So true!  World building (and making up your own rules) is a lot of fun.  And it really lets you explore certain themes that is harder to capture in other genres.

Anna Friend wrote: @imwritehere192 Why do you write fantasy?

I write fantasy, because it was the first genre that I fell in love with (Narnia, the Squire’s Ta…[Read more]

Oh do! I really like it, and I think (my opinion) that Harold Keith did the everything really well. It definitely deserved the Newberry Medal.

@imwritehere1920

Hmmm…I think I write fantasy because of books that I’ve read that have changed my prospective on the world and the Bible (Wingfeather Saga for example). Good fantasy, I…[Read more]

One more question (at least for now)

Why do you write fantasy?  What first drew you to this genre or inspired you  write it?

Anna Friend wrote: I find that I can get the perfect balance of inner character and external descriptions with third person, and I have more room to add more perspective characters.

Cool.  It’s the opposite for me.  I used to write third person, but found that some of my stories needed first person viewpoint instead.

As for Little Lord F…[Read more]

He says no (he didn’t tell me that personally, he told everyone😄). He did come out with Wingfeather Tales where he explores other places in his world along with other writers, and he also wrote Pembric’s Creaturpedia with illustrations by Aeden (his son). Have you seen the short-film he produced?

@a_nna

No? I haven’t read…[Read more]

The book I always come back to read: Someone Named Eva. (fictional)

It’s about this girl who was not a jew but looked like a German who was taken during WW2 and put in this camp. (There’s a name for them, starts with an L. I can’t remember… something like Lenesborn ) The camp was intended to practically turn her into a German girl to…[Read more]

I forgot to ask you what the premise for Little Lord Fauntleroy was (I haven’t read it yet)

As for my favorite movie… I can’t decide.  I think the scene where Anne is clinging to the bridge’s post is my favorite.  Then Gilbert comes blithely along, rowing his little boat XD (I have only seen the movies and haven’t read the books *…[Read more]

Hmmm…the one about Ben was probably my first “book,” even though I’ve been telling stories since I was really small.

Frodo in LoTR is probably my favorite. They do him really well in the movies. Also, Wilber in Charlotte’s Web.

@a_nna Yes! Anne of Green Gables is the best!

@melodyjoy Your old stories sound really f…[Read more]

Anna Friend wrote:  Correction, @imwritehere1920 mentioned Anne first, but that’s directed at both of you ^.^

No problem!  And Megan Follows is the best!  (Also, no one does Rachel Lynn like Patricia Hamilton!)

I wish you best of luck with Wonder and all your WIPs.  So, do you like writing in third person better?

melodyjoy wrote:  I love going through my notebooks (I HAVE TONS!!!)

I hear ya girl!  I probably have waaay too many notebooks than is healthy for me 😉

So sorry you lost one of your notebooks!!  Maybe it will turn up again?  And that is cool that your dreams sparked ideas for stories (I jotted down a couple from my own dreams, but…[Read more]

writergirl101 wrote: Can you remember you first story? If so, please elaborate…

Well, according to my mom, I was making up stories with my dolls and stuffed animals when I was like 2-3 yr. old?  So I really don’t remember any of that XD  But I do remember writing a story about a horse named Thunder.  Probably was between 5-7 yr.…[Read more]

Great question!

I wrote a lot as a kid. Tons of random stories. I never got very far with them. Sometimes not even a chapter. I love going through my notebooks (I HAVE TONS!!!) and reading all my “beginnings” of stories… haha

Here’s a couple of titles (or not haha) with small explanations:

The Secret Cave and the Magic Stone: LOL. I…[Read more]

Amen!  Wise words.  I definitely agree.

You know what, I have no clue if he did or not–I never finished it! 😆  I don’t think I was cruel enough to have anything bad happen to him, though. 😂

Fonts are just so fun! 😛  And it’s the best seeing your name on the cover page, even if it’s not published.  It makes you feel so good about yourself! 😝

Can you remember you fi…[Read more]

Thanks so much for asking the question on why we write, Anna.  I really enjoyed hearing everyone’s stories.  It was very encouraging. (btw, my name is Lily)

@a_nna wrote: “When do you think your stories shifted from the little fluff-fantasies we write as children into something a bit more serious, or at least more planned?”

I’d say it s…[Read more]

This looks really cool. Ya’ll have such cute first stories.😂

I first started writing because I liked it. When I got older I wrote because I needed it. Now, I write because it’s part of me.

One of my favorite things (if favorite things are possible) about God is how creative He is. His art (nature) and His…[Read more]

Yes, I was so excited to show people my story! 😂

I think I was in the 8-10 range when I started plotting my ideas.  That never worked out well, but I at least tried to incorporate themes. 😊

What about you?

@imwritehere1920

Same to you! 😉

You should run for the presidency–lower the taxes and the people will love you!! 😜

The Te…[Read more]

Amen, amen, and AMEN, sister!!

Sometimes I lose sight of the end goal too.  But keep praying and reading His Word to guide you! (It’s something that I’m working on this summer 🙂

Here’s something my mom told me: she said glorifying God doesn’t just mean writing explicitly Christian stories (Something Josiah DeGraaf wrote about; have you…[Read more]

Y’all, that was so elegant! 😄  Mine was short but from the heart. 😉

The first story I can remember was three chapters long, with huge kindergarten handwriting.  It was called  The Teres of the Man… 😐  *face palm*  I was so proud of it,  and it included illustrations!! 😃

I think fiction impacts me more than other…[Read more]

Hi Anna.

I write, because I literally can’t stop the stories that run through my head.  I’ve always carried them with me; they are a part of me, like breathing.  When I learned to write, I started jotting them down in little pamphlets my mom would staple together (though, as a six/seven year old, I ended up making more pictures than w…[Read more]

Hey!

Well, I write because it’s what I’m good at. 😁  I love it.  And because I want to tell–no, show–people things that will impact them more than a conversation.

I started writing when I was… well, actually, I have no idea when I started.  I’ve always written.

God has given each of us a gift that he wants us to use to glorify hi…[Read more]

Hey!

Yeah definitely makes sense!

I’ll have to look into it a little more! But yeah I’m thinking my book might be aimed at YA!

But I’ll prob stay on this group just in case I want to post some of my short stories!

Thanks to both you and @corkybookworm

Thsnks,

-Beth

@jennythefaun fan of Narnia??       @corkybookworm    @shannon    @caseybold

@pookiemonster    @emgc  love your cover photos!!    @seekjustice    @abigail-rebekah

Phew think that’…[Read more]

My dad recently pointed out a couple books I had completely forgotten apply to this topic. Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express. If you aren’t bothered by fictional murder stories and a mild language, then they would be worth studying for ideas.

I consider Iron Man, Captain America, and Thanos to be the focal characters of the Infinity saga. Just about every movie…[Read more]