How did you start writing?

I’m also working on my draft… almost done with my first edit and it’s taking forever! Mine is contemporary Christian romance/women’s fiction. I really don’t know the difference between the romance and women’s genre myself… they seem to blend into each other a lot. 🙂

sorry for the late reply.

lol. it was close. Most of the differences are just me being exceedingly nitpicky. =)

The differences:

– red scales instead of green

– the front fins are near perfect except the three fingers come straight out of the curve of the fin, so there is no hand-like connection between the fingers and the…[Read more]

don’t worry about it! I can post my email. That’s fine!

jwilliams.logos@gmail.com

Or maybe you would be okay with sharing the link, but making it so only people who are signed in can see it? If you’re not okay with that,…[Read more]

@k-a-grey

I can see where you are coming from with Harry Potter, and I have some good friends who feel the same way. Hold strong to those convictions!

I appreciate you being willing to beta read my novel! I know reading a novel is a big ask, so whatever you can get done would be greatly appreciated. I know some…[Read more]

If I am understanding your question, yes I think so.

Okay, I’m glad to hear it (it seems pretty obvious to me that gods and demons etc.. are not things the bible is okay with us reading, but many Christians claim Sanderson’s Mistborn and Stormlight are fine, despite the fact that Mistborn is full of gods, and Stormlight literally…[Read more]

If I am understanding your question, yes I think so.

Thank you so much for going more in depth into your concepts and beliefs on the subject. It has cleared up some confusion on my part and some pre-conceived assumptions. And thank you so much for being so gracious with your response. You are correct that over the internet tone…[Read more]

Before I give a brief reply, I’d like to say a couple things.

First, using the phrase ‘taking in magical content is a sin’ is such a broad phrase that it was not wise for me to say it. So my apologies.

Secondly, let me just say, Jared, that I have never seen this argument for why magic is okay before (it’s usually vernacular and…[Read more]

I know you aren’t purposefully impugning my moral standing or anything of the sort and that you mean well.

Its just the way you word things…

I applaud you for your position and your conviction, and I do not want to take that away from you. Far from it. Hold…[Read more]

in fear of becoming like the pharisees, please consider my book for its main points and not its sub-sub-sub-sub-minor-sub-points.

I understand your point by that comment, but that is not an apt analogy in this context. Pharisees were concerned with following the letter of the law to gain power and glory in the eyes of men. I am concerned with what…[Read more]

the king uses the blessing.  The king is of a race that is practically immortal, they live so long. They are known as a wise and righteous race and were chosen long ago as defenders of the truth. As such, they were gifted the ability to use blessings.

Curses/blessings are a VERY SMALL part of the story…[Read more]

so to summarize in simplistic fashion, curses derive their power from satan, while blessings derive their power from God…

Who uses the curses?

Who has the power to bless and how do they get it? (does God give that power to them? why?)

and an intriguing way of separating it.

It is hard to make what I was saying clear in regard to the difference between fantasy and magic/supernatural. Perhaps this short guest blog post I wrote for Joelle (whom you know) will help make my beliefs clearer:…[Read more]

Okay. So, essence is more of an ability that the people of the world have. So in my mind it’s not treated like supernatural or magic. It’s far from witchery and it is not seen as breaking the of the rules of nature. However, it actually touches upon racism because each race…[Read more]

That’s an interesting plot, Jared!

However, I do not read books with protagonist-related supernatural content (biblical reasons). Does your book contain supernatural/magical elements? (I do not consider fantasy abilities magic/supernatural unless they are called magic/supernatural or treated as such)

https://worldofkaphar.weebly.com/aefflaeds-weakness.html

(pictures and descriptions in link)

Aefflaed’s Weakness: A Love Story

This touching story began a…[Read more]

I understand what you were saying now. We actually believe quite differently on that subject.

Oh…

Well, that’s alright, to each his own, as long as no hard feelings are involved 🙃

Anyways, keep up the good writing!

Thanks! I hope all is going well for you

I also don’t think I’m understanding what you’re saying exactly, so who knows, I might actually agree

I understand what you’re saying now. We actually believe quite differently on that subject.

Anyways, keep up the good writing!

I also don’t think I’m understanding what you’re saying exactly, so who knows, I might actually agree XD

We can discuss Legos if you want, I understand that a little more than theology 😂

If we agree to disagree that’s fine

Yep. 🙂

I always thought I was saved, but when I went into a hard depression I eventually realized I wasn’t, and it scared me. I always in a way knew I wasn’t because I was always scared of dying and I always doubted, but I would just tell myself I was paranoid.

Similar thing happens to her,…[Read more]

So she believes she’s saved and she comes off as a “Christian” to most, but she isn’t actually saved. Does that sound better, Professor?

What I was referencing was the possible theological/biblical inaccuracy of the statement. I assume you’re now saying that she thought that accepting Jesus saved her (Armenian belief) but that that was fal…[Read more]

That’s sounds pretty good

Ah good, I got Professor Cochran’s approval.

I’m not sure that’s how it works, but I won’t start my theology talk again. 🙂

Basically she thinks she’s saved because at one point she prayed a prayer and accepted Jesus into her heart 😉

So she believes she’s saved and she comes off as a “Christian” to most, b…[Read more]

However, it is shown as a flaw.

That’s sounds pretty good.

Truth be told, she is not actually saved for about half the book, she’s just able to fool people, including herself.

I’m not sure that’s how it works, but I won’t start my theology talk again. 🙂

I did stay up incredibly late last night and wrote 3,000 words.

Great job! Keep that up!

‘proud to be single.’ I know this is a common thing people claim to be both in real life after a break up and in books, but in my opinion it is not at all a good thing.

Yep, I totally agree. It’s not a biblical perspective of things at all and a self-empowerment way to go.

However, it is shown as a flaw. Truth be told, she is not…[Read more]

I have roughly 10,000 words of this romance written so far. I thought you might like to hear what I came up with.

After a hard past, Marie got the wrong idea of what a relationship was. She got a clean slate when her best friend, Kat, opened her house up to her. Marie was happy for the first time in her adult life. She was in…[Read more]

An enemy from her past in a contemporary setting could be interesting

Yeah, I thought so too. I was thinking maybe an ex husband who she thought had died…

I would recommend you think along the lines of: pick a relatively normal activity or hobby, add some interesting conflict to it, and have it connected to both the guy and the…

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I love romance subplots in books, but I don’t typically read straight romances. They do interest me enough to think about writing one though.

Gotcha. That’s cool! It’s hard to read straight romances. I enjoy them, but it’s hard to find clean ones.

I like both of those ideas! I was thinking of ways to make it a mystery, but I s…[Read more]

Yes, it is the former. I think It’ll probably be more of a contemporary thing to show the difference in a Christian courtship versus a modern day thing.

I have no plot ideas, just characters and genre.

Thanks for being willing to help!

Anyways, so all of that above has always had hints of romance in it, like maybe one of the side characters has a crush on someone, nothing big. I actually want to write a true romance story, but I don’t…[Read more]