I am trying to get 4-6 people together to form a writing spring group. Basically, we get together at scheduled times to do writing sprints. It could be weekly, biweekly, monthly, whatever. I just think it would be good for me to do sprints, and it would be so much funner and more accountable with others!

I was hoping we could…[Read more]

Hi!!!!! I’m so sorry it took me this long to get back to you… summer…

Anyway, I would love for you to join!

A list of people:

@crazywriter = Janner

@mischievous-thwapling = Kalmar/Tink

@arindown = Leeli

@wingiby-iggiby = Artham & Maraly

@backwardslivewriter = Sara (Cobbler)

@valkyrie-falk = Thorn (I believe that’s…[Read more]

I have found…*gasps* a language room?! I might have babbled incoherently about grammar structure when I found this place 😂. I think the phrase is “geek out”? If so, that’s what I’m going to do.

I’ve been working on a language for about ten years, but it’s been really getting refined in this past year or so. Thing is, I’m the only one who’s s…[Read more]

Would fire breathing turtles be classified as dragons, turtles, or something else? If the turtle is a dragon, and dragons aren’t turtles, could I still call it a fire breathing turtle or would it be a shelled dragon?

On a more serious note, do y’all understand villains better if y…[Read more]

Of course!

Ahhh, that makes sense! Fog tends to disperse with light, though. You might want to add a bit of something to make it clear that the fog is what causes low visibility, not something else. 😉

*fp* I have this sinking feeling that it’s going to be one of those love/hate relationships where the author side of me is like,…[Read more]

Alrighty, time to finish this up!

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As night fell, and the sun slipped beneath the horizon, the fort bustled with activity. Various measures were being taken to maximize it’s security, and breastworks were being constructed about twenty yards from the walls. No plan had been decided on, but Abner, Major Maguire, and Commander W…[Read more]

The plan is to be done with Ch. 4 by next week! 🙂

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With shouts of triumph, the fort’s defenders welcomed the reinforcements. It took the company of almost 500 men more than an hour to get inside the fort, simply because of the narrow gate, and the many wagons of supplies.

Major Maguire led the column, but broke away to s…[Read more]

OH NO IS IT THAT ONE YOU MENTIONED?!

Sorry, if this is overloading you, but I can’t thank you enough.

Hey, no problem! I have time specifically set apart for critiquing, so it’s just a matter of whether I’m diligent or not. 😛

Sorry it took me so long to get around to this. *fp* Life is nuts. 😛 Anyway! Same format:

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In the morning, a gray fog had settled over the fort and the surrounding terrain, minimizing visibility, and giving the land an eery eerie look. Abner woke early, and patrolled the walls, straining his eyes for any sight of the enemy, but…[Read more]

It’s a joke.

I’m kidding.

Mostly. 😉

Anyways, to the point. Character voice makes everything from dialogue to normal scenery descriptions pop off the page, but, for me at least, it is a very difficult…[Read more]

Swaggy!! Send it over whenever you’re ready. 🙂

Ok, let’s get this puppy finished up!

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Abner wiped sweat off his brow, and examined the horizon. The detail had been riding for much of the day, and Abner suspected the fort to be somewhere nearby. Dusk approached, and darkness was settling over the land. The men strained their eyes to see anything so much as a light or torch,…[Read more]

OK, well, all the more reason to be glad you’re doing well.

Ah, yes! That’s good; I’m glad people do that.

Huh. I’ve never heard someone say that. It is an amazingly written book! Do you like the writing, the story, the allegory, all of it? I have trouble choosing. I might have to go with The Magician’s Nephew or the Horse and His…[Read more]

Eesh, ugly. Sorry about that! I’m glad you’re feeling better. So is a rolled ankle between a twist and a sprain? (Sorry again, though not sorry: I never grew out of curiosity. :P) Oooh, let’s talk about God’s grace: my brother was in a car accident which probably should have killed him, and 6 months later was completely well and able…[Read more]

Hi Rebekah! I don’t think I’ve had the pleasure. 🙂 Nice to meet you. Fantasy is cool, do you have traditional or non-traditional creatures, or…[Read more]

How’s writing? How’s life?

Are you going to participate in this year’s Resonant Themes Summit?

Just wondering what your plans were.  My wife’s birthday is on the 22nd, so I will miss part of it, but I bought the set that allows me to go back later and catch up.  Hope to get to see you there.

I think we are more aligned in most aspects of this t…[Read more]

I consider the defining features of a vast amount of dystopian novels to be what I call the Big Three:

• An oppressive and autocratic government that is usually lying to its people…

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Here we go again! I’ve set aside Tuesdays for editing/critiquing, so I should be able to get through your chapters a lot faster than before. 🙂

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Hours later, Abner was riding southeast, Breanon’s hooves pounding the cobbled road. A group of ten cavalry officers rode behind him, all seasoned veterans with grim faces. Cold air b…[Read more]

Heh, me too!! It’s really nice to have other eyes to catch those. 😛

@crazywriter,

Same format as always!

