Ariel Ashira

@jilifish

I agree with you!

@jane-maree

I agree with what Jilifish said. I would say that either a more tailored, tight-knit community would be optimal and awesome, but if that is too much then your thought of the more generic thing is good. I really would love to have a lot more guild interaction + tighter community that way, if that were…[Read more]

@esther-sears
@parker
@caleb-e-king
@jessi-rae
@theswordinthebook
@selah-chelyah
@thewirelessblade
@fctait
@professorsjb
@katthewriter
@lightning-spider
@skye
@mairin-atha
@e-b-raulands
@jillifish
@dakota
@brooka3
@scarletimmortalized
@joseph_darkgrate
@NicoleG
@theinconceivable1
@elizabeth
@ellen-blanc
@ashira
@moonlighting-novelist
@edmund-lloyd-fletcher

@esther-sears
@parker
@caleb-e-king
@jessi-rae
@theswordinthebook
@selah-chelyah
@thewirelessblade
@fctait
@professorsjb
@katthewriter
@lightning-spider
@skye
@mairin-atha
@e-b-raulands
@jillifish
@dakota
@brooka3
@scarletimmortalized
@joseph_darkgrate
@NicoleG
@theinconceivable1
@elizabeth
@ellen-blanc
@ashira
@moonlighting-novelist
@edmund-lloyd-fletcher

HEY ALL! I have returned from my Judge’s ban.

The winner was Parimi Alca in the end, with New Wessex coming in as honourable mention! You can read all the entries…[Read more]

@karthmin *bows proudly* Why thank you, Martin! I consider your laughter a compliment. 😉

@anne-of-lothlorien Aw, I’m glad my story brightened your day! ❤️ Yes, you shall undoubtedly return (in fact, I’m planning on putting you in the next installment 😊)!

@daeus-lamb An SE fan-fiction isn’t complete without llamas! 🦙😜

@gracelivingston I think…[Read more]

@caserola Wow, that’s an interesting plot! I can’t wait to see how it turns out when it’s finished! How far along are you in your writing process?

@ariella-newheart @ashira @noodle-mum

Alright. *dusts self off* So, upon further investigation, Starscream and I discovered that our trader was wanted for treason against the Dark Being and his new…[Read more]

Okay guys. I know I’ve been pretty terrible about being around much, but it’s awesome that you’ve come up with some ideas! The beauty in a pencil is a cool concept.

Have we got any volunteers to write a draft? Because the story needs to be in by Sunday.

(Also, if nothing seems to be happening by mid-way through tomorrow, I shooould be free to…[Read more]

@selah-chelyah It honestly depends on what will work best for you! With self publishing, it’s a lot harder to get the word out, because you don’t have a big publishing company on your side, but it’s getting easier in these days of social media, etc. If you think self publishing is your jam, it’s definitely worth looking into!

@ashira Thanks! I…[Read more]

@selah-chelyah @ashira

I have eight of the Elsie books and have never liked any of them 😛 As @rochellaine said, way too dramatic and ridiculous, as well as suffering from some unfortunate racial portrayals (as does pretty much any book from the time).

@rochellaine  @ashira

Yeah, I agree with you. There is not any 1900’s Christian fiction that I really like, let alone profit from, anymore. The Elsie books were fine for when I was younger, but they are very melodramatic and highly unrealistic to me now! It becomes obvious very fast that Martha Finley never got married and had a family of her…[Read more]

@ashira How long ago did you read them?

I really don’t remember anyone having a habit of screaming when angry except Joel, Van and Alexia, and only in their younger years.  If anyone else screamed angrily, it must have been a very unusual occasion for them.  Like I said before, Margaret Sidney used the word “scream” to also mean a kind of s…[Read more]

@ericawordsmith *flies in* Okay. *wonder if there is anyone here who even uses machetes or battle axes* *probably* Though I like tea better and am on the side of tea, you don’t need to fear my claws. You can like coffee if you want too. 😛
Also I recently tried coffee again. Cause I got a gift card and taste buds change over time.
*dramatic…[Read more]

@esther-sears
@parker
@caleb-e-king
@jessi-rae
@theswordinthebook
@selah-chelyah
@thewirelessblade
@fctait
@professorsjb
@katthewriter
@lightning-spider
@skye
@mairin-atha
@e-b-raulands
@jillifish
@dakota
@brooka3
@scarletimmortalized
@joseph_darkgrate
@NicoleG
@theinconceivable1
@elizabeth
@ellen-blanc
@ashira
@moonlighting-novelist

@edmund-lloyd-fletcher

Hi all! I still have a deadline to meet by the next week so I might pop up and disappear again, but I like the idea so far! I mean, pencils. I’m an artist, so I practically die for such things.

How about when we use pencils, we include other things like the kind of paper you’d use and maybe the setting around it like…[Read more]

@rochellaine  @ashira

Hey, I don’t mind the Elsie Dinsmore books! I am curious as to whether you read them, though, Rochellaine. 🙂 I thought they were pretty cool, and they were a good influence for me at the time when I read them.

@ashira Haha, I adore the Pepper books. 😛

You’re right, though.  They do seem to contain rather more screaming than necessary.  But that’s mostly when the characters are very young, and it’s really only Joel and Van (when they’re about eight, so their young age is kind of an excuse) and Alexa (is that her name?)…who’s just pretty crazy in g…[Read more]

@ashira Hiiii! ❤

I HAVE RETURNED!! *throws confetti*

I met my deadline, I survived it, and I’m hopefully back. That said, I won’t be checking in on your guild war progress because I’m pretty sure I’m judging this time!…[Read more]

@ashira @selah-chelyah Thanks. 🙂 No, it’s not research for a WIP.  It’s just something I was thinking about and wondering.  😛

I found one place I’d remembered where it mentions pins used as currency: in Joel Pepper by Margaret Sidney.  But in that one it’s only talked about, and they don’t actually use the pins to pay for anything.  I bel…[Read more]