Kingdom Pen | Amanda Fischer | Friends Activity https://kingdompen.org/members/wordfitlyspoken/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Amanda Fischer's friends. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:47:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 617bea3b550062b72c7df5618c2b65c8 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic So what's next for the forums? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/so-whats-next-for-the-forums/page/2/#post-74300 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:30:59 -0400 @northerner *nods* Makes sense.

]]> 35cfbb3344c292bfe3ca31afed1bbc2f Kate Flournoy replied to the topic So what's next for the forums? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/so-whats-next-for-the-forums/#post-73436 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:45:45 -0400 @rochellaine :’D Quite. Thank you very much; that was indeed in need of clearing up. I guess that’s what I get for not being around. πŸ˜›

]]> 55de2d8dd9587127148d3bfba15508db Kate Flournoy replied to the topic So what's next for the forums? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/so-whats-next-for-the-forums/#post-73434 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:32:33 -0400 @rochellaine whew! πŸ˜› I will confess, you guys had me a little freaked out. I guess I missed the discussion where it all started. *fans self feverishly* That takes a load off my mind.

]]> 9892504c6dbee94c10681dc774b8bf43 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic So what's next for the forums? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/so-whats-next-for-the-forums/#post-73424 Wed, 30 May 2018 17:09:12 -0400 @northerner I haven’t been on either community as much as I would have liked. :'( When the hiatus was first announced it really hit me in the gut, since KP has been my rock for the past five years and one of the best things that ever happened to me.

At first, I was a little skeptical about the idea of a new site. Sure, Story Embers would be…[Read more]

]]> d419700b40568bd916c6482364fba131 Kate Flournoy posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/80543/#acomment-80566 Sat, 26 May 2018 23:34:36 -0400 Hmmm… no fear. I’m content to simply remain the KeePer I always will be at heart, even if I don’t make the list. πŸ˜‰ You don’t forget places like this. Even if you move on.

In reply to - Alia posted an update @emma-flournoy @kate-flournoy I truly hope you two have a good excuse for your extended absence from Kingdom Pen. As the newly appointed Border Patrol Chief I must have you prove your loyalty […] ]]> da19df3e361d859182600fb44ae0917e Kate Flournoy posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/80543/#acomment-80562 Sat, 26 May 2018 23:07:01 -0400 @alia *boots hit floor with a crash* Wow, look at that. I’m a traitor and I didn’t even realize it.
Heh, some double agent I make. XD
*coughs* I can, in fact, answer none of those questions with confidence. *humbly bows head* What is your highness’s pleasure with me?

In reply to - Alia posted an update @emma-flournoy @kate-flournoy I truly hope you two have a good excuse for your extended absence from Kingdom Pen. As the newly appointed Border Patrol Chief I must have you prove your loyalty […] ]]> b8fa841900d967013ed7ac50e81545ff Kate Flournoy posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/80543/#acomment-80546 Sat, 26 May 2018 19:43:22 -0400 *props boots up on the edge of the prisoner’s box and leans back, smiling faintly at the ceiling* Ask away.

In reply to - Alia posted an update @emma-flournoy @kate-flournoy I truly hope you two have a good excuse for your extended absence from Kingdom Pen. As the newly appointed Border Patrol Chief I must have you prove your loyalty […] ]]> 3bad8f0ceef046350f098877a1df822b Kate Flournoy posted a new activity comment https://kingdompen.org/activity/p/80543/#acomment-80544 Sat, 26 May 2018 19:12:40 -0400 *chuckles* Dear me. I had no idea we were at war. XD If such is the case then I fear you’ll have to mark me down as a double agent and court martial me, as I do indeed have accounts on both KP and SE.
That said, I haven’t been around as much as I’d like on either, even since before SE came on the scene. You can blame life in general for that.…[Read more]

In reply to - Alia posted an update @emma-flournoy @kate-flournoy I truly hope you two have a good excuse for your extended absence from Kingdom Pen. As the newly appointed Border Patrol Chief I must have you prove your loyalty […] ]]> 89e3273c624135c4b32f9941463b062b Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Aquila in the forum Sci-Fi http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/aquila/page/6/#post-73277 Sat, 26 May 2018 14:00:37 -0400 @ariel-ashira a little. I’m part of one of the guilds, but not as active as I should be.