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Abner entered the private stables reserved for royalty, urgency in his every step. Bedecked in battle gear, the moon glinted (the moon is bedecked in battle gear? XD) through the narrow windows of the stables, glimmering off the cool metal armor. Having said his goodbyes the previous evening,…[Read more]

There must be a glitch in the system. It happens from time to time.
I know the billion dollars was a poor illustration, but perhaps I can come up with a better 2nd Draft, 😉

I am really just having a hard time accepting that God created some people just so that He could consign them to everlasting torment.  It doesn’t…[Read more]

I do wholeheartedly agree that the Hebrews 11 cast are in the Heavenly country,

You did zero in on it by your statement:

But there is something special about how they came to be there. Note the following:

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of…[Read more]

Thank you for your response.  I always refer back to Scripture, for whatever we may think about a concept, it should always return to God’s Word as a starting point:

All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: [2…[Read more]

I DOOO LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS!!!!!!!!!!! Saddddd I hope you get to live near them someday!!!

😛 I suppose I do live near them, just not in them like I’d prefer. Heh, funny story: since I’ve grown up with mountains around me (literally all around me – there is NO horizon that’s not broken by mountains), when my fam and I we…[Read more]

Book! I believe it’s in the gardens at Minas Tirith when Faramir and Eowyn, you know, fall in love…

@crazywriter

YES TOTALLLLYYYYY joint project HERE WE COME!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

Haha that’s basically what we did only we put it together on photos rather than Imovie. XD I did cuz I was like if I’m gonna make films, I want them to look…[Read more]

No, we were pretty shabby ourselves. For some reason I was wearing ridiculously baggy sweatpants and a sweater, and well….it’s kinda embarrassing now. But if was fun.

LOLLLL that’s the best story I’ve ever heard!!!! XD Y’all had bad costumes and we had a bad set. We make a great team! XD

I totally understand the filters thing. Do you…

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I DOOO LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS!!!!!!!!!!! Saddddd I hope you get to live near them someday!!!

NOOOO *cries with you and pats you on the back* maybe someday, Joelle. Maybe someday someone will give you the equipmeennnnttttt *sobs*

Pfft. *waves hand in air dismissively* Strangeness is underrated.   Oh, it’s about rocks. You?

OHHH THE…[Read more]

XDDDD

No joke! Mine also has to do with two brothers (actually the place-holder title is A Tale of Two Brothers, go figure). 😛 The catch-line thingamabob I have at the moment is

Two princes were hidden…

…and one must be crowned

So. As for the rocks, that’s a secret. 😉

Ooh, that’d be interesting to read!! Lemme know when…[Read more]

Ooh, this is when I’m glad I’m not the youngest. XD *pats your back*

@denali-christianson,

YOU LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS!?!? Cool beans. B-) We’re about an hour away from most of them.

I WANT TO BUT I DON’T HAVE THE EQUIPMENTTTTTTTT *sobs*

@emily-waldorf,

Hello, who are you? (Animal, Mineral, or Vegetable? Or alien?)

BOY! (“Ordinary…[Read more]

Hahahahaaaa… Um… they were like little films about famous astronomers. For school. XD

But that’s how I got into it so I’m not complaining!!!!

Oh, that’s a good point! Yeah, I am, and Canon City is beautiful so… THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION lol

LOL I’ve made like… two home movies in my backyard with my friend. They were so cringy but I had so much fun so I went to a filmmaking camp and then God was like Sooo… I want you to actually do that for a living…. and so now I’mma go to college and study filmmaking! 😀

@emily-waldorf

Aw, thanks!!!!!! Yeah, I’ve…[Read more]

Thank you! Who is this David Clotfelters? Sounds like a good book!

I’m always open to talk about my faith, whether with a Christian or someone unsaved. Here it just happens to be a pretty specific and deep theological point that isn’t always the easiest to…[Read more]

Just a thought, what do you think of having predestination in your literature work? Do you think that it’s only for a…[Read more]

– If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are…[Read more]

I come from an evangelical, then baptist, then non-denomination background (very weird progression but we tried a few different churches growing up and then I moved for work). I personally believe that salvation is granted by God to those who choose to accept Christ as their savior. It’s a bit tough for me to figure how…[Read more]

I agree! One of my favorite pithy sayings is “My will is free. God’s will is free. God’s will is freer than my will.”

The only reason I say that they are not exclusive is b/c I have a slightly different view of free will than I think others might. You see, we will freely choose God, but not until he has regenerated our will. Every…[Read more]

Predestination can be a tricky thing to discuss, even just between different “flavors” of Christianity. I’ll look forward to what you say about it if we get into it as an actual discussion about our beliefs.

I agree, the Tree in Eden is a great example of (as far as the Bible says) the first and last time humanity had true innocence…[Read more]

To answer your question from like… a couple centuries ago now, yes I’m still figure skating. Although I’ve decided not to try to go to the Olympics as I want to dedicate more time to writing and filmmaking. 🙂

OH I HAVEN’T SEEN @BIRDS-ROCK AROUND YET!!!!!!!!!

*nods with everything y’all are saying*

Ooh, just thought of another Flabbiteer that’s still kinda on SE: @birds-rock

Ha same. Although a zoom meeting in the near future would also be pretty awesome. 🙂

Um, just email me at joellestoneauthor@gmail.com. 🙂

Oh, but as far as we’re concerned, they are very much gone sooo…

It works. XD

Yeah, um, about that. Can you email me? Actually both you and Denali. Y’all deserve to hear this and it goes against SE guidelines to say anything.

😛 Not a business per se, but a blog. 🙂

And… um… yeah, Marcus never made it to SE. *glances at Bekah*