The Happy Bookaholic

@emily-d The story of my life…lol
@dragon-snapper WHAAAAA…! So cool!

@catwing Glad to be of service! All of those songs are great, btw.

@dekreel same. I know it’s a classic but I’ve never read it. 🙁

But as far as unique and compelling stories go… when you think about it, all stories are pretty much a mash-up of the same storylines being used over and over again. What makes them their own is what the author uses them to say. When a new voice picks up an old story, new depths…[Read more]

Has anyone heard of the show Dear Evan Hansen? The song Waving Through a Window is basically the life of my MC. Here it is.

@dekreel Oh yeah! It reminds me of that too. 🙂

I’ve written past the sixth chapter, so I guess you could say I’m editing…

@allison-grace The sixth chapter in my WIP. What about you?

@emily I usually find them by chance, whenever I’m listening to the radio or something.
@kate-flournoy I listened to that song and it sounds like you have a very interesting MC. 😉

@allison-grace LOL 🙂

@allison-grace Okay, I’ll quit bugging you. 😉

@allison-grace So are you brainstorming, outlining or daydreaming at the moment?

@Ingridrd millions.

Okay, maybe not millions… ;P But practically every piece of music I hear reminds me of something or someone somewhere. This is one of my favorites, for the brother (king) of my current MC.

@allison-grace I doubt you’re still there…but I’m writing now!

@That_Writer_Girl_99 😂 😂 😂

@That_Writer_Girl_99 a girl after my own heart. 😉

@That_Writer_Girl_99 good thoughts. I played around a lot with government and where it fits in, but it was so equally part of all four of the pillars I couldn’t bring myself to make it its own separate one. 😛
It’s probably the most perfect manifestation of a country’s EiL within itself, whereas Economy is a further exploration of that outside of…[Read more]

@epicaddie2 Ooooh I was talking about this a while back… let me go copy and paste my emails… XD

It’s a fairly simple thing, but once you delve into it there’s a lot to work with.
Basically, I came up with four pillars I think every culture is built on.

1. History
2. Religion
3. Geography
4. Economy

In that order. History and Religion…

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@shannon I’m so glad your trip went well! Praise the Lord. And thanks for praying.
@emily Many thanks. It really means a lot. 🙂