Tristan S.

@unsung

*sidles into chat, grinning sheepishly* Well, I’m a bit late to the party… But welcome to the KP forum, Unsung! So good to have you here. 🙂 I’m Lydia.

Another Tolkien fan, woohoo!!! Tolkien is probably the author I admire the most; I’m a big fan! (To be perfectly honest, tho, you’re not the only one who’s never read LOTR.😉My mom read it…[Read more]

@elishavet-pidyon
Hi Elishavet,

All that was soooo helpful!! Especially the LOTR example! I like how you asked different questions and how it becomes the readers turn to ask or respond to those questions. I’m definitely going to contemplate that more! I think I’m getting the hang of the whole theme thing now!
I appreciate your help!!!!!!

@kathleenramm
Hi Kathleen,

Wow! Thank you that was all so helpful!!

Okay, so I guess the ‘main theme’ would be struggling to build a new identity for herself. She has to choose who she wants to define her, whether that be living the life in high society or embracing the anew life in Christ with fellow Catholics. So family, belonging, hap…[Read more]

@issawriter7
Hi Issabelle!
Thank you for your advice! Yes, That’s pretty much the theme. Finding where you truly belong and building a new identity is more what I’m aiming for.

So with what you said, then I think finding family is one of her goals that branches out from the main theme. One of the few messages would be “Family doesn’t necessa…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

OoooOoOoOoOooo… Yeah, I’ve been there… Trying to make the choice of whether or not to let a beloved character go (whether by death or by joining the “bad guys”) is SO HARD.

I guess, for me, it came down to reality, predictability, and cliche-ness (pretty sure that’s not a word, but, oh well!😂). The character I had this proble…[Read more]

@elishavet-pidyon

Yes! You illustrated my point perfectly. Delving into the core of the theme (such as Good Vs Evil) through questions demonstrated throughout the book, opens up many different but related themes that expands on the original theme’s message.

Themes are really cool in that way. I really like how you explained it in your post!

@maryg3

It seems like you already nailed down your theme with your description of what the book is about.

It’s ultimately a journey about finding one’s family and embracing yourself.

Found family and embracing yourself seems like the main two themes of your story.

And about your question on multiple themes, pretty much every story has mul…[Read more]

@denali-christianson Not me making like all my characters Asian because I’m Asian heh….

Okay I had this convo with someone else a few months ago so let me just copy/paste it here…

for me, i honestly don’t like it when diversity is forced in a book. if you feel like your character should be white, then make them white, if not, then make them…

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@denali-christianson Pfft sorry probably shoulda tagged you earlier

@denali-christianson I still have all your text in my email from the post lol do you want it

@denali-christianson (hit send too soon to see newest post)

and now I have gathered another fan hehehehe it’s all coming together——

@denali-christianson I’m glad I’m a relatable person! 😀 Sometimes I think I’m just in the corner doing wack and setting things on fire while all the other writers have their lives together.

@denali-christianson Heh I haven’t had this much stimulation on the forum for ages. For years. I can tell we’re going to have a fun time! In a non-threatening way, of course. *added exclamation mark to sound less threatening*

Oof haha sometimes I get lazy over things but never enough to like, stop doing it. I’m usually overcommited and will stick…[Read more]

@denali-christianson Yes.

UhhhhhhhHHHHHHHH I know @e-k-seaver and @daisy-torres have made book trailers before. If I were you, and had zero budget and wanted to make live action, then I would use like a free stock video site like this one: https://mazwai.com/#/grid (I’ve seen one of my favorite artists make a lot of beautiful music videos using…[Read more]

@denali-christianson *yeets off to Story Embers forum to do some stalking*

*yeets back*

Yep.

Called it.

@denali-christianson I think I’ve given up on worldbuilding at this stage in life, for all my projects now it’s either like, “What generally fits the vibe of this story” if it’s something short or casual, or, “What would make sense in the story and help me achieve the goals of my plot/character arcs/themes” if I’m being serious and hardworking, or…[Read more]

@denali-christianson Lolol precisely why I write, so I can put some new things out onto the market.

Heh it’s okay I stopped because I graduated :3 You should savor your high school activities while you can

Haha this is the first time I’ve like met people who’ve enjoyed my writing online. And now I’m resisting the urge to plug a self-promo.…[Read more]

@denali-christianson Haha yeah I feel that. I also feel that nowadays a lot of medieval fantasy feels like a LOTR ripoff.

Yes I really loved ballet! Pity I had to stop.

Aww, thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@denali-christianson Heheh sci-fi in medieval fantasy is honestly better than regular ol’ medieval fantasy. It’s really quite overdone.

And yah I did ballet instead of figure skating but they’re kinda similar so yeah