Trailblazer

@freedomwriter76 I agree, ancient history doesn’t hold as much weight for me. I enjoy history overall, but American history is definitely the most interesting to me. The American Revolution is a favorite of mine (I have another WIP from that era but it’s not very fleshed out yet) and I have a few ideas for another one set during the Great…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76 ooh, ok! Is your favorite time period during WWII, or do you have other time periods in history that you like, too?

@freedomwriter76

1) I don’t know if I have just one favorite book, but my favorite series is Dragons In Our Midst by Bryan Davis.

2)Favorite dessert… that’s hard! My mom makes a strawberry cream pie that I really like, and homemade peach ice cream is pretty good, too!

And as for current historical WIP, yes, I do! I’ve been working on one set…[Read more]

@acancello you should share that scene for us to read!

@everyone

Another thought I had as I was reading all your comments is that I don’t think any of us will express God the same way in our writing, nor do I think there is necessarily a “right” way. We all have different experiences with God, and those experiences will shape how we portray Him in our stories. And I don’t think that’s a bad thing,…[Read more]

@grcr  I haven’t been able to upload a profile pic either since I joined. It says it loaded but there’s nothing there.

@whalekeeper @mineralizedwritings

I feel like this also depends on the genre you’re writing in. Fantasy/sci-fi is a hard one because it deals with more abstract constructs and is more focused on theme, while something like modern fiction is more black and white- either you have God in the picture or you don’t. I don’t really write fantasy since I…[Read more]

@s-tastet

Welcome! I’m Janessa, and I’m still pretty new here myself! I mainly write contemporary fiction or historical fiction, but I also do journalism. I enjoy photography and hiking as well (hence the name Trailblazer lol).

It looks like you’ve been asked a lot of questions already, but I have one for you, too:

What’s your favorite time…[Read more]

@acancello

I love that meet-up story! It’s funny, and I agree, it does sound like something that could actually happen!

@savannah_grace2009

Yeah that’s rough, especially when your siblings aren’t old enough to quite understand! I have two younger brothers, so we weren’t really playing together anymore by the time I made the switch to public school, but they definitely felt like it wasn’t fair that I got off the hook with chores easier than they did. But that…[Read more]

@savannah_grace2009

That is true! I easily forget to pray before I sit down to write, but I want to make it more of a habit!

@savannah_grace2009

Yeah I remember coming home from school and needing to just shut myself in my room for a little while lol. The first week especially was mentally exhausting.

@savannah_grace2009

Haha I just added a reply to your topic before I saw that you replied on mine! Nice to meet you!

@savannah_grace2009

Hi! I’m Janessa, aka Trailblazer, and I’m new here, too!

I’m familiar with having one foot in both worlds of schooling- I was homeschooled kindergarten through 11th grade and then God asked me to go to public school for my senior year. I got a better education as a homeschooler, but I wasn’t in public school for the education…[Read more]

@jonas

I saw one of the articles (which was actually how I discovered KP) but I still couldn’t think of something. Maybe I’ll go back and look at it again, and try to find some other ones, and brainstorm from there.

@light-warrior-pen

I do like to put some romance in my stories, but it’s not usually the central theme. Too much mushy-gushy turns me off, but I like sweet stories if they’re written right.

If I could go anywhere… that’s tough! I would love to tour Europe, especially France and Switzerland.

Honestly, I’m not really into movies/TV shows.…[Read more]

Oh, and if I were to create an entirely original book, I think the characters would probably come first.

Thanks for the welcome, guys!

Favorite series… I think I have to say Bryan Davis’ Dragons In Our Midst series is my favorite! In case any of you haven’t read it, it’s three series of four books in one larger series, a total of twelve books. I have the first two series and I’ve read it multiple times over! And in saying that, I think Bryan Davis…[Read more]