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@epicaddie2 Haha! 😀 I guess I’m not a very emotional reader. Punching pillows does sound fun though.

Yes, that hat was perfect, though my head’s a little too big for it. 😛 I think my mom picked it up in Brittain when she was a teen.

@addie Haha! 😀 I guess I’m not a very emotional reader. Punching pillows does sound fun though.

Yes, that hat was perfect, though my head’s a little too big for it. 😛 I think my mom picked it up in Brittain when she was a teen.

@that_writer_girl_99 Ah, yes. You’re good.

Ooops. @That_writer_girl_99

@winter-rose @graciegirl @dragon-snapper @his-instrument I sent you separate docs you can read the book on. 🙂

@that-writer-girl-99 Did you still want to do this? No pressure to. If you’re wanting to get started though, just send me your email.

@epicaddie2 I think you should do a novel. Partly because everyone says it won’t work. I mean, Book Thief pulled off a book narrated by Death. Anyways, now that you gave me a great idea :D. I’ll brainstorm a little in this post so you can steal my ideas.

Brainstorming Session
-The biggest advantage is that trees are older than most people. 100s…[Read more]

@EpicAddie2 That makes sense; one of the most helpful books I’ve read on that topic is 12 Editors Tackle the 12 Fatal Flaws of Fiction Writing by C.S. Laskin (actually did a review of it here: https://kingdompen.org/kp-book-review-5-editors-tackle-the-12-fatal-flaws-of-fiction-writing-by-c-s-lakin-et-al/) If you get the chance to read it, it should…[Read more]

@SeekJustice The one YA book I’ve read with an older protagonist is Wayne Thomas Batson’s Sword in the Stars. Haven’t seen it done anywhere else, and have likewise read that you shouldn’t have YA protagonists much above college age. That being said, it’s also good for a protagonist to be older than the reader, since apparently younger readers find…[Read more]

@christi-eaton Ahhhh! Why did you tell me about that conference?? I looked it up, and now I seriously want to go there! But Idaho… hehe. Probably not going to happen.

@kate-flournoy *stops snickering*
*bursts into uncontrollable laughter*
Dragon Snapper will never stop laughing. XD

@seekjustice
Great question!
First, let me try to think up a reasonable response…
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Personally, I love it when the character is exactly my age, but because YA is such a broad age group, that rarely happens. From 12-18, it’s hard to find a happy medium for everyone in an age group.
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As far as I know, the characters I’ve read in YA have…[Read more]

@warrioroftherealm I’m late to the party so I’ll just grab a soda and some ice cream and leave. But not before I say this: I think it’s good to avoid evolution, but I believe that just as long as you focus on the elements of the story than the reader will be caught up enough in the story that she won’t notice. I mean, CS Lewis used mythological…[Read more]

@northerner Realm-Makers might be in PA next year?? 😮 That would be awesome! I’ve been wanting to attend Realm Makers for a while and will totally attend if it’s in PA.

@graciegirl The Christian Writer’s Guide has an excellent conference guide (I was paging through it while at the Greater Philly Christian Writer’s Conference this past week) if…[Read more]

Welcome to the site, @shannon. Fun to see another OPC person on the site. 😉 Hope you have a great vacation (or break; or whatever else you’re doing this week)!

Welcome to the site, @gh24682468999! Glad you found us. 🙂 Looks like everyone else is already asking the questions I normally ask, so I’ll just sit to the side and avoid overwhelming you with more of them. xD

Hi @epicaddie2. Good pick of hobbies. Welcome to the kingdom!

Welcome to the site, @epicaddie2! Glad you found us. 🙂 Where do you want to grow the most in your writing?

I could see a vengeance plot being really cool with a tree, but that’s kinda morbid.