Ben Powell

@seekjustice Well, if I ever decided to fully study it, I’d probably become more interested in it, since I’m usually very invested in what I intentionally study.  Right now it’s pretty confusing, but I get the gist of what you’re saying. 😉

I was reading your blog post earlier, and wondering, since you want to make the Infinity series a trilogy,…[Read more]

@seekjustice Yeah, I definitely know what you mean. 😛  There are some people who think it would be a perfect tragedy to be not able to talk to someone for five minutes.

Hm, well, that’s not exactly what I meant.  I mean, what if your character’s arc was that he learned to take things as they come, and not expect things to be in little boxes?  Wo…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 Well, I don’t like them because I don’t trust them, and I think they kind of limit people.  I feel like if you tell someone “Hey, you’re an introvert!” they’ll think about it, then they’ll believe you, and they won’t ever try to be an extrovert.  They’ll just think, “Oh, I’m an introvert, I don’t have to go out and meet people.”  So…[Read more]

@seekjustice You should definitely read the novel.  The Princess Bride happens to be one of the very few stories with which the movie and book are equally good.  But the book is very different from the movie.

Well…I’m wondering where the love/hate relationship with the movie comes from, in that case? 😛  Glad you don’t think ridiculous is ne…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 Oh, no I haven’t answered yet.  I think you asked me right as I was leaving one night, and I didn’t get a chance to reply.

So, let’s see…

Oklahoma! (1955) by Rogers and Hammerstein is really good.  The antagonist is rather scary, but I think you said your siblings have watched mildly scary stuff before, right?

Singin’ in the Ra…[Read more]

@jenwriter17 Daughter of Judas. 😉 How about you?

@seekjustice Have you ever read the book?

Also…huge question here: When did ridiculous become a negative thing?

@jenwriter17 @seekjustice I got distracted reading about The Princess Bride, but I’m back now. 😉

@seekjustice @valtmy @alia @catwing @dekreel Anyone around tonight?

@seekjustice

I’ve just got to pop back in here and say it’s hilarious that you have Joe Bloggs in Australia.  In America we have John Does. 😛

(At least I assume that’s what you meant by Joe Blogg.)

I will definitely answer your questions about his-fics in our next conversation. 🙂  Goodnight!

@valtmy Yes, it’s funny – and kinda sad – how wrong modern perception of history is.  There are so many things the history books just don’t tell you, and so many things they tell you that are just fabricated because “winners write the history books.” 😉

Anyway, I’ve got to go now.  Goodnight!

@seekjustice Rochellaine’s next mission: Think of h…[Read more]

@seekjustice There are some GREAT modern his-fics, and there are some HORRIBLE modern his-fics. 😛

@valtmy Well, I can just say I’ve seen the type all over the place, in 1870s heroines, in 1910s heroines, 1930s heroines…you can see where this is going. 😉

Well, I don’t really see why that makes her more similar to the Southern Belle than to…[Read more]

@valtmy My reply to @seekjustice above covers some of what you’re talking about.

I agree that they’re a subset of the noblewoman/lady stereotype.

I don’t think they come from a specific time period, though.  They originated in the pre-Civil War era, but they had existed before then, in women like Martha Washington and Martha Jefferson, and they…[Read more]

@seekjustice I read Anne Frank’s diary too, and I both liked it and hated it. 😛  I don’t know, I feel sorry for her because while she was not perfect by any means, I think perhaps if her family hadn’t been so messed up and her life hadn’t been so messed up, she might not have been so messed up.

But Agnes Lee’s diary is completely different!  S…[Read more]

@valtmy Hi!  You’re still here. 😀

Yes, I’ve figured out a plan. Not going to reveal it right now, though. 😉  My plotting and planning has been going great, but the writing itself is still going slowly. 😛  Hopefully I’ll have the next section done soon, though.

Do you have any examples of Southern Belles that you like or dislike?

@seekjustice I see.  Well…two true-life examples I can think of are Martha Washington and Agnes Lee.  Martha Washington would probably not be defined as a “Southern belle” since she was Revolutionary era, and the idea of Southern belles started around the time of the Civil War, but she was from the South, and beautiful, and sweet, so I’m c…[Read more]

@seekjustice I’m still here. 🙂

What Southern belle characters have you read?  Elsie Dinsmore? 😛

@valtmy Yishay’s song… 😛  Well, it’s not the whole song.  I think his feelings are similar to the ending of “Soliloquy” from Carousel where the lyrics are “She’s gotta be sheltered and fed and dressed in the best that money can buy…I’ll go out and make it(money) or steal it or take it or die!”

I feel like I’m giving something away, but yo…[Read more]

@rochellaine  Well, I’m not too fond of Scarlett, but overall, it’s a very well-written, profound book. I love how the author pays attention to detail. The society, the world and the emotions feel so real, it’s nearly palpable. Overall I give it a 6 out of 10.

I need to get off. I might be back later tonight. See you guys later!

@dekreel Hm, that’s interesting.  To be honest, I actually despise Gone with the Wind. 😛  What do you like about it?

I dunno. *ponders* I thought she was.

@valtmy Hello!  You want to answer the question?  Are you on SE or not? 😉

@rochellaine  That’s a great way of putting it. . .

My writing is. . . okay. . . I’m considering writing a steampunk novel sometime in the future. Maybe a steampunk retelling of Gone with the Wind. That would be cool.

I’m not on Story Embers as often as I should, so I can’t give a clear answer. What I do know is that it’s thriving.

Wait,…[Read more]