Rachel Lester

I’m late. How embarrassing! I finished NaNoWriMo with 50070 words. And that’s after a writing hiatus spanning one and a half years (plotting, you know?). So I feel pretty accomplished even five days later.

And I got this email from KP that said that it was mostly girls who finished NaNoWriMo. So I’m wondering if there were any guys (connected…[Read more]

@daeus Wow! I don’t know if you’re over thinking this or if I’m underthinking it (probably the latter). Either way I respect whatever choice you make. And I’ll be sure to pray for you. As for Bible translations, I think the best is the ESV (and their study Bible is boss!), but I love reading different translations and comparing them.

@dragon-snapper @anne-of-lothlorien The quote is from La La Land

@winter-rose That’s definitely from the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

Okay, this one is from a released film: “Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you to move. It is your duty to plant yourself like a tree,…[Read more]

@daeus Haven’t read everything that has been said, but I’ll jump in anyway.

I don’t think it’s right to put swearing in a novel. The Bible says not to do anything that will cause your brother to stumble (Romans 14:21). Some people will say that there are Christians who are hyper-conservative and they can be stumbled by almost everything. And…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper I swear I will answer you. What you’ve said really sparks some questions of my own. But I’m kind of busy this week (anniversary week of the Bible College)

@kate-flournoy Same for you.

@leumeister @jess @ethryndal

Logan Black–main character (hero)
Gabriella Kamiyama–secondary character (good guy, daughter of Yukio btw)
Blake Aricson–secondary character: antihero
Daren Azimalik–villain
Jonah Cnatonus–secondary character (hero)
Yukio Kamiyama–villain (big baddie)

Interesting how you came to similar, but different conclusions.

@anne-of-lothlorien Never mind. I kind of cheated. =P It’s from an unreleased movie. Just wanted to infuriate someone.

@bluejay Pretty sure that’s a Jane Austen something . . . is it?

@bluejay Sounds like you’re doing a writing contest. Are you?

Five to eight years old. Well, what is really interesting to five to eight year old kids? What grips their attention? If you have a story with kids their age then that is always a plus. I like reading kids books when the kids interact with other kids a lot. And realistically. Also,…[Read more]

@sarah-h Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Part 1
Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Part 2

It’s a bit long, but still worth it. Maybe for like a movie night or something.

@dragon-snapper The Force Awakens.

“How are you gonna be a revolutionary if you’re such a traditionalist?”

Never seen this before. Let me try what @leumeister did . . .

Logan Black

Gabriella Kamiyama

Blake Aricson

Daren Azimalik

Jonah Cnatonus

Yukio Kamiyama

@emma-flournoy So the basic reason for the irreconcilable goods/evils is because of human nature. When humans see a choice they choose the best one. The one that is good. So that’s a problem when the character sees two choices–one good and one bad. They will choose the good one. It’s so simple and that’s a problem for stories. That’s why they…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper Oh, and (besides Disney princesses) there have also been plans for a live action Lion King (after the awesome reception of the live action Jungle Book), a live action Snow White Disney version, a Peter Pan reboot, and a Aladdin movie (the only one I’m feeling a little bit excited for). So what’s with this?

@dragon-snapper Okay, so I kind of did simplify and over-exaggerate the theme of both movies. But here’s the thing: that’s what people noticed. And no matter what the actual theme might be, the majority of the people saw the feminism so much more. This happened in Maleficent, Frozen, and even in action blockbusters like Mad Max: Fury Road. Which…[Read more]

@emma-flournoy I can say that he was a bad person. But not a bad king. He did some pretty good stuff (I mentioned a few in the previous post). Overall, he was okay. Kind of like our most recent (US) presidents. They lean a little toward bad but overall they weren’t pure evil (think Kim Jong-Un).

But you’re right. We drifted so far from the…[Read more]

@warrioroftherealm My favorite genre is the singer/songwriter genre. Google it, listen to a few (or a lot of) artists, and you’ll find a prevailing style but with different cross overs (usually with pop). However, the overall sound doesn’t normally have a lot of instruments. Sometimes just a guitar and a singer. The thing that ties this genre…[Read more]

@warrioroftherealm Actually I don’t mean repetition in that way. I’m talking about repetition of theme. Take this:

verse 1: God is good
verse 2: God is all powerful
verse 3: God is just

Boring!

Although, it’s true it’s still super boring.

@anne-of-lothlorien Pop over to the How to write song lyrics thread. Variety can be achievedin many ways including irregular meter, different line lengths, and close rhymes.

@sarah-h Good for you! It is a great movie. I think the strongest asset of the movie is the great characters (combined with great performances). Because the singing is less so. Watch the Broadway 25th Anniversary version. Singing is so much better.

@daeus Harold Abrahams

@dragon-snapper I’ll get to you later ’cause I have much to say to…[Read more]

@emma-flournoy Just a quick one because I have to go soon. Let me start from the bottom.

The Bible says that “Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.” That kind of implies that he did have a heart for God (note the word fully). So that’s why I have the tolerant view of him. I…[Read more]