to have some word wars.  My book isn’t progressing, and that’s the best way I can think of to force it to write itself. 😛

@xonos-darkgrate Seekjustice may be answering you alrea…[Read more]