]]> 14635afdb2fcc5633e8df799f8f0f69e Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Aquila in the forum Sci-Fi http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/aquila/page/6/#post-73274 Sat, 26 May 2018 13:57:42 -0400 @ariel-ashira XD Preparing for a book launch. πŸ˜›

]]> 5e342c919962f3d1fc7eaf9bb5eb79e8 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Aquila in the forum Sci-Fi http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/aquila/page/6/#post-73270 Sat, 26 May 2018 13:41:09 -0400 @leumeister it’s quite science-y but also plausible. πŸ˜€ I like the gravity manipulation thing. I have something slightly similar, only it’s a negative energy pulsar that basically creates a mini wormhole around the ship and enables almost instantaneous transportation.

Lots of cool ideas. πŸ˜€

]]> 907ac3f26d91d912dd6a386382fd6a29 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Aquila in the forum Sci-Fi http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/aquila/page/6/#post-73268 Sat, 26 May 2018 13:31:47 -0400 @leumeister *grins* Thanks.

]]> aa6b350e12eb71f0113e3d63c0e803e3 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Aquila in the forum Sci-Fi http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/aquila/page/6/#post-73265 Sat, 26 May 2018 13:21:15 -0400 @leumeister I would love to, but unfortunately I’ve got a huge project on my hands right now (launching my first published book this year πŸ˜€ ) and I promised myself I wouldn’t take on anything extra.

]]> 716093dccc363253fdca7fdc3a1f4339 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic MailChimp Questions in the forum Publishing & Platform http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/mailchimp-questions/#post-72310 Thu, 10 May 2018 15:31:49 -0400 @waterlily yeah. What he said.

]]> 3eaf7b5fcc07ba5dbde3f29d0069f66a Kate Flournoy replied to the topic My Life is Novellas in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/my-life-is-novellas/#post-71787 Sat, 28 Apr 2018 18:43:54 -0400 @jenwriter17 heh… I’ve got the opposite problem. πŸ˜›

*scratches head* I would say probably the number one thing that makes my novels so ridiculously long is the crazy amount of time I spend really delving into the layers of chemistry in live scenes. I try to do all live scenes if I possibly can (no summaries, no overviews, no generalizations)…[Read more]

]]> 4f46829ca33ab118abc16a439d968902 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Including the gospel without being cheesy in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/including-the-gospel-without-being-cheesy/#post-70211 Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:09:46 -0400 @Daeus *sniffles* It was an awesome gif too.

]]> 3dea99b6eefca9a0295c05485754e460 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Including the gospel without being cheesy in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/including-the-gospel-without-being-cheesy/#post-70206 Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:56:24 -0400 @Daeus my luck says this gif won’t work, but here you go anyway.

Awesome stuff. You should, like… I don’t know, do a course on it or something. XD

]]> f311f8d9df5ecd22b2f4632114df5fcb Kate Flournoy replied to the topic A Dog in the Kingdom of Pen in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-dog-in-the-kingdom-of-pen/page/4/#post-68028 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:52:22 -0400 @warrenluther04 yep, I believe so… though Kai wasn’t my original invention so I’m not a hundred percent on that… @Dragon-snapper is Kai right?

]]> 9748b87af329058ab3ace18eed615e90 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic A Dog in the Kingdom of Pen in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-dog-in-the-kingdom-of-pen/page/4/#post-68026 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:48:20 -0400 @warrenluther04 sure, go ahead! πŸ˜€

]]> 6a9a50c4e40eb264a8ecf0bc7cddec63 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-writerly-adventures-of-jenna-trapperton/page/19/#post-67923 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:23:17 -0400 @Dekreel *can’t stop snickering* The troll thing is now my favorite. :”D

]]> acae6928c2001dd89bcf1d505341da87 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Favorite Movies in the forum Film http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/favorite-movies/page/18/#post-67692 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:30:25 -0400 @Daeus COOL. Several of those sound really neat. Thanks for the reviews. πŸ˜€

]]> 8e384675153bf887affff4d28e4365ce Kate Flournoy replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-writerly-adventures-of-jenna-trapperton/page/16/#post-67235 Sat, 17 Mar 2018 23:47:20 -0400 @Dekreel the troll-thing had me laughing so hard. XD XD XD

]]> 9067ab9ec99469f0ce768c49d6b33add Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Story Tagging in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/story-tagging/page/3/#post-67174 Sat, 17 Mar 2018 17:19:31 -0400 @Ethryndal

]]> e00f1b86374f5d8e5542f817d7f7601f Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Introducing Myself in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/introducing-myself-5/page/3/#post-67048 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:29:43 -0400 I dont know what MBTI is. Can you tell me?

@ariel-ashira Can I tell you?!

gollum-happy

Yes, precious. Yes, we can. *coughs* I’m slightly obsessed with it because it’s so amazingly cool, but I’ll try not to overwhelm you with information. πŸ˜› Basically, it’s a personality test. Here’s the link to where you can take it and read more about it. It’s an…[Read more]

]]> 95a14db4ded2b530ce1260ef9f6fc656 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Story Tagging in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/story-tagging/page/3/#post-66911 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:06:26 -0400 Whoops, didn’t catch your post, @aislinn-mollisong. If it’s okay with @Ethryndal you can pick it up from there. πŸ˜€

]]> c0457b1b8c9eeec23045bcc9e1b161dc Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Story Tagging in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/story-tagging/page/2/#post-66910 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:05:11 -0400 @Skredder hooo boy… πŸ˜› Okay, here goes. Part eight of story #2.

β€œI don’t know how, but Freda’s brain has rewired itself to mimic the headset. She can now enter the dream world completely unassisted.”

The words hummed in Freda’s head, bouncing off the walls of her mind like hollow echoes. She looked at her parents.

Dad’s face was wrinkle…[Read more]

]]> bd2af67856d67ab6f5e8c47c55a7f838 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic A Catwing Christmas in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/a-catwing-christmas/page/7/#post-66860 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:30:29 -0400 @Catwing wow, that got whacky. XD

And well, now that you mention it… hmm… where am I…? πŸ˜›

]]> dbbda63ec2cef2b26f81308c19d2a6b9 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Introducing Myself in the forum Start HERE http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/introducing-myself-5/page/2/#post-66857 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:27:48 -0400 @ariel-ashira welcome to KP! πŸ˜€ First of all, considering where just about all of us started out when we joined this place, you are most certainly ‘good enough to be a part of KP’. No one’s ever not good enough, so welcome aboard and we’re thrilled to have you.

Second of all, I love singing and painting besides writing too! What’s your favorite…[Read more]

]]> abff72c7a470a8b89e1b72ba6b2efdd2 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Choppy Writing in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/choppy-writing/#post-66309 Sun, 11 Mar 2018 00:23:46 -0500 @Dragon-snapper yeah. They said it. πŸ˜›

]]> 9a535175a2068d5ebeec0cb96fa5c5a8 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Encouragement Thread in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/encouragement-thread/page/3/#post-66270 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:48:12 -0500 @Daeus

Loki is skeptical.

]]> 9e37126a2224384dfcca456883d52512 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/5/#post-66266 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:45:49 -0500 @Dragon-Snapper *headdesks* :’D

]]> 0a4bc3d09e462796ccae76cebdc51cf5 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/5/#post-66262 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:40:08 -0500 @Dragon-snapper *shakes head* Welp, I mean, you just destroyed my story… everything was on that computer… so I guess you’ll never read it… too bad…

]]> 23b92db449acd51bc69a01dfbe197219 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/4/#post-66257 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:34:52 -0500 @Dragon-snapper

]]> 9876b6f6ce87f3e85750e77d90b7f190 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Encouragement Thread in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/encouragement-thread/page/3/#post-66254 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:31:56 -0500 @Daeus …’sappy maple syrup…’?

]]> afd42f5fbc6835b6254c1ce46889eff8 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/4/#post-66252 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:26:37 -0500 @Dragon-snapper. No one. Touches. My. Computer.

Kylo Ren Lightsaber

]]> 29f07270bd06b1f272be4433aba11936 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/4/#post-66247 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:21:13 -0500 Newsflash… my computer decided it wasn’t doing gifs today…

]]> b9c5051b8cad46dc6e4d6a29cd967825 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/4/#post-66245 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:20:20 -0500

@Dragon-snapper

]]> 643006ac19e879d4acfb73dc82376868 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/4/#post-66242 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:17:01 -0500 Aaaaand the gif is not moving and just looks weird… XD

]]> f2a57a8821acaa373b0ce59ad91c0b3a Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/4/#post-66239 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:15:46 -0500 @Dragon-Snapper

horrified stare

]]> 2d5d55448a218a2cbf1bff3d7235f93d Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/4/#post-66234 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:02:01 -0500 @Dragon-Snapper *yelps and springs into the air with an indignant dragonish shriek, wringing her claws* THAT WAS MY FAVORITE THRONE.

]]> c91f60564b3445e94f335592a591bbbc Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/3/#post-66224 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:36:50 -0500 @Northerner *pounds table* AMEN, AMEN, AND AMEN.

Well, Tolkien has undoubtedly influenced me, but when I try to trace my intentions for this project back to wherever they’re rooted he actually doesn’t come into the picture much. I think… my whole life’s experience so far has been the influence for that idea. πŸ˜› The storyworld began disgustingly…[Read more]

]]> 467df62054f44ccc39b9315971a015da Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Encouragement Thread in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/encouragement-thread/page/2/#post-66200 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:21:12 -0500 Tagging @Daeus and @Hope for being the most amazing beta/alpha readers and writing buddies anyone could ever ask for. You guys have both seriously been major instruments in my writing journey and I wouldn’t be where I am without you.

Also tagging my numero uno fan, @Emma-flournoy. Yeah, yeah. We’ve said all the sappy stuff a million times over.…[Read more]

]]> 01c236b16a0286bb66f2173e97631156 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/page/3/#post-66178 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 17:36:36 -0500 You people are all adorable.

]]> b000c3537bbe0a1aa2795fad7c81812a Kate Flournoy replied to the topic What's Your WIP? in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/whats-your-wip/#post-65914 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:10:51 -0500 @Waterlily @Daeus whaaaa…? You want me to sum up my WiP? Wow…

XD

Okay. Here goes.

The premise sounds pretty typical come to think of it. Harold is the second son of a king, and when he was nine years old he met a weird stranger in the streets of his father’s city and was subsequently cursed with the ability to generate and manipulate fire.…[Read more]

]]> d5d68a3425d2c5e1f0ea4c29dc402b5e Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Encouragement Thread in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/encouragement-thread/#post-65695 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:39:43 -0500 Tagging @Ethryndal for gracing us all with her dazzling wit and making us all laugh with her snazz and sarcasm. Every forum needs a sarcastic elf.

]]> 8176117c8f5a23b2814f33e35e1242c1 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Worldbuilding in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/worldbuilding/#post-65694 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:37:23 -0500 @Joy perfect! So glad it was helpful. πŸ˜€

]]> 6492427e5764e09789135591f6f983cc Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Worldbuilding in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/worldbuilding/#post-65337 Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:47:11 -0500 @Sam-Kowal ha! Well, remind me, and I will. ;P

And YES. Depth is everything. If you can boil your entire world down to a single deep, resonant core story/concept, so much the better for you. Hard to stress enough how important that is. Focus on what you have and make it so magical you don’t have to go look for other things to distract you.

]]> 9ab7a0e5c6b43ed0e03abf179e9e9677 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Worldbuilding in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/worldbuilding/#post-65294 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 19:00:47 -0500 @Daeus I’ll have you know I was racing to get that typed out before you posted and said all my stuff for me. XD

No, good points though. Maps are important… I have them… in my head… XD Allegorical and historical elements too. Oooh ooh, in fact @Joy, I actually have a cool thing for you. Four ‘pillars’ for you to figure out, that’ll give you…[Read more]

]]> 218fed237930933a4e861919b994d064 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Worldbuilding in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/worldbuilding/#post-65287 Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:31:30 -0500 @Joy excellent question. Someday I want to write a book on worldbuilding, but I’ll try to refrain from dumping the entire tome off on you right here. XD

The first thing, I think, is to realize that worldbuilding is not so much a list of facts about where your story takes place as it is a key— like the key on a map— to discovering why your…[Read more]

]]> 4dc4f866f2bebcf97c44341f127f9732 Kate Flournoy replied to the topic The Writerly Adventures of Jenna Trapperton in the forum General Writing Discussions http://kingdompen.org/forums/topic/the-writerly-adventures-of-jenna-trapperton/page/6/#post-65081 Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:18:36 -0500 @Dekreel the greatest thing about these is all the inside KeePer jokes. XD

